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Quotation from The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) by Anonymous (Old Norse)
“Be kindly to friend and kin, and reward not their trespasses against thee; bear and forbear, and win for thee thereby long enduring praise of men.”
The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga), Chapter XXI, trans. Eiríkr Magnússon and William Morris
The first of Brynhild's further counsels to Sigurd after she has taught him the runes on Hindfell.
Citation: "Be kindly to friend and kin, and reward not their trespasses against thee; bear and forbear, and win for thee thereby long enduring praise of men." — Anonymous (Old Norse), The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga), Chapter XXI, trans. Eiríkr Magnússon and William Morris. (id volsunga-saga-q4)
Portrait: Sigurd kills Fafnir, Arthur Rackham, Public domain.
