Horn gan hys swerd gripe, And on his arm hyt wipe. 644 Þe sarazin so he smot, Þat al hys blod was hot. At þe furste dunte Hys heued of gan wente. 648 Þo go{n}ne{n} þo hundes gon Aȝenes horn alon. Horn gan is swerd g{ri}pe, ant on is arm hit wype. 644 þe sarazy{n} he hitte so, þ{a}t is hed fel to ys to. [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . .] þo gonne þe houndes gone aȝeynes horn ys one. [Headnote: _Horn bears the leader’s head before the king._] [Sidenote: looking on his ring, slays a hundred more.] He lokede on þe ringe, {And} þoȝte on rimenilde. 652 He sloȝ þer on haste On hundred bi þe laste. Ne miȝte noman telle Þ{a}t folc þ{a}t he gan quelle. 656 Of alle þ{a}t were aliue Ne miȝte þer non þriue. He lokede on his gode ringe, And þoute on reymild þe yenge. 652 He slow þer on haste An hundred at þe leste. [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] 656 Of þat þe were aryue, Fewe he leued on liue. [Sidenote: [leaf 87]] He Lokede on is rynge, ant þohte o rymenyld þe ȝynge. 652 he sloh þer of þe beste an houndred at þe leste. ne mihte no mon telle alle þ{a}t he gon quelle. 656 of þ{a}t þer were o ryue he lafte lut o lyue. [Sidenote: Horn fixes the leader’s head on the point of his sword, and bears it before the king.] Horn tok þe maist{er}es heued, Þ{a}t he hadde him bireued, 660 And sette hit on his swerde, Anouen at þan orde. He verde hom in to halle, Among þe kniȝtes alle. 664 Þe meyst{er} kinges heued He haddit him by reued. 660 He settit on hys swerde, Anoven on þe horde, Til he com to halle, Among þe knictes alle. 664 ¶ Horn tok þe maister heued, þat he hi{m} hade byreued, 660 ant sette on is suerde, abouen o þen orde. he ferde hom to halle, among þe knyhtes alle, 664 [Headnote: _Horn relates his adventure._] [Sidenote: Horn relates his adventure.] “Kyng,” he sede, “wel þu sitte, And alle þine kniȝtes mitte. To day, after mi dubbing, So irod on mi pleing, 668 I fond o schup Rowe, Þo hit gan to flowe, Al wiþ sarazines kyn, And none londisse Men. 672 To dai, for to pine Þe {and} alle þine.