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about　it；　and　if　Ring　had　cut　off　his　hand　without　good　cause　he

should　be　hanged；　but　if　it　was　otherwise；　then　Red　should　die。　

So　the　King　sent　for　Ring　and　asked　him　for　what　reason　he　had

done　this。　　Snati；　however；　had　just　told　Ring　what　had　happened

during　the　night；　and　in　reply　he　asked　the　King　to　go　with　him

and　he　would　show　him　something。　　The　King　went　with　him　to　his

sleeping…room；　and　saw　lying　on　the　bed　a　man's　hand　holding　a

sword。



'This　hand；'　said　Ring；　'came　over　the　partition　during　the

night；　and　was　about　to　run　me　through　in　my　bed；　if　I　had　not

defended　myself。'



The　King　answered　that　in　that　case　he　could　not　blame　him　for

protecting　his　own　life；　and　that　Red　was　well　worthy　of　death。　

So　Red　was　hanged；　and　Ring　married　the　King's　daughter。



The　first　night　that　they　went　to　bed　together　Snati　asked　Ring

to　allow　him　to　lie　at　their　feet；　and　this　Ring　allowed　him　to

do。　　During　the　night　he　heard　a　howling　and　outcry　beside　them；

struck　a　light　in　a　hurry　and　saw　an　ugly　dog's　skin　lying　near

him；　and　a　beautiful　Prince　in　the　bed。　　Ring　instantly　took　the

skin　and　burned　it；　and　then　shook　the　Prince；　who　was　lying

unconscious；　until　he　woke　up。　　The　bridegroom　then　asked　his

name；　he　replied　that　he　was　called　Ring；　and　was　a　King's　son。　

In　his　youth　he　had　lost　his　mother；　and　in　her　place　his　father

had　married　a　witch；　who　had　laid　a　spell　on　him　that　he　should

turn　into　a　dog；　and　never　be　released　from　the　spell　unless　a

Prince　of　the　same　name　as　himself　allowed　him　to　sleep　at　his

feet　the　first　night　after　his　marriage。　　He　added　further；　'As

soon　as　she　knew　that　you　were　my　namesake　she　tried　to　get　you

destroyed；　so　that　you　might　not　free　me　from　the　spell。　　She　was

the　hind　that　you　and　your　companions　chased；　she　was　the　woman

that　you　found　in　the　clearing　with　the　barrel；　and　the　old　hag

that　we　just　now　killed　in　the　cave。'



After　the　feasting　was　over　the　two　namesakes；　along　with　other

men；　went　to　the　cliff　and　brought　all　the　treasure　home　to　the

Palace。　　Then　they　went　to　the　island　and　removed　all　that　was

valuable　from　it。　　Ring　gave　to　his　namesake；　whom　he　had　freed

from　the　spell；　his　sister　Ingiborg　and　his　father's　kingdom　to

look　after；　but　he　himself　stayed　with　his　father…in…law　the

King；　and　had　half　the　kingdom　while　he　lived　and　the　whole　of　it

after　his　death。