The Fairy Mythology

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BUERGAR.

and

draw

But

Tirfing was

Tirfing^which

and

sprang

from

her

struck

off the

fitther,Jarl

of

son

Angautjrr and

and

She

Heidreker

would

his court

with

; and

other

brother

accompanied

at

and

light

fall

came

rage

resumed

her

Haufud,

the

two

former

of

Heidreker

him

him

mild

a

fierce. remain

to

drew

out

and

fore Be-

his sword

scarcelydid

its owner^

His

castle.

magic blade^ when

on

sons^

Tirfing.

of the

out

it ; but

the

on

grand-

departing,his mother^

was

Heidreker

admire

Her"

latter violent and

gifts^presented

they parted look

he

as

and

sword

him

bare

permit

not

to

the

3

impulse^

of her

she

married

was

for the

man.

the house

the gentle disposition^

Hanfud

the

where

Gudmuud.

King

sudden

a

unfortunate

to

Biartmar,

attire^ and

female

of

of the

sunbeam.

a

lightbut

snatched

seat^

head

like

the

see

Herror, by

after this^ returned

YOT,

at

to

never

of man^

bane

shone

to

the

rays

the

serker Ber-

he

slew

his

gentle brother. After became

so

he

joined

But

marriage.

commit

and

the

day

as

it

crime^ and

son-in-law. son

body

a

distinguished^that

aid he lent him^ gave

the in

this

Harold

Heidreker of the

they were

the

was

king out

was

Vikinger,

King Harold^ his

him

was

of

and for

daughter Helga

destinyof Tirfing to

fell

by

the

hand

afterwards his

huntingi

in

of his

Russia^ One

foster-son.

Heidreker

and

his


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