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There then they fell to feasting, hallowing in the high tide of their return with victory in their hands: and the dead corpses of Thiodolf and Otter, clad in precious glittering raiment, looked down on them from the High seat, and the kindreds worshipped them and were glad; and they drank the Cup to them before any others, were they Gods or men. THERE THEN THEY FELL TO FEASTING HALLOWING IN THE HIGH TIDE OF THEIR RETURN WITH VICTORY IN THEIR HANDS AND THE DEAD CORPSES OF THIODOLF AND OTTER CLAD IN PRECIOUS GLITTERING RAIMENT LOOKED DOWN ON THEM FROM THE HIGH SEAT AND THE KINDREDS WORSHIPPED THEM AND WERE GLAD AND THEY DRANK THE CUP TO THEM BEFORE ANY OTHERS WERE THEY GODS OR MEN
when thy glory and thy longing bloom on high? The last chapter of the book in which we are told of the great feast made for the dead is so finely written that we cannot refrain from quoting this passage: Now was the glooming falling upon the earth; but the Hall was bright within even as the Hall-Sun had promised. Therein was set forth the Treasure of the Wolfings; fair cloths were hung on the walls, goodly broidered garments on the pillars: goodly brazen cauldrons and fair- carven chests were set down in nooks where men could see them well, and vessels of gold and silver were set all up and down the tables of the feast. The pillars also were wreathed with flowers, and flowers hung garlanded from the walls over the precious hangings; sweet gums and spices were burning in fair-wrought censers of brass, and so many candles were alight under the Roof, that scarce had it looked more ablaze when the Romans had litten the faggots therein for its burning amidst the hurry of the Morning Battle. OWER OF THY DAYS WHEN THY GLORY AND THY LONGING BLOOM ON HIGH THE LAST CHAPTER OF THE BOOK IN WHICH WE ARE TOLD OF THE GREAT FEAST MADE FOR THE DEAD IS SO FINELY WRITTEN THAT WE CANNOT REFRAIN FROM QUOTING THIS PASSAGE NOW WAS THE GLOOMING FALLING UPON THE EARTH BUT THE HALL WAS BRIGHT WITHIN EVEN AS THE HALL SUN HAD PROMISED THEREIN WAS SET FORTH THE TREASURE OF THE WOLFINGS FAIR CLOTHS WERE HUNG ON THE WALLS GOODLY BROIDERED GARMENTS ON THE PILLARS GOODLY BRAZEN CAULDRONS AND FAIR CARVEN CHESTS WERE SET DOWN IN NOOKS WHERE MEN COULD SEE THEM WELL AND VESSELS OF GOLD AND SILVER WERE SET ALL UP AND DOWN THE TABLES OF THE FEAST THE PILLARS ALSO WERE WREATHED WITH FLOWERS AND FLOWERS HUNG GARLANDEN FROM THE WALLS OVER THE PRECIOUS HANGINGS SWEET GUMS AND SPICES WERE BURNING IN FAIR WROUGHT CENSERS OF BRASS AND SO MANY CANDLES WERE ALIGHT UNDER THE ROOF THAT SCARCE HAD IT LOOKED MORE ABLAZE WHEN THE ROMANS HAD LITTEN THE FAGOTS THEREIN OR ITS BURNING AMIDST THE HURRY OF THE MORNING BATTLE
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