say that thou art the king's daughter."

And thus they did; but now the vikings behold the great slaughter
of men there, and see where two women fare away thence into the
wood; and they deem that some great tidings must have befallen,
and they leaped ashore from out their ships. Now the captain of
these folks was Alf, son of Hjalprek, king of Denmark, who was
sailing with his power along the land. So they came into the
field among the slain, and saw how many men lay dead there; then
the king bade go seek for the women and bring them thither, and
they did so. He asked them what women they were; and, little as
the thing seems like to be, the bondmaid answered for the twain,
telling of the fall of King Sigmund and King Eylimi, and many
another great man, and who they were withal who had wrought the
deed. Then the king asks if they wotted where the wealth of the
king was bestowed; and then says the bondmaid --

"It may well be deemed that we know full surely thereof."

And therewith she guides them to the place where the treasure
lay: and there they found exceeding great wealth; so that men
deem they have never seen so many things of price heaped up
together in one place. All this they bore to the ships of King
Alf, and Hjordis and bondmaid went them. Therewith these sail
away to their own realm, and talk how that surely on that field
had fallen the most renowned of kings.

So the king sits by the tiller, but the women abide in the
forecastle; but talk he had with the women and held their
counsels of much account.