` He will swallow you up alive , ' said the Princess . But she spoke to no purpose , for Halvor would not go ; he was not afraid of the Troll , but he wanted some meat and drink , for he was hungry after his journey . So she gave him as much as he would have , and then she once more tried to make him go away . ` No , ' said Halvor , ' I will not go , for I have not done anything wrong , and I have no reason to be afraid . ' ` He wo n't ask any questions about that , ' said the Princess , ` for he will take you without leave or right ; but as you will not go , try if you can wield that sword which the Troll uses in battle . ' He could not brandish the sword ; so the Princess said that he was to take a draught from the flask which hung by its side , and when he had done that he could wield the sword . Soon afterwards the Troll came , and he was so large and stout that he was forced to go sideways to get through the door . When the Troll got his first head in he cried : ` Hutetu ! It smells of a Christian man 's blood here ! ' With that Halvor cut off the first head , and so on with all the rest . The Princess was now exceedingly delighted , but then she remembered her sisters , and wished that they too were free . Halvor thought that might be managed , and wanted to set off immediately ; but first he had to help the Princess to remove the Troll 's body , so it was not until morning that he set forth on his way . It was a long way to the castle , and he both walked and ran to get there in time . Late in the evening he caught sight of it , and it was very much more magnificent than either of the others . And this time he was not in the least afraid , but went into the kitchen , and then straight on inside the castle . There a Princess was sitting , who was so beautiful that there was never anyone to equal her . She too said what the others had said , that no Christian folk had ever been there since she had come , and entreated him to go away again , or else the Troll would swallow him up alive . The Troll had nine heads , she told him . ` Yes , and if he had nine added to the nine , and then nine more still , I would not go away , ' said Halvor , and went and stood by the stove . The Princess begged him very prettily to go lest the Troll should devour him ; but Halvor said , ` Let him come when he will . '
So she gave him the Troll 's sword , and bade him take a drink from the flask XXXXX enable him to wield it .
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