Old Norse facing a living language
Gunnarr ok Högni tóku þá gullit allt, Fáfnis arf. Ófriðr var þá í milli Gjúkunga ok Atla. Kenndi hann Gjúkungum völd um andlát Brynhildar. Þat var til sætta, at þeir skyldu gifta hánum Guðrúnu, ok gáfu henni óminnisveig at drekka, áðr hon játti at giftast Atla. Synir Atla váru þeir Erpr ok Eitill, en Svanhildr var Sigurðar dóttir ok Guðrúnar. Atli konungr bauð heim Gunnari ok Högna ok sendi Vinga eða Knéfröð. Guðrún vissi vélar ok sendi með rúnum orð, at þeir skyldu eigi koma, ok til jartegna sendi hon Högna hringinn Andvaranaut ok knýtti í vargshár. Gunnarr hafði beðit Oddrúnar, systur Atla, ok gat eigi. Þá fekk hann Glaumvarar, en Högni átti Kostberu. Þeira synir váru þeir Sólarr ok Snævarr ok Gjúki. En er Gjúkungar kómu til Atla, þá bað Guðrún sonu sína, at þeir bæði Gjúkungum lífs, en þeir vildu eigi. Hjarta var skorit ór Högna, en Gunnarr settr í ormgarð. Hann sló hörpu ok svæfði ormana, en naðra stakk hann til lifrar.
Gunnar and Hogni then took all the gold, Fafnir's legacy. There was strife between the Gjukungs and Atli, for he held the Gjukungs responsible for Brynhild's death. As a settlement, it was agreed that they would give him Gudrun in marriage, and they gave her a drink of forgetfulness before she would consent to marry Atli. Atli's sons were Erp and Eitill, and Svanhild was the daughter of Sigurd and Gudrun. King Atli invited Gunnar and Hogni to his hall, sending Vingi — some call him Knefrod — as his messenger. Gudrun knew of the treachery and sent word in runes that they should not come, and as a token she sent Hogni the ring Andvaranaut, bound with wolf's hair. Gunnar had asked for Oddrun, Atli's sister, but did not win her; then he married Glaumvor, and Hogni was married to Kostbera. Their sons were Solar, Snaevar, and Gjuki. When the Gjukungs came to Atli, Gudrun asked her sons to plead for the Gjukungs' lives, but they refused. Hogni's heart was cut out, and Gunnar was thrown into the snake-pit. He played the harp and lulled the serpents to sleep, but an adder struck him to the liver.