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
Þe ki{n}g sede so stille,
“Horn, haue nu þi wille.” 1076
Þo seyde þe kyng so stille,
“Horn, do þine wille.” 1076
þe kyng seide so stille,
“horn, do al þi wille.” 1076
[Sidenote: Horn levies men, and sets sail.]
He dude writes se{n}de
Into yrlonde,
Aft{er} kniȝtes liȝte,
Irisse men to fiȝte. 1080
To horn come inoȝe,
Þ{a}t to schupe droȝe.
Horn dude him in þe weie,
On a god Galeie. 1084
Þe him gan to blowe
In alitel þroȝe.
++Horn se{n}te hys sonde
In to eu{er}yche londe,
After men to fyȝte,
Hyrische men so wyȝte, 1080
To hym were come hy nowe,
Þat in to schipe drowe.
Horn tok hys p{re}ye.
And dude hi{m} in hys weye. 1084
[_No gap in MS._ . . . .
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he sende þo by sonde,
ȝend al is londe,
after knyhtes to fyhte,
þ{a}t were men so lyhte. 1080
to him come ynowe,
þ{a}t in to shipe drowe.
¶ Horn dude hi{m} in þe weye,
in a gret galeye. 1084
þe wynd bigon to blowe
in a lutel þrowe.
[Headnote: _Horn arrives at the latest possible moment._]
[Sidenote: He arrives after the bells for the wedding have been rung.]
Þe se bigan to posse
Riȝt i{n} to West{er}nesse. 1088
Hi st{ri}ke seil {and} maste,
{And} Ankere gu{n}ne caste,
Or eny day was spru{n}ge
Oþ{er} belle iru{n}ge. 1092
Þe word bigan to sp{ri}nge
Of Ryme{n}hilde weddi{n}ge.
Horn was i{n} þe wat{er}e;
Ne miȝte he come no lat{er}e. 1096
Here scyp gan forþ seyle,
Þe wynd hym nolde fayle. 1088
He striken seyl of maste,
And anker he go{n}ne kaste.
Þe soneday was hy sp[ronge],
And þe messe hy songe, 1092
Of reymylde þe ȝonge,
And of mody þe kinge;
And horn was i{n} wat{er}e;
Myȝt he come no lat{er}e. 1096
þe see bi-gan wiþ ship to gon,
to westnesse he{m} brohte anon. 1088
hue st{ri}ken seyl of maste,
ant ancre gonnen caste.
matynes were yronge
{ant} þe masse ysonge, 1092
of rymenild þe ȝynge
{ant} of Mody þe kynge,
ant horn wes in watere;
ne mihte he come no latere. 1096
[Sidenote: He leaves his ship, and comes to land.]
He let his schup sto{n}de,
{And} ȝede to londe.
His folk he dude abide
Vnder wude side. 1100
He let scyp stonde,
And ȝede hym op to londe.
Hys folc he dide abyde
Hond{er} þe wode syde. 1100
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