How they went to Mass
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"So cool doth grow my armor," Volker made remark,
"I ween but little longer will endure the dark.
By the air do I perceive it, that soon will break the day."
Then waked they many a warrior who still in deepest slumber lay.
When brake the light of morning athwart the spacious hall,
Hagen gan awaken the stranger warriors all,
If that they to the minster would go to holy mass.
After the Christian custom, of bells a mickle ringing was.
There sang they all uneven, that plainly might ye see
How Christian men and heathen did not full well agree.
Each one of Gunther's warriors would hear the service sung,
So were they all together up from their night-couches sprung.
Then did the warriors lace them in so goodly dress,
That never heroes any, that king di
