Then old Wâ-te bade them thither to bend their way, and this they heeded.

Tale the Twenty-Third.
HOW HILDA’S WARRIORS LANDED IN SIGHT OF HARTMUT’S KINGDOM.

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Before the hill they landed, in sight of the leafy grove;

Wary to be, and daring, them did it now behoove.

First they dropped their anchors, deep the waters under;

In a lonely spot were they hidden, where none could see, nor at their coming wonder.

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