“ Dane-king, thou hast lost thine honour thereby.”
The Dane-king so fitting an answer returned:
“Thy brother full richly his death had earned.
“When the great with sword can oppress the mean
The law is not worth a rotten bean.” ”

“ The law shall have the course it ought.
p. 24“And since thou so long on this matter doth prate,
Thou shalt suffer the very same fate.”
To warriors nine the Dane-king cries:
“Bind ye Sir Plog before my eyes.”
“If a truly brave man, Dane-king, thou be,
Do thou thyself bind and fetter me.” ”

“ Raven.
“Fun Andadr loves;
He makes faces and sneers,
And the monarch doth laugh
At the loon without ears.
p. 20There are others who bear
Burning brands from the fire
Stick a torch ’neath their belt,
Yet ne’er singe their attire;
Some that dance on their heels,
Or that tumble and spring—
O ’tis gay in the hall
Of high Harald the king!”
p. 21ERIK EMUN AND SIR PLOG
Early at morn the lark sang gay—
(All underneath so green a hill)
Sir Carl by his bed put on his array—
(The Danish King will ’venge his fill) . ”