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
Aþulf hit dude write,
Þ{a}t horn ne luuede noȝt lite. 1004
Heo se{n}de hire so{n}de
To eu{er}eche londe,
To seche horn, þe kniȝt,
Þ{er} me hi{m} fi{n}de miȝte. 1008
Ayol hyt dide write,
Þat horn ne louede nawt lite. 1004
And to eu{er}yche londe,
For horn hym was so longe,
Aft{er} horn þe knycte,
For þat he ne Myȝte. 1008
Aþulf hit dude wryte,
þ{a}t horn ne louede nout lyte. 1004
hue sende hire sonde
in to eueruche londe,
to sechen horn knyhte,
whe so er me myhte. 1008
[Headnote: _Horn meets Rymenhild’s messenger._]
[Sidenote: Horn, while hunting, meets a page, who says that he is
seeking Horn,]
Horn noȝt þ{er} of ne herde,
Til, o dai þ{a}t he ferde
To wude for to schete,
A knaue he gan imete. 1012
Horn sede{n}, “Leue fere,
Wat sechestu here?”
“Kniȝt, if beo þi wille,
I mai þe sone telle. 1016
I seche fra{m} biweste,
Horn of west{er}nesse,
Horn þer of ne þoute,
Tyl, on a day þat he ferde
To wode for to seche,
A page he gan mete. 1012
He seyde, “leue fere,
Wat sekest þou here?”
“Knyt, feyr of felle,”
Qwat þe page, “y wole þe telle. 1016
Ich seke fram westnesse,
Horn, knyt of estnesse,
Horn þer of nout herde,
til, o day þ{a}t he ferde
to wode forte shete,
a page he gan mete. 1012
Horn seide, “leue fere,
whet dest þou nou here?”
[Sidenote: [leaf 89]]
“Sire, in lutel spelle
y may þe sone telle. 1016
Ich seche from westnesse,
horn, knyht, of estnesse,
[Sidenote: and that Rymenhild is to marry King Mody of Reynes, on
Sunday.]
For a Maiden Rymenhild
Þ{a}t for him gan wexe wild. 1020
A ki{n}g hire wile wedde,
{And} bri{n}ge to his bedde,
Ki{n}g Modi of Reynes,
On of hornes enemis. 1024
Ihc habbe walke wide
Bi þe se side,
For þe mayde reymyld,
Þat for hym ney waxeþ wild. 1020
A kyng hire schal wedde,
A soneday to bedde,
Kyng mody of reny,
Þat was hornes enemy. 1024
Ich haue walked wide
By þe se syde.
For rymenild, þ{a}t feyre may,
soreweþ for him nyht {ant} day. 1020
A kyng hire shal wedde,
a sonneday to bedde,
Kyng Mody of reynis,
þ{a}t is hornes enimis. 1024
ich habbe walked wyde
by þe see side.
[Sidenote: The messenger laments that he cannot find Horn.]
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