It was full of the holiday clothes of some half-dozen of the head courtmen of the old king; blue and brown jerkins, and white and blue hose, short red cloaks, and fair linen underwear.

They had brought it for the feasting after the mound was made, and had forgotten it in the onset of Heidrek.

I have seen men of some rank wear no better.

Thorwald's men were in good case.
"You have made new men of us from head to foot," said Dalfin gleefully.

"In very truth we have sore need of change." Now we went to replace the deck planking, and she bethought herself.
"Let us keep the little chest with the gold where we can reach it easily," she said.