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answered: “You are very afraid of the dark that no person a1
dares to visit him.” Now he rode to the hall which Parta-
6 lopi was lying in and beat on the door and asked him to
open up. Partalopi answered: “Go away, evil slave and thief,
who ever you are, you evil fool.” The young man answered:
9 “Sinee you ask where I am from, then I wish to tell you
that I am the son of Markauld of Brittany, and my name is
Hlodvir. Now my father is dead, but he sent me to you that
12 you should teaoh me knighthood. I come to you now ac-
cording to the advice of my mother without the knowledge
of all my kinsmen.” Partalopi answered: “Who ever you
ír are, then go away, or you shall never thrive, because my
sorrow is nevertheless sufficient, even though I do not have
anything to do with you heathen dog.” Now Hlodvir looked
18 in through the window which was in the hall. He saw where
Partalopi was lying (pale) and without strength. He went now
to the door and drew his sword and cut open the door and went
21 in to him. Partalopi wanted immediately to jump up at him
and was by no means able to because of the lack of strength.
Hlodvir seized him and took his clothes off him and laid
24 him in bed. Partalopi could do nothing about it, because his
strength was not greater than a newborn child’s. Then Hlod-
of the dark when A2. no person] none of you Az. 6 and1—
door] -t- A3. 7 slave—thief] devil’s son A3. 8 are] +or you
shall suffer here such misfortune that it shall never leave you.
Where are you from, anyway? A2; or you will quickly get from
me shame and disgrace. Where are you from, anyway? A3.
14 kinsmen] knights A3. 15-17 because—dog] ^-A3. 18
which—hall] H- A3. 19 (pale)—strength] on the floor pale and
bloodless and for a long time unconscious A3. without strength]
weak; he was at times unconscious A2. 21 him] +with weapons
A3. 24-25 beeause—child’s] -H A3. 25 not] little A2. 27
death if he came in there. But this young knight did not b1
care a bit now about those big words of his. Now he broke
open the door and seized Prince Partalopi and took his
clothes off him. He laid hin down now in that bed which
was standing there in his quarters, because he was so weak
that he could hardly stand up. He said that he should indeed
be lying whether he wanted to then or not. Now Partalopi
asked who he was. He said his name was Hlodver and he
was the son of Mannholld, the king of Britany. “Now your