King Horn
Americannoun
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These include the whole of the Moral Ode and of King Horn.
From The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) by George Saintsbury
King Horn himself is a hero of the approved chivalric type, whose chief distinguishing feature is his long indifference to the misfortunes of the sorely-tried princess to whom he was betrothed.
From Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race by M. I. (Maud Isabel) Ebbutt
King Horn, in the version here given, is a fine old English story, evidently very popular with the common people.
From The Junior Classics — Volume 4 by William Patten
For seven years King Horn ruled in this distant land, doing many a deed of daring meanwhile, and winning both gold and glory for himself.
From Stories from the Ballads Told to the Children by Katharine Cameron
Truly I once did chide a young knight in my wrath, but never King Horn, whom I now behold for the first time.
From Legends That Every Child Should Know; a Selection of the Great Legends of All Times for Young People by Hamilton Wright Mabie
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