English poem
So long a time this lasted, the king at length was wroth
by Mary Pickering Nichols (1829–1915)
So long a time this lasted, the king at length was wroth; He said: “Gu-drun, fair lady, as good am I in birth As is the young King Herwic, who now you think is fitter Than I to be your lover: too much you jeer at me, with words most bitter.
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- Soon as Hartmut’s warriors from all their toil were free
- Soon as Matelan castle now from the ships was seen
- Soon both men and women riding there were seen
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