"
"Ride there then," said Fafnir, "and thou shalt find gold enow to
suffice thee for all thy life-days; yet shall that gold be thy
bane, and the bane of every one soever who owns it."
Then up stood Sigurd, and said, "Home would I ride and lose all
that wealth, if I deemed that by the losing thereof I should
never die; but every brave and true man will fain have his hand
on wealth till that last day that thou, Fafnir, wallow in the
death-pain til Death and Hell have thee."
And therewithal Fafnir died.
ENDNOTES:
(1) Lat. "draco", a dragon.
(2) "Unknown to men is my kin." Sigurd refusing to tell his
name is to be referred to the superstition that a dying man
could throw a curse on his enemy.
(3) Surt; a fire-giant, who will destroy the world at the
Ragnarok, or destruction of all things. Aesir; the gods.
CHAPTER XIX.
Of the Slaying of Regin, Son of Hreidmar.
Thereafter came Regin to Sigurd, and said, "Hail, lord and
master, a noble victory hast thou won in the slaying of Fafnir,
whereas none durst heretofore abide in the path of him; and now
shall this deed of fame be of renown while the world stands
fast.
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