Who evil deed | had never done thee.
[a]11]. “Yet Hrothmar still | the hoard doth hold,
The wealth that once | our kinsmen wielded;
Full seldom care | the king disturbs,
Heir to dead men | he deems himself.”
Hjorvarth answered that he would give Helgi a following if he fain would avenge his mother’s father. Then Helgi got the sword that Svava had told him of. So he went, and Atli with him, and they slew Hrothmar, and they did many great deeds.
(III)
He slew the giant Hati, whom he found sitting on a certain mountain. Helgi and Atli lay with their ships in Hatafjord. Atli kept watch during the first part of the night. Hrimgerth, Hati’s daughter, spake:
[a]12]. “Who are the heroes | in Hatafjord?
The ships are covered with shields; [[279]]