"
And therewithal he vanished away; but Sigurd made the pits even
as it was shown to him.
Now crept the worm down to his place of watering, and the earth
shook all about him, and he snorted forth venom on all the way
before him as he went; but Sigurd neither trembled nor was adrad
at the roaring of him. So whenas the worm crept over the pits,
Sigurd thrust his sword under his left shoulder, so that it sank
in up to the hilts; then up leapt Sigurd from the pit and drew
the sword back again unto him, and therewith was his arm all
bloody, up to the very shoulder.
Now when that mighty worm was ware that he had his death-wound,
then he lashed out head and tail, so that all things soever that
were before him were broken to pieces.
So whenas Fafnir had his death-wound, he asked "Who art thou?
And who is thy father? And what thy kin, that thou wert so hardy
as to bear weapons against me?"
Sigurd answered, "Unknown to men is my kin. I am called a noble
beast: (2) neither father have I nor mother, and all alone have I
fared hither.
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