So much gold he found there, that he thought verily that scarce
might two horses, or three belike, bear it thence. So he took
all the gold and laid it in two great chests, and set them on the
horse Grani, and took the reins of him, but nowise will he stir,
neither will he abide smiting. Then Sigurd knows the mind of the
horse, and leaps on the back of him, and smites and spurs into
him, and off the horse goes even as if he were unladen.
ENDNOTES:
(1) The Songs of the Birds were inserted from "Reginsmal" by the
translators.
CHAPTER XX.
Of Sigurd's Meeting with Brynhild on the Mountain.
By long roads rides Sigurd, till he comes at the last up on to
Hindfell, and wends his way south to the land of the Franks; and
he sees before him on the fell a great light, as of fire burning,
and flaming up even unto the heavens; and when he came thereto,
lo, a shield hung castle before him, and a banner on the topmost
thereof: into the castle went Sigurd, and saw one lying there
asleep, and all-armed.
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