The Hervarar Saga ok Heiðreks on Hrollaug invited
Stories And Ballads > part likewise seems to be a story of the Viking Age. Towards the end, > The Saga Of HervöR And Heithrek
attestation: Statement from passage 61 of the source text
"But the Queen urged: "Do not be so hasty in refusing this, for if you do not accept his offer the result will certainly be war."
attestation: Statement from passage 61 of the source text
"I expect it will fare with you as with many another, and war with him will be no trifle."
attestation: Statement from passage 61 of the source text
"Moreover he has a sword which nothing can withstand, and the man who wields it will always be victorious."
So the King resolved to send his son to Heithrek; and Heithrek was pleased with him and brou"
attestation: Further detail from passage 61
"On one occasion King Hrollaug invited him to a feast, and Heithrek consulted his friends as to whether he should accept the invitation."
attestation: Further detail from passage 61
"They all tried to dissuade him, bidding him bear in mind his father's maxims."