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THE ANCIENT FRITHIOF-SAGA 41
dwelling, and that they were just then at the midsummer feast in
the grove of Balder. Thither he went, and found few folk within;
but Helge’s Queen sat there, warming the image of the god,
anointing it, and rubbing it with cloths.
Frithiof flung the purse with the money in Helge’s face, so that
his very teeth fell out, and then he was going away, when he
beheld the ring he had given to Ingeborg on the arm of Helge’s
Queen. He dragged it from her with such might that she fell upon
the ground, Balder’s image was thrown into the fire, and the whole
temple set in flame. King Helge sought to pursue Frithiof, but his
ships had been made useless. Frithiof, just to show his strength,
drew such a stroke with Ellida’s oars (whichwere twelve elk long),
that they both brake asunder.
Now Frithiof remained an outcast: so he took to the ocean, and
he slew the fierce sea-kings, but let the merchants fare in peace.
And so, when he had gained great glory and wealth, he hied him
back again to the North, and went, disguised as a salt-burner, to
the palace of King Hring. Hring knew him, and, pitying his sad
tale, commanded that he should be set in the most honorable seat.
Queen Ingeborg spake but little with him. Once, when Hring
and Ingeborg were driving over the ice, it broke beneath them;
Frithiof came with speed, and dragged them up again, with sleigh
and horse and all. Another day Frithiof and the King went out
together into a wood, and the King laid him down to sleep; then
Frithiof drew his sword, and threw it away. Then the King told
him how that he had known from the first evening who he was.
Then Frithiof wished to go away, but Hring gave up Ingeborg
to him, and made him, under the tide of Earl, the guardian of his
heir. Soon after Hring died; then Frithiof married his bride, and
remained King. Helge and Halfdan made war against him, but
Frithiof slew Helge, and Halfdan had to pay scot to him as his lord.
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