Sigroed rushed back to King Gorm's ship
and brought word of what had happened
Thorkel took him aside and asked him if
he still had any of the vial of purple liquid
Sigroed said he had and Thorkel advised
he mix it with the water he'd brought with him
It might come in useful for when they reached
the palace of King Geirroth in Jotunheim
Favourable winds drove their
ship away from the island
towards the mainland's coast
By the evening they could
see the coast's outline
with their naked eyes
By midnight they could
see a palace lit up
by manifold torches
Following Thorkel's advice
they waited til morning
to dock their ship
Godmund takes his place
as the ship's lookout
as it enters a bay
The entrance is guarded
by dark skinned guardsman
who question his business
Godmund states he's visiting
his brother in law Geirroth
to compete in athletic games
The guards let him through
and the ship docks in
King Geiroth's harbour
Goldclad servants
conducted the Danes
to Geiroth"s palace
into a hall where
carpeted floors were
bestrewn with pillows
Neither table no chair
were to be seen
everyone sat on the floor
Geiroth stood up
and greeted Godmund
and the guests he'd brought
Seatted amongst
Geirroth's men were Ragnar,
Ulf, Dag and Hromund
They stared blankly as
if under enchantment
not recognizing their friends
Geiroth invited Gorm's crew
to seat themselves while
maidservants brought food
for later that evening
there would be contests
to test their skills.