For Ingibiorg now
Never more shall I meet."

Then quoth King Ring:

"Fare not away,
O Frithiof, thus,
With downcast heart,
O dearest of chieftains!
For now will I give thee
For all thy good gifts,
Far better things
Than thou wottest thyself."

And again he sang:

"To Frithiof the famous
My fair wife I give,
And all things therewith
That are unto me."

Then Frithiof took up the word and sang:

"Nay, how from thine hands
These gifts may I have,
But if thou hast fared
By the last way of fate."

The king said: "I would not give thee this, but that I deem it will soon
be so, for I sicken now. But of all men I would that thou shouldst have
the joy of this; for thou art the crown of all Norway. The name of king
will I give thee also; and all this, because Ingibiorg's brethren would
begrudge thee any honour; and would be slower in getting thee a wife
than I am."

Said Frithiof: "Have all thanks, lord, for thy goodwill beyond that I
looked for! but I will have no higher dignity than to be called earl."

Then King Ring gave Frithiof rule over all his realm in due wise, and
the name of earl therewith; and Frithiof was to rule it until such time
as the sons of King Ring were of age to rule their own realm. So King
Ring lay sick a little while, and then died; and great mourning was
made for him; then was there a mound cast over him, and much wealth laid
therein, according to his bidding.

Thereafter Frithiof made a noble feast, whereunto his folk came; and
thereat was drunken at one and the same time the heritage feast after
King Ring, and the bridal of Frithiof and Ingibiorg.

After these things Frithiof abode in his realm, and was deemed therein a
most noble man; he and Ingibiorg had many children.

CHAPTER XV. Frithiof King in Sogn.

Now those kings of Sogn, the brethren of Ingibiorg, heard these tidings,
how that Frithiof had gotten a king's rule in Ringrealm, and had wedded
Ingibiorg their sister. Then says Helgi to Halfdan, his brother, that
unheard of it was, and a deed over-bold, that a mere hersir's son should
have her to wife: and so thereat they gather together a mighty army, and
go their ways therewith to Ringrealm, with the mind to slay Frithiof,
and lay all his realm under them.

But when Frithiof was ware of this,