And the kindred of whom thou camst.”

Svipdag spake:

“Vindkald am I, | and Varkald’s son,

And Fjolkald his father was.

[a]23]. “Now answer me, Fjolsvith, | the question I ask,

For now the truth would I know: [[241]]

Who is it that holds | and has for his own

The rule of the hall so rich?”

Fjolsvith spake:

[24]. “Mengloth is she, | her mother bore her