Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE RED CROSS KNIGHT, by ANONYMOUS First Line: "blow, warder, blow thy sounding horn" Last Line: And the feast eat merrily Subject(s): Christianity;knights & Knighthood | ||||||||
'BLOW, warder, blow thy sounding horn, And thy banner wave on high; For the Christians have fought in the Holy Land, And have won the victory.' Loud the warder blew his horn, And his banner waved on high; 'Let the mass be sung, and the bells be rung, And the feast eat merrily.' The warder looked from the tower on high, As far as he could see: 'I see a bold knight, and by his red cross, He comes from the east country.' Then loud the warder blew his horn, And called, till he was hoarse, 'I see a bold knight, and on his shield bright He beareth a flaming cross.' Then down the lord of the castle came, The Red Cross Knight to meet, And when the Red Cross Knight he espied, Right loving did him greet. 'Thou'rt welcome here, dear Red Cross Knight, For thy fame's well known to me, And the mass shall be sung, and the bells shall be rung, And we'll feast right merrily.' 'Oh, I am come from the Holy Land, Where saints did live and die; Behold the device I bear on my shield, The Red Cross Knight am I: And we have fought, in the Holy Land, And we've won the victory, For with valiant might did the Christians fight, And made the proud Pagans fly.' 'Thou'rt welcome here, dear Red Cross Knight, Come, lay thy armour by; And for the tidings thou dost bring, We'll feast us merrily. For all, in my castle shall rejoice, That we've won the victory; And the mass shall be sung, and the bells shall be rung. And the feast eat merrily.' | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE WILD RIDE by LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI by JOHN KEATS THE GILLYFLOWER OF GOLD by WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896) THE HAYSTACK IN THE FLOODS by WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896) TO A CHILD OF QUALITY, FIVE YEARS OLD. THE AUTHOR THAN FORTY by MATTHEW PRIOR MAIDEN MELANCHOLY by RAINER MARIA RILKE TWO POEMS TO HANS THOMA ON HIS SIXIETH BIRTHDAY: 2. THE KNIGHT by RAINER MARIA RILKE SIR GAWAINE AND THE GREEN KNIGHT by YVOR WINTERS THE RHYME OF SIR LAUNCELOT BOGLE; A LEGEND OF GLASGOW by WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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