. The story of the German Iliad : a school reader for the sixth and seventh grades . d he strodewith a warlike air. Palatial apartments were givento the valiant knights, but the yeomanry were placedat a great distance from their leaders; so had Kriem-hilda planned that they might meet a woful fate. As Sir Gunther, the king of theRhine, was entering the palace-hall,King Etzel sprang from hisseat of state and gave him snclia kindly welcome as kings sel-dom get. Greeting the bravebrothers also, and the knightsof high degree, Etzel broughtthem to the royal seat whereonhimself had sat, and regaledt
. The story of the German Iliad : a school reader for the sixth and seventh grades . d he strodewith a warlike air. Palatial apartments were givento the valiant knights, but the yeomanry were placedat a great distance from their leaders; so had Kriem-hilda planned that they might meet a woful fate. As Sir Gunther, the king of theRhine, was entering the palace-hall,King Etzel sprang from hisseat of state and gave him snclia kindly welcome as kings sel-dom get. Greeting the bravebrothers also, and the knightsof high degree, Etzel broughtthem to the royal seat whereonhimself had sat, and regaledthem with wine in golden he told them with allhonesty of soul that he had*^^^|fi| long marveled that his con-~ ^^=1^ sorts friends had never feltdisposed to ride into the Hunnish realm. Whenthe supper was announced, Etzel sat amidst hisguests, who were served with all that tongue coulddesire; and when the eve had spent itself, the wearytravelers were dismissed to their dreams. The Huns crowded to see the Burgundian visitors,but were warned in the most discourteous manner. KRIEMHILDAS REVENGE. 73 to stand back by Volcher, the minstrel-knight, calledthe fiddle-man. Soon the gallant guests laid them-selves to rest on downy beds filled with feathers,beneath canopies of bright Arab silk and coverlidsof snowy ermine. Fearing lest Kriemhildas ven-geance should meet them unaware, Hagen stoodsentinel through the night, and brave Volcher borehim company. He sat upon a stone and played hisviol until its sweet tones had lulled all the com-pany to sleep. During the night the two watchers descriedmany of the Huns peering at the sleepers frombehind the palace-doors and from other lurking-places. Volcher would have fallen on them to slaythem, but Hagen counseled caution. Thereon didVolcher shout to the Huns, who ran in fear. Thequeen received each report from the Hunnish knights,and quickly changed her mode of plot. She laid allher misfortunes before the brother of King Etzel,promisin
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