ring-bearer

Updated: May 23, 2025

"In hard strife I slew the bear, Thereof many a man doth hear; Then the cloak I oft had worn, By the beast to rags was torn; Thou, O braggart ring-bearer, Wrought that jest upon me there, Now thou payest for thy jest, Not in words am I the best?" Biorn said, that oft had greater matters than these been atoned for.

- The Story of Grettir the Strong