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The Norse king's bridal

Smith-Dampier, E. M. (Eleanor Mary‏)· 3 chapters· 9,870 words

In these translations from the Danish I have adhered strictly to the metres of the original; this, however, is not the case with those from the Old Norse. The original ballads are not versifications of Northern legends, but, like those in my previous volume, so far as matter g...

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2. Part 2

Now thanks be to the kindly Count, So leal a lord was he! He gave away his daughter dear My beauteous bride to be. (And is she glad, then I rejoice.)

1. Part 1

In these translations from the Danish I have adhered strictly to the metres of the original; this, however, is not the case with those from the Old Norse. The original ballads a...

3. Part 3

That a queen might wear to wed in-- And on her arm so cold He saw a gallant bracelet All of the gleaming gold, Wrought by a cunning craftsman With labours manifold.