King Horn

American  

noun

1. the earliest extant verse romance (late 13th century) in the English language.

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King Horn

There is a ballad of the young Hynd Horn which comes from the old narrative poem of King Horn or of Horn Childe.

From Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 by Ker, W. P. (William Paton)

So too is it in the less powerful and rather more cut and dried King Horn.

From The English Novel by Saintsbury, George

King Horn was not at a loss for an expedient even in this distress.

From Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race by Ebbutt, M. I. (Maud Isabel)

That same night, before the feast, King Horn had a terrible dream.

From Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race by Ebbutt, M. I. (Maud Isabel)

Not many months passed ere King Horn and Queen Jean sailed away to reign together in the far East.

From Stories from the Ballads Told to the Children by Cameron, Katharine