I then will freely ask him if he will wed a maiden,
That I and all my kinsmen may him with love and friendship ever gladden.”
[1630]
To her they brought young Hartmut, king of the Norman land,
And with him came old Fru-te. Near her, on either hand,
Proud Hildeburg and Ortrun within her bower were sitting;
If the lady’s word they heeded, their many woes they both would be forgetting.
[1631]
Hartmut, the son of Ludwig, went through the palace hall;
To him a friendly greeting was given by one and all,