Simplify the following text for a Grade 5 native English-speaking person.
Original: He tells people how he tricked BrÃ 1\/4 nnhilde and swears that a sword lay between them during the night , although BrÃ 1\/4 nnhilde tries to make people think otherwise .
Simplified: BrÃ 1\/4 nnhilde seizes the tip of the spear and swears that they are true .