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
Hyt hat hy be here
Al þis seueȝere. 1220
Hyc am hy come to loke
Ȝif any he toke.
Ȝyf any fyȝs hys þerynne,
Þer of þou winne. 1224
Ich am hy come to fyȝsse,
Drink to me of þy disse;
Drynk to horn of horn,
For ich habbe hy ȝouren.” 1228
Ich haue leye þere,
nou is þis þe seueþe ȝere. 1220
Icham icome to loke
ȝef eny fyssħ hit toke.
ȝef eny fyssħ is þer-inne,
þer-of þou shalt wynne. 1224
For icham come to fyssħ,
drynke nully of dyssħ.
drynke to horn of horne;
wel fer ich haue y-orne.” 1228
[Sidenote: Rymenhild looks at him and trembles, not fully comprehending
his meaning.]
Ryme{n}hild hi{m} gan bihelde;
Hire heorte bigan to chelde.
Ne kneu heo noȝt his fissing,
Ne horn hymselue noþing; 1232
Ac wu{n}der hire gan þinke,
Whi he bad to horn drinke.
Reymyld hym gan by holde,
And hyr{e} h{er}te to kolde.
Neyȝ he nowt hys fyssing,
Ne hym selue no þyng. 1232
Wond{er} hyre gan þynke,
Wy he hyre bed drynke.
¶ Rymenild hi{m} gan bihelde;
hire herte fel to kelde.
ne kneu hue noht is fysshyng,
ne hi{m} selue noþyng. 1232
ah wonder hyre gan þynke,
why for horn he bed drynke.
[Headnote: _Horn puts the ring in the horn._]
[Sidenote: She fills the horn with wine and bids him drink his fill, and
then tell her if he knows aught of Horn.]
Heo fulde hire horn wiþ wyn,
{And} dronk to þe pilegrym. 1236
Heo sede, “dri{n}k þi fulle,
{And} suþþe þu me telle
If þu eure isiȝe
Horn vnder wude liȝe.” 1240
He fulde horn þe wyn,
And dronk to þe pyleg{r}im. 1236
“Palmere, þou d{r}inke þy fulle,
And syþe þou schalt telle,
Ȝyf þou horn awt seye
Hond{er} wode leye.” 1240
hue fulde þe horn of wyne,
ant dronk to þat pelryne. 1236
hue seide, “drync þi felle,
{ant} seþþen þou me telle
ȝef þou horn euer seȝe
vnder wode leȝe.” 1240
[Sidenote: Horn drinks, then throws the ring in the horn.]
Horn dro{n}k of horn a stu{n}de,
And þreu þe ring to gru{n}de.
[_No gap in MS._ . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .] 1244
++Horn d{ra}nk of horn a stounde,
A{n}d þrew hys ryng to þe grounde.
He seyde, “quen, nou seche
Qwat hys in þy drenche.” 1244
¶ Horn dronc of horn a stounde,
ant þreu is ryng to grounde,
ant seide, “quene, þou þench
what y þreu in þe drench.” 1244
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