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Sigurtharkvitha en Skamma

The steel so keen,  as so it layWhen both within  one bed we were,And wedded mates  by men were called.
68.[1] "The door of the hall  shall strike not the heelOf the hero fair  with flashing rings,If hence my following  goes with him;Not mean our faring  forth shall be.
69.[2] "Bond-women five  shall follow him,And eight of my thralls,  well-born are they,Children with me,  and mine they wereAs gifts that Buthli  his daughter gave.
70. "Much have I told thee,  and more would sayIf fate more space  for speech had given;My voice grows weak,  my wounds are swelling;Truth I have said,  and so I die."

    Cf. Gripisspo, 41 and note. After line 1 the manuscript adds the phrase "bright, ring-decked," referring to the sword, but it is metrically impossible, and many editions omit it.

  1. ↑ The door: The gate of Hel's domain, like that of Mengloth's house (cf. Svipdagsmol, 26 and note), closes so fast as to catch any one attempting to pass through. Apparently the poet here assumes that the gate of Valhall does likewise, but that it will be kept open for Sigurth's retinue.
  2. ↑ Cf. stanza 66.

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