Romance of Horn

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Romance of Horn is an

King Horn

, written around 1225.

Summary

The hero, named Horn, is the son of the king Aälof of Suddene (probably somewhere near

Saracens, but the king banishes him to Ireland

after he is wrongfully accused of trying to usurp the throne. In Ireland, Horn again proves his heroism and is offered the hand of the king's daughter. Horn refuses it and after some time returns to Brittany to rescue and marry Rigmel.

Translations

The Birth of Romance: An Anthology. Four Twelfth-century Anglo-Norman Romances, trans. by Judith Weiss and Malcolm Andrew (London: Dent, 1992),
ISBN 9780866983921
.

References

^ Judith Weiss, "Thomas and the Earl: Literary and Historical Contexts for the Romance of Horn", in Tradition and transformation in medieval romance by Rosalind Field, Boydell & Brewer, 1999. Page 1.

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