And with her a host of good knights, a great and gallant band.
Now when they had crossed Traun-river by Ems, in the river-mead green,
There many a booth fair-builded and many a tent was seen
Wherein those guests through the night-tide sweet rest and slumber should win,
Ready-reared at the Margrave’s charges to honour his guests therein.
From the palace prepared for the lodging of those guests Gotlind the fair
Rode forward to meet her Lady: along the highways were
Long lines of goodly horses with jingling bridle-reins:—
Fair welcome! Fain was the Margrave of all their loving pains.
The knights that from eastward and westward along the highway rode