"Let us call all to the wedding and greet Bruennhilde gaily, that she may be glad to dwell with us, and not sigh for her mountain rock," she cried; and Siegfried, taking her hand, went with her to prepare the feast. Meanwhile, Hagen, watching from a high rock, blew upon his cow-horn as he saw a boat slowly coming up the river bearing Gunther and Bruennhilde. _Scene III_ "Ho! Vassals! Come! Hither come ye with your arms!" he shouted, blowing again a sharp blast upon the horn. In response the warriors of Gunther began to pour from the hall, and to run in great excitement to the river-bank. "What do we gather for? Whom shall we fight? Is our Lord, Gunther, in danger?" "He comes hither with a Valkyrie maid, and ye are to make sacrifices to the Gods. Kill ye a boar for Froh, a goat for Donner, and for Fricka kill a sheep. After ye have done those things, take the drinking horns and drink yourselves drunk in honour of the Gods." The vassals went, some of them to the river's bank to receive Gunther and Bruennhilde, some to the hall to await their coming, and to welcome them upon its threshold. "If any one has done your Lord's bride wrong, see that ye avenge her," Hagen forewarned. He was already beginning to stir up strife for Siegfried in accordance with Alberich's advice. _Scene IV_ Clashing their shields and arms together, the vassals formed a line through which Bruennhilde and Gunther should pass, and when the boat reached the landing place all cried "Hail!" But Hagen stood silently watching, planning Siegfried's ruin. When the pair stepped ashore, Bruennhilde walked with eyes cast down, full of despair and sorrow, while Gunther led her by the hand. They reached the hall, where Siegfried and Gutrune stood to welcome them, and the men hailed each other as brother. Gunther rejoiced that Siegfried had won Gutrune for his wife, but Bruennhilde raised her eyes to the knight, and beholding her own husband, the hero knight, she gave a great cry: "Siegfried here?" She became distracted with horror. But Siegfried did not know her, and all her entreaties were in vain, since he was still enchanted by the potion. Suddenly the Valkyrie maid saw the Nibelungen ring upon Siegfried's finger, and she pointed to it, trembling. Gunther, astounded by her appearance, touched her. "Regard thy husband, Bruennhilde," he commanded; but instead of heeding him, she pointed to the knight. "He is my husband," she cried, and Hagen at once demanded that all should give heed to what she might say. He foresaw the downfall of Siegfried, in her words. "The one who won me, wore that ring," she said, pointing to it with shaking hand. "He was the image of Gunther, then, and he took the ring from me." Gunther looked at Siegfried and frowned while all stared at the men and at Bruennhilde in amazement.