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female side that he know not how to manage his property, the 

 next heir shall take care of it. It must not be sold away from 

 the owner, and he shall get his living from it as is befitting 

 for both " (Frostath., ix. 20). 



After the death of Heidrek we read an account of the arvel, 

 and see one of the brothers coming to claim his share of the 

 division, which seems to have been made by mutual arrange- 

 ment, but not in this case. 



" Thereupon Angantyr made a great feast in Danparstadir, 

 a boer called Arheiniar, as an arvel after his father's death. 



It was said that of yore Valdar the Danir (Danes), 



Humli ruled the host, Kjar the Valir, 



Gizur the Gautar, Alfrek the renowned 



Angantyr the Go tar, The Ensk-thjod (English nation). 



" Hlod heard of the death of his father, and that his brother 

 Angantyr had been made king over the whole realm. King 

 Humli wanted Hlod to go and demand his inheritance from his 

 brother Angantyr. . . . 



Hlod rode from the east, He found a man 



The heir of Heidrek ; Outside the high hall 



He came to the hall Who was late out 



Where Gotar live, And greeted him : 



To Arheimar ' Warrior, go into 



To demand the inheritance ; The high hall, 



There Angantyr drank Ask Angantyr 



The arvel of King Heidrek. To give me answer.' 



" The man went in before the king's table and said : 



Here has Hlod come, He is very high 



The heir of Heidrek ; On horseback ; 



Thy brother, The chief wants 



The battle-minded one ; To speak with thee. 



" When the king heard this he threw his knife on the table 

 and rose and put on a coat-of-mail, and took a white shield in 

 one hand, and the sword Trjrfiny in the other. Then there arose 

 a great uproar in the hall, as here is said : 



Uproar was in the hall ; What Hlod said 



They (warriors) rose with the And the answer 



high-born one ; That Angantyr gave. 



Every one wished to hear 



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