Then spake to the knight of Troneg that battle-mighty chief:
“Of a truth your journey to Hunland is pain unto me and grief,
Forasmuch as yon Daughter of Princes hath so revealed her hate.”
Answered him Hagen of Troneg: “We will put to the test our fate.”
So did the dauntless heroes each unto other say.
King Etzel beheld them communing, and he questioned of them straightway:
“Fain would I one should tell me,” so asked of his men the King,
“What knightly warrior yonder with such friendly welcoming
Is greeted by our lord Dietrich. A lofty spirit he bears:
What thane soe’er was his father, a goodly knight he appears.”