with Sigurd and made her take another man instead (Gunnar). Brynhildr finishes the poem by stating that men and women live in this world to suffer, but that she and Sigurd would never part again: References Bibliography Further reading Brynhild's Hell-Ride, Henry Adams Bellows' translation and commentary Brynhild´s Hel-ride, Benjamin Thorpe's translation Brynhild's Hel Ride, Translated by W. H. Auden and P. B. Taylor Helreið Brynhildar, Sophus Bugge's edition of the manuscript text Helreið Brynhildar, Guðni Jónsson's edition with normalized spelling Eddic poetry Sources of Norse mythology Nibelung tradition Swan maidens Brunhild