[21]

His boundless acres yielded a full and ready gain;

His wife was known for wisdom, and worthy to be his queen.

To hold her as their mistress full thirty lords it booted;

As long as the sway she wielded, her hand to each his lands and home allotted.

[22]

She bore unto her husband, within the next three years,

A child to see most comely; (such is the tale one hears.)

When later he was christened, and they were told to name him,

They gave the name of Hagen; and never since, the tale of his life doth shame him.