Hear me, all holy lineages, the first and last sons of Heimdall! You expect from me, O ruler, that I faithfully recount the ancient tales I hold in memory: I remember an age when a shieldmaiden of ignoble birth arose, to accomplish great deeds upon a stone lifted by the sons of Búri. To you, O Weak-Sighted One, she helped capture a brother. Her name was Brynfinn, and the saga I now tell is the tale of her first heroic deed. Hear me, hear me...