, swaying with
the rush of the ship, and singing so sweet and wild a song that men grew
weak who heard it.

Now, as the people watched, two white swans came down from the clouds
and sped on wide wings side by side over the vessel's mast.

The ship rushed on through the glow of sunset into the gathering night.
On sped the ship, but still Swanhild sung, and still the swans flew over
her.

The gale grew fierce, and fiercer yet. The darkness gathered deep upon
the raging sea.

Now that ship was seen no more, and the death-song of Swanhild as she
passed to doom was never heard again.

For swans and ship, and Swanhild, and dead Eric and his dead foes, were
lost in the wind and the night.

But far out on the sea a great flame of fire leapt up towards the sky.

Now this is the tale of Eric Brighteyes, Thorgrimur's son; of Gudruda
the Fair, Asmund's daughter; of Swanhild the Fatherless, Atli's wife,
and of Ounound, named Skallagrim Lambstail, the Baresark, Eric's thrall,
all of whom lived and died before Thangbrand, Wilibald's son, preached
the White Christ in Iceland.

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