might avail us naught, and thereof fell great horror on us."

He answered, "Some great storm will befall, whereas thou hadst a white
bear in thy mind."

"An erne methought came in," she says, "and swept adown the hall, and
drenched me and all of us with blood, and ill shall that betoken, for
methought it was the double of King Atli."

He answered, "Full oft do we slaughter beasts freely, and smite down
great neat for our cheer, and the dream of the erne has but to do with
oxen; yea, Atli is heart-whole toward us."

And therewithal they cease this talk.

CHAPTER XXXVI. Of the Journey of the Giukings to King Atli.

Now tells the tale of Gunnar, that in the same wise it fared with him;
for when they awoke, Glaumvor his wife told him many dreams which seemed
to her like to betoken guile coming; but Gunnar areded them all in other
wise.

"This was one of them," said she; "methought a bloody sword was borne
into the hall here, wherewith thou wert thrust through, and at either
end of that sword wolves howled."

The king answered, "Cur dogs shall bite me belike; blood-stained weapons
oft betoken dogs' snappings."

She said, "Yet again I dreamed--that women came in, heavy and drooping,
and chose thee for their mate; may-happen these would be thy fateful
women."

He answered, "Hard to arede is this, and none may set aside the fated
measure of his days, nor is it unlike that my time is short." (1)

So in the morning they arose, and were minded for the journey, but some
letted them herein.

Then cried Gunnar to the man who is called Fjornir--

"Arise, and give us to drink goodly wine from great tuns, because
mayhappen this shall be very last of all our feasts; for belike if we
die the old wolf shall come by the gold, and that bear shall nowise
spare the bite of his war-tusks."

Then all the folk of his household brought them on their way weeping.

The son of Hogni said--

"Fare ye well with merry tide."

The more part of their folk were left behind; Solar and Snaevar, the
sons of Hogni, fared with them, and a certain great champion, named
Orkning, who was the brother of Kostbera.

So folk followed them down to the ships, and all letted them of their
journey, but attained to naught therein.

Then spake Glaumvor, and said--

"O Vingi, most like that great ill hap will come of thy coming, and
mighty and evil things shall betide in thy travelling."

He answered, "Hearken to my answer; that I lie not augh