King Horn

American  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

King Horn is remarkable for its metre—short rhyming couplets, but not in the regular eight-syllable lines which were imitated from the French.

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

The romance of King Horn is one of these.

From Anglo-Saxon Literature by Earle, John

There are two, King Horn and Havelok the Dane, which appear to be founded on national English traditions coming down from the time of the Danish wars.

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

Then said the King, "Horn, follow your own counsel"; then he sent for his knights, and many of them followed Horn, so that he had a thousand or more at his command.

From Legends That Every Child Should Know; a Selection of the Great Legends of All Times for Young People by Mabie, Hamilton Wright

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 Mabie, Hamilton Wright