He will of Odin’s family
The foremost man be called;
That serpent is in his eye[[48]]
Which another slew.
“He drew a gold ring from his hand, and gave it to the boy as name-fastening” (Ragnar Lodbrok’s Saga, c. 8).
The following stanzas give the account of Helgi’s birth:—
It was in early ages
When eagles screamed,
Holy waters glided
From the heaven-mountains;