[28]. “Thrice nine there were, | but one rode first,

A helmed maid white of hue;

Their horses quivered, | there came from their manes

Dew in the dales so deep,

(Hail on the woods so high,

Thence men their harvest have,

But ill was the sight I saw.)”

Atli spake:

[29]. “Look eastward, Hrimgerth, | for Helgi has struck thee

Down with the runes of death;