English poem
Then said the knight, young Ortwin: “Let us bury them here
by Mary Pickering Nichols (1829–1915)
Then said the knight, young Ortwin: “Let us bury them here; And thought must we be taking to build a church full near, That they be not forgotten, while this their end is showing. For it shall all their kinsmen give of their wealth, each one his share bestowing.”
More by Mary Pickering Nichols
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- Then said Gu-drun, in sorrow: “I know not where to go
- Then said King Hettel’s daughter: “That were a deed of shame
- Then said the aged Wâ-te: “This can never be
- Then said the knightly Herwic: “Upon my hand now look
- Then said the lord of the Hegelings: “To you I make my moan
- Then said the maiden only: “Alas! O father mine
- Then said the youthful Ortwin: “I beg you say to me