Sintram and his companions . to think theysaw a spectre,or a wild hea-then ; he gavea signal, andthe fatal spearsclosed aroundthem. At thatinstant the softtones of a wo-mans voice fellon their ear,calling on theSaviours holyname for aid;at the sound,the spectres inthe court-yardrushed madlyone against theother,the gatesburst open, andGotthard andEudlieb fledaway, catchinga glimpse as they went of an angelic woman who appeared at one of thewindows of the castle. They made every exertion to gettheir ship again afloat, choosing to trust themselves to thesea rather than to that barbarous coast; an
Sintram and his companions . to think theysaw a spectre,or a wild hea-then ; he gavea signal, andthe fatal spearsclosed aroundthem. At thatinstant the softtones of a wo-mans voice fellon their ear,calling on theSaviours holyname for aid;at the sound,the spectres inthe court-yardrushed madlyone against theother,the gatesburst open, andGotthard andEudlieb fledaway, catchinga glimpse as they went of an angelic woman who appeared at one of thewindows of the castle. They made every exertion to gettheir ship again afloat, choosing to trust themselves to thesea rather than to that barbarous coast; and at last, aftermanifold dangers, they landed at Denmark. They saythat some heathen must have owned the cruel castle ; butI hold it to be some ruined fortress, deserted by men, inwhich hellish spectres were wont to hold their nightlymeetings. What heathen could be found so demon-likeas to offer death to shipwrecked strangers, instead of re-freshment and shelter ]. 36 SINTRAM AND HIS COMPANIONS. Biorn gazed fixedly on the ground, as though he wereturned into stone; but Sintram came towards the table,and said, Father, let us seek out this godless abode,and lay it level with the dust. I cannot tell how, butsomehow I feel quite sure that the accursed deed of whichwe have just heard is alone the cause of my frightfuldreams. Enraged at his son, Biorn rose up, and would perhapsagain have uttered some dreadful words; but heaven de-creed otherwise, for just at that moment the pealing notesof a trumpet were heard, which drowned the angry tonesof his voice, the great doors opened slowly, and a heraldentered the hall. He bowed reverently, and then said, I am sent by Jarl Eric the Aged. He returned two daysago from his expedition to the Grecian seas. His wish hadbeen to take vengeance on the island which is call< d Chios,where fifty years ago his father was slain by the soldiers ofthe emperor. But your kinsman, the sea-king Arinbiorn,who was lying there
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