Doubtless her soul was brimming over with shamelessness, since she swerved so far from shamefastness, as without a blush to seek solace for her wrong in her daughter's infamy.

A great crime, with but one atonement; namely, that the guilt of this intercourse was wiped away by a fortunate progeny, its fruits being as delightful as its repute was evil.
ROLF, the son of Urse, retrieved the shame of his birth by signal deeds of valour; and their exceeding lustre is honoured with bright laudation by the memory of all succeeding time.

For lamentation sometimes ends in laughter, and foul beginnings pass to fair issues.

So that the father's fault, though criminal, was fortunate, being afterwards atoned for by a son of such marvellous splendour.
Meantime Ragnar died in Sweden; and Swanhwid his wife passed away soon after of a malady which she had taken from her sorrow, following in death the husband from whom she had not endured severance in life.

For it often happens that some people desire to follow out of life those whom they loved exceedingly when alive.