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
Þu makedest me fleme,
{And} þi lo{n}d to reme. 1364
Þu we{n}dest þ{a}t iwroȝte
Þ{a}t y neure ne þoȝte,
Bi Ryme{n}hild for to ligge,
{And} þ{a}t i wiþsegge. 1368
Þou makedest me to rewe,
Þo þou bote me fleme. 1364
Þou wendes þat ich wroute
Þat hy neu{er}e ne þoute,
Wyt Reymyld for ligge.
I wys ich hyt wyt sigge. 1368
þou dryue me out of þi lond,
{ant} seydest ich wes t{r}aytour strong. 1364
þou wendest þat ich wrohte
þat y ner ne þohte,
by rymenild forte lygge;
ywys ich hit wiþsugge. 1368
[Sidenote: and says that he will not take Rymenhild to wife until he has
regained his kingdom of Sudenne.]
Ne schal ihc hit bigi{n}ne,
Til i suddene wi{n}ne.
Þu kep hure a stu{n}de,
Þe while þ{a}t i funde 1372
In to min heritage
{And} to mi baronage.
Ich ne schal neu{er}e a gynne,
Er ich sodenne wynne.
Kep hire me a stounde,
Þe wille ich he{n}nes founde 1372
In to myn h{er}itage,
Mid myn hirysce page.
[Sidenote: [leaf 91]]
Ne shal ich hit ner agynne,
er ich sudenne wynne.
þou kep hyre me a stounde,
þe while þ{a}t ich founde 1372
In to myn heritage,
wiþ þis yrisshe page.
Þ{a}t lond i schal ofreche,
And do mi fader wreche. 1376
I schal beo ki{n}g of tune,
{And} bere ki{n}ges crune.
Þa{n}ne schal Ryme{n}hilde
Ligge bi þe ki{n}ge.” 1380
Þat lond ich schal of reche,
And do my fad{er} wreche. 1376
Ich schal be kyng of tune,
And wite of kynges r[?]owne.
Þenne schal Reymyld þe ȝonge
Lygge{n} by horn þe kynge.” 1380
þat lond ichulle þorhreche,
{ant} do mi fader wreche. 1376
ychul be kyng of toune,
{ant} lerne kynges roune.
þenne shal rymenild þe ȝynge
ligge by horn þe kynge.” 1380
[Headnote: _Horn sets sail for Sudenne._]
[Sidenote: He sets sail with Athulf and his Irish companions, and has a
favouring wind.]
¶ Horn gan to schupe draȝe,
Wiþ his yrisse felaȝes.
Aþulf wiþ hi{m} his broþer;
Nolde he no{n} oþer. 1384
Þ{a}t schup bigan to crude,
Þe wind hi{m} bleu lude.
Hor gan to schipe ryde,
And hys knyȝtes bi side.
[_No gap in MS._ . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .] 1384
Here schip gan to croude,
Þe wynd hym bleu wel loude.
¶ Horn gan to shipe drawe,
wiþ hyse yrisshe felawe.
Aþulf wiþ hi{m}, his broþer,
he nolde habbe non oþer. 1384
þe ship by-gan to croude;
þe wynd bleu wel loude.
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