▁put ▁a ▁kn ife ▁to ▁his ▁thro at ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁kill ▁him ▁for ▁sed uc ing ▁the ▁girl . ▁However , ▁when ▁Ill ug i ▁showed ▁no ▁signs ▁of ▁fear , ▁she ▁asked ▁him ▁to ▁go ▁back ▁to ▁bed ▁remark ing ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁never ▁met ▁anyone ▁less ▁afraid ▁of ▁dying . ▁She ▁had ▁killed ▁six teen ▁men ▁with ▁the ▁kn ife ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁all ▁been ▁afraid . ▁Grid ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁the ▁girl ▁whose ▁name ▁was ▁H ild r , ▁and ▁then ▁she ▁told ▁him ▁her ▁story . ▁ ▁She ▁said ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁king ▁Á li ▁in ▁Alf heim ▁( mod ern ▁Boh us l än ) ▁whose ▁queen ▁was ▁Al fr un . ▁Their ▁daughter ' s ▁name ▁was ▁Sign y ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁very ▁able ▁girl . ▁She ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁a ▁king ▁named ▁Eric ▁who ▁died ▁during ▁an ▁expedition ▁in ▁the ▁west , ▁leaving ▁her ▁with ▁a ▁very ▁beautiful ▁daughter ▁named ▁H ild r . ▁Sign y ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁her ▁father , ▁but ▁the ▁mother ▁soon ▁died ▁and ▁the ▁father ▁rem ar ried ▁with ▁a ▁woman ▁named ▁Gr im h ild . ▁This ▁Gr im h ild ▁was ▁just ▁as ▁evil ▁as ▁she ▁was ▁beautiful , ▁and ▁so ▁were ▁her ▁seven ▁daughters ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁before ▁marry ing ▁King ▁Á li . ▁Rum ours ▁began ▁to ▁spread ▁in ▁the ▁kingdom ▁and ▁when ▁a ▁man ▁disappeared ▁myster iously ▁this ▁was ▁attributed ▁to ▁Gr im h ild . ▁Gr im h