"
ENDNOTES:
(1) The stanzas on the two following pages were inserted here
from "Sigrdrifasmal" by the translators.
(2) Goddesses.
CHAPTER XXI.
More Wise Words of Brynhild.
Sigurd spake now, "Sure no wiser woman than thou art one may be
found in the wide world; yea, yea, teach me more yet of thy
wisdom!"
She answers, "Seemly is it that I do according to thy will, and
show thee forth more redes of great avail, for thy prayer's sake
and thy wisdom ;" and she spake withal --
"Be kindly to friend and kin, and reward not their trespasses
against thee; bear and forbear, and win for thee thereby long
enduring praise of men.
"Take good heed of evil things: a may's love, and a man's wife;
full oft thereof doth ill befall!
"Let not thy mind be overmuch crossed by unwise men at thronged
meetings of folk; for oft these speak worse than they wot of;
lest thou be called a dastard, and art minded to think that thou
art even as is said; slay such an one on another day, and so
reward his ugly talk.
Pages:
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147