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The Winils find that they are growing too many for Scanland, and they divide into three parties. Two shall stay behind, and the third go out to seek their fortunes. Which shall go is to be decided by lot. The third on whom the lot falls choose as war-kings, two brothers, Ayo and Ibor, and with them their mother, Gambara, the Alruna-wife, prudent and wise exceedingly and they go forth.
So asked the bishop, and the abbot, and the earls, in council in the abbot's lodging. Torfrida was among them. She was always among them now. She was their Alruna-wife, their Vala, their wise woman, whose counsels all received as more than human. "I will go," said she, rising up like a goddess on Olympus.
Mad of heart stalked they Loud wept the women all, Loud the Alruna-wife; Sore was their need. Out of the morning land, Over the snowdrifts, Beautiful Freya came, Tripping to Scoring.
And at the farther end of it the most beautiful woman I ever saw with right fair hair and blue eyes, talking, talking I could not understand it; but the donkey-riders seemed to think it very fine; for they went on looking first at her, and then at their tablets, gaping like frogs in drought. And, certainly, she looked as fair as the sun, and talked like an Alruna-wife.
Wept the Alruna-wife; Kissed her fair Freya 'Far off in the morning land High in Valhalla, A window stands open, Its sill is the snow-peaks, Its posts are the water-spouts Storm rack its lintel, Gold cloud-flakes above it Are piled for the roofing. Far up to the Elfin-home, High in the wide-blue.
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