Poetic EddaNorse MythologyAncient Myth / ComparativeOld NorseSharePoetic Edda 43Bellows - EnglishMoreVersion - 1 availableBellowsLanguageEnglishEspañol‹Poetic Edda 1Poetic Edda 2Poetic Edda 3Poetic Edda 4Poetic Edda 5Poetic Edda 6Poetic Edda 7Poetic Edda 8Poetic Edda 9Poetic Edda 10Poetic Edda 11Poetic Edda 12Poetic Edda 13Poetic Edda 14Poetic Edda 15Poetic Edda 16Poetic Edda 17Poetic Edda 18Poetic Edda 19Poetic Edda 20Poetic Edda 21Poetic Edda 22Poetic Edda 23Poetic Edda 24Poetic Edda 25Poetic Edda 26Poetic Edda 27Poetic Edda 28Poetic Edda 29Poetic Edda 30Poetic Edda 31Poetic Edda 32Poetic Edda 33Poetic Edda 34Poetic Edda 35Poetic Edda 36Poetic Edda 37Poetic Edda 38Poetic Edda 39Poetic Edda 40Poetic Edda 41Poetic Edda 42Poetic Edda 43Poetic Edda 44Poetic Edda 45Poetic Edda 46Poetic Edda 47Poetic Edda 48Poetic Edda 49Poetic Edda 50Poetic Edda 51Poetic Edda 52Poetic Edda 53Poetic Edda 54Poetic Edda 55Poetic Edda 56Poetic Edda 57Poetic Edda 58Poetic Edda 59Poetic Edda 60Poetic Edda 61Poetic Edda 62Poetic Edda 63Poetic Edda 64Poetic Edda 65Poetic Edda 66Poetic Edda 67Poetic Edda 68Poetic Edda 69Poetic Edda 70Poetic Edda 71Poetic Edda 72Poetic Edda 73Poetic Edda 74Poetic Edda 75Poetic Edda 76Poetic Edda 77Poetic Edda 78Poetic Edda 79Poetic Edda 80Poetic Edda 81Poetic Edda 82Poetic Edda 83Poetic Edda 84Poetic Edda 85Poetic Edda 86›(Ii)Poetic Edda 43ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter1He lay with his host in Brunavagar, and they had there a strand-slaughtering, and ate the flesh raw. Hogni was the name of a king. His daughter was Sigrun; she was a Valkyrie and rode air and water; she was Svava reborn. Sigrun rode to Helgi’s ship and said: 25. “Who rules the ship | by the shore so steep? Where is the home | ye warriors have? Why do ye bide | in Brunavagar, Or what the way | that ye wish to try?” 36. “Hamal’s the ship | by the shore so steep, Our home in Hlesey | do we have; For fair wind bide we | in Brunavagar, Eastward the way | that we wish to try.” 47. “Where hast thou, warrior, | battle wakened, Or gorged the birds | of the sisters of Guth? Why is thy byrnie | spattered with blood, Why helmed dost feast | on food uncooked?” 58. “Latest of all, | the Ylfings’ son On the western sea, | if know thou wilt, Captured bears | in Bragalund, And fed the eagles | with edge of sword. Now is it shown | why our shirts are bloody, And little our food | with fire is cooked.” 69. “Of battle thou tellest, | and there was bent Hunding the king | before Helgi down; There was carnage when thou | didst avenge thy kin, And blood flowed fast | on the blade of the sword.” 710. “How didst thou know | that now our kin, Maiden wise, | we have well avenged? Many there are | of the sons of the mighty Who share alike | our lofty race.” 811. “Not far was I | from the lord of the folk, Yester morn, | when the monarch was slain; Though crafty the son | of Sigmund, methinks, When he speaks of the fight | in slaughter-runes. 912. “On the long-ship once | I saw thee well, When in the blood-stained | bow thou wast, (And round thee icy | waves were raging;) Now would the hero | hide from me, But to Hogni’s daughter | is Helgi known.” ‹Previous chapterPoetic Edda 42Next chapterPoetic Edda 44›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Public domain in the United States via Project Gutenberg