Be thy guards on the road thou goest.
[8]. “Then third I will chant thee, | if threatening streams
The danger of death shall bring: [[237]]
Yet to Hel shall turn | both Horn and Ruth,
And before thee the waters shall fail.
[a]9]. “Then fourth I will chant thee, | if come thy foes
On the gallows-way against thee:
Into thine hands | shall their hearts be given,
And peace shall the warriors wish.
[10]. “Then fifth I will chant thee, | if fetters perchance