He will then let you stand on his shoulders , so as to get out of the mound ; but he means to cheat you all the same , and will catch you by the cloak to pull you back again ; but you must take care to have the cloak loose on your shoulders , so that he will only get hold of that . ' The mound was all ready now , and the Giant laid in it , and into it Hadvor also had to go without being allowed to make any defence . After they were both left there everything happened just as Olof had said . The prince became a Giant again , and asked Hadvor to cut the pieces out of his legs for the dogs ; but she refused until he told her that Hermod was in a desert island , which she could not reach unless she took the skin off the soles of his feet and made shoes out of that ; with these shoes she could travel both on land and sea . This Hadvor now did , and the Giant then let her get up on his shoulders to get out of the mound . As she sprang out he caught hold of her cloak ; but she had taken care to let it lie loose on her shoulders , and so escaped . She now made her way down to the sea , to where she knew there was the shortest distance over to the island in which Hermod was . This strait she easily crossed , for the shoes kept her up . On reaching the island she found a sandy beach all along by the sea , and high cliffs above . Nor could she see any way to get up these , and so , being both sad at heart and tired with the long journey , she lay down and fell asleep . As she slept she dreamed that a tall woman came to her and said , ' I know that you are Princess Hadvor , and are searching for Hermod . He is on this island ; but it will be hard for you to get to him if you have no one to help you , for you can not climb the cliffs by your own strength . I have therefore let down a rope , by which you will be able to climb up ; and as the island is so large that you might not find Hermod 's dwelling-place so easily , I lay down this clew beside you . You need only hold the end of the thread , and the clew will run on before and show you the way . I also lay this belt beside you , to put on when you awaken ; it will keep you from growing faint with hunger . ' The woman now disappeared , and Hadvor woke , and saw that all her dream had been true . The rope hung down from the cliff , and the clew and belt lay beside her . The belt she put on , the rope enabled her to climb up the cliff , and the clew led her on till she came to the mouth of a cave , which was not very big . She went into the cave , and saw there a low couch , under which she crept and lay down . When evening came she heard the noise of footsteps outside , and became aware that the lion had come to the mouth of the cave , and shook itself there , after which she heard a man coming towards the couch .
She was sure this was Hermod , because she heard him speaking to himself about his own condition , and calling to mind XXXXX and other things in the old days .
Hadvor Hermod Olof clew dwelling-place evening hunger left shoes strait