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Thereafter Gudrun gat her gone into the wild woods, and heard on
all ways round about her the howling of wolves, and deemed death
a merrier thing than life. Then she went till she came to the
hall of King Alf, and sat there in Denmark with Thora, the
daughter of Hakon, for seven seasons, and abode with good
welcome. And she set forth her needlework before her and did
thereinto many deeds and great, and fair plays after the fashion
of those days, swords and byrnies, and all the gear of kings, and
the ship of King Sigmund sailing along the land; yea, and they
wrought there how they fought, Sigar and Siggeir, south in Fion.
Such was their disport; and now Gudrun was somewhat solaced of
her grief.
So Grimhild comes to hear where Gudrun has take up her abode, and
she calls her sons to talk with her, and asks whether they will
make atonement to Gudrun for her son and her husband, and said
that it was but meet and right to do so.
Then Gunnar spake, and said that he would atone for her sorrows
with gold.
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