id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-7767 King Horn - Wikipedia .html text/html 2246 238 77 King Horn is a Middle English chivalric romance dating back to the middle of the thirteenth century. Upon reaching adulthood, Horn and the king's daughter, Rymenhild, fall in love and become betrothed; Sir Athelbrus, the castle steward is entrusted by the princess as her go-between. Horn reveals to King Thurston his true identity and history, and informs him that he is returning to Westernesse to claim his betrothed. Disguised as an old palmer, having darkened his skin, Horn infiltrates the castle of King Modi, where the wedding feast is taking place, and contrives to return to her the ring she had given him at the time of their betrothal. King Horn: A Romance of the Thirteenth Century. ^ Introduction to the TEAMS edition of King Horn: [1]. King Horn at University of Rochester, TEAMS Middle English Texts Series ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-7767.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-7767.txt