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THE LAY OF SIGURD.
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With all the trust that might be,
Trowed he in him.
Trowed he in him.
“Wilt thou bewray Sigurd
For his wealth’s sake?
Good it is to rule
O’er the Rhine’s metal;
And well content
Great wealth to wield,
Biding in peace
And blissful days.”
For his wealth’s sake?
Good it is to rule
O’er the Rhine’s metal;
And well content
Great wealth to wield,
Biding in peace
And blissful days.”
One thing alone Hogni
Had for an answer:
“Such doings for us
Are naught seemly to do;
To rend with sword
Oaths once sworn,
Oaths once sworn,
And troth once plighted.
Had for an answer:
“Such doings for us
Are naught seemly to do;
To rend with sword
Oaths once sworn,
Oaths once sworn,
And troth once plighted.
“Nor know we on mould,
Men of happier days,
The while we four
Rule over the folk;
While the bold in battle,
The Hun King, bides living.
Men of happier days,
The while we four
Rule over the folk;
While the bold in battle,
The Hun King, bides living.
“And no nobler kin
Shall be known afield,
If our five sons
We long may foster;
Shall be known afield,
If our five sons
We long may foster;
