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The children of Odin - Germanic Mythology

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THE SWORD OF THE VOLSUNGS 247<br />

Sigmund went searcliing for the herb he saw the weasel carry<br />

to his comrade. And as he sought for it he saw a raven with a leaf<br />

in her beak. She dropped the leaf as he came to her, and behold<br />

it was the same leaf as the weasel had brought to his comrade.<br />

Sigmund took it and laid it on the wound he had made in Sin-<br />

fiotli's throat, and the wound healed, and Sinfiotli was sound<br />

once more. <strong>The</strong>y went back to their hut in the forest. And the<br />

next day they burnt the wolf-skins, and they prayed the Gods<br />

that they might never be afficted with the wolf's evil nature<br />

again. And Sigmimd and Sinfiotli never afterwards changed<br />

their shapes.

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