¶ Þe whiles horn wes oute, Fikenild ferde aboute. [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . .] 1496 þe betere forte spede, þe riche he ȝef mede, boþe ȝonge ant olde, wiþ him forte holde. 1500 [Sidenote: and builds a castle entirely surrounded by the water.] Ston he dude lede, Þ{er} he hopede spede. St{ro}ng castel he let sette, Mid see hi{m} biflette. 1504 Þ{er} ne miȝte liȝte Bute foȝel wiþ fliȝte; Bute wha{n}ne þe see wiþ droȝe, Miȝte come men ynoȝe. 1508 Ston he dede lede, And hym þerto he made. A kastel he dude feste Wit wat{er} alby sette. 1504 Miȝt no ma{n} hon on legge, By paþe ne by brigge; Bote wan þe wit drowe, Þer mu{n}the come. 1508 Ston he dude lade, ant lym þerto he made. Castel he made sette, wiþ water by flette. 1504 Þ{a}t þer yn come ne myhte bote foul wiþ flyhte; bote when þe see wiþ-drowe, þer mihte come ynowe. 1508 [Sidenote: Fikenhild then plots to wed Rymenhild, and sets the day for the wedding.] Fikenhild gan we{n}de Ryme{n}hild to sche{n}de. [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1512 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] 1516 Þis fykenild ga{n}to we{n}de[KH-8] Reynyld for to wende. Þe day by ga{n} to wexe, Þat hem was by twexe. 1512 Fekenyld, her þe day gan sp{r}inge, Ferde to aylm{er} þe kynge, Aft{er} reynyld þe bryȝte, And spousede hire by niȝte. 1516 [Footnote KH-8: Written wē{n}de] þ{us} fykenild gon by-wende Rymenild forte shende. [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . .] 1512 to wyue he gan hire ȝerne; þe kyng ne durst hi{m} werne. ant habbeþ set þe day, Fykenild to wedde þe may. 1516 [Sidenote: Rymenhild weeps tears of blood.] To woȝe he gan hure ȝerne; Þe kyng ne dorste him werne. Ryme{n}hild was ful of mode; He wep teres of blode. 1520 He ledde hyre hom i{n} derke, To his newe werke. Þe festes he by go{n}ne, Her{e} aryse þe so{n}ne. 1520 wo was rymenild of mode; terres hue wepte of blode. [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . .] [Headnote: _Horn dreams of danger to Rymenhild._] [Sidenote: Horn dreams that Rymenhild is shipwrecked, that she tries to swim to land, but that Fikenhild prevents her with his sword hilt.]