But Sigmund
said he would not drive him away, and offered her atonement of
gold and great wealth for her brother's life, albeit he said he
had never erst given weregild (1) to any for the slaying of a
man, but no fame it was to uphold wrong against a woman.
So seeing she might not get her own way herein, she said, "Have
thy will in this matter, O my lord, for it is seemly so to be."
And now she holds the funeral feast for her brother by the aid
and counsel of the king, and makes ready all things there?or in
the best of wise, and bade thither many great men.
At that feast, Borghild the queen bare the drink to folk, and she
came over against Sinfjofli with a great horn, and said --
"Fall to now and drink, fair stepson!"
Then he took the horn to him, and looked therein, and said --
"Nay, for the drink is charmed drink"
Then said Sigmund, "Give it unto me then;" and therewith he took
the horn and drank it off.
But the queen said to Sinfjotli, "Why must other men needs drink
thine ale for thee?" And she came again the second time with the
horn, and said, "Come now and drink!" and goaded him with many
words.
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