The gold-guarder, down | to the place of death.
. . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . .
[34]. By the warriors’ host | was the living hero
Cast in the den | where crawling about
Within were serpents, | but soon did Gunnar
With his hand in wrath on | the harp-strings smite; [[495]]
The strings resounded,— | so shall a hero,
A ring-breaker, gold | from his enemies guard.
[35]. Then Atli rode | on his earth-treading steed,
Seeking his home, | from the slaughter-place;