AnightheSpeech-Hill，onitseasternside，hadtheboleofaslenderbeechtreebeensetup，andatthetopofitacross-beamwasnailedon，andtherefromhungthewondrouslamp，theHall-Sun，glimmeringfromonhigh，andthoughitslightwasbutaglimmeramongstthemightywood，yetwasitalsoscreenedonthreesidesfromthesightofthechancewandererbywingsofthinplank。ButbeneathhernamesakeasbeforetimeintheHallsattheHall-Sun，themaiden，onaheapoffaggots，andshewaswrappedinadarkbluecloakfromunderwhichgleamedthefoldsofthefairgolden-broideredgownshewaswonttowearatfolk-motes，andherrighthandrestedonanakedswordthatlayacrossherknees:besidehersattheoldmanSorli，theWiseinWar，andaboutherwereslimladsandsturdymaidensandoldcarlesofthethrallsorfreedmenreadytobearthecommandsthatcamefromhermouth；forsheandSorliwerethecaptainsofthestay-
at-homes。
NowcameThiodolfandArinbiornandotherleadersintotheringofmenbeforeher，andshegreetedthemkindlyandsaid:
\"Hail，SonsofTyr！nowthatIbeholdyouagainitseemethtomeasifallwerealreadywon:thetimeofwaitinghathbeenweary，andwehavebornetheburdenoffeareverydayfrommorntilleven，andinthewakinghourwepresentlyrememberedit。Butnowyearecome，evenifthisThing-steadwerelightedbytheflamesoftheWolfingRoofinsteadofbythesemoonbeams；evenifwehadtobeginagainandseeknewdwellings，andanotherwaterandothermeadows，yetgreatshouldgrowthekindredsoftheMenwhohavedweltintheMark，andnoughtshouldovershadowthem:andthoughthebeastsandtheRomansweredwellingintheiroldplaces，yetshouldthesekindredsmakenewclearingsintheWild-wood；andtheywiththeirdeedsshouldcauseotherwaterstobefamous，thatasyethaveknownnodeedsofman；
andtheyshouldcompeltheEarthtobearincreaseroundabouttheirdwelling-placesforthewelfareofthekindreds。OSonsofTyr，friendlyareyourfaces，andundismayed，andtheTerroroftheNationshasnotmadeyouafraidanymorethanwouldtheonrushofthebisonsthatfeedadownthegrasshills。Happyistheeve，OchildrenoftheGoths，yetshallto-morrowmornbehappier。\"