Stories from old English romance
Contents:
I. Beowulf and Grendel 1
II. Beowulf and the Fire-Dragon .... 9
III. The Story of Cedmon 15
IV. The Fight at Maldon 18
V. VORTIGER AND CONSTANCE 24
VI. VORTIGER AND HENGEST 29
VII. The Return of Aurelius 33
VIII. Havelok the Dane. How Havelok came to marry Goldborough 41
IX. Havelok the Dane. How Havelok became King
of Denmark and of England .... 48
X. King Horn 54
XI. Guy of Warwick. How Guy won the hand of
Felice the Beautiful 63
XII. Guy of Warwick. How Guy went on a Pilgrimage 68
XIII. The Tale of Gamelyn 75
XIV. The Vision of William concerning the Field Full of Folk 82
XV. The Vision of William concerning Piers the Ploughman 87
XVI. The Travels of Sir John Mandeville. Of the Great Chan of Cathay 92
XVII. The Travels of Sir John Mandeville. Of the Governance of the Great Chan's Court. , 96
XVIII. The Story of Mak 103
XIX. London Lickpenny . . . . . . . 109
XX. Robin Hood and Sir Richard-at-the-Lee. 112
XXI. Robin Hood and King Edward . . . .119
XXII. The Story of Sir Balin. How Balin took King
Rience of North Wales 125
XXIII. The Story of Sir Balin. How Balin smote the
Dolorous Stroke . . . . . . -132
XXIV. Sir Gareth of Orkney 139
Excerpt from Beowulf and Grendel
long ago there ruled over the Danes a king called Hrothgar. He gained success and glory in war so that his loyal kinsmen willingly obeyed him, and everything prospered in his land. One day it came into his mind that he would build a princely banquet hall, where he might entertain both the young and old of his kingdom; and he had the work widely made known to many a tribe over the earth so that they might bring rich gifts to beautify the hall.
In course of time, the banquet house was built and towered aloft, high and battlemented. Then Hrothgar gave it the name of Heorot, and called his guests to the banquet, and gave them gifts of rings and other treasures; and afterwards every day the joyous sound of revelry rang loud in the hall, with the music of the harp and the clear notes of the singers. But it was not long before the pleasure of the king's men was broken, for a wicked demon began to work mischief against them.
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