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
Muche ioye hue maden yfere,
þo hue to gedere y-come were.” 1452
[Sidenote: [leaf 91, back]]
He saide wiþ steuene þare,
“ȝungemen, hou habbe ȝe ȝore yfare?
wolle ȝe þis lond wynne,
{ant} wonie þer ynne?” 1456
[Sidenote: The old knight informs Horn that his mother, the queen
Godhild, still lives.]
He sede, “leue horn child,
Ȝitt lyueþ þi moder Godhild.
Of ioie heo miste,
If heo þe aliue wiste.” 1460
He seyde, “leue horn child,
Ȝet liueþ þy mod{er} godild.”
[_No gap in MS._ . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .] 1460
he seide, “suete horn child,
ȝet lyueþ þy moder godyld.
of ioie hue ne miste,
o lyue ȝef hue þe wiste.” 1460
[Sidenote: Horn informs the old knight that he has with him many Irish
companions.]
¶ Horn sede o{n} his rime,
“Iblessed beo þe time
I co{m} to sudde{n}ne,
Wiþ mine irisse me{n}ne. 1464
We schulle þe hu{n}des teche
To speken vre speche.
Alle we he{m} schulle sle,
{And} al q{ui}c hem fle.” 1468
Horn seyde on hys rime,
“Hyblessed be þe tyme
Ich am ycome to sode{n}ne,
Wyt Myn hyrysce me{n}ne. 1464
Þis lond we schollen wi{n}ne
And fle at þat þere ben i{n}ne.
And so we scholen he{m} teche
To speken our{e} speche.” 1468
Horn seide on is ryme,
“yblessed be þe time
Icham icome in to sudenne,
wiþ fele yrisshemenne. 1464
we shule þe houndes kecche,
{ant} to þe deȝe vecche.
ánt so we shulen hem teche
to speken oure speche.” 1468
[Headnote: _Horn delivers Sudenne from the Saracens._]
[Sidenote: Horn blows his horn, and his men arrive;]
Horn gan his horn to blowe;
His folk hit gan iknowe.
Hi come{n} vt of st{er}e,
Fram hornes ban{er}e. 1472
Horn gan hys horn blowe,
Þat hys folc it gan knowe.
He come{n} out of scyp st{er}ne,
To horn ward wel ȝerne. 1472
¶ Horn gon is horn blowe;
is folc hit con yknowe.
hue comen out of hurne,
to horn swyþe ȝurne. 1472
[Sidenote: and they attack and slay the Saracens, old and young.]
Hi sloȝen {and} fuȝte{n},
Þe niȝt {and} þe vȝten.
[_No gap in MS._ . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 1476
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Þe Sarazi{n}s cu{n}de,
Ne lefde þ{er} no{n} i{n} þe{n}de. 1480
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