And weapons nor wiles I feared.)”
Sigurth spake:
[a]19]. “Glittering worm, | thy hissing was great,
And hard didst show thy heart;
But hatred more | have the sons of men
For him who owns the helm.”
Fafnir spake:
[20]. “I counsel thee, Sigurth, | heed my speech,
And ride thou homeward hence;
The sounding gold, | the glow-red wealth,