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
Þat fykenyld myȝt yhere;
Hearkede wat hye were.
Men seyde hyt harperes,
Iogelours and fiþeleres. 1592
He dude hem in lete;
At halle dore he sete.
Horn set on þe benche;
Hys harpe he gan clenche. 1596
þ{a}t fykenild mihte y-here;
he axede who hit were.
men seide hit were harpeirs,
iogelers ant fyþelers. 1592
hem me dude in lete;
at halle dore hue sete.
horn sette hi{m} a benche;
is harpe he gan clenche. 1596
[Sidenote: Horn makes a lay to Rymenhild, and she falls in a swoon.]
He makede Rymenhilde lay,
{And} heo makede walaway.
Rymenhild feol yswoȝe;
Ne was þ{er} non þ{a}t louȝe. 1600
Hit smot to hornes herte
So bit{er}e þ{a}t hit sm{er}te.
He makede Reymyld a lay,
And reynyld makede weylawey.
Reymyld fel yswowe;
Þo was þer non þat lowe. 1600
Hyt ȝede to hornes herte;
Sore hym gan smerte.
he made rymenild a lay,
ant hue seide weylawey.
¶ Rymenild fel y swowe;
þo nes þer non þ{a}t lowe. 1600
hit smot horn to herte;
sore con hi{m} smerte.
[Sidenote: Horn looks on his ring and thinks of Rymenhild, then with his
good sword slays Fikenhild and all his men.]
He lokede on þe ringe,
{And} þoȝte on Ryme{n}hilde. 1604
He ȝede vp to borde,
Wiþ gode suerdes orde.
Fike{n}hildes c{ru}ne
Þer ifulde adune, 1608
{And} al his me{n} arowe
Hi dude adun þrowe!
Hey lokede on hys gode Ryng,
And Reymyld þe ȝonge. 1604
Hey ȝede op to borde,
Mid hys gode swerde.
Fykenyldes crowne
He leyde þere adowne; 1608
And alle hys men arewe
He dide adoun þrewe.
he lokede on is rynge,
ant o rymenild þe ȝynge. 1604
he eode vp to borde,
mid his gode suorde.
Fykenildes croune
he fel þer adoune; 1608
ant alle is men arowe
he dude adoun þrowe.
[Headnote: _Horn slays Fikenhild, and makes Arnoldyn king._]
[Sidenote: He makes Arnoldin king there, after Aylmer,]
Wha{n}ne hi were{n} aslaȝe,
Fike{n}hild hi dude to d{ra}ȝe. 1612
Horn makede Arnoldin þare
Ki{n}g, aft{er} ki{n}g Aylmare,
Of al west{er}nesse,
For his meoknesse. 1616
Þe ki{n}g {and} his homage
Ȝeue{n} Arnoldin t{re}wage.
Þo he weren alle yslawe,
Fykenyld he dide to drawe. 1612
He makede arnoldyn kyng þer{e},
Aft{er} þe kyng aylm{er}e,
[_No gap in MS._ . . . .
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Þe knytes and þe barnage
Dude hym alle utrage. 1616
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