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Thread #39994 Message #4001988
Posted By: Brian Peters
25-Jul-19 - 07:34 AM
Thread Name: Songs of Dismemberment
Subject: RE: Songs of Dismemberment
Sir Aldingar (Child 59) has the villainous knight confronted by a champion much smaller than himself. Initially contemptuous, Aldingar gets his come-uppance:
'He stroke the first stroke att Aldingar,
He stroke away his leggs by his knee;
. . . . . .
. . . . .
Sayes, Stand vp, stand vp, thou false traitor,
And fight vpon thy feete;
For and thou thriue as thou begins,
Of a height wee shalbe meete.'
which I edited down to:
'He struck first at Aldingar, took his legs off at the knee,
"Stand up stand up, you false traitor, now you’re a match for me"'
Sir Aldingar