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— — 7. (LXXin Regin becomes smith to king Hial- 

 frek, who educated Sigurd [I'orf. Ser. 33^.] son of Sig- 

 mund Volsung, and of Hiardisa, afterwards a great king. 

 Regin makes a sword wherewith Sigurd kills Fafncr. 

 He broils his heart, and learns the speech of birds. 

 Warned by two swallows, he kills Regin. Gold called 

 Thf bedofFafner. 



Hist. VI. 8. (LXXIII) Sigurd marries Gudruna, 

 daughter of Giuki, and has two children, Sigmund and 

 Suanhilda. 



9. (LXXIV) Of Brinhilda and the death of Sig- 

 urd. 



Hist. Vn. 10. (LXXV) King Atle kills the Giukungi, 

 sons of Sigurd. Gold called The strife of the Niffluagi 

 or Giukungi. 



Hist. VIII. 1 1 . (LXXVI) Gudruna kills Atle, and 

 marries king Jonaker, by whom (he has three sons, Saurl, 

 Hamder* and Erp. Suanhilda, daughter of Sigurd, edu- 

 cated. 



■ .. .. 12. (LXXVII.) King Jormunrek marries Suan- 

 hilda. Randver, his son, wilhing to have her, is put to 

 death. 



13. (LXXVIII) Jormunrek kills Suanhilda. 



Gudruna excites her sons Saurl, Hamder, and Erp, to slay 

 Jormunrek, but they are seized and stoned to death. 

 Hence stones are called The bane of the brothers. 

 End of the Edda. 



J^n epilogue is added by Oiai of no moment. 



Observation^ on the Above. 



It is a very singular fact that the original histories of 

 all nations are marvellous fables and tales, which are ut- 

 terly 'ncomprchensible by the human understanding. Tht 



