King Horn, Floriz and Blauncheflur, The Assumption of Our Lady
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King Horn, Floriz and Blauncheflur, The Assumption of Our Lady
English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint -- Legends; Romances, English
To loke wiþ hire iȝe,
If heo oȝt of horn isiȝe. 1052
Þo fo{n}d heo þe knaue adrent
Þ{a}t he hadde for horn ise{n}t,
{And} þ{a}t scholde horn bringe;
Hire fingres he gan wri{n}ge. 1056
And lokede forþ riȝcte
Aft{er} horn þe knyte. 1052
Þo fond hye hir{e} sonde
Drenched by þe stronde,
Þat scholde horn bringe;
Hyre fingres hye gan wringe. 1056
ȝef heo seȝe horn come,
oþer tidynge of eny gome. 1052
þo fond hue hire sonde
adronque by þe stronde,
þat shulde horn brynge;
hire hondes gon hue wrynge. 1056
[Headnote: _Horn asks King Thurston’s aid._]
[Sidenote: Horn discloses his identity to King Thurston]
¶ Horn cam to þurston þe kyng,
{And} tolde him þis tiþing.
Þo he was iknowe
Þ{a}t Rim{en}h[ild] was hise oȝe, 1060
Of his gode ke{n}ne,
Þe ki{n}g of suddenne,
{And} hu he sloȝ in felde
Þ{a}t his fader q{ue}lde, 1064
Horn cam to þurston þe kinge,
And telde hym hys tydinge.
So he was by cnowe
Þat reymyld was his owe. 1060
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¶ Horn com to þurston þe kynge,
ant tolde him þes tidynge.
ant þo he was biknowe,
þat rymenild wes ys owe, 1060
ant of his gode kenne,
þe kyng of sudenne,
ant hou he sloh afelde
hi{m} þ{a}t is fader aquelde, 1064
[Sidenote: and asks his pay and also aid to win Rymenhild.]
And seide, “ki{n}g þe wise,
Ȝeld me mi s{er}uise.
Ryme{n}hild help me wi{n}ne;
Þ{a}t þu noȝt ne li{n}ne, 1068
He seyde, “kyng so wise,
Ȝeld me my seruyse.
Reymyld me help to wi{n}ne;
Þat þou ich nowt ne lynne, 1068
ant seide, “kyng so wyse,
ȝeld me my seruice.
rymenild, help me to wynne,
swyþe þ{a}t þou ne blynne, 1068
[Sidenote: He promises that Athulf shall marry Thurston’s daughter.]
{And} ischal do to spuse
Þi doȝt{er} wel to huse.
Heo schal to spuse haue
Aþulf, mi gode felaȝe, 1072
God kniȝt mid þe beste,
{And} þe t{re}weste.”
And hy schal to house
Þy dout{er} do wel spuse.
He schal to spuse haue
Ayol, My trewe felawe, 1072
He hys knyt wyt þe beste,
And on of þe treweste.”
ant y shal do to house
þy dohter wel to spouse,
for hue shal to spouse haue
Aþulf, my gode felawe. 1072
he is knyht mid þe beste,
{ant} on of þe treweste.”
[Sidenote: The king consents.]
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