. Siegfried, the hero of the North, and Beowulf, the hero of the Anglo-Saxons . XIX THE ARRIVAL BEFORE they reached the royal resi-dence, the Burgundians had onemore serious warning. Dietrich, King ofBern, one of the most famous heroes ofthe age, was at this time paying a visit tothe King of the Huns, who requested him,in order to do them the greater honour,to go himself to meet them, with a chosenbody of troops. He consented the morewillingly that he wished to caution them,and this was the best chance. The Burgundians, seeing him approachand being told who he was, dismountedto receive him, an
. Siegfried, the hero of the North, and Beowulf, the hero of the Anglo-Saxons . XIX THE ARRIVAL BEFORE they reached the royal resi-dence, the Burgundians had onemore serious warning. Dietrich, King ofBern, one of the most famous heroes ofthe age, was at this time paying a visit tothe King of the Huns, who requested him,in order to do them the greater honour,to go himself to meet them, with a chosenbody of troops. He consented the morewillingly that he wished to caution them,and this was the best chance. The Burgundians, seeing him approachand being told who he was, dismountedto receive him, and so did he. Welcome ! he cried, shaking each bythe hand as he named him : welcome,royal Gunther, likewise Gernot, Giselher, 152 The Arrival 153 and Hagen, and you, my lords Folkerand Dankwart ! But are you not awarethat Kriemhilde has never, to this day,ceased to weep and mourn for the hero ofthe Nibelungs ? Let me bid you be-ware ! Let her, replied Hagen, carelessly; he has been dead these many years, andwill stay so. She had better think moreof the King of the Huns. What
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