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Rh feast. That Kriemhild kissed only Giselher, who was innocent of Siegfried’s death, aroused Hagen’s suspicions.

vassal. No other account speaks of Aldrian as being at Etzel’s court. He is probably confused here with his son, for Hagen’s stay with Etzel in various legends, as also in our poem a few lines further down.

Walther of Spain is Walther of Aquitania, a legendary personage of whom the O. E. fragment Waldere, the Latin epic Waltharius, a M. H. G. epic, and the Thidreksaga tell. He flees with Hildegund, the daughter of the Burgundian King Herrich, from Etzel’s court, as related here, but has to fight for his life against overpowering numbers, in the Thidreksaga against the pursuing Huns, in the other sources against the Burgundians. In both cases Hagen is among his foes, but takes no part in the fight at first, out of friendship for Walther.

scathful scathe here imitates the M. H. G. scaden scedelîch.

Balmung, see note 2 to page 14.

'''friend ... friendly.''' This repetition occurs in the original.

Irnfried, see note 5 to page 181.

Hawart and Iring, see notes 3 and 4 to page 181.

morat (M. H. G. moraz) from late Latin moratum, mulberry wine, is a beverage composed of honey flavored with mulberry-juice.

Arras, the capital of Artois in the French Netherlands. In older English arras is used also for tapestry.

Adventure XXXI. This adventure is of late origin, being found only in our poem. See the introduction, page xli.

truncheons, see note 3 to page 6.

Schrutan. This name does not occur elsewhere. Piper suggests, that perhaps a Scotchman is meant, as Skorattan appears in the Thidreksaga, chap. 28, as an ancient name of Scotland.

. Gibecke, Ramung and Hornbog, see notes 1 and 2 to page 181.

Nudung, see note 1 to page 229.