How the Knights all fared to the Huns
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Tell we now no further how they here did fare.
Knights more high in spirit saw ye journey ne'er
In so stately fashion to the land of e'er a king.
Of arms and rich attire lacked they never anything.
At Rhine the lordly monarch equipped his warriors well,
A thousand knights and sixty, as I did hear tell,
And eke nine thousand squires toward the festivity.
Whom they did leave behind them anon must mourn full grievously.
As at Worms across the courtyard equipment full they bore
Spake there of Speyer a bishop old and hoar
Unto Lady Ute: "Our friends have mind to fare
Unto the festivity; may God their honor have in care."
Then spake unto her children Ute the noble dame:
"At home ye here should tarry, ye knights full high in fame.
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