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
Heo sende hire sonde
Aþelbrus to honde,
Þ{a}t he come hire to,
{And} also scholde horn do 284
Al in to bure,
ffor heo ga{n} to lure.
{And} þe sonde seide
Þ{a}t sik lai þ{a}t maide, 288
{And} bad him come swiþe
For heo nas noþing bliþe.
He sende hire sonde
Aylbrous to honde.
And be, he schold hire come{n} to,
And also scholde horn do 284
In to hire boure,
For hye gan to loure.
And ysonde seyde
Wel riche was þe mede, 288
And bed him come{n} swiþe,
For hye nas naut bliþ.
Hue sende hyre sonde
Athelbrus to honde,
[Sidenote: [leaf 85]]
þat he come hue to,
{ant} also shulde horn do 284
in to hire boure,
for hue bigon to loure.
{ant} þe sonde sayde
þ{a}t seek wes þe mayde, 288
{ant} bed him come suyþe,
for hue nis nout blyþe.
[Sidenote: Rymenhild bids Athelbrus bring Horn to her bower,]
Þe stuard was in herte wo,
For he nuste what to do. 292
Wat Rymenhild hure þoȝte,
Gret wunder him þuȝte.
Abute horn þe ȝonge
To bure for to bringe, 296
Þe stiward was i{n} h{er}te wo,
He ne wiste wat he micte do. 292
Wat reymnyld wroute,
Mikel wond{er} him þoute.
Abote horn þe ȝenge
To boure for to bringe, 296
¶ Þe stiward wes in huerte wo,
for he nuste whet he shulde do. 292
what rymenild bysohte,
gret wonder him þohte,
aboute horn þe ȝinge
to boure forte bringe. 296
[Headnote: _Athelbrus brings Athulf to bower._]
[Sidenote: but he, fearing some evil consequence, takes Athulf instead.]
He þoȝte upon his mode
Hit nas for none gode.
He tok him anoþer,
Athulf, hornes broþer. 300
He þoucte on his mode
Hit nas for none gode.
He tok wit him anoþer,
Þat was hornes wed broþer. 300
he þohte on is mode
hit nes for none gode.
he tok wiþ him an oþer,
aþulf, hornes broþer. 300
¶ “Aþulf,” he sede, “riȝt anon
Þu schalt wiþ me to bure gon,
To speke wiþ Rymenhild stille
{And} witen hure wille. 304
In hornes ilike
Þu schalt hure biswike.
Sore ihc me ofdrede
He wolde horn misrede.” 308
“Ayol,” he seyde, “ryt anon
Þou shalt wit me to boure gon,
To speke wit reymyld stille
And witen al hire wille. 304
In hornes ylyche
Þou schalt hir{e} bi swike.
Wel sore y me of drede
Þat hye wile horn mis rede.” 308
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