Nor is there any lady who, brought from far, should as my queen be greeted.”
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Then spake a knight of Nifland, Morunc, a youthful lord:
“I know of a lovely maiden, of whom I oft have heard;
She in truth is fairer than all on earth now living.
Her will we gladly sue for, that she her troth to you may soon be giving.”
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Then quoth the king: “Who is she? her name I pray you tell.”
Then said Morunc: “’Tis Hilda, in Ireland she doth dwell;
Her father’s name is Hagen; King Ger was her forefather.