SECOND ADVENTURE

Siegfried

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There grew likewise in Netherland / a prince of noble kind,
Siegmund hight his father, / his mother Siegelind--
Within a lordly castle / well known the country o'er,
By the Rhine far downward: / Xanten was the name it bore.

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Siegfried they did call him, / this bold knight and good;
Many a realm he tested, / for brave was he of mood.
He rode to prove his prowess / in many a land around:
Heigh-ho! what thanes of mettle / anon in Burgundy he found!

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In the springtime of his vigor, / when he was young and bold,
Could tales of mickle wonder / of Siegfried be told,
How he grew up in honor, / and how fair he was to see:
Anon he won the favor / of many a debonair lady.

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As for a prince was fitting, / they fostered him with care: