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
Ate vij ȝeres hende,
Bot ȝyf hy come oþer sende,
Tac þou hosebonde,
For me þat þou wonde. 788
I armes þou me fonge,
An kusse swiþe longe.”
at þe seueȝeres ende,
ȝyf y ne come ne sende,
tac þou hosebonde,
for me þ{a}t þou no wonde. 788
In armes þou me fonge,
ant cus me swyþe longe.”
[Sidenote: Rymenhild faints.]
He custe him wel a stunde,
{And} Rymenhild feol to grunde. 792
Horn tok his leue;
Ne miȝte he no le{n}g bileue.
He tok Aþulf, his fere,
Al abute þe swere, 796
He kusten one stunde,
And reymyld fel to gru{n}de. 792
Horn tok his leue,
For hyt was ney heue.
He nam ayol, trewe fere,
Al aboute þe swete, 796
hy custen hem a stounde,
{ant} rymenyld fel to grounde. 792
¶ Horn toc his leue;
he myhte nout byleue.
He toc Aþulf, is fere,
aboute þe swere, 796
[Sidenote: Horn entrusts his ‘new love’ to Athulf.]
{And} sede, “kniȝt so trewe,
Kep wel mi luue newe.
Þu neure me ne forsoke,
Rymenhild þu kep and loke.” 800
His stede he gan bist{ri}de,
{And} forþ he ga{n} ride.
[_No gap in MS._ . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .] 804
And seyt, “knict so trewe,
Kep Mi leue wiue.
So þou me neu{er}e forsoke,
Reymyl kep and loke.” 800
++Horn gan stede by stride,
And forþ he gan ride.
Ayol wep wit heye,
And alle þat hym seye. 804
ant seide, “knyht so trewe,
kep wel loue newe.
þou neuer ne forsoke
rymenild to kepe ant loke.” 800
his stede he bigan stryde,
ant forþ he con hym ryde.
Aþulf wep wiþ eyȝen,
ant alle þat hit yseyȝen. 804
[Headnote: _Horn sets sail from West[er]nesse._]
[Sidenote: He sets sail.]
To þe hauene he ferde,
{And} a god schup he hurede,
Þ{a}t hi{m} scholde lo{n}de
In westene lo{n}de. 808
¶ Aþulf weop wiþ iȝe,
{And} al þ{a}t hi{m} isiȝe.
Horn chil forþ hym ferde;
A god schip he him herde,
Þat hym scholde wisse
Out of westnisse. 808
Þe whyȝt him gan sto{n}de,
And drof tyl hirelonde.
Horn forþ him ferde;
a god ship he him herde,
Þat him shulde passe
out of westnesse. 808
Þe wynd bigon to stonde,
ant drof hem vp o londe.
[Sidenote: Horn reaches land.]
To lo{n}d he hi{m} sette,
{And} fot o{n} stirop sette. 812
To londe he gan flette,
And out of schip him sette. 812
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