Then came the Norman Hartmut, riding before his men.

E’en had he been Kaiser, never would he be seen

To bear himself more proudly. In the sun was seen to glisten

All his shining armor. His boldness on the field not yet did lessen.

[1404]

When he was seen by Ortwin, the lord of Ortland’s throne,

He said: “Will any tell us, to whom this knight is known,

Who is the daring fighter now against us turning?

He shows as bold a bearing as if to win a kingdom he were yearning.”

[1405]