Now fare these folk wide over the world, and do many great deeds,
and slay many kings' sons, and no man has ever done such works of
prowess as did they; then home they come again with much wealth
won in war.
Sigurd gave of the serpent's heart to Gudrun, and she ate
thereof, and became greater-hearted, and wiser than ere before:
and the son of these twain was called Sigmund.
Now on a time went Grimhild to Gunnar her son, and spake --
"Fair blooms the life and fortune of thee, but for one thing
only, and namely whereas thou art unwedded; go woo Brynhild; good
rede is this, and Sigurd will ride with thee."
Gunnar answered, "Fair in she certes, and I am fain enow to win
her;" and therewith he tells his father, and his brethren, and
Sigurd, and they all prick him on to that wooing.
CHAPTER XXVII.
The Wooing of Brynhild.
Now they array them joyously for their journey, and ride over
hill and dale to the house of King Budli, and woo his daughter of
him; in a good wise he took their speech, if so be that she
herself would not deny them, but he said withal that so high-
minded was she, that that man only might wed her whom she would.
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