They found Balder’s ship upon the seashore.
They brought great logs from the forest and bound them upon the deck.
Upon these they placed his beautiful white horse, his dogs, his shining armor, and many things which he had loved on earth.
When it was finished, they raised the sails, set the ship on fire and pushed it out upon the sea.
They sang and wept all night until at sunrise the sails fell.
They watched the flames die down and the waves wash over the sinking ship.
As they turned sadly from the shore, they met the messenger from Hela’s regions.
“Rejoice,” he said, “Hela says, ‘If everything living and lifeless weep for Balder, he may return to us.’”
There was great happiness in Asgard that day.
“Surely,” they thought, “everything in the world will weep for Balder.”