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
Þ{a}t niȝt horn gan swete,
And heuie for to mete
Of Rymenhild his make,
Into schupe was itake. 1524
Þe schup bigan to blenche;
His le{m}man scholde adrenche.
Þat nyȝt gan horn swete,
And harde forto mete
Of Reymyld hys make,
Þat i{n} to schype was take. 1524
Þat schip scholde on hire blenche;
Hys lema{n} scholde adrenche.
þilke nyht horn suete
con wel harde mete
of rymenild his make,
þ{a}t in to shipe wes take. 1524
þe ship gon ouerblenche;
is lemmon shulde adrenche.
Ryme{n}hild wiþ hire honde
Wolde vp to londe. 1528
Fikenhild aȝen hire pelte
Wiþ his swerdes hilte.
Reymyld wit hire honde
Wolde sue{m}me to londe. 1528
Fykenyld hire ȝen pulte
Wit his sword hylte.
¶ Rymenild mid hire honde,
swymme wolde to londe. 1528
Fykenild aȝeyn hire pylte,
mid his suerdes hylte.
[Sidenote: Horn awakes, and tells Athulf his dream.]
¶ Horn him wok of slape,
So a man þ{a}t hadde rape. 1532
“Aþulf,” he sede, “felaȝe,
To schupe we mote draȝe.
Fikenhild me haþ idon vnder,
{And} Rymenhild to do wunder. 1536
Crist, for his wu{n}des fiue,
To niȝt me þuder driue.”
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“Ayol,” qwat horn, “trewe felawe,
Into schip go{n}ne we drawe.
Fykenyld haueþ gon ond{er},
And don Reynyld som wond{er}. 1536
God, for his wordes fiue,
To nyȝt us þyder driue.”
Horn awek in is bed;
of his lemmon he wes adred. 1532
“Aþulf,” he seide, “felawe,
to shipe nou we drawe.
Fykenild me haþ gon vnder,
ant do rymenild sum wonder. 1536
Crist, for his wondes fyue,
to nyht þider vs dryue!”
[Headnote: _Horn sets out to the rescue of Rymenhild._]
[Sidenote: He immediately sets sail, with a good wind.]
Horn gan to schupe Ride,
His fere{n} him biside. 1540
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Fikenhild, or þe dai gan sp{ri}nge,
Al riȝt he ferde to þe kinge, 1544
Horn ga{n} to Scype Ride,
And his knyȝtes by side. 1540
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[Sidenote: [leaf 92]]
¶ Horn gon to shipe ride,
his knyhtes bi his side. 1540
þe ship bigon to sture,
wiþ wynd god of cure.
ant fykenild her þe day sp{ri}nge,
seide to þe kynge, 1544
[Sidenote: Fikenhild espouses Rymenhild by night, and leads her to his
castle.]
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