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Atlamol

True is Atli's heart,  whatever thou dreamest."Then silent they were,  and nought further they said.
20.[1] The high-born ones wakened,  and like speech they had,Then did Glaumvor tell  how in terror she dreamed,...................Gunnar  two roads they should go.
  Glaumvor spake:21.[2] "A gallows saw I ready,  thou didst go to thy hanging,Thy flesh serpents ate,  and yet living I found thee;..............The gods' doom descended;  now say what it boded."
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22. "A sword drawn bloody  from thy garments I saw,—
  1. ↑ The manuscript indicates no gap, but none of the many attempted emendations have made sense out of the words as they stand. The proper location for the missing words is sheer guesswork. Two roads: probably the meaning is that their way (i.e., their success) would be doubtful.
  2. ↑ The manuscript does not indicate the speakers in this dialogue (stanzas 21-26). No gap is indicated after line 2. Most editors assume the loss of two lines or of a full stanza after

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