He will be safe enough if it holds.

If it breaks, he will sup like the rest of us with Odin." Then came days of bustle and preparation.

Biorn was agog with excitement and yet solemnised, for there was strange work afoot in Hightown.

The King made a great festival in the Gods' House, the dark hall near the Howe of the Dead, where no one ventured except in high noon.

Cattle were slain in honour of Thor, the God who watched over forays, and likewise a great boar for Frey.