Alviss’ revenge

Flying from the south
Maidens came through the dark forest
Young Goddesses they were Valkyries
On the seashore they set to rest
Spinning precious flax

Reginn, Hymir and Alviss
Three young brothers
Came in the Valley of the Wolf
And built their home

While the morning star was shining
They met the young Goddesses
For seven winters they lived together
But in the eight the maidens began….

Began to have a strong yearning for fighting
And in the ninth
Through the dark forest they went, through the dark forest they went

Back from hunting the brothers found
That their home was desert
Eastward went Reginn and southwards went Hymir
And alone in the Valley of the Wolf remained Alviss
The red gold he hammered on the anvil
Dosing all these rings in the shape of a snake
Waiting for his shining bride to come back

But Garm got to know that Alviss alone
Was living in the Valley of the Wolf
Men set out by the light of the waning Moon
They entered in the Alviss’ house

And saw all his rings seven hundreds of rings they were
One of them they kept
Back from hunting the friend of elves
Began to count all his rings
And saw that one was missing….missing

He thought his young Goddess had eventually come back
He fell asleep while the fine - wood …was burning

And as he awoke he found himself
Tied hand and foot
He thought his young Goddess
Had eventually come back
He fell asleep while the fine wood was burning……..was burning
Garm gave his daughter the stolen ring
And kept for himself Alviss’ sword
But since he showed his teeth
Every time he saw his ring….

Every time his eyes like a snake’s
His tendons were cut behind his knees
And he was left…
….left on the island.

Were he made rings for the king
Nobody dared to go up to him
….nobody but the king….

He was sitting with his hammer
When the king’s sons came to him
The key of the safe they demanded
And as they opened it
Their eyes were filled
Wit the splendour of the jewels

“Come, come tomorrow
Come tomorrow, come tomorrow and this gold will be all for you
But don’t tell anyone that you’ve been here
But don’t tell anyone that you’ve been here!”

“Let’s go!” said one brother to the other…..

But when they came their heads he cut
Their feet he put in the holes of the bellows
But their heads…..
He gave them the finishing touch
With silver……..
He gave’ em to the king their father
From their eyes……
Precious stones he sent to the queen their mother
From their teeth…..
He made necklaces he sent to the princess their sister!!

And once the princess came to the island
Her ring was broken he gave her a promise
Her ring was broken he gave her a promise

And as she was won through beer
She couldn’t resist
Laughing he flew away new Dedalus
Crying in the island he left the princess

Furious on his throne was the king
Yet his enemy he couldn’t reach
Now that he was high in the vault of Heaven