William Morris,
The Story of the Volsungs — Chapter XXII: Of the Semblance and Array of Sigurd Fafnir's bane…
“ Of many words he was and so fair of speech withal, that whensoever he made it his business to speak, he never left speaking before that to all men it seemed full sure, that no otherwise must the matter be than as he said. ”
William Morris,
The Story of the Volsungs — Chapter XXII: Of the Semblance and Array of Sigurd Fafnir's bane…
“ NOW Sigurd rides away; many-folded is his shield, and blazing with red gold, and the image of a dragon is drawn thereon; and this same was dark brown above, and bright red below; and with even such-like image was adorned helm, and saddle, and coat-armour; and he was clad in the golden byrny, and all his weapons were gold-wrought. Now for this cause was the drake drawn on all his weapons, that when he was seen of men, all folk might know who went there; yea, all those who had heard of his slaying of that great dragon, that the Vœrings call Fafnir ”
