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Vainly did Wredmar endeavour to assuage my childish grief: « Return to me, my royal father!» I lamented
incessantly: «restore to me the tranquillity of my childhood, and my native land!» Wredmar, waxing at length dread-
fully angry, cried: «Mad girl, look here, what you desire!" So saying, he held before my eyes a mirror, which
presented to me a picture, that instantaneously dried up the fountain of my tears ; for it showed to me the well — known
castle on the shore of the Maelar, together with its magic fortifications, surrounded by besieging warriors, who were
quietly encamped in huts and tents, as if settled there for ever, along the skirts of the forest.
High above ns a portentous fire was spiring aloft in forky flames, and the contending volumes of smoke encircled the
naked top, like vultures soaring above their prey; and I fancied to hear a stifled howl of despair, issuing from among
the columns of smoke and fire, whilst the besiegers made the air ring with their exultations, the cries of despair and
the vociferations of triumph being intermixed in madness-threatening disharmony.
Being struck mute with anxiety and horror, I dropt to the ground, when I heard these dreadful words: «Thus
«finishes Ingiald Ilroda, sacrificing himself, together with his race, and starved castle, this very hour, to the goddesses
«of vengeance!»
Being penetrated both with grief and horror, Ï loaded the hated messenger of my misfortune with reproaches and
curses, regardless of my own helpless situation, which had delivered me into his powerful hands. «Why,» cried I, did
«you summon your spirits, accursed sorcerer, that you are, if they were only to delude your royal friend, without
«protecting him? Had you acknowledged to him, who committed himself to your power, and sold to you his child,
«as the price of the promised assistance, had you acknowledged to him the limitation of your impious arts, he would
«by dint of his own strong arm, either have conquered, or died."
The powerful Wredmar silently gave room to my loud complaints, until they, mollifying, terminated inquiet
weeping, when he said with stern seriousness: «Take warning by your father's fall, regarding your own fate. I intended
«to render Ingiald the most glorious king of the North, and to make him ruler of its extensive domains. However, he
«that will stir up the realm of Spirits, must first learn to bridle his passions ; for hatred and love are engaged in an
«eternal warfare against the powers of fate, who with an avenging arm seize him, who degrades the august powers of
«nature, by rendering them the servants of his short-sighted wishes.»
The mildness of a spiritual smile, shone, like a sun-beam from a threatening cloud, through the dark meaning of
his words, and whilst I acknowledged the superior power that protected my conductor, I was consoled, and felt my bosom
warmed again with that pure confidence, which at an earlier period had attached me to him.
He too seemed, forgetting all that had passed, to live only for the promotion of my happiness, and to rejoice at the
mf mthe middIeofthe
^e object of yourws
Md it before my fac;
»Which, quickly intoxi.
rs arms> dipped down
of which rich gold cords,
>wn, by the assistance of
l my tent, like a coloured
lecorated with beautiful
coming from the shore,
ment, saluting me cheer-
stle? — he stooped dowa
lingly: «look here, how
t it again I*
sously quitted the shore,
appeared along with the
sea. T
ression of mind .wheal
d ominous fear, whea
be mysterious Wred»^
aud/turowingmyfe*
y of lightening, through
Vainly did Wredmar endeavour to assuage my childish grief: « Return to me, my royal father!» I lamented
incessantly: «restore to me the tranquillity of my childhood, and my native land!» Wredmar, waxing at length dread-
fully angry, cried: «Mad girl, look here, what you desire!" So saying, he held before my eyes a mirror, which
presented to me a picture, that instantaneously dried up the fountain of my tears ; for it showed to me the well — known
castle on the shore of the Maelar, together with its magic fortifications, surrounded by besieging warriors, who were
quietly encamped in huts and tents, as if settled there for ever, along the skirts of the forest.
High above ns a portentous fire was spiring aloft in forky flames, and the contending volumes of smoke encircled the
naked top, like vultures soaring above their prey; and I fancied to hear a stifled howl of despair, issuing from among
the columns of smoke and fire, whilst the besiegers made the air ring with their exultations, the cries of despair and
the vociferations of triumph being intermixed in madness-threatening disharmony.
Being struck mute with anxiety and horror, I dropt to the ground, when I heard these dreadful words: «Thus
«finishes Ingiald Ilroda, sacrificing himself, together with his race, and starved castle, this very hour, to the goddesses
«of vengeance!»
Being penetrated both with grief and horror, Ï loaded the hated messenger of my misfortune with reproaches and
curses, regardless of my own helpless situation, which had delivered me into his powerful hands. «Why,» cried I, did
«you summon your spirits, accursed sorcerer, that you are, if they were only to delude your royal friend, without
«protecting him? Had you acknowledged to him, who committed himself to your power, and sold to you his child,
«as the price of the promised assistance, had you acknowledged to him the limitation of your impious arts, he would
«by dint of his own strong arm, either have conquered, or died."
The powerful Wredmar silently gave room to my loud complaints, until they, mollifying, terminated inquiet
weeping, when he said with stern seriousness: «Take warning by your father's fall, regarding your own fate. I intended
«to render Ingiald the most glorious king of the North, and to make him ruler of its extensive domains. However, he
«that will stir up the realm of Spirits, must first learn to bridle his passions ; for hatred and love are engaged in an
«eternal warfare against the powers of fate, who with an avenging arm seize him, who degrades the august powers of
«nature, by rendering them the servants of his short-sighted wishes.»
The mildness of a spiritual smile, shone, like a sun-beam from a threatening cloud, through the dark meaning of
his words, and whilst I acknowledged the superior power that protected my conductor, I was consoled, and felt my bosom
warmed again with that pure confidence, which at an earlier period had attached me to him.
He too seemed, forgetting all that had passed, to live only for the promotion of my happiness, and to rejoice at the