Then Etzel’s wife gave bidding
to set alight the hall.
And so with fire were tortured
those warriors’ bodies all.
Caught by the wind, the palace
was presently aflame;
I ween that people never
to such dire anguish came.
Then Etzel’s wife gave bidding
to set alight the hall.
And so with fire were tortured
those warriors’ bodies all.
Caught by the wind, the palace
was presently aflame;
I ween that people never
to such dire anguish came.