And when they all were sleeping,
and he thereof was sure,
The thane took up his buckler
upon his arm once more,
And went outside the chamber
before the tower to stand,
To guard the sleeping strangers
against Kriemhilda’s band.
And when they all were sleeping,
and he thereof was sure,
The thane took up his buckler
upon his arm once more,
And went outside the chamber
before the tower to stand,
To guard the sleeping strangers
against Kriemhilda’s band.