 In the stanza that follows , Helgi asks the valkyries ( who he refers to as " southern goddesses " ) if they would like to come home with the warriors when night falls ( all the while arrows were flying ) . The battle over , the valkyrie Sigrún ( " victory @-@ rune " ) , informs him from her horse that her father <unk> has betrothed her to <unk> , the son of king <unk> of the <unk> clan , who Sigrún deems unworthy . Helgi assembles an immense host to ride to wage battle at Frekastein against the <unk> clan to assist Sigrún in her plight to avoid her <unk> . Later in the poem , the hero Sinfjötli flyts with Guðmundr . Sinfjötli accuses Guðmundr of having once been female , and <unk> that Guðmundr was " a witch , horrible , unnatural , among Odin 's valkyries " , adding that all of the einherjar " had to fight , headstrong woman , on your account " . Further in the poem , the phrase " the valkyrie 's airy sea " is used for " mist " . 
