Hlöd rode from the east, The heir of Heidrek; He came to the hall Where Gotar live, To Árheimar To demand the inheritance; There Angantýr drank The arvel of King Heidrek. He found a man Outside the high hall Who was late out And greeted him: ‘Warrior, go into The high hall, Ask Angantýr To give me answer.’ “The man went in before the king’s table and said:— Here has Hlöd come, The heir of Heidrek; Thy brother, The battle-minded one; He is very high On horseback; The chief wants 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 _Tyrfing_ in the other. Then there arose a great uproar in the hall, as here is said:— Uproar was in the hall; They (warriors) rose with the high-born one; Every one wished to hear What Hlöd said And the answer That Angantýr gave. “Angantýr said: ‘Welcome! hail to thee! go in and drink with us, and let us first drink mead after our father to the honour of us all.’ Hlöd replied: ‘We came hither for another purpose than filling our stomach.’ I will have the half Of what Heidrek owned; Of tools and weapons, Also of tribute, Of cows and of calves, Of the sounding mills. Of bond-women and thralls And their children, Of the large forest, Called Myrkvid, The holy grave[75] Which is with the Goth-thjód. That beautiful stone[76] In Danparstadir, The half of the host-burghs Which Heidrek owned, Of lands and people And bright rings.[77] _Angantýr._ Brother, the pale-white Shield will burst, And the cold spear Touch other spears, And many a warrior In the grass sink Before I _Tyrfing_ In two parts divide, Or to the Humlung Half of the inheritance give.