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from Wigamur
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2016
HIE VACHT SICH AN DAS PŮCH WIGAMURS, DES RITTERS
MIT DEM ADLER, DER BEŸ KÜNIG ARTUS WAS UND
AN DER TAFELRUNDE SASS, GAR AIN SCHÖNES.
Wir lesen in den půchen,*
der es kan dar in sůchen,
manig selczam mere
wie das ain künig wa?re
5 der was Paltriot genantt.
Der bericht Lendrie das landt
nach eren manig stundt
wan im die Seld des gundt.
Des er bejagt mangen preÿß.
10 Er was hübsch und auch weyß,
milte seines gůecz
und senft seines můecz.
Zu ritterschafft was er paldt.
Er bezwang mit gewaldt
15 was im der landt was gelegen beÿ.
Seines můettes was er freÿ.
Gar volkomen was sein leÿb.
Er het ym geleich ain weÿb,
die schönest in dem landt.
20 Sie lebt an alle schandt
frölichen manigen tag
in den sitenn als man pflag.
Ainen sun sie gewunnen
als in Got wolt gunnen,
25 des wurden sy vil fro.
Wigamur nanten sy in do.
Des kindes waren sy gemaÿdt.
Layder da geschach in laÿdt
in vil kurczen zeittenn.
30 Der künig solt reittenn,
wan nach im het gesandt
sein potten in das landt
der reich künig Artus
het geladen inn sein haus,
35 und auch sein schöne frawen,
das sye das solten schawenn:
turnÿeren und vederspill
und auch ander kurczweyl vil,
der man ze Caridol mit züchten pflag
HERE BEGINS THE MOST EXCELLENT BOOK OF WIGAMUR,
THE KNIGHT WITH THE EAGLE, WHO WAS WITH
KING ARTHUR AND SAT AT THE ROUND TABLE.
We who are able to peruse within them 1
read in books
many remarkable stories
about how there was a king
who was named Paltriot.
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