And Frey hath giv’n away his glaive,

That glaive which caused a mortal chill,

And whose bare look sufficed to kill;

Now in the mountain cave it lies,

And giants learn its worth to prize.

True, the wolf Fenris is trepann’d,

But Tyr hath lost his dexter hand;

Ran in the ocean rules her lord,

And Skada shares the power with Niord.”

Thus said, As-Odin slowly rose;