When from that green and swelling hill
Two towers did he see.”
Two sons lay at the Lady Inge’s breast, and all was well.
“The first one of the brothers two
They called him Esbern Snare.[4]
He grew as strong as a savage bear
And fleeter than any hare.
“The second him called they Absalon,
A bishop he at home.
He used his trusty Danish sword