# The Bride of Huitzil—An Aztec Legend

Author: Allen, Hervey, 1889-1949; Wall, Bernhardt, 1872-1956 [Illustrator]

Genre: Category: Poetry

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66131

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Bride+of+Huitzil%E2%80%94An+Aztec+Legend+Allen&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

In Anahuac there reigned a king Some fifty summers old, The bloody darling of his gods, Who sent him luck and gold And captives from a thousand fights, And victory in each war; No mercy kept within his heart-- He trusted in his star. But doubts began to sap his mind, For he was growing old. The gods he feared might turn unkind; He gave them plundered gold And hung their images with hearts Like roses on a bride, And all the young slaves from the marts On Huitzil's altars died.[1] The priests got everything they sought. They said the gods were wroth; They had the rolls of tribute brought-- Chose bales of twisted cloth, And cloaks of richest feather-work, And opals set in gilt, And many a ke...

## Chapters

- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-bride-of-huitzil-an-aztec-legend-66131/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-bride-of-huitzil-an-aztec-legend-66131/chapters/2/index.md)