1
The margrave drew from his portfolio a document, and began to read.
2
Him Rudeger, the mighty margrave, bade her kiss and King Gibeek, too.
3
She had gone to Bayreuth, where she had been the margrave's mistress.
4
Quoth the margrave: A good night shall ye have and all your fellowship.
5
It would have been lief to the margrave, had they left it undone.
6
Then spake the margrave: If ye have two liegemen, I have still more.
7
In 464 she married a minor Sarken margrave named Ferenz Darvulesti.
8
He was as vainglorious of the palace as any grand-monarching margrave of them all.
9
To this the margrave now made answer: "I'll gladly let you know."
10
Quoth the margrave of Bavaria: We seek our foes and have galloped on behind you.
11
That had been forestalled by the lordly margrave: he led a thousand knights or more.
12
Then spake the margrave: Lady, give over this speech.
13
His rival, Albert the Bear, created margrave of Brandenburg.
14
The margrave's men bare keen-edged swords, and their bright shields and broad upon their arms.
15
Then to the margrave spake the noble queen: Now tell me, cometh Kriemhild to us?
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Most noble margrave, ye shall be mine envoy, too.
