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Title: The story of Siegfried
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Baldwin, James, 1841-1925 Pyle, Howard, 1853-1911
Subjects: Siegfried Mythology, Norse
Publisher: New York : Scribner
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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d up the treeless plains around. The southwind played gently against Siegfrieds cheeks andiji his long hair, as he stood gazing on his fallenfoe. And the sound of singing birds, and ripplingwaters, and gay insects,--such as had not brokenthe silence of the Glittering Heath for ages, — cameto his ears. The Terror was dead, and Nature hadawakened from her sleep of dread. And as the ladleaned upon his sword, and thought of the deed hehad done, behold ! the shining Greyfell, with the beam-ing, hopeful mane, having crossed the now bright river,stood by his side. And Regin, his face grown won-drous cold, came trudging over the meadows ; andhis heart was full of guile. Then the mountain vulturescame wheeling downwards to look upon the dead dragon ;and with them were two ravens, black as midnight.And when Siegfried saw these ravens he knew them tobe Odins birds, -- Hugin, thought, and Munin, memory.And they alighted on the ground near by; and the lad 1 See Note 11 at the end of this volume.
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THE DEATH OF l-AlMK. Hir, tJic Dragon. 63 listened to hear what they would say. Then Huginflapped his wings, and said, — The deed is done. Why tarries the hero ? And Munin said, — The world is wide. Fame waits for the hero. And Hugin answered, - What if he win the Hoard of the Elves ? That isnot honor. Let him seek fame by nobler deeds. Then Munin flew past his ear, and whispered, — Beware of Regin, the master ! His heart ispoisoned. He would be thy bane. And the two birds flew away to carry the news toOdin in the happy halls of Gladsheim. When Regin drew near to look upon the dragon,Siegfried kindly accosted him : but he seemed not tohear; and a snaky glitter lurked in his eyes, and hismouth was set and dry, and he seemed as one walkingin a dream. It is mine now, he murmured: it is all mine,now, --the Hoard of the swarthy elf-folk, the garneredwisdom of ages. The strength of the world is mine.I will keep, I will save, I will heap up; and none shallhave part or parcel of the tre

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