[Sidenote: Athulf goes to find Horn, and embraces him.] He is vnder wude boȝe, {And} wiþ him kniȝtes Inoȝe.” 1316 ¶ Aþulf bigan to sp{ri}nge For þe tiþi{n}ge. Aft{er} horn he arnde anon, Also þ{a}t hors miȝte gon. 1320 He hi{m} ou{er}tok ywis; Hi makede suiþe Muchel blis. He hys hond{er} wode bowe, And Myd hym felawe ynowe.” 1316 Ayol forþ gan springe, Wel glad for þat tydyngge. Faste aft{er} horn he rende; Hym þoute hys h{er}te brende. 1320 Of tok he horn hy wys, And kuste hym wit blys. he is vnder wode bowe, wiþ felawes ynowe.” 1316 Aþulf gon froth sp{ri}nge, for þ{a}t ilke tydynge. efter horn he ernde; him þohte is herte bernde. 1320 he oftok hi{m} ywisse, ant custe him wiþ blysse. [Headnote: _Horn breaks up the wedding feast._] [Sidenote: Horn, with his armed men, breaks into the hall and slays many of the guests,] Horn tok his preie, {And} dude hi{m} i{n} þe weie. 1324 He co{m} i{n} wel sone, Þe ȝates were vndone, Iarmed ful þikke Fra{m} fote to þe nekke. 1328 [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] 1324 He com aȝen wel sone, Þe gates weren ondone. [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] 1328 horn tok is preye ant dude him in þe weye. 1324 hue comen in wel sone, þe ȝates weren vndone; y-armed suiþe þicke from fote to þe nycke. 1328 Alle þ{a}t were þ{er}in, Biþute his twelf ferin {And} þe ki{n}g Aylmare, He dude he{m} alle to kare 1332 Þ{a}t at þe feste were. Here lif hi lete þere. Hye þat ate feste heten, Here lyue he go{n}ne{n} þer leten. And þe kyng mody Hym he made blody. 1332 And þe king aylm{er}e Þo hauede myche fere. alle þ{a}t þer euere weren, wiþ-oute is t{re}we feren ant þe kyng aylmare, ywis he hade muche care. 1332 monie þ{a}t þer sete, hure lyf hy gonne lete. [Sidenote: but he does not understand Fikenhild’s treachery, for all deny the treason.] Horn ne dude no wu{n}der Of ffike{n}hildes false tu{n}ge. 1336 Hi swore{n} oþes holde, Þat neure ne scholde ++Horn no wond{er} ne makede Of fykenildes falsede. 1336 He sworen alle and seyde Þat her{e} non hym by wreyde. Horn vnderstondyng ne hede of Fykeles falssede. 1336 Hue suoren alle, ant seyde, þ{a}t hure non him wreyede [Sidenote: All swear that they have not betrayed Horn.]