⁴² Atli, the son of Buthli.

⁴³ Occupations of the nobly born. See “Rígsþula,” Sts. 27 ff.

⁴⁴ Rich cloths and tapestries were hung on the walls.

⁴⁵ She bribes them to maintain silence and to lull their suspicions about her further designs. We may also think of a sleep potion given them.

⁴⁶ Atli’s blood.

⁴⁷ They are loosed, and the housecarls wakened, so that they may not perish in the flames.