121. The struggle between the Goths and the Huns did not actually occur
in the Vistula wood, but after the Goths had left the Vistula.
124, 130. _Wudga_ and _Hama_. The typical outlaws of German tradition.
Hama appears in _Beowulf_ (v. 1198) as a fugitive who has stolen the
Brising necklace and fled from Eormanric. Wudga, the Widia of
_Waldhere_ (B, vv. 4, 9) came finally to be known for his treachery.
He was connected with the court of Theodoric and received gifts from
him, but he is later represented as having betrayed the king. The
traditions about both of these men are badly confused.
135-143. One of the passages that give us a definite impression of the
scop, or minstrel, and his life. It serves very well for the
conclusion of a poem descriptive of the life of a minstrel.