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
[_No gap in MS._ . .
. . . . . . . . . .] 1612
ant made arnoldyn kyng þere,
after kyng aylmere,
to be kyng of westnesse,
for his mildenesse. 1616
þe kyng ant is baronage
ȝeuen him t{ru}age.
[Sidenote: and taking with him Athulf and Rymenhild, sets out for King
Modi’s kingdom.]
¶ Horn tok Rymenhild bi þe honde,
{And} ladde hure to þe stronde, 1620
{And} ladde wiþ him Aþelbrus,
Þe gode stuard of his hus.
Þe se biga{n} to flowe,
{And} horn gan to Rowe. 1624
Horn tok rymyld by þe hond,
And ledde hire by þe se strond. 1620
He tok hym syre aylbrous,
Stiward of þe kynges hous.
He riuede in a reaume,
In a wel fayr streume, 1624
¶ Horn toc rymenild by honde,
ant ladde hire to st{r}onde,
Ant toc wiþ hi{m} Aþelbrus,
þe gode stiward of hire fader hous. 1620
[Sidenote: [leaf 92, back]]
þe see bigan to flowen,
ant hy faste to rowen.
hue aryueden vnder reme,
in a wel feyr streme. 1624
[Sidenote: Horn slays King Modi, and makes Athelbrus king in his place.]
Hi gu{n}ne for ariue
Þ{er} ki{n}g modi was sire.
Aþelfr{us} he makede þ{er} ki{n}g,
For his gode techi{n}g. 1628
He ȝaf alle þe kniȝtes ore,
For horn kniȝtes lore.
Þer kyng mody was syre,
Þat horn slow wyt yre.
Aybrous he makede þer kyng,
For hys gode tydyng; 1628
For syre hornes lore,
He was kyng þore.
kyng Mody wes kyng in þat lond;
þ{a}t horn sloh wiþ is hond.
Aþelbrus he made þer kyng,
for his gode techyng; 1628
for sire hornes lore
he wes mad kyng þore.
[Headnote: _Athulf weds Reynild, and Horn marries Rymenhild._]
[Sidenote: He then proceeds to Ireland, and causes Athulf to marry the
princess Reynild.]
Horn ga{n} for to ride;
Þe wi{n}d hi{m} bleu wel wide. 1632
He ariuede in yrlo{n}de,
Þ{er} he wo fo{n}dede.
Þ{er} he dude Aþulf child
Wedde{n} maide Reynild. 1636
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Horn ariuede in hyre londe,
Þer he hadde woned so longe.
Þer he dude ayol childe
Wedden mayden h{er}menylde. 1636
¶ Horn eode to ryue;
þe wynd hi{m} con wel dryue. 1632
he aryuede in yrlonde,
þer horn wo couþe er fonde.
He made þer Aþulf chyld
wedde mayden ermenyld, 1636
[Sidenote: Then he returns to Sudenne, and makes Rymenhild his queen.]
Horn co{m} to sudde{n}ne,
Amo{n}g al his kenne.
Ryme{n}hild he makede his quene,
So hit miȝte wel beon. 1640
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