Old Norse stories . lung palacewithin ten days. The three kings returned to the Niblung hall, andtold Grimhild how Sigurd had won a bride for Gun-nar ; and she made a feast in honor of his the feast, Gudrun asked Sigurd how it wasthat he wore a different ring on his finger. He toldher that Brynhild had given it to him, thinking thathe was Gunnar; and that Brynhild then had thering that Le was accustomed to wear. Then, withloving words, he took the ring from his finger andput it on Gudruns. IV. THE WEDDING OF BRYNHILD AND GUNNAR Early on the morning of the tenth day, the watch-man
Old Norse stories . lung palacewithin ten days. The three kings returned to the Niblung hall, andtold Grimhild how Sigurd had won a bride for Gun-nar ; and she made a feast in honor of his the feast, Gudrun asked Sigurd how it wasthat he wore a different ring on his finger. He toldher that Brynhild had given it to him, thinking thathe was Gunnar; and that Brynhild then had thering that Le was accustomed to wear. Then, withloving words, he took the ring from his finger andput it on Gudruns. IV. THE WEDDING OF BRYNHILD AND GUNNAR Early on the morning of the tenth day, the watch-man on the tower called out that many people werecoming over the mountains. Then the kings rodeout to meet Brynhild and her attendants. Brynhild rode alone in a golden wagon drawn bysnow-white oxen. She sat on a carved-ivory seat,covered with dark blue bench cloths. She salutedthe Niblungs, and they rode together to the kingshouse. When they arrived at the gate, she stoodup and blessed the house of Gunnar. The tall war. Brynhild, 222 chiefs came out to meet her, and, in the doorway,she saw one in cloudy garments whom she recog-nized as Gunnar from his ruddy cheeks and long-black hair; and she blessed him as the hero of theflickering flame. Then she received the war dukes greeting; andGunnar presented his brother, Hogni, but he saidthat his youngest brother, Guttorm, had gone tothe eastern wars; and she asked, Who is thefourth king? I thought there were but three. Gunnar answered that the fourth king was not oftheir blood, but that he had been their most wel-come guest, and was now their brother, and that hisname was Sigurd the Volsung. She knew the name, but she turned, unmoved, toreceive the homage of the Niblung people, and thegreeting of Grimhild. Sigurd looked down fromthe high seat where he sat by Gudruns side. Grim-hilds spell was broken, and he remembered thesleeping maiden and the words they had spokenon Hindfells top. He led Gudrun down to Brynhild, who greetedhim very ki
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