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 W. P. (William Paton) Ker

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

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

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

The Story of the ballad is a mere remnant of the story told in the Gest of King Horn, preserved in three manuscripts, the oldest of which belongs to the thirteenth century.

From Ballads of Romance and Chivalry Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - First Series by Frank Sidgwick

With some few chosen knights, King Horn and Athulf set out, and the ship drove darkling through the sea, they knew not whither.

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