..."There was a storm there
when the pale spears
started to fly
at Frekastein.
Helgi,
the killer of Hunding,
was always at the front
when men were fighting.
He was always at the front,
he never thought of fleeing-
that warrior
had a hard heart.
Then the Valkyries
came down from heaven,
they defended their princes,
the roar of war grew greater.
Then Sigrun, the flying
Valkyrie, spoke
as the wolves
began to tear the fallen:
"Hail to you, Helgi,
son of Volsungs--
enjoy these victories,
and live well
now that you
have killed
that unfleeing prince
who killed another.
"Now it is fitting for you,
King, to take the
golden rings, and take me
to be your powerful wife.
Hail to you, King
enjoy both
the daughter of Hogni
and the lands of Hringstath,
both victory and the lands.
Now the battle is done.
- Helgakvitha Hundingsbana I, 53-56
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