The Third Lay of Guthrun: The Boiling Cauldron

Chapters

1. 01

   Herkja’s Charge

   Herkja’s Charge

   HerkjaAtliGudrun
2. 02

   Atli’s Question

   Atli’s Question

   AtliGudrun
3. 03

   Guthrun’s Oath

   Guthrun’s Oath

   GudrunThjothrek
4. 04

   She Names Her Loss

   She Names Her Loss

   GudrunAtliGunnar
5. 05

   Saxi Comes to the Kettle

   Saxi Comes to the Kettle

   GudrunSaxiThe Boiling-Water Ordeal
6. 06

   She Brings Stones from the Bottom

   She Brings Stones from the Bottom

   GudrunThe Boiling-Water Ordeal
7. 07

   Atli Sees Her Unhurt

   Atli Sees Her Unhurt

   AtliGudrunHerkja
8. 08

   Herkja Is Tested and Punished

   Herkja Is Tested and Punished

   AtliHerkjaThe Boiling-Water Ordeal

Ancient sources

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• Anonymous; translated by Henry Adams Bellows, The Poetic Edda: Guthrunarkvitha III, Introduction, opening prose, and stanzas 1–10: accusation, oath, boiling cauldron, and Herkja’s punishment.