Tales of romance; based on tales in the Book of romance . ing, had drunk too much fell into the seaand was drowned. The other two reached thetower in safety, and finding Wayland, blackenedwith dust, busy at his forge, bade him come justas he was to the boat. With his hands bound they led him beforethe King, and said, We have done your desire,Sir King, and must now hasten back to look forGullorm, who fell into the sea . Leave him where he is, replied Nidud; and in token of your obedience to my ordersI will give you each these golden chains. The guests had not thought to see the manwho had made
Tales of romance; based on tales in the Book of romance . ing, had drunk too much fell into the seaand was drowned. The other two reached thetower in safety, and finding Wayland, blackenedwith dust, busy at his forge, bade him come justas he was to the boat. With his hands bound they led him beforethe King, and said, We have done your desire,Sir King, and must now hasten back to look forGullorm, who fell into the sea . Leave him where he is, replied Nidud; and in token of your obedience to my ordersI will give you each these golden chains. The guests had not thought to see the manwho had made such wonderful armour helplessand a cripple, and said so to the King. Hewas once handsome and stately enough,answered Nidud, but I have bowed his stub-born head. And the Queen and her daughterlaughed and said, The maidens of Finmarkwill hardly fancy a lover who cannot standupright. But Wayland stood as if he heard nothing,till the Kings son snatched a bone from thetable and threw it at his head. Then his patience gave way, and, seizing the bone, heIII 6. WAYUMMD HOCKED BY Tflt QUEEN AND BANVILDA WAYLAND THE SMITH. 79 beat Nidud about the head with it till the helmetitself fell off. The guests all took his side, and said that,though a cripple, he was braver than many menwhose legs were straight, and begged the Kingto allow him to go back to his prison withoutbeing teased further. But the King cried that Way land had donemischief enough, and must now be punished,and told them the story of his visit to themountain and the loss of his followers. Itwould be a small punishment to put him todeath, he said, for to so wretched a crippledeath would be welcome. He may use the goldthat is left, but henceforth he shall only have oneeye to work with, and the Princess came for-ward and carried out the cruel sentence bore it all, saying nothing, but prayingthe gods to grant him vengeance. WAYLAND THE XI. ONE night Wayland sat filled with grief anddespair, looking out
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