But of the teeth
Of the two
Breast ornaments he made,
And to Bödvild sent.”
Lay of Völund (Thorpe’s tr.).
The royal family did not suspect whence they came; and so these gifts were joyfully accepted. As for the poor youths, it was believed that they had drifted out to sea and had been drowned.
Brunhild and Siegmund
J. Wagrez
Photo, Braun, Clément & Co.