He was expert in sword-play, in throwing a spear or hurling a javelin, in shield-work, in archery and in riding, and many and varied were the arts of chivalry he had acquired in his youth. He was a wise man, having foreknowledge of future events. He could understand the language of birds.
from a description of Sigurd the dragon-slayer
The Saga of the Volsungs, ed. and trans. R. G. Finch
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