Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse

Altenglische legenden.

How kyng Edmund slouh Lothbrok of enuye, [slowh.] 280 And how this slauhtre was doon in despit [despight.] Of ther lyne and of ther roial blood. That thei of haste withoute more respit, [Ms. despit st. respit.] [moore respight.] Knowyng the deth of Lothbrok how it stood, To Bern gaf credence, which that maad hem wood, [yaff. made.] 285 Of verray rancour and furyous cruelte [veray.] Caste on kyng Edmund auengid forto be. [Edmond.] And bi assent these cruel prynces tweyne, [thes.] Hyngwar and Vbba, of hatreed and enuye [Yngwar. hatrede.] Thoruh al Denmark proudly gan ordeyne [out st. al. ful proudly.] 290 To gadre in haste al the cheualrye, Maad assemble a passyng-gret nauye. [Fro sondry coostys assemblyd a greet navye.] Twenti thousend of fyhtyng men thei hadde, [And XXti thou|sand.] Which bi the se to yngland ward thei ladde. [Ynglond.] And Bern the hunte, as ye shal vndir|stonde, 295 Vndertook the shippis forto leede [Vndirtook ther shippes. lede.] Toward the coostis of Estynglonde. But Eolus contrary was in deede, [contrarye.] Which drof ther vessell to Berwyk upon Tweede: [droof.] At which port the story doth descryue [And at that poort.] 300 How that thei weren compellid for taryue. [wern. for fehlt. to aryve.] Afftir this londyng a-brood thei gan hem drawe [ther st. this. first st. abrood.] Thoruh al the North heldyng ther passage, [Toward the n. hem holdyng ther p.] And al the peeple that heeld of Cristis lawe [Cristes.] Thei slouh hem up, bothe old and yong of age; [They nouthir sparyd old nor yong of a.] 305 Cherches, Abbeys thei spoilid in her rage; [Cherchys. spoylled. ther.] Fully purposyng, as the story seith, [myn auctour.] To slen alle tho that heeld of Cristis feith. [sleen. thoo. held.] These woode prynces, these tirantis most cruel, [This froward peple, this t. ful cruel.] To god contrarie and to lawe of nature, 310 Be title of wil, as any tigres fel, [of wyl, in ther pursewt moost fel.] To moordre and robbe spared no creature. [To spoylle and robbe, sparyd.] Certeyn yeres there thei dede endure, [And certeyn yeerys ther. did.] Void of al mercy and good conscience, [voyde.] No riht pretendyng sauf wil and violence. [Havyng no title, save.] 315 After tyme of certeyn yeres space, [And afftir. yeerys,] Euer enduryng in ther fals cruelte, [Perseueryng euere.] Hyngwar purposid forto change his place, [Yngwar.] Left Vbba stille in the north contre, [And lefft.] And took with him a passyng-gret meyne 320 Toward Estyngland, yf it wolde auaile, [Estyngelond. yiff. myght st. wolde.] Of fals presumpcion kyng Edmund for tassaile. And with his meyne ther he his tentis piht, [there. he fehlt.] In sondry places where he dide hosteie. [By divers placys wheer. did.] The peeple oppressid durst nat with him fiht 325 Nor in no wise his biddyng disobeie. Thus, by force this tirant gan werreie [And thus. warreye.] The Innocent peeple by strengthe and myhti hond, Thoruh euery contre of Estynglond. [Estyngelond.] This was the maner of him and his men: [manere.] 330 Of euery age to slen alle tho he mette, [In euery.] Nother spared childre nor women; [He nouthir sparyd.]
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Altenglische legenden.
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Horstmann, Carl, ed. b. 1851.
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Heilbronn,: Gebr. Henninger,
1881.
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Saints -- Legends
English poetry
Legends

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