Great gifts unto Rüdiger’s household she gave of her royal grace.

And for her part Lady Gotlind to the guests from Rhineland showed

Such high and bounteous honour in the gifts that she bestowed,

That hard had it been mid the strangers to find so much as one

Who had not of her hands fair-woven vesture or precious stone.

So when these guests had eaten, and would forth on their journey again,

Her loyal service commended that noble chatelaine

In speech most lowly-loving unto great Etzel’s Queen;

And Kriemhild embraced at parting the fair young Margravine.

Then spake unto Kriemhild the damsel: “If this my Queen content,