Altenglische legenden.

                                
                                  Pite nor praier myhte nat his swerd lette. [Prayer nor pyte myght his swerd nat.] 
                                
                                  Thus procedyng, it happed that he sette [And thus. happyd.] 
                                
                                  His paueliouns upon a pleyn contre, [pavylliouns with-Inne a strong cuntre.] 
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                                  Which stood nat ferr fro Thetforde the cite. [was st. stood. ferre. Thetfford.] 
                                
                                  And as I fynde, he entryng in that toun,
                                
                                  Of his komyng the ceteseynes vnprouyded, [Ful vnwarly, the citeȝeyns vnprovided.] 
                                
                                  Sleyng the peeple, as he wente up and doun — [sleeyng. went.] 
                                
                                  For lik as sheepe they stood alone, vn|guyded, [they wer. vngided.] 
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                                  Withoute an hed, dispers and eek deuyded:
                                
                                  And as beestis with swerd of vengance [But lyk as.] 
                                
                                  Thei were oppressid and koude no cheuy|sance; [wer. cowde.] 
                                
                                  Thus first the tyrant gan his malis shewe, [first fehlt. gan the tyraunt his cruel malice.] 
                                
                                  By cruel vengance the cite despoilyng; [By mortal. dyspoyllyng.] 
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                                  He spared no sect, sauf he kepte a fewe [sparyd noon, sect fehlt. kept.] 
                                
                                  Of folkes olde, vnweeldy and haltyng, [Of fehlt. Folk that wer olde.] 
                                
                                  Vpon ther deth for febilnesse languys|shyng: [And on ther.] 
                                
                                  Such as he dempte, platly for-to seye, [suych. platly fehlt. ther is no moore to seye.] 
                                
                                  That were not worthy on his swerd to deye. [wer nat.] 
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                                  This tirant Hyngwar by feer gan them compelle, [Ynguar. for feer. hem.] 
                                
                                  Voidyng delaies forto teche hem (!) where [hym.] 
                                
                                  Or in what castel kyng Edmund dide duelle, [place st. castel. Edmond did.] 
                                
                                  And of his puissance thei gan also enquere, [And ek also of hem he gan enquere.] 
                                
                                  And that thei shulde conueie him and lere [And fehlt. wolde conveyen.] 
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                                  Toward the place, or geten him a guyde, [and gete.] 
                                
                                  Where his houshold that tyme dide abide. [wheer with. housoold. he did.] 
                                
                                  For verray dreed these folkes feeble and olde, [veray. this folkys poore and oolde.] 
                                
                                  Of ther lyues stondyng in Jupartye,
                                
                                  Vnto Hyngwar the place anoon thei tolde, [Ynguar.] 
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                                  And with his host thei lad him that partye [oost. ladde hem.] 
                                
                                  Wher as kyng Edmond with his cheualrye
                                
                                  Withynne Castre (!), a place delectable, [At Elysdone a place ful delytable.]  [Ms. castre.] 
                                
                                  His houshold heeld, ful roial and notable. [housoold.] 
                                
                                  But whan kyng Edmond knew of his comyng [folio 50]  [knewh.] 
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                                  And of the paynymes the maner herde seyn, [herd.] 
                                
                                  Ful lik a knyht he made no tarieng [tarying.] 
                                
                                  But with his power, statly, weel beseyn,. [poweer. wel.] 
                                
                                  Beside Thetforde he mette him on a pleyn. [Thetford.] 
                                
                                  Ther wardis set and sheltrouns in bataile
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                                  Euerich gan other ful mortally assaile. [othir.] 
                                
                                  From the morwe that the larke song,
                                
                                  Whan in Thorient Phebus shoon ful bryht, [the Orient.] 
                                
                                  Thei first assemblid, on outher party strong, [outhir.] 
                                
                                  And so contynued in ther mortal fyht; [contynnewyd.] 
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                                  The slauhtre last til it drouh to nyht:
                                
                                  For with his knyhtis that kyng Edmond ladde [knyghtes.] 
                                
                                  Of paynym blood ful gret plente he shadde.
                                
                                  Edmond that day was Cristis champioun, [Crystes.] 
                                
                                  Preeuyng him-silf a ful manly knyht; [Pre|vyng.] 
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                                  Among sarseynes he pleied the lioun: [Sarsyns.] 
                                
                                  For they lik sheepe fledde out of his syht.
                                
                                  Maugre the Danys he put Hyngwar to flyht: [mawgre. Ynguar.] 
                                
                                  For wher his swerd that day dide glyde, [the swerd of Edmond did glyde (that day fehlt).] 
                                
                                  Ther was no paynym afforn him durste abyde. [durst.] 
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                                  The soil of slauhtre I-steynyd was with blood, [was I-steyned.] 
                                
                                  The sharp swerd of Edmond turnyd red: [sharpe. tournyd.]

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Title: Altenglische legenden.
Author: Horstmann, Carl, ed. b. 1851.
Canvas: Page 403
Publication: Heilbronn,: Gebr. Henninger,; 1881.
Subject terms: Saints -- Legends; English poetry; Legends

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