‘It is those who long
Were in Vifilsey
And were called there
With the names of dogs,
Hopp and Hó.’
“At this moment Signý threw a gold ring to her; she became glad at this gift, and now wished to change what she had told. She said: ‘Why was this so? All that I told was a lie, and now all my telling is gone astray.’ The King said: ‘Thou shalt be tortured to tell it.’ ... He shook the seid-woman hard, and asked her to tell the truth, if she did not want to be tortured; she yawned much, and the seid-telling was difficult. She sang:—
‘I see where sit
The sons of Hálfdán,
Hróar and Helgi,
Both unhurt;