And his spirit within him was troubled that he wist not who they were.
Then of his comrade Siegfried straightway questioned he:
Even they which be downward gazing o’er the sea as we draw anigh?
Whosoe’er be their lord, of a surety is their bearing proud and high.”
On the faces of yonder maidens, and then confess to me thou
Which wouldst thou take, were the choosing accorded to thee as of right.”
It is she in the snow-white raiment: like unto her is there none.
She of mine eyes is the chosen: so sweet is her beauty’s pride,
That, an I might have the decision, it is she that should be my bride.”
“By the sight of the eyes hast thou chosen, and a fair choice have they found!
Even she is the noble Brunhild, of the beauty world-renowned,
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King Gunther gazed, and he deemed her ever sweeter and fairer still.
From the casements: she would not suffer that there they stand for a show
And a feast for the eyes of strangers. Was none dared disobey;
Yet that which they did thereafter is told in the ancient lay.
As fair maids have done ever, since time began to be;—
At the heroes, to feed fair woman’s immemorial desire of the eyes.
There were four, and none other heroes which came unto that land.
And the lovely ladies peering through the casements saw that thing,
And they deemed that exceeding worship was rendered to the King.
That stately battle-trampler, strong and of noble strain;
Yea, he held it till King Gunther firm in the saddle sat.
So served him Siegfried—service that thereafter he wholly forgat!
That he should stand by the stirrup while heroes mounted the selle!
And those fair ones from the casements that gazed saw all full well.
In the selfsame fashion accoutred were those princely heroes twain;
For white as snow were their horses, and their raiment white without stain.
As the one was, so was the other; and lovely the shield-rims shone
On the arms of the heroes hanging, flashing brightness like to the sun.
Gleaming with precious gemstones were saddle and breast-band strait.
So rode they in princely fashion before Brunhild’s palace-gate;
And a chiming of bells all-golden that hung from their trappings was heard
As they came into that far country by their princely hearts on-stirred.
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With spear-head newly-whetted, with goodly-fashioned sword
Which hung even down to the spur-tips, on rode each kingly lord.
And all was marked of Brunhild, that noble maiden-queen.
And with these two princes Dankwart and his brother Hagen came;
And these were arrayed, as telleth the tale of olden fame,
New, long and broad and goodly withal were the shields that they bore.
From the far land of India came many a precious stone
Their galley all unwarded they left, in the surf as it swayed.
So they rode to the castle-porchway, those heroes unafraid.
They marked towers six and eighty that crowned that fortress-wall,
Three palaces wide-builded, and a goodly feasting-hall:
And therein amidst of her people sat a child of kings, the Queen.
Bars clanged and bolts shot backward, the gates of the burg swung wide.
Forth running to meet the strangers the knights of Brunhild hied,
And received them as guests be welcomed, into their Lady’s land;
And they took in charge the war-steed, and received the shield from the hand.
And a chamberlain bespake them: “Yield up your swords unto us,
And withal your gleaming hauberks.” “We will nowise suffer it thus;
Ourselves be minded to bear them!” cried Hagen of Troneg the grim.
Then Siegfried turned, and the manner of the kingdom set forth unto him:
“In this burg is it ever the custom according to that I say,
That the Queen’s guests go unweaponed within her courts alway.
Hence from our hands let them bear them, so all shall be done aright.”
Knights many swift in service in the halls of the palace there were
That to and fro were hasting clad all in goodly array;
Yet, for all their splendour, their glances to those goodlier four would stray.
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Now word is brought unto Brunhild, and the tale to her ears hath come
Of those unknown knights-errant which have fared to her island-home
Then the Maiden royal and lovely fell to questioning:
And thus spake the Maid-queen Brunhild: “Now shall ye tell unto me
Who the unknown knights-errant may peradventure be
Whom yonder I see in my castle, each man like a kingdom’s lord;
And for love of whom these heroes have journeyed hitherward.”
Then of her train one answered: “I needs must own, O Queen,
That of yonder company no man heretofore have I seen;
And in loyal love I counsel, receive him in gracious wise.
Swift, keen be his glances as lightning, and flash still to and fro:
For the youngest, of all praise worthy he seemeth in mine eyes.
A gallant knight we account him, yet withal of such winsome guise
That the grace of a maiden shineth through all his mien high-born;
For all his gentle bearing and his goodlihead withal,
Then spake that Daughter of Princes: “Bring royal raiment to me.
Now if yon mighty Siegfried to my country be come oversea
To seek my love in his wooing, he imperilleth his life.
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So Brunhild the passing lovely full soon was splendour-arrayed;
And there in her train paced hallward many a winsome maid:
To right and to left went marching strong thanes of Isenland,
Five hundred, yea more, it may be—for the guests an evil sight!
Then rose from their seats at her coming the Four, those men of might.
Now when that Daughter of Princes looked upon Siegfried’s face—
Would ye know of her greeting?—she bespake him with cold and stately grace:
“Now welcome be thou, O Siegfried, in thy coming to this my land.
What meaneth this your journey?—prithee, cause me to understand.”
“Exceeding thank do I render, O Daughter of Princes, to thee,
That thou deignest to greet me, Brunhild, Lady of Courtesy,
Before this knight hath been greeted, who standeth before me in place,
For that he is my liege-lord:—Siegfried could well have foregone such grace!
He is the King of Rhineland—what need I say of him more?
All for thy love have we voyaged far overseas to thy shore.
While yet there is time, bethink thee:—my lord turns never aside.
Forasmuch as he hath commanded, on this journey have I too come.
If so be he were not my liege-lord, sooth, I had forborne therefrom.”
She answered: “If thou be his vassal, and he thy suzerain,
If he stand at the end the victor, I yield myself his wife;
But if I overcome—bethink you, ye all have staked your life.”
Then out spake Hagen of Troneg: “Suffer us, Queen, to see
To what manner of play thou dost challenge. Ere Gunther my lord unto thee
Shall yield up the mastery, surely he shall strive with bitter strain.
A maiden so passing lovely full well to his wife might he gain.”
{p. 58}
“He shall cast the massy quoit-stone, and far as it flies shall he leap,
Ye may lose not honour only: your life and limb be at stake.
Therefore, I rede you, bethink you!” So that fair woman spake.
Then Siegfried the battle-helper drew the King apart,
And he prayed him to speak out boldly all that was in his heart
Unto the Queen replying—“Fear not for the end,” he said;
“By my cunning devices against her full well will I shield thine head.”
Then answered and spake King Gunther: “O child of a royal line,
Lay on me what task thou pleasest: were it harder than this of thine,
Yet for the sake of thy beauty I abide all willingly.
So soon as the words had been spoken, straightway that Amazon-maid
Commanded, as meet she deemed it, that the trial be not delayed;
A silk-lined battle-tunic about her that maiden drew—
Nor point nor edge of weapon in fight might pierce it through—
Of fine-dressed fells of lions from the land of Libya brought,
With broidery round its borders flashing radiant-wrought.
And there stood Dankwart and Hagen exceeding heavy of cheer;
For their souls foreboded the issue that might to their lord betide;
And they said in their hearts: “This journey shall we knights dearly abide!”
But Siegfried the while, the resourceful, hath hasted swiftly away,
And with speed he did it upon him, and none thereof was ware.
{p. 59}
For the lists a wide ring drew they where that grim sport should be
In the presence of knights of Brunhild, that the trial all might see,
Bold warriors full seven hundred; and their weapons of war all bare;
And whoso prevailed in the contest, the truth should these declare.
As though she would straight do battle for the land of all earth’s kings.
And all her silken vesture was with gold bands lapped about;
But thereunder the lilies and roses of her lovely flesh shone out.
Now came to the lists her henchmen, and unto her hands they brought
A goodly shield of battle: of the ruddy gold was it wrought
With bands of steel hard-welded, a thing for a giant to sway:
And under that mighty heart-fence would the fair one play the play.
From left unto right within it did a goodly arm-brace pass
With emeralds set thereover, green as the lealand grass;
And their sight-bewildering sparklings flashed o’er the gold thereof.
Sooth, valour he needed and prowess who would win that maiden’s love!
It was three whole spans in thickness, yet lightly its mass she swung.
And scarce could her chamberlain, holpen of three, bear this to the field.
Now soon as Hagen the stalwart beheld that Targe of Dread,
Muttered the Lord of Troneg sorely disquieted73:
“How is it with thee, King Gunther?—thou hazardest limb and life!
She whom thou fain wouldst be wooing were a very demon-wife!”
Now telleth the song of the raiment of that fair-clad Amazon.
With glistering silk of the Orient her battle-doublet shone—
Ah, it was costly and queenly!—flashed in beholders’ eyes
From the vest of that Daughter of Princes full many a stone of price.
{p. 60}
A mighty spear broad-headed then brought they unto the Queen,
Gigantic, stubborn-shafted, heavy and long, and wide
Were the fierce death-whetted edges thereof on either side.
Of the weight of that fearful javelin be marvellous stories told.
Of five-score pounds of iron was forged its massy mould:
Three of the warriors of Brunhild staggering bare that spear.
Then the heart of the noble Gunther grew heavy with his fear.
Under his breath he whispered: “What task have I now in hand?
Were I, with my life delivered, once more beside the Rhine,
Then all his harness of battle they set before him there:
And soon the mighty Rhine-lord lapped in his war-mail stood.
Then out spake Hagen’s brother. Dankwart the valiant: “I rue—
Yea, my inmost soul repenteth that hither we came to woo!
Good knights, time was, men called us! Shall we tamely yield our breath?
Here in the land of the stranger shall a woman do us to death?
Ha, if that my brother Hagen but grasped his sword in hand,
I would teach them to go softly, full well I ween!—O yea,
Though oaths had I sworn a thousand to keep the peace this day!—
Ere I saw my belovèd liege-lord lie trapped in a foul death-snare,
“Ay, and we would unshackled from this land win forth clear,”
Answered his brother Hagen, “had we but the armour here
{p. 61}
She cast back over her shoulder a smile of careless scorn:—
“And he deemeth himself so valiant?—e’en bring them hitherward
Their armour, and give to the heroes each his keen-edged sword!
(C) As little I reck of them whether their harness and swords they bear,”
Spake that Daughter of Princes, “or weaponless stand there.
I fear the strength of no man that is known of me unto this day;
Yea, and I look to o’ermaster yon king in the battle-play.”
When, after the Maid’s commandment, unto these were their weapons brought,
The face of the valiant Dankwart for very joy flushed hot.
“Play now what play ye be minded!” he cried, that goodly thane;
“Unfettered now is Gunther: we have our swords again!”
Once more of the might of Brunhild terrible proof is shown:
Men into the ring come bearing an exceeding massy stone,
Most huge, a quoit for a Titan, broad withal and round.
Scarce twelve of her thanes could bear it into love’s strange battle-ground.
Even this ever hurled she in contest, when the flight had been sped of the spear.
Thereat were the lords Burgundian thrilled with foreboding fear.
“Who is this that my lord would be wooing?—Beshrew her!” Hagen cried:
On her snow-white arms the Maiden her tunic-sleeves uprolled,
And she stretched forth her hand to the arm-brace of the shield, and took fast hold:
She hath swung up on high the javelin—lo, the banners of battle unfold!—
Then the hearts of those two heroes at the fire in her eyes waxed cold.
And except in that moment Siegfried to his friend’s help had drawn nigh,
She had reft the life from Gunther the King right certainly:
But he stole to his side all viewless, and softly touched his hand;
Then, as at a spirit’s presence, well-nigh was the King unmanned;
{p. 62}
Then a whisper came—“It is Siegfried: I, thy companion, am here.
Thou therefore in yon Queen’s presence be wholly void of fear.
Yield up from thy grasp the buckler, and let me bear it for thee,
And lay up in thine heart the counsel which now thou hearest of me:—
Then leapt his heart for gladness, when he knew it was Siegmund’s son.
“Ever hide thou my cunning devices, speak word thereof unto none:
So by the proud King’s Daughter shall little enow be won,
Then, then that royal maiden hurled across the field
With her uttermost strength the javelin at the mighty and broad new shield
Back from the shock went reeling either stalwart thane:—
Yea, from the mouth of Siegfried the valiant burst forth blood;
But he sprang full-height in a moment; then gripped that war-thane good
The selfsame spear which the maiden through the rim of the shield had sped.
Then Siegfried’s strong hand backward swung it above his head.
But he said in his heart: “I will pierce not the maiden sweet to see.”
Backward therefore the deadly point of the lance turned he;
Then hurled he the spear butt-foremost full at the rings of her mail:
Flashed out the fire from her hauberk, as flies dust caught by the wind.
Ha, that was a cast most mighty of the son of Siegelind!
For all her strength, she prevailed not against that shock to stand.
In veriest truth, such spear-cast came never from Gunther’s hand!
{p. 63}
But the Fairest of fair ones, Brunhild, leapt to her feet forthright:—
“For thy good spear-cast I thank thee, O Gunther, noble knight!”
She cried; for she weened that the hero by his own strength this had done,
Sped she from that place swiftly, for her fury stung her as flame:
She grasped the stone, she upheaved it, that royal Amazon dame.
Then after the cast far leapt she, that her mail-rings clashed and rung.
But farther yet than the quoit-flight did the high-born maiden bound.
Then strode that swift war-helper, Siegfried, where lay the stone:—
Men saw but the arm of Gunther, the speeder thereof saw none.
Mighty of limb was Siegfried, valiant and tall was he;
Farther than Brunhild he hurled it, he leapt yet farther than she;
That he bore in his leap King Gunther, by the power of the Hood of Night.
Lo, now is the great leap taken; behind on the earth lay the stone.
Gunther it was, the war-thane, whom men saw there alone.
Then the face of Brunhild the lovely with helpless anger burned.
Then unto the host of her vassals Queen Brunhild looked, and she cried,
When she saw that hero standing safe on the lists’ far side:
“O ye my friends and liegemen, hitherward come straightway!
Ye be all unto this King Gunther vassals from this day.”
Down laid each valiant warrior his weapons from his hand,
And low at the feet they bowed them of the Lord of Burgundia-land;
For they weened he had won that contest by his own unaided might.
With chivalrous108 grace and in loving wise he greeted the maid;
And now that Queen of Beauty her hand in his hath laid,
And to him all rule she yielded over all her wide domain.
Then glad in his heart was Hagen, that bold and knightly thane.
{p. 64}
So the brethren, Dankwart and Hagen, thereat were well content.
Now Siegfried, the swift war-helper, in all deep craft was wise:
Back bare he the Hood of Darkness, and hid it from all men’s eyes.
Then he passed to the hall, where fair ones sat in their bravery;
And he spake unto King Gunther, and cunningly dealt he:—
“Now why, Lord King, dost thou tarry, that the games not yet begin
Whereof this Queen made promise, and challenged thee herein?
Let us now full soon behold them, and know of the trial’s stress.”
—As nothing knowing of all things he spake in his wiliness.
Then spake that Daughter of Princes: “How might this marvel befall
That thou of the games, Lord Siegfried, hast witnessed nought at all,
Wherein was the victory given unto this King Gunther’s hand?”
Out spake and answered Hagen, the knight of Burgundia-land:
“Thou, Queen,” he said, “didst trouble our spirit exceedingly:
In the hour when the Lord of Rhineland overcame in the wooer’s play;
So nought thereof he knoweth,” did Gunther’s liegeman say.
“Now welcome to me be the tidings,” Siegfried the hero replied,
“That here in such wise a wooer hath humbled thy tameless pride,
And that some one lives to be master at last over thee and thine!
Now shalt thou, noble maiden, fare with us to the Rhine.”
Made answer that high-born Lady: “Not yet may this thing be,
It is all unmeet that so lightly I depart from this my land:
Ere then must my nearest and dearest be bidden from every hand.”
Through the length and the breadth of her kingdom she made her messengers ride;
And all her friends and her vassals she gathered from every side.
{p. 65}
And to each and to all of them gave she most royal-rich array.
Yea, day after day came riding from far, came early and late,
“Beshrew our folly,” cried Hagen, “in consenting to this thing!
Queen Brunhild’s secret purpose is all unknown unto us,—
So were the noble maiden for our utter discomfiture117 born!”
Then answered Siegfried the mighty: “This will I countervail.
So will I deal, that the purpose that disquieteth you shall fail.
Them that shall help I will bring you hitherward unto this shore,
Even chosen knights, such a war-host as ye have not seen heretofore.
Ye shall ask not concerning mine absence: I will journey away from this place.
God have your honour in keeping, and guard it safe for a space!
Soon shall ye see me returning: a thousand men will I bring,
“Only not long do thou linger,” the King made answer again,
He said, “Ere ye see me returning of a truth shall the days be few:
And this shall ye tell Queen Brunhild, that hence I was sent of you.”
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casement
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yearning
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winsome
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adorning
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knights
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