Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by the Web Archive Transcriber's Notes: 1. Page scan source: http://www.archive.org/details/kingericandoutl00chapgoog 2. The diphthong oe is represented by [oe]. KING ERIC AND THE OUTLAWS. VOL. II. London: Printed by A. Spottiswoode, New-Street-Square. KING ERIC AND THE OUTLAWS; OR, THE THRONE, THE CHURCH, AND THE PEOPLE, IN THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY. BY INGEMANN TRANSLATED FROM THE DANISH BY JANE FRANCES CHAPMAN. * * * * IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. II. * * * * LONDON: LONGMAN, BROWN, GREEN, & LONGMANS, PATERNOSTER-ROW. 1843. CHAPTER I. When the king reached Kallundborg castle, and beheld the drawbridge raised, and the well fortified castle in a complete state of defence, a flush of anger crossed his cheek, his hand involuntarily clenched the hilt of his sword, and for an instant he was near forgetting his promise, and drawing it out of the scabbard. Count Henrik reined in his war horse impatiently before the outermost fortification, awaiting an answer to the message he had shouted, in the king's name, to the nearest warder. "Matchless presumption!" exclaimed the king; "know they I am here myself? and do they still tarry with an answer, when they have but to be silent and to obey?" "They take their time, my liege!" answered Count Henrik. "It is unparalleled impudence.--If you command, the trumpet shall be instantly sounded for storm; the sword burns in my hand." "Not yet!" answered the king, and took his hand from the hilt of his sword. At this moment a trumpet sounded from the outer rampart, and a tall warrior in armour, with closed visor, stepped forth on the battlement. "The castle opens not to any armed man!" he shouted in a rough tone, which however appeared assumed and tremulous; "it will be defended to the last, against every attack; this is our noble junker's strict order and behest." "Madman!" exclaimed Eric; and Count Henrik seemed about to give an impetuous reply.