For whom prepared the golden bed?

“Again the hollow tones responded:

Sawest thou not in beaker bright

Draught of sweet mead, foaming light?

O’er it hangs the golden shield

Warrior’s arm no more shall wield!

Balder’s coming these betoken;

Balder’s death doom hath been spoken!

This rede reluctant have I told—

Now get thee gone, thou stranger bold.