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 EDITED WITH INTRODUCTION AND NOTES 
 
 BY 
 
 CHARLES A. EGGERT, Ph.D. 
 
 BOSTON, U.S.A. 
 
 D. C. HEATH & CO., PUBLISHERS 
 
 1904
 
 Copyright, 1901, 
 By D. C. Heath & Co.
 
 PREFACE 
 
 In presenting this annotated edition of von Wilden- 
 bruch's Harold, with the express consent of the author, 
 to American and English students of German, the pub- 
 lishers and the editor hope to meet the wishes of pro- 
 fessors and teachers who appreciate the importance of 
 the more recent Hterature of Germany. 
 
 While it may not yet be time to formulate a final 
 critical estimate concerning this author's rank as a 
 dramatist, it is at least certain that he shares with 
 Sudermann and Hauptmann the honor of attracting 
 and holding universal attention. His Harold has 
 proven a popular text in England and wherever it has 
 been used m this country. 
 
 The notes have been prepared with the purpose of 
 enabling the student to get as nearly as possible to the 
 sense and meaning of the original. Many passages 
 have been paraphrased to facilitate the acquisition of 
 a vocabulary and to make the foreign language, as far 
 as possible, a medium of instruction. It was thought 
 best, however, to add in most cases the English equiv- 
 alent, in order to make rapid reading possible and 
 satisfactory. 
 
 The comparative clearness and facility of its lan- 
 
 iii
 
 IV PREFACE 
 
 guage, and the interest that attaches to the subject, 
 and which the poet has considerably increased by 
 his original and very poetical treatment, should 
 make this drama one of the most useful and acceptable 
 texts for schools and colleges. 
 
 C. A. Eggert. 
 
 Northwestern University, 
 
 EvANSTON, III., 
 
 May, 1900.
 
 INTRODUCTION 
 
 Ernst von Wildenbruch was born in Beirut, Syria, 
 February 3, 1845, where his father was the Prussian con- 
 sul. Up to his twelfth year he lived in Beirut, Berlin, 
 Athens, and Constantinople. His father then returned 
 to Prussia, and the son entered the gymnasium in Halle. 
 He subsequently attended school in Berlin, joined the 
 Kadettenkorps, and obtained the instruction which fitted 
 him to enter the Prussian army as a lieutenant, m 1863. 
 He resigned his office, however, in order to finish at 
 Burg, near Magdeburg, a gymnasium (= college) course 
 that would admit him to the university. In 1866, the 
 war with Austria and her German allies broke out. Von 
 .Wildenbruch re-entered the army and served during this 
 war as an officer of the Landwehr. From 1867-70 he 
 studied law at the University of Berlin. In 1870 occurred 
 the great war with France. A French army stood at the 
 German frontier and actually entered German territory. 
 The young lawyer and poet again donned his uniform, 
 ready to fight for the safety and unity of his fatherland 
 during this war, which has been called " the greatest 
 known to history." The heroism displayed by the Bran- 
 denburg regiments on the bloody field of Vionville in- 
 spired him with his epic poem " Vionville," which was 
 published- in 1874. In 1875 he published a similar poem: 
 ** Sedan." After the war he entered the civil service of
 
 VI INTRODUCTION 
 
 the state, and, after passing through the lower judicial 
 and diplomatic grades, was made a counsellor of legation 
 in 1888. 
 
 His first dramatic effort was a satirical play: "Die 
 Philologen" (1868). In 1872 he published "Die Sohne 
 der Sybillen und Nornen"; in 1875, besides "Sedan," the 
 drama " Auf der hohen Schule"; in 1877, a series of 
 lyrical poems; in 1880, "Der Meister von Tanagra," an 
 artist's story of ancient Greece; in 1882, " Vater und 
 Sohne"; two tragedies: "Die Karolinger " and "Der 
 Mennonit," also the first draft of his "Harold"; in 
 1883, a volume of "Novellen"; a drama, " Opfer urn 
 Opfer"; in 1884, a book of " Dichtungen und Balla- 
 den"; two tales, " Kinderthranen " ; and the tragedy, 
 "Christopher Marlow"; in 1885, " Neue Novellen"; 
 in 1886, " Humoresken und Anderes"; the tragedy, 
 "Der Fiirst von Verona," and "Das neue Gebot"; 
 in 1887, "Der Astronom," a tale; in 1888, "Die 
 Quitzows," a drama ; in 1889, the tragedy, " Der General- 
 feldoberst"; in 1890, the very realistic drama, "Die 
 Haubenlerche " ; in 1891, "Der neue Herr"; in 1892, 
 "Das heilige Lachen," "Meister Balzer," and the his- 
 torical tragedy, " Bernhard von Weimar " ; in 1893, the 
 tales : " Das edle Blut," " Francesca von Rimini," and the 
 novel, " Eifernde Liebe " ; in 1894, " Schwesterseele " ; and 
 lately, " Heinrich und Heinrichs Geschlecht," a tragedy 
 taken from medieval German history. 
 
 The most prominent characteristic of the greater num- 
 ber of Wildenbruch's works is in their subject-matter, 
 which is generally taken from German, and often from 
 Prussian or Brandenburg, history. He is, with Fontane, 
 Freytag, and Felix Dahn, one of the representatives of 
 Germanic virtues and aspiration. Hence it is that Harold
 
 INTRODUCTION VU 
 
 and the fate of the Germanic race in England enlisted his 
 sympathy. He is not unjust, however, to the Normans, 
 in whom he likewise recognizes the general characteristics 
 of the Germanic race. The realization of the dream of 
 patriotic Germans for centuries, the union of the people 
 of Germany in one powerful and independent empire, in- 
 spired him in his poetic work. 
 
 In his " Harold," however, we do not find any specific- 
 ally modern tendency. The subject-matter is, on the 
 whole, treated with objective impartiality. In spite of 
 some deviations from actual history the drama presents 
 a vivid picture of the times. But a historical drama must 
 not be expected to recite exact history. The require- 
 ments of art are paramount in any poetic effort, and 
 reality must give way to fiction if the purpose of the poet 
 is thereby more fully attained. 
 
 A brief statement of the historical facts on which this 
 drama is based will show in what respect its author has 
 seen fit to conform to, and also to deviate from, exact 
 history. His principal theme was the downfall of Anglo- 
 Saxon rule, and to this idea he remained faithful through- 
 out. But in the treatment of special and incidental events 
 he has taken liberties of a kind found in all similar dra- 
 matic productions. 
 
 Edward, called the Confessor, was the son of Ethelred 
 II., and of Emma, a Norman princess, the daughter of 
 Richard I., Duke of Normandy. Though born in Eng- 
 land, young Edward became a Norman by education, stay- 
 ing in Normandy until 1035, when King Canute, of the 
 Danish line, died, and his son Hardicanute followed him 
 on the throne. At Hardicanute's death, in 1042, Edward 
 became king of England, and from this time dates the
 
 VIU INTRODUCTION 
 
 beginning of the predominance of Norman influence in 
 English affairs. 
 
 The champion of Anglo-Saxon rule was Godwin, Duke 
 of Wessex. He had used the resources of his powerful 
 position to place Edward on the throne, and had thus ac- 
 quired a claim on the king's gratitude and favor. For a 
 time he successfully opposed Norman intrigues and in- 
 fluence. He married the king's only daughter, Edith, and 
 managed, until 105 1, to hold his own against the hostility 
 of the Norman party. But during this year he not only 
 lost the king's favor, but was, together with his entire 
 family, sent into exile. The occasion was a quarrel in 
 which Eustace, Count of Boulogne, the brother-in-law of 
 the king, was engaged with the burghers of Dover on his 
 return from a visit at the royal court. Godwin would 
 not allow his subjects to be punished without a hearing, 
 and they asserted that the whole trouble was due to the 
 brutal insolence of the Count. 
 
 In our drama, in order to concentrate the interest on 
 Harold, the poet has made the latter, not Godwin, the 
 champion of the burghers of Dover. The result of the 
 quarrel was that Godwin (not Harold, as we infer from 
 the drama) fled to Flanders, while Harold went to Ire- 
 land in order to collect an army for the invasion of 
 England. 
 
 During the absence of these two men Duke William of 
 Normandy paid a visit to the English king, and, it is 
 pretty generally believed, succeeded on this occasion in 
 obtaining from him a solemn promise that, in the event 
 of his death, William should become king of England. 
 
 In the following year Godwin and Harold returned at 
 the head of a strong force, and it seemed that Anglo- 
 Saxon influence was once more established at the English
 
 INTRODUCTION IX 
 
 court. Godwin died two years afterwards, in 1053. His 
 son Harold now became Earl of Wessex and the sole 
 head of the English party. In 1064. according to report, 
 while cruising in the channel, he suffered shipwreck on 
 the coast of the domain of the Count of Ponthieu. He 
 was taken prisoner and given up to Duke William, who 
 would not let him return to England until he had taken 
 a solemn oath of absolute vassalage to the Duke. The 
 chronicles, stating this circumstance, add that Harold had 
 taken this oath on a chest which contained, unknown to 
 him, some relics of a saint, thereby making his oath one 
 of absolutely binding force in the eyes of the church. In 
 our drama Harold makes oath on the crucifix, voluntarily, 
 and under circumstances which are not mentioned by any 
 of the chronicles. Neither do these chronicles say any- 
 thing of the death of Harold's brother at the Norman 
 court, nor that Harold had undertaken the voyage for 
 the purpose of taking him back to England. These in- 
 ventions were evidently introduced in order to invest the 
 character of Gytha, the mother of Harold and Wulfnot, 
 with additional interest, and to heighten the tragic features 
 of the drama. It was, besides, necessary, for the purposes 
 of the drama, to represent Harold as justified, or at least 
 as excusable, in accepting the royal crown from Edward. 
 To this end the poet represents his hero as ignorant of 
 the real purpose of his oath. 
 
 On his deathbed the vacillating and weak king, dis- 
 regarding his promise to William of Normandy, appointed 
 Harold his successor. The Witenagcmot confirmed the 
 dying king's decision, and Harold was crowned king of 
 England the day after Edward's death, on the 6th of 
 January, 1066. 
 
 Duke William thereupon collected a powerful army and
 
 X INTRODUCTION 
 
 invaded England. On the 14th of October of the same 
 year he met the English forces under Harold at Hastings. 
 Harold was killed by an arrow which entered his left eye, 
 and his army suffered a complete defeat. 
 
 Three representatives of the Roman church appear in 
 the drama. Of these the meek and blindly obedient Wil- 
 fried represents the spirit of the lower clergy. As an 
 Anglo-Saxon he deeply feels for his country, but the 
 nature of his calling, and the prelate whose orders he 
 must carry out, force upon him a moral conflict under 
 which he succumbs. 
 
 Robert of Jumieges, formerly the Abbot of the mon- 
 astery of Jumieges, in Normandy, became acquainted with 
 Edward during the latter's stay in Normandy. As soon 
 as Edward had ascended the throne he called him to his 
 court. In 1044 he made him Bishop of London and, in 
 105 1, Archbishop of Canterbury. The return of Godwin 
 in 1052 deprived him of this dignity and of his influence. 
 He was forced to leave England and returned to Jumieges. 
 Until the return of Godwin he had exercised an almost 
 absolute power over the feeble king and used all his 
 efforts to strengthen the Norman party in England. It 
 was he, very probably, who prevailed upon the king to 
 choose the Duke of Normandy as his successor. 
 
 Stigand, Bishop of Winchester, is another churchman 
 who plays a considerable part in the drama, as he did in 
 history. He was devoted to the English cause and a 
 faithful supporter of Godwin and Harold. Befriended 
 by the Anglo-Danish royal house, he had a particular 
 interest in Godwin, who had married the sister of the 
 Danish Earl Ulf, a relative of King Canute. After the 
 death of Godwin he stood by Harold and the Anglo-Saxon 
 cause as an uncompromising enemy of Norman rule. He
 
 INTRODUCTION XI 
 
 became Bishop of East Anglia, in 1043; in 1047 he was 
 appointed, by the king, Bishop of Winchester, and in 1052, 
 after Robert of Jumieges had left England, Archbishop 
 of Canterbury. This office he held until 1070, when his 
 patriotic ardor made him obnoxious to the Norman ruler 
 of England, who caused him to be confined in Winchester 
 Castle during the remainder of his life. 
 
 Gytha, though her name occurs in history, is yet largely 
 a creation of the poet, who needed this character to deepen 
 the tragic force of the drama. 
 
 The two earls, Morcar and Edwin, represent more par- 
 ticularly the Danish element. They favor the Norman 
 side because they are, it would seem, jealous of the power 
 exercised by the son of Godwin. They were the sons of 
 Alfgar and rivals of Godwin in the royal favor during 
 the lifetime of Canute. Edwin, after the death of his 
 father, became Earl of Mercia, in 1062. Morcar was 
 chosen Earl of Northumberland, in 1065, in place of Tos- 
 tig, Harold's brother, who was driven from the country 
 by a revolt. The poet has shown considerable skill in 
 grouping the contending parties and their representatives 
 in such a way that an air of reality is spread over his 
 picture. The drama undoubtedly ranks among his very 
 best productions and is deservedly popular. 
 
 The blank verse used by the poet is in a few lines open 
 to criticism. Attention is called to them in the Notes. 
 In all other respects the poetic and metrical treatment 
 calls for high praise. 
 
 C. A. E. 
 
 Before the issue of this new edition of the play, its author had produced another 
 tragedy of remarkable power, Gewittcrnacht ; the drama, Vic- Tochter des Erasmus ; 
 and several tales, among them, Neid. Most of his tales have appeared in the 
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 8 ^arolb 
 
 Stiflonb. Hub feib "^ijx md)t don bicfem SBoIfe? 
 9)iiJrcor. gfjetn ! 
 
 ©enn unfer |)au§, e§ ift ntdjt unsufriebcn. 
 
 ^linftcr 2luftrttt 
 
 ^fltolb (trttt un6emer!t bott [inf§ aiif, fileibt fte^en. (£r ift fcfjicnrj gefteibet; 
 ttdgt jitnt Uitterfcfjiebe bou (Sbiuitt unb SOJorcar longmattenbeg 6Ionbe8 §aar). 
 
 aWorcar. ®te§ bumpfe 5;rD^en iDtber alle§ ^rembc, 
 
 9iur be§I}alb, tueil ba§ ^rembe man nid)t fennt ! 
 5 9lii^t§ ift berberblii^er fiir Canb unb SJolf, 
 
 51I§ bay @ef(f)rei ber Unjufriebenl^eit, 
 
 3u ber !ein @runb ift. 
 |»orolb (tritt 5eran). 5lber trenn fi(f}'§ fdnbe, 
 
 S)af3 giiter ©runb boju borfjanben rtore? 
 
 (2lfle§ fclicft iifierraf^t auf i^n.) 
 
 (S5i)t^a. ^arolb — bu l^ier? 
 
 ^orolb (Uenteigt ftcfi Bor ebloin unb SKorcar). ^C^ gtU^' (Sud), mcinC 
 
 10 £)(}me. 
 
 (jartlid^ bte SJJutter umfaffenb.) 
 
 S)u ftanneft mid) ju fe^n? Unb glaubteft bu, 
 
 5ln foId)em Stage miirbe id) bir fel)Ien? 
 (S5t)tI|o. ©0 m\\it bu, |)arD(b, ba^ ber ^onig fommt? 
 ^orolb. Sarum, gel)ord)enb ber ^Bafatlenpflidjt, 
 
 ©ieljft bu mid) I}ier. 
 IS etmiitt. S)od) mein' id), bem 58afatten 
 
 ©ejieme, pm Smpfauge feineS |)errn 
 
 @in reid)er ^lleib al§ bieg. 
 ^orolb. ^IJJir aber niitigt 
 
 3iDiefad)cr ©runb bieS ^leib ber 2;rauer auf. 
 
 J
 
 €rftcr JlPt. ^fiinftcr 2Iuftritt 9 
 
 ^lag bcr 5Jorinaunc cic()n im buntcu ^Kocf, 
 
 3iemt alloumoljl hai kkih ber 2:raucr. 
 9JJorcnr. 9ie[fe, 
 
 ^c^ Iptf' 6ud) nuf ber ©cite nic^t su finbcn, 
 
 9Bo jene iin^^ufricbncn ©djrcicr finb. 5 
 
 ^arolb. 3d) fiirdjtc, £1)111, 3f)r fd)cltct fie ju Unred)t. 
 ajJorcar. '^d) fiivd)tc, Sicffe |)aroIb, ''^\)x DergcjU, 
 
 Sap ic^ fo alt luie euer ^akx bin 
 
 Unb 3t)r fo alt — mie eure§ Initerg ©iV^n. 
 ^iiroll). S)ruin luollt mid) immer aiif bcr Seitc fudjcn, lo 
 
 9Uif ber mein 95ater fldnbe, lebt' er noc^. 
 ajJorcar. Wix fprcdjcn tncf)r badon an anbrcm Crte. — 
 
 2iMf5t Sf)r ben ©rimb, warum bcr ^bmg, tommt?- 
 ^orolb. Sc^ bcnfe, unfre Sreue ju erprobcn, 
 
 Cb roir t()m luillig offnen unfre iHirg? 15 
 
 aWorcar. 2)a» nid)t aUein — 33efud) crmartct er, 
 
 SSil^elm, ber |)er3Dtj ber 5Zormanncn, fommt. 
 
 (.^arotb, Qi\)ti)a, Stiganb in gemaUiflet (Srregung.) 
 
 ^orolb. DZcin ! 
 
 aJIorcar. ^a, e§ tft fo. 
 
 ^orolb. 3)Dcf) e§ barf nid)t fein ! 
 
 9)Jorcor. S)ad)t' id) cy bo(^, 3f)r loiirbet gan^ entlobern 
 
 Sn 2cibenfd)aft — 
 ^orolb. 2?crbammni§ treffe mid), 20 
 
 |)orte ic^ ruf)ig foId)e 5iad)rid)t an ! 
 
 Sf)r n^art jugcgen, C[)eim, an bcm 2age, 
 
 5(l» i()m ju ii^iud)cftcr mcin f)oI)cr initcr 
 
 S)ie ©ad)fcnfrone feljte auf hai ^aupt ! 
 
 SBcld)' einen (5ib gelobte .Qbnig (^buarb 25 
 
 5In jcnem 3:aije? — Sarum fdjiueigt ^i)x, Cf)eim?
 
 10 Biavolb 
 
 ^t)x !cnnt ben (Sib, benn ^ijx unb alle Sblen 
 
 ®e§ (5a(^fcnt)Dlfe§ flanbet urn i^^n !^er 
 
 %l§ |)uter biefcS ©d)n)ur§ ! — ©o bitt' ic^ ^u^, 
 
 ©l^rimirb'ger 33iid)Df, nennt t^m biefen 6ib. 
 5 (Stigaub. 3Sor ©ottcS ^tngefidit fc^^luur ^onig ^buarb, 
 
 ^'eine ^^iormannen in t>a§> Sanb ju tufen. 
 SKorcttr. ®a§ alle§ toeip id) ja. 
 ^arolb. ^a§ afle§ tt)i^t ^^r 
 
 Unb r)eifd)et, rul)'gen 58Iute§ foUf id) pren, 
 
 S)a^ er ben |)er3og felbft in§ 2anb ung ruft? 
 10 monav. ^d) fagt' (^ud) : gnm 23efud)e fommt ber ^txm ! 
 
 |)eif3t ba§ in§ Sanb i^n rnfen? 
 ebttjtn. ©oil man fagen, 
 
 2)ie 5tngelfad)fen finb ba§ einj'ge SSoI!, 
 
 ®a§ nid)t§ t)on ©itte tt)ei^ unb |)6flii^!eil? 
 ^arolb. 3ur |)oUe ntit bem girniS §o[Ii(^!eit, 
 15 2Benn er 23erbred)en iiberbeden foil ! 
 aWorcor. 2Ber fprid)t ^ier bon 33erBred)en? 
 ^orolb. 3rf), mein Oljeim ! 
 
 (Sin |)irt, ber felbft bem 2SoIf bie 2pre offnet 
 
 3ur andertrauten |)erbe — 
 (Sbttiin. 2;Dae§ ^eug. 
 
 ^orolb. S«/ e^' "o^ ^^^^^^ '^^ ^^-^ gier'gen SSoIf, 
 20 3)er um bie |)iirben f(^nobert, t^' id) glaube, 
 
 S)Qf5 biefer C)er3Dg fommt al§ greunb ! 
 aWorcor. ©0 :^6rt boc^. 
 
 SSil^elm ift (SbuarbS 9leffe — mif^t ^i}x ha^? 
 
 @ut — '(Sbuarb liebt ifjn — ^^r nennt boS SSerbred)en, 
 
 S)ie anbern 5}Jenf(^en ncnnen ba§ 9iatur. 
 25 (Sbuarb t)at Sdnber in ber 5Jiormanbie 
 
 25on feiner 5)lutter ^er; mi^t S^r ba§ am^?
 
 (Erftcr :ift. ^^iinftcr :inftritt U 
 
 ®ut — big 311 Gbuarbg Slob foil ^^Qx^oc[ 3iMIf)cIm 
 
 5)ie§ Sanb p 2c{)\\, nad) ^onic; Gbiiarby 2obc 
 
 3u eiflcu l)ahcn. — ^abt ^i}x bag berftanbcn? 
 
 \h\h ()eutc Iciftct 2i?ilf)elm if)m bcu 2c()n5cib, 
 
 2)cnn eincn Seljugeib, iDi[;t ^f)r, frfjinort imin fclb|'t. s 
 
 9iun fac^t mir, faun cy eincn ^^(nlnf^ gcbcn, 
 
 Unfd^ulbiflcr n(» biefcn nnf bcr 2Bc(t? 
 ;^oroIb. Unb fidnijcn f^nnbcrtfarf) un|d)nlbtt]cr 
 
 2)ie ©riinbe, bic 3()t feincm l^ommen Ici()t, 
 
 2)en (Sinlaf, nicii]r' irf) lijm ouf mcincr 33urg ! 10 
 
 9Korcor. ^^r njcrbet'g nid)t ! 
 |>oroliJ. ^^ rocrbe c§ ! 
 
 (5b»tn. 2)er ^onig 
 
 2Birb'g Qud} gebieten ! 
 ^arolb. Unb ic^ iDcrb' c§ uicicicrn ; 
 
 ^eni tyeinb be§ 2anbe§ tneine 23urg su o'^mn, 
 
 "^xd^i @ott bom |)immcl foil c§ mir gebieten. 
 aWorcor. ©predjt eurem (So()n 23ernunft ju, ©cfimdgcrin. 15 
 Gbwtn. @r raft cud) alle in» i>erberben, (Brdfin ! 
 @»)t()a. 2>erlangt ^i)x, bap ic^ rebe? SSoIjl, fo t)ort : 
 
 ^eglii^em 2Sort, ha^ 6ud) mein ©o^n gefprodjen, 
 
 ©timme i^ bei, al§ fei e§ mein». 
 aWorcar. 3f)rbiUigt — 
 
 @j)tf)a. 5^cin, me^r alg ba§ : in feine S^cinhc leg' i(^ 20 
 
 5J?ein 8d)id[al unb bag ©d}id|al meineg i^aufeS, 
 
 ©a^ er'g Dermalte ; il)m Dertraue id; 
 
 3im 2Bogenid)lage biefer bi^fen 3cit 
 
 5)ag ©teuerruber — er fei bcr '^Mlot, 
 
 2)eg SSille Oiidjtung meinem SSillen giebt. — 25
 
 12 I]aroIb 
 
 Sedjftcr ^tuftritt 
 
 2)teitcr (Boit itnts). @vlau(^tc grau unb eble |)ert'n berjeif^t, 
 6» [tef)cn Siirger f)Dt)er§ bor bcm St^or 
 Unb bitten brintjenb (^inlaf^ nnb @el;6r. 
 
 @t)t^a (ioinft). 
 2)tencr (offnet Iinl§). 
 
 Steknter 2Cuftntt 
 
 Drbgar (mlt DerBunbenem S?o)jf). @brtc. JBolbttJUff. 233i(frtcb (treten 
 
 bolt lints auf). 
 
 (SbttJiit (ju orbgar.) 2Ba§ tommt ^f}r in [o mibcrmart'gcm ^ufjug 
 
 3u nn§? 
 5 Drbgttr (nut tuub roiienben siuGen). ^Q tt)iberit)artig — \a f ift'§ — 
 
 2)rum [trafe (Sott ben, ber mi(^ fo getkibet ! 
 SDJorcor. 2Ber ift ber alte laute ^ann? 
 @J)t^a. ^^ benfe, 
 
 Sd) !enne euren S'iamen : Drbgar — nicfit? 
 Crbgar. ^a, eble g^rau, unb lebte euer ©atte, 
 lo ®er leiber, leiber, leiber nic^t mel;r lebt, 
 
 6r !ennte mid) ! 
 gjJorcttr. 9lun alfo, Orbgor, fprec^t : 
 
 SBa§ n)un[d)t S^r? 
 Drbgar. D, bergebt mir, gnab'ger |)err, 
 
 SCenn id) ni(^t nioljlgeorbnet reben tann, 
 
 (S§ ift nur e i n § — aflein ha§ i[t fo Diet — 
 SKorcor. ©pred;t beutlid;, enblid) ! 
 15 Drbgor. Saf^t mir S^'xt, \6) bitte ! — 
 
 gdnb' id) ba§ SSort — e§ liegt mir auf ber 58ruft —
 
 (Erftcr :yFt. Sicbcntcr 2luftrttt 13 
 
 SBiirflt mir bcii ^al5 — 
 Gbwiit. 91?eint of)^' >uir fjdttcn 3cit — 
 
 Drlinnr. 5hin bann ftatt nllcr bicfc^i einj'gc SBort, 
 
 2)a§ ^cilig i[t, tucil e§ gcboicn unirbc 
 
 5Im erftcn 2:age mit bctn erften ^Jicnfdjcn : 
 
 (beibe ^iinbe em))or6ebenb) ©ercdjtiflfeit ! 
 
 Gbric imb SBnlbttiulf. ©crec^tii]Jcit, ifjr |)crrcn ! 5 
 
 3)iorcar. SiBcr tl)at (Surf) Unrcc^t? 
 
 Drbflar. 5;)er 5?Drinannc tljat'S. 
 
 ajiorcar. 5RaturIic^ ber ^iormonnc. 
 
 Crbgar. <Bd)i mein ^aupt, 
 
 5luf bQ§ er fcincn bhit'gen Dkmen frfjrieb. 
 
 SDcr ^riebcnsbrcdjer ! 
 2Korcor. 2Ba§ fott aQcS ba§? 
 
 |)cut ift nirfjt 3fit ©c|rfjirf)tcn Qn5u()5ren lo 
 
 i^on ^^kiigelci — fomint morflcn micber — ge^t. 
 Drbflor. 2Bag? ^riujcici? aBa§? 
 Gbric. (Sndb'ger i^crr, Dcrjeifit, 
 
 @tn unerfjortcr g-ricbcn§l3ruc^ flcfrfj^il)- 
 gjZorcar. Slag fenne irf; ; inir untcrfurfjcu'iS morgen. 
 
 ^nx ^eute ge^t. 
 ^orolb. @r(oubt ein 2Sort. 
 
 aJlorcar. 2Ba§ iDoUt S^r? iS 
 
 ^aroJb. Sf)r Seute, gcgcn men crr^cdt if)r iHagc? 
 9)Jorcor (ju ^axoit). 2Ba» foil ba» (}ci)5cn? 4'^a6t ^^r nic^t 
 gef)ort, 
 
 ^aJ5 id), euer D^eim, eureS |)aufe§ ^It'fter, 
 
 ©c()Dr Denueigre? 
 ^arolb. ©raf DJ^orcar, bcrgcjit nidjt, 
 
 '^a\i id) ber ©raf Don 2)oDer bin, iiidjt 3f)r. 20 
 
 ffllorcor (5u ebiuin). 2;er 23iir|d;e luirb nod; toll Dor Udermut.
 
 14 f^arolb 
 
 ;!porolti. <Bpxt6)i, alter 9)iann. 
 
 Orbgar. O gncib'ger ^err, ^eut morgen 
 
 ^am ©raf @u[tai^ in unfre ©tabt geritten 
 
 3Rxi funfjig ©d;merbett)a|fneten. 
 ^arolb. Unb toeiter? 
 
 Drbgor. ®arauf, al§ [ie gum 5J?ar!t gcfommen ftnb, 
 5 ©pringt er bom 9toi5 unb ruft hm ©eincn ju : 
 
 „9Jiai^t un§ unb unferm C^erjoge Quartier 
 
 Set biefen ^ubel!6pfen." 
 |>ori)lb. 2Bas gefdjal) barauf? 
 
 Drbgar. ©orauf, al§ tndte Softer ^einbe§ ©tobt, 
 
 gaflen fie xc6)t§> unb linfs in unfre |)aufer 
 lo Unb bredjen mit ©etualt bie 2:pren auf. 
 ^orolb. S)a§ tl^aten fie? 
 Drbgar. ©ie t|aten'§. 
 
 ebric unb SBalbmulf, SBir Bejeugen'S ! 
 
 Drbgor. Unb ha bie SBitrger iljnen (Sintritt meigern, 
 
 9ieif5en Don if)rcn ^iiften fie ha§ ©d}mert 
 
 Unb — id) !ann nid)t reben — ^lud) auf fie — 
 IS 5J?itten im grieben, ^err, mitten im grieben — 
 jlporolb. ©pred)t rul}ig — 
 Drbgor. S)reifiig SSitrger eurer <Stabt 
 
 2iegen erfc^Iagen in ben ©affen SotierS. 
 ©tiganb. 58efd)iitje ©ott un§ ! 
 (Si\)t\}a, Ungel^eure St^at ! 
 
 ^arolb. ©rfc^tagen? — ©reif^ig? 
 @bric (jeiiit auf asiifrteb). Siefer junge ^priefter, 
 
 2o ®cr jiingft au:a 9tom !am, foU e§ (Sud) bejeugcn. 
 Carol's) (,iu asiffi-ieb). ^-l^r fatjt e§ an? 
 aBilfncb. D gncib'ger ^^cxx, id) faf/S. 
 
 ^orolb. 2)enft, ba'ji ^i)x eure 2ippin (^ott gctueiljt:
 
 €ri'tcr Hit. Sicbcntcr :hiftritt 15 
 
 '^ai 5lLHn-t ally ciirciu ''llciinb fci mic Mc -laulic, 
 ^ic iibcriii '■Jjtccr bcr I'cibcnfdjiiftcn fdjiuciit — 
 ©agt nid)t, id) \ai}, iDctin 3^r nic^t bcutlid) faf)t, 
 5)enn mnn '^Ijx jeneS ^^Iten SBort bcftatujt — 
 
 ebttin. '^a f reilic^, menu — 
 
 ^oroJb. S5?cr fpric^t in 6obroin§ ^aiife, 5 
 
 Siebor i^n ©obming 6rbe fpred)cn l)k\]? 
 
 (ju SBitfneb) 
 
 ^od) cinnial frag' id) — 
 a^ilfricl). Unb Dcrljiit' c§ ©ott, 
 
 ^aJ5 id) nod) etnmal fclje, nia§ id; \ai). 
 
 9>erf)iit' e§ ©ott, baf, id) nod; einmal f)orc, 
 
 2Bie grimmc ©djiucrter frad)enb nicberfallcii 10 
 
 Unb tniridjcnb beiijcn in be» DJJenfdjcn ^aupt. 
 ^arolb. ^l)X fa^t eg aM? f}6rtet's? 
 aSilfricb. ^cbcS SSovt, 
 
 2)ag biefcr 53^ann (Snd) fagtc, ftanb bor mir, 
 
 (Sin Icib()aft blutig fiird)tcrlidje5 !^ilb, 
 
 5luf eiuig mir ben 3;raum ber 5iad)t bcrgiftenb ! 15 
 
 ^arolb. 5hin bann, bcini 5(ni3ebcnten meine» Waters, 
 
 33ei meiner DJhitter unb bei alien j^ingcn, 
 
 2)ie f^eilig mir gleid) bicfen bciben [inb : 
 
 ^d) mid fiir (5uc^ bor biefem S^bnicj fprcd)cn — 
 aWorcor. Scfimit End;, |)arD(b I 
 ^orolb. grcilid) bod), id) finne 20 
 
 2Bie id) au§ ©roll unb (Sd)mer3 cin aiUirt mir fd)micbe, 
 
 3ermalmenb gleid) bcm fd)mercn i'ieil beg 2;i.inncrc\ 
 
 S)ag enblid) bicfey ^bnigg Cf)r burd)fd)iittre, 
 
 S}ag i()n aufriittlc an» bem bumpfen ^d)laf, 
 
 ^n ben ^tormanncn.^ungen if)n ciclullt. 25 
 
 SJorcnr (ruft md) nm). ^d\^i mciu ©cf olgc auf ber Stelle fatteln,
 
 16 f^arolb 
 
 Scf) I)atie ni(i)t§ mit biefen mef)r cienicin. 
 Gbwin. 3d) gef}' mit (Sucf). 
 
 ^arotb. <So gef)t ! unb gel^t jur ^oHe ! 
 
 9)Iorcor. Sa§ beinem Cljm? 
 ^orolb. ^a, bu alitriinnigcr ©arfife ! 
 
 33errater beincS S5aterlanb§ unb SSoIfS ! 
 aWorcor (au ®t)t5a). ^^r ^ort ba§ an? 
 5 &t}tffa. Unb mcine ©eele jaudj^t i^m ! 
 
 |)aroIb, mein Botjn, ben id) bi§ ^eute nur 
 
 S)em 5iamcn nad) al§ ©obminS Sofjn gcfannt, 
 
 ©tolj meine§ ©djo^cS, I)errlid;c§ @cfd)enf, 
 
 2)Q§ mir bein !onigIi(^er 9>ater gab, 
 lo @an5 (Snglanb [ief)t bic^ an au§ biefen 5tugen 
 
 fSoii DJhitterftoIs ! 
 
 (©ie breitet ble Strme au§. ■^'^^^i' umamtt fie.) 
 
 SRorcor. 5Iuf euer beiber |)aupter 
 
 S^enn alle ^olgen enter 9ia|erei! 
 
 @raf ©bmin, lommt. 
 ^nrolb (brefit ifinen ben SRiiden ju). @cl)t {)in, armfcrge i^rofter. 
 SUJorcor (im sibgange nac^ linfs). 2Bir ^erben 9ted)nung I;alten. 
 GbJMitt. 9ied)nung; |a. 
 
 (SBetbe oB no^ Unt§.) 
 
 15 ^arolb. ^a, fdjliigen aHe ^Ingelfac^fentjergen 
 ©leid) iinfren tcenigen, e§ radr' ein ^lang, 
 2)a^ biefe franf [d)e ©oufelfpielevet 
 ^atiox berf^aUen miif^te glcid) ber ©diefle, 
 SBenn Ipd) bom S)om Ijcrab bic ©lode ruft ! 
 
 (Srom^icteuftofs braitfjen.) 
 
 &t\ti)a, ^ord;t — Ijbrtet il^r? 
 20 ©ttgaitb. 9?ormdnnifd;e irompeten. 
 
 .^arolb. ©D fiinbet [id) ber (3ad)fentonig an.
 
 (grftcr nU. Hd}tct 2Iuftritt 17 
 
 SSie ^art, lutc ()ci;^loy bicfc» 6rj crtbnt ! 
 ©an,^ iDic cin 5)hif ,^ii .s;')ai3cr unb ju Strcit — 
 lUomm' cr bciui an, id; bin jum itampf bereit! 
 
 7ld}kv Tlnfttiti 
 
 .^crotb (oon linfs). Gbiuub, So()n (Stc(reb», bcr Sadjfcn ^onicj, 
 
 ^eifdjt Ginlafj aiif 3d;lD[5 2;ober. 
 .§arolb. (£atU bciu c<?onicj, s 
 
 <8d}lof5 "^Dbcr [tcf)c jcbcm <Snd)fcn offcii. — 
 
 Bas jaubcrt ^f^r? 
 .^tcrotb. 23rinc]e id) ben 23e[d;eib? 
 
 ^arolb. 23ringt ben 33efd)eib. 
 ^erolb. ^c^ gefje, gndb'ger ^crr. 
 
 (916 nai) tints.) 
 
 ©rtganb. ^Jiein teurer C'^fli^oli)/ teijt ben ,^onig nid)t. 
 Sd; fiirc^t', c» tximtt i^n, tpenn er biefe Seute lo 
 
 (jeigt auf bie Siirger) 
 
 §icr bei @ud) fiefjt ? 
 .t>a-i"olb. Sa^t biefe fieute bleiben. 
 
 S)icfe @e[idjter, beren jebeS einj'ge 
 ©in nufgefd)Iagne» Sud) be^ ^'ummer§ i[t, 
 2BitI id) if)m seigen ; biefes grauc |)QUpt, 
 
 (jeigt auf Orbgar) 
 
 23Intig gcfdrbt bon bcr 5?ormanncnfau[t, 15 
 
 |)alt' id) ifjm bin; cr foil I)inein mir fdjauen, 
 3n» bleid)c, flrcnge 5(ngc[ic^t bcr 3.'!}af)r()eit, 
 (5r, bcr nur Icbcu fann boiu Sifpclfjiuid) 
 ^cr frdnffdjcn Suppler! 
 ®j)tl)a. Sajj — I)icr tonnnt bcr i'ibnig.
 
 18 f^arolb 
 
 Hcunter 2tuftrttt 
 
 Siinig Gbuarb, DfJobcrt tion ^umifegeg, GJrof ©ufta^ Don ^Boulogne, 
 Dbo, JRobulpl^ (tommen toon lints, alle in normcinnifc^er Xrodjt). 
 
 ©buarb (}u ®tit^a, loelc^e fid;, etienfo tole aEe Stnluej'enben, tief berneiGt). 
 
 SSillfommen, (Smfin. 
 &t)ti)a. ©etb gegru^et, ^nx, 
 
 Sn (Sobtt)in§ |)au§. 
 euftoi^ (tjaibiaut 5u (Sbuarb). ^ott S^)t'§? 2Bie [tol,^ ba§ flingt. 
 
 ©ein |)au§ — id) benf, ^l)x gabt e§ i^m 311 2e!)n? 
 
 GbUttrb ((e^t fi(^ auf bie t^ronortige erp^utig, bie SKormannen ftetlen fid) :&inter 
 
 ifjn). 
 @buarb (tietraditet bie 53iirger) (ju feiner ttmgeBwns). SBcr fiub biC 
 
 Scute, bie er urn \\^ f)ot? 
 fRobnt (rjoibiaut). ©emeineS SSol!. 
 5 euftac^ (fjntfciaut). @r i[t ber 33auern!onig ; 
 
 ®a§ i[t fein ^Jofftaat. 
 ebuorb (efienfo). Bie fie mid; anglo^en, 
 
 ©tumpf tuie bie gifc^e — nid)t ein 2Bort be§ ©ruf^eS ! 
 
 SBie fie mid) Ijafjen — toiberiDortig ^olt ! 
 
 (iQUt 5U ^arolb). 
 
 Sd) fel/, 3r)r I}abt 58efud)? 
 ^orolb. 9?ein, gndb'gcr |)crr. 
 
 10 Gbuorb. ^dn, fagt SI)r, unb id) fclje cure @a[te? , 
 ^arolb. S)a§ finb nidjt @d[te, gniib'ger |)err. 
 ebuarb. • SBq§ bann? 
 
 ^orolb. 9)iein gniib'ger ^onig, c§ finb arme Scute, 
 
 2)ie 3U mir famen, i^re S^lot gu flagcn. 
 (SbMOfb. SSer leibct 5lot in meinem 9icid)? 
 Orbgnr. 23ir, ^err !
 
 (Erftcr 2lft. ITcuntcr 2luftritt 19 
 
 ebttorb. 3i?ariim bcnn fommt ;^^f)v nidjt 511 ciircm 9.b\m], 
 
 2Ba5 brdiujt ^t)x (&nd) $11 aubrcny 
 Crbpr. SBcil — 
 
 GKuarb. ^d) fcnn' Gud) ! 
 
 3()r trout mil- nidjt! 2.Bannu? bin id; Don Stein? 
 
 S^r foUt mir trau'n ! 3d) mill's! 
 l>flroIb. ©ie traucn (?ud) ! 
 
 Gbuarb. 5?cin, |)er5Dci ; faflt nid)t, tt)a§ ^fjr [clbft nid)t aUuibt ! 
 ^orolb. !:)Jkin gncib'cicr i^onig, mollt mir bod) crlaubcu : 5 
 
 ^ic» l;icr [inb iMiu^cr 5I;DDer3 — 
 ©buarb. SBiirc^cr 2;ot)er§? 
 
 ^flrolb. ^a allerbinfll, unb id) bin ©raf Don 2;oDcr. 
 {Robert (jum Ji5nig). |)ei[d)t 9tcd)cnfd)aft Don it)ni ! 
 Guftot^ (ebenfo). Scntt curcr (Sd^niad) ! 
 
 ©buiirb (^alb umgelranbt). 2)a§ trei^ ic^ of)ne (5ud). (taut) 3d) 
 
 fiird)te, |)er5ocj, 
 
 5J?it cincm ©trafc}crid)t mu^ id) beginnen 10 
 
 5}icinen 33efud) bei (5ud). 
 |>oroIb. 2Bie ba§? 
 
 Gbuorb. 3r)r ^brtet 
 
 SSon jenem ©d)impf, ben 2)oDer mir getl)an. 
 |>orolb. (Suc^? ©d)impf? 
 ©buarb. ^n mcincm 'i)l6gcfanbtcn, 
 
 S)em, aU er !am, int tinmen if)rc3 iUnig§ 
 
 Ouartier ju mad)cn bcin Diornuinncnbcrjog, 15 
 
 Scm 5icffcn ibrcss .*iHiniiv3, luic 3I)i' »uint, 
 
 Sic biiurifd) bay Cuarticr Dcrtueiiicrtcn. 
 ^orolb. Sprcd)t '^l)x iui Cirnftc? 
 Gbunrb. SBcnn ^i]x mcint, id) fd)cr5e, 
 
 5li3ill id) 6ud) scigcn, bafj id) ernfttjaft bin. 
 |>orolb. '^a, barum bitt' id) — bcnn id) fiird)tc, ^err, 20
 
 20 ^ a r 1 b 
 
 S)ie§ Sing iff ernft — 
 Gbuorb. @etr>i^ — 
 
 ^arolb. @D ern[t, mcin l^onig, 
 
 2)0^ alle ©jjci^e eurer fran!'fd)cn |)erren 
 
 @ud) nidjt sum Sad)en briiber firingcn iDerben. 
 ebuarb. 2Sa§ fur ein 2:Dn ! 
 ;^oroIb. ®er 2;on — 
 
 ebuorb. S(^ ^offe, ©rafin, 
 
 5 @uer ©ol^n bergij5t nid)t, ba^ er bor bem ^onig [te!^t. 
 ©i)t^. 9Jiein ©ofjn ift miinbig, |)err. 
 ^tc a3iirger. |)cil unfrer ©riifin ! 
 
 ebuorb. Hub d6 Su(^ 3ct)nfad) 33eifntt fd)reit bcr ^^bbel, 
 
 SSerge^t nid)t, baj"; ic^ euer ^'onig bin ! 
 Guftut^. Sill f'itt' (Sud), lajit mid) reben ! 
 ;§oroIb. Saj^t ilju reben ; 
 
 10 (£r mill Don fciner |)elbentt)at ergatjlen, 
 
 ®ie er beriibte an mefjrlofen SJJdnnern 
 
 ^n 2)ot)er§ &a\\m I 
 euftac^. SScirt St)r nidjt ein ©adjfe, 
 
 2)er ni(^t§ bon ©itte meiJ5 unb Oiitterart, 
 
 ^c^ gab' (5u(^ eine 5lntraort — 
 |»oroIb. ©tntt ber 5lntraort 
 
 15 5Rimm benn mein SSort, bu {)dmifd)er tyranjofe, 
 
 S)af5, mo id) bir im freien g^elb begegne, 
 
 ^d) bir mit breif^ig nugelfdd))' [djcn ,f)icben 
 
 S)ie Xiamen auf ben 9iiufen fd)reiben mid 
 
 Set breif5ig 33iirger, bie bu mir erfdjiugft ! 
 Orbflor. (Sott fegue unfern ^^n^^og^ ! 
 20 ebrtc unb asolbnjulf. |)ei{ bem C)er3Dg ! 
 
 Gbuarb {im (Suitacf) simidj. ©rnf bon ^Boulogne, mic ^^r e§ mir 
 beridjtct,
 
 (Erftcr 2lFt. H euntcr :iuf tri tt 21 
 
 5n» id) nad) jcncr <5ac()c Cud) kfrufl, 
 
 ©anj alfo mar's? Diid)t meljr, nid)t uicnic]cr? 
 
 Gnftad). 3^^/ cjndb'cjcr ^crr. 
 
 ^arolb. ©raf Don Souloc^nc, 3i()r liic^t ! 
 
 2;ic ^Jiormnmtcit. ©d)(ant bicfcn pubcltiipf't^cii 8ad)fcn nickr ! 
 
 Crbgar. 3>eriiid}t'», ^Ijr IjafcufiiBuicn ^^riin^ofcn ! S 
 
 J^arolb. ©till, alter Thmn — mcin gtuib'gcr .£)crr unb ^oniij, 
 3d) ipei)"?, bcr 3'-'"-'ii ^'t^il'^t mir bie 3it"9t' f'-"'i^t — 
 Sn G^rfurc^t ncici' id) mid) Dor @ud), meiu ^onig, 
 ®od) bitt' id), f)ort bic Scute. 
 
 ebunrn. S5?erc^e Scute? 
 
 ^arolb (jielit Crbgar ^eron). ^icr bicfcU ^)UtCU — fe()et iDtC ba» 
 
 23Iut lo 
 
 9J^it f)ci[?en, rotcrt, bormurfSdotlcn ^higen 
 
 SDurc^ bicfe Siiid)cr blidt — er i[t ein 23urger 
 
 S)e§ Sanbeg, mo "^iji S^onig feib ! 5Zornmnnen 
 
 S^aten t^m ba§. 
 Gbuorb (luenbet fief) ab). ^ciu 5BIut — \6) mifl !cin 58Iut fel)n ! 
 ^orolb. S)od) taufcnb, abcrtaufcub blut'gc 3;t)rdncn 15 
 
 ^(iefscn in (Surem Sanb ! '^ijx miifU fie fef)n ! 
 Gufttttf^. 5(uf mcinc <SceIe nc^m' ic^ bicfca 23(ut, 
 
 Unb jeben Seil bcr Stjat ncf)m' ic^ auf mid). 
 (Stifloiib. 33ermegner '^^laun — 
 Gbimrb. ^d) benfe, gutcr 23ifd)of, 
 
 ^i)x mifU mir'§ ^an!, bafj id) Gud) I)tcr nid)t [c^c; 20 
 
 ©orgt, hafi id) (5uc^ nid)t f)orc. 
 
 (.Xroiiipetenftofj briuificu.) 
 
 Gbuarb. 2Bcr fommt I)ier?
 
 22 17'^'^olb 
 
 ^efjntcr 2tuftrttt 
 9?ormannifd)cr ^crolb (etnt iint§). 
 
 (Sbuarb, bem ©adjfenfonig, fcietet @ru^ 
 
 SSil^elm, ber |)cr5Dg bon ber ^lormanbie. 
 ^ic 9?ormannen. |)etl unferm |)er3Dg ! 
 euftoc^. ©ebt (SrInubntS, |)err, 
 
 2)aB tDtr entgegenge!^n, xtjn p empfongen. 
 5 ebuorb. SSir finb ju ©aft, \t)x |)errn, bort ftcl)n bte SStrte. 
 
 ^d) Bttt' 6iic^, ©rcifin, gel}t, empfnngt ben |)er3og. 
 @t)t^a. ^ragt nicinen ©oljn, er i[t ber |)err ber 53urg. 
 
 Guftoti^ (ju §nro(b). 2Bie lang' fott imfer |)err on Surer Spr 
 
 ftef)n? 
 ^arolb. ©0 longe aU id) |)err bin auf ber 23urg. 
 eufto(^ (ju ebuarb). ^I)r Ijabt'S ge!jort — gebt un§ @rlaubni§, 
 10 |)err, 
 
 S^n 3U empfangen. 
 
 (3)ie SJormannen ftelgen bon ber Gr^S^imfl 5ern6.) 
 
 ^arotb (trttt tr)nen in ben 2BeG). ®a§ DerblCte \6) I 
 
 (SSelcegung wnter ben Jlormannen.) 
 
 ebuorb. @§ i[t ein SlJiif^oerftaubni^ — C^ergog |)aroIb, 
 
 2)er ^bnig bittet. 
 ;^aroIb. Unb id) tt)eigr' e§. 
 
 6'buorb. |)aroIb ! 
 
 etiganb (ju c->aroib). ©cbt if)m in bicfem eing'gen 2)inge na(^. 
 15 6'buorb. ^d) ben!', 3I)r feib bod) nidjt im ©taU geboren? 
 
 ^I)r tDiBl, lt)a§ |)5flid)feit unb ©itte i[t? 
 ^arolb. @§ gicbt fiir 9JJenfd)en f}oI}erc (Befe^e 
 
 5lls §bflid)tcit.
 
 (Erftcr Tin. gcl^rttcr Jluftritt 23 
 
 Girnnrb. (Su'r ©o^n i[t rafcnb, Oiid[iu. 
 
 ©cbcnft bc§ Sdjimpfc^, mcld)cn cr mir t()ut : 
 
 Xn .£)er,^oti fommt, ben £'cf)n5eib mir 311 leiftcu 
 
 giir fciiie @rb|d)aft in ber 5?orinanbic. 
 
 ©oil ein iHifall im eignen 2anb miv nie^rcn, S 
 
 2Ba^ ic^ mit meinem S?bnic3»mort uerfprad), 
 
 ^l)m jn erfiillen? 
 ©jjtlja (jeiflt auf .(snroib). S)ort [tef)t mcitt ©ebicter, 
 
 ©ein S5?ort i[t mcin§ iinb [ein i^efdjlun bcr meine. 
 ebuarb. 5hifriil)rerild) feinbfeliijes @cfd;Icdjt ! 
 
 3 urn le^ten mat bebenft. 
 ^arolb. 3un^ cx\kn 5}?ale 10 
 
 SDenf bcine§ (Sibc§ bu bom St*rbnung»tag ! 
 Orbflar. S^er ^ronungacib ! 
 
 ^ic burger. S)er (Sib bon 2Bind)e[tcr ! 
 
 Gbuorb. 3iiiit 3^119^^^ i^»t' id) ©ott, baB ^i)x mid) 
 
 gmingt. 
 ^orolb. 5JJcineib'ger DJ^ann, ruf @ott sum SenQcn 
 
 nid)t ! 
 Gbuarb. DJJeineibig? Hnb ba§ mir? ^a§ beinem ^ijnig? 15 
 ^arolb. '^a, bir ing ^lnge[ic^t, bu morfdjer 5([t 
 
 5lm alten 33aum ber ©adjfenfbnige ! 
 Stiflonb. ^arolb — um ©ott — bebenft ! 
 ^nvolb. ^ort, la^t mii^ rcbcn ! 
 
 ©ebt ad)t, mie biefe miirben Senben brec^en, 
 
 Si^enn id) bie |)d(fte nur bon nit bem jammer, 20 
 
 5)en er auf jebe» 3ad)fcnftcr,^ gctjduft, 
 
 %n\^ |)aupt if)m mdlse. — 3}ir in3 5Inge|'id)t, 
 
 jDu ^uppe ber Diormauuen — 
 Robert. |)ort S£)r bos? 
 
 Gbuorb. 2Ser rettet mid) bor biefem 5h>iitenbcn?
 
 24 £?aroIb 
 
 (nift) 
 
 ^^iormanncu — fiir ben ^onig ! 
 
 (Sn ben Spren rec^tS unb Iin£§ erf^einen SRormonnen ntit blojjen ©c^ioertern.) 
 
 (Sumpfe «paufe.) 
 
 ebuorb (er^eM fi^). ^l)x qUc t)oxkt, lBQ§ bct Wawxi I)ter 
 fpra(^. 
 
 2)tc 9Zormottncn. Sa§ l^orten loir. 
 
 ebuorb. S)a^ er ouf meine @:^re 
 
 2)a§ Sranbmal fetner fcfinoben 2Borte briidte — 
 5 S)af5 be§ ^Bafaden fc^ulbigen ©e^orfam 
 @r fed in§ 5Intli^ mix berraeigerte, 
 9}?ir tte^renb, mein SSerfprec^en einjulofen. 
 ^Bejeugt mir ha§i I Sejeugt mir bag ! 
 
 ^te 9Zijrmannen. 2Bir jeugen ! 
 
 Gbuarb. ^Berlufiig fetner ©liter, feiner Se^en 
 10 ©rfldr' ic^ |)arolb, ©obminS ©ofjn, — Derbann' ifju 
 Unb gebe i^m Don ^eut brei ^age grift, 
 ®aJ5, menn irf) if)m am bierten ^ag begegne, 
 ©ein |)aupt bem |)enfer foCt berfaden fein. 
 
 (®emurr initer ben SBiirgern.) 
 
 ^a§ murrt ba§ 33ol! gn jebem meiner SBorte? 
 IS Orbgar. ©ud)t (Suc^ hen |)en!er briiben iiberm 5}?eer ! 
 ebuorb. Tl\t bir redin' id) nod) ab ! 5lu§ ©naben, ©rafin, 
 ©eftatt' id) ha\] S^t loofjnt ouf S)Dber§ ©d)lD^. 
 
 0}t)tf)a (mit bittrem Socmen). 5(U» (Snaben? '^l)X? 
 
 ebuorb. SSa§ foirg? warum bie§ £ad)en? 
 
 (S}i)t^a. 23egnQbigt ben, ben ^fir beftrafen biirft. 
 ebunrb. ^l^r toottt nid)t ©nabe? 
 20 @»jtl)a. ©djcinbet bie[e§ SQort nid)t, 
 
 3)en inunberboHen (Sd)mud bey [tarfen ^Jianneg, '
 
 (Erftcr :ift. €lftcr ^luftritt 25 
 
 9hift mir ben ihiabcu SBulfnot, 23ilrf)of — 
 
 (8Ugan& ab iiad) ied)tS.) 
 
 Hntonicjlidjcr 93^ann, an unf'rcr 51rt 
 
 2^ie [tDl,^e <Sprad)e touirtlid)cii iMiitc^. 
 
 Unb fling's Don ()icr gleid) auf ben .C->cntcrgblod, 
 
 ©0 Icflt' id) meincn ^ladm ncbcii fcinen. 
 
 Sd) [tanb babci am Sag Don 2Bind)C]"tcr, 
 
 5U» ©obmin biefcn ba sum ^\m\c\ mad}tc. 
 
 58ei biefcn blonben £'oden mcinc» (So()ng, 
 
 9J?cin S^cxi max nid)t fo grof?, fo frci, fo frofjlic^ 
 
 51(5 ijeute, ba id) rcdjtIoS, [}cimatloa 
 
 Wit meincn ©of)ncn in 5i>crbanuung ^ie^e. 
 
 lO 
 
 €Iftcr 2luftritt 
 Stiganb fommt »oit rec^tg mit 25?uIfnot. 
 
 ©tiganb. |)ier bring' ic^ Sui^ben ^naben. 
 
 ©tjtfia. ^omm, mein ^inb. 
 
 t®ie legt ben rec^ten Slrm urn .^larolb'S 92acfeit uiib briicft mit bem linten 
 
 2S>ulfnot an ftdi.) 
 
 5hin, bicfe mcine ©b()ne fo im 5Irme, 
 
 Dtuf icf) bie ^JUitter bon ganj (Snglanb auf : iS 
 
 Sft \i)xcx cine gliidlidjcr a(» id)? 
 Crbgor. 5iein, grof]C ©rdfin ! 
 .'parolb. 5luf, laf^t un§ gcfjn, 
 
 2)a5 9ie(^t berftummt, menu bie ©emaittfjat rebct. 
 
 (,^1 (fbuarb) 
 
 Unb fd)cibcnb laf; id) 5nm i^ermdd)tni5 bir
 
 26 ^arolb 
 
 ^ie [d)UimmcrlDfe 9tiif)' gequiilter ^dc^te, 
 33Dn be§ ©ctoiffenS bum|)feTn ©cf)rci biird)l^nl(t, 
 33ei Sag ben 5tnbli(f eine§ groirnben ^BolfcS, 
 Unb Sag unb 9iad}t bas 3ittt'rn unb boS 3^19^" 
 SSor jener ©tiinbe — 
 5 euftflt^. SBeli^e ©tuitbe meint S^r? 
 
 ^orolb (fc[)iitte[t tvoijenh bie gau[t). 
 (§aroIb, &\}ii)a, aButjnot luenben fid) jHm 2lbgel)cit naii) red§t§.) 
 
 aJoBcrt. 2a^t (Suci) bou itjnen ©eifein [teflen. 
 ebuorb. ©eifeln? 
 
 Gbuorb. ^d) t^u' e§ ungern. 
 
 euftot^. ?iaein bie 9^Dt berlattgt'f. 
 
 (lout) 
 
 ©rafin, ber ^bnig 
 2Bunf(^t noc^ gu ©ud) 311 reben. 
 
 (9lEe§ luenbet fic§ jiiriict.) 
 
 ©buorb. ©rdfin ©ijtfja, 
 
 10 9Jitd) fdjmerjt'S — bod) braud)' id) euren jiingften <Bol]n 
 
 m§ ©eifel. 
 @»)tI)o. ®iefe§ .Qinb? 5)ie§ junge ^tnb? 
 
 ebuorb. gur eute§ dlt'ften ©o^neS bbfen 2l5iflen. 
 ©i)t^a. Wdn ^inb i^m laffen ! %ok mid) auf einmal, 
 
 9iid)t ©Iteb fitr (Slieb ! 
 6'uftot^ (vcirft ssuifnot).- 23e!)altet @uer Seben, 
 
 S)en ^naben luoHen loir. 
 15 aSuIfnot m ftrciubenb). |)ilf, 33niber .f)aroIb ! 
 
 ^arolb (reifet ben Snafien aw§ eiiftaff;§ §anbe:i). ^I}r ncfjmt titU Uxiahm 
 
 ntc^t! 
 
 (Sie SBetunffneten rec^tS unb linfg treten je jlcct ©djritte tinker ; §(irolb btirtt 
 ujnl)er, jc^iUtelt baS ^aupt unb trenbet |icf) ju Sonig (Sbnarb.)
 
 (£rftcr :iFt. (£Iftcr :inftritt 27 
 
 23eim 2ic(}t bcr ©onne, 
 ^ie aflc§ )"icf)t, ma§ tjciit 3^r an iin» Kjiit, 
 ©cf)njort, ban bcm ,*ivint)c ()ier fcin i'cib t^cid)ief)t. 
 Gbuorb. ^ein i'cib (nM"cl)ii-'()t if)m — "bai Dcrfprcdjc id). 
 ^arolb (fiebt ben sinnbeii an bao .vcvj). 5D^ut, flciiicr !i3rubcr, Tlut ; 
 
 loir fcfjn ung iciebcr. 5 
 
 (fetjt ben itnaben 5ur Srbe) 
 
 ^u^' bcine DJiutter. 
 
 (8U ®l)t5a) 
 
 3Jiut, geltebteS ^erg, 
 
 Sn biefer ©tunbe. 
 @t)t^a. , 5Jhitig — rttll — id) fcin — 
 
 9JJein fiifjer ^nabe — 
 aSuIfnot. 5J? utter — 
 
 ©ijt^o. Stein, [prid)'nic^t, 
 
 j^enn wenn id) beinc ©timme f)ore, i^inb — 
 
 @t)t^a (finit ^jlO^tic^ Dor bem fftnbe nteber unb reifet e§ an fic^). 
 
 SSeld)' eine 5lf)nunci [d)aubert mir buri^S |)er3 : lo 
 
 5tie luerb' id) biefen ^naben tt)ieber[e()n ! 
 
 ^orolb. S;u rairft'a — ic^ fd)robr' e§. 
 
 @^t^o (iu ebuarb). ^alte bcine SIBMfe 
 
 9>Dn mcincm Samme fern ; id) fac^e bir, 
 2)er 5JJen|d), biird) ben id) bicfes S^'uih Herlicre, 
 S>er6rennen foU er mir in meinem i^afU 15 
 
 3erbred)en unter nicinem Griinm ! $Bom 3:f)rone 
 S!er @nabe foil am jiinrtften 3:age if)n — 
 5[liein glud) ()inmcg if)n geiBcIn ! — %ii), mein ilinb, 
 ^n foId)en ^anjcr graufcunoUi^r t^Uidje 
 9Jtuf3 id) bcin unfd)uIbi3oIIe§ 2e6en ticibcn — 20 
 
 (fie erl)ebt fic^) 
 
 |)aroIb, fomm' fort, id) icill Dor biefen Steufein
 
 28 l7'i'^oIb 
 
 9?id)t tncinen — m &nam tdaljxt tnir niein .^inb ! 
 
 S(i) forbr' e§ einft Don bir — SBuIfnot — nein, nic^t 
 
 iiief)r — 
 ^enn get)' id) ](\}i md)i, fann id) nie mel)r gel^n — 
 ^ort, blide nidjt juriid gu il)m — fort — fort. 
 
 ($nrolb, &\)t^a unterftii^enb, nut ifir n6 nadj recfjt^ ; tie SBilrger longfam :^tnter 
 
 if)nen l)er unci) rect)t3 a6.) 
 
 2)er SSorljang faflt.
 
 5u>citct :ift 
 
 (£rfte Scene 
 
 ^arf 5U 9iouen. 2Mcf)tc5 blii^enbeS ©ebiifd). 9.>orn red)!? fin 9tafcn= 
 fjiigel, auf iucld)em ein bliiljcnbcr 9iofenftraiid). 5yor ?Iufgang bed 
 25or^ang8 ein §orncrd)or l)intov ben SouUffen, 
 
 (Erftcr 2(uftritt 
 2lbelc. 2llicc. ficonorc. OJcfoIgc won ^agcn (»ou rec^ts). 
 
 Slbclc. 5llicc, Sconore, ^cr3en§=©eelcn, 
 
 2Bar je ein ^IJorcicn bicfcm 9Jiori"(en glcid)? 
 
 S)ie ©onne ift Derlicbt in if)rcn ,£)immel, 
 
 S)er ^immel in bie 6rbe — 
 5llicc. ^urj unb gut, 
 
 S[)a§ alte Sieb bom Sieben unb gclicbt fcin. 5 
 
 ficonorc. 5tUce feufst. — 5tbele, ^bnigin 
 
 JBon SSdIbcrn unb don ^elbern, meincS |)er5en§ 
 
 ^tUmddjt'ge ^errin, ncnnt bic 2:()aten un§, 
 
 2)ie biefer Sag un» foU oollbringcn fc()n. 
 2lbcrc. ^ricgSrat geljolten ! 
 
 (Sie fctu fid) auf ben aiaieiiljiiget, SUice i^r }u SitBen, Seonore fte^t.) 
 
 ficonorc. <Setb un§ ^eut 2)ianQ, lo 
 
 ©0 tDolIcn unr @ud) folgcn burd) bie (}lurcn 
 
 ©leid) ^(talante aufgefdjiirst jur '^ag^'i). 
 «lbclc. 2Ba5 fagt cilice? 
 StHcc. Sa^t Cconorc jagen, 
 
 Sd) iDeifj 6ud) bcffcrcS. 
 
 29
 
 30 Siarolb 
 
 iicoimc. ©ie irirb &nd) xakn, 
 
 Sa^ mx, gelagert imterm Siofenbiifd), 
 S)en 9lad)tigallen lauf^en ; fef}t, ^riuse[[in, 
 Sf}r l?Dpfd)en, gang Don 2;raunierei erfuUt, 
 5 ©enft fid) tuie cine taukfd^iuerte 9fofe. 
 9tacc. SBoIIt ^f)r ben neuen 3elter nic^t erprofien, 
 
 3)en (Bud) ber SSaler f^enfte? 
 Stbclc. D Dortretfl^ ! 
 
 Unb i^r begleitet mid; ! 
 ficoitorc. ^d) auf bent gtoppen ! 
 
 Stltcc. 2)en galben ne!^me ic^. 
 Stbctc (aunt GJefoige getoonbt). |)aIlD^ — ber ^oge ! 
 
 ^age (tritt »or). 
 10 9tbcrc. S)ie ^ferbe borgefiiljrt ! — Hnb — pre noc^ — 
 (Se^t meinem 3^al!en and; bie |)aube auf. 
 ^agc. ©efjr n^o^I, ^prin^effin; toeldien rtollt S^t 
 braud)en 
 23Dn euren g^alfen? ben norn)egifc^en? 
 9lbelc. 9iein, ben ber 33ater mir gefdienft. 
 ^oflc- .95om C)er3og, 
 
 93er3eif;t mir, ^abt ^f;r beibe ! 
 15 5ti)clc. ^a fiirmn^r ! 
 
 2Ba§ and) befii-^' ii^, bag mir nic^t bom 33ater 
 ©efdienft toarb ! 2)u glitdfelige 5Ibe(e ! 
 ^en ^5lanb=^Qlfen mit ben fdjmarsen ^^leden 
 5tuf iDeifeer 23ruft, ben bringft mir — unb ben anbern 
 20 giir meine t^reunbin fjier, fiir Seonore. 
 
 (^ncje ab.) 
 
 ficonorc. D SiebenSmiirb'ge, ^f)x Derbient ba§ ©liid ; 
 S^r braudjt e§ gum 33egliitfcn, 
 
 (Su&t i^r bie §nnb.)
 
 gtDcitcr 2lFt. (£ r ft c Scene 31 
 
 mck. UntcriDCfls, 
 
 ^^llice, mufit bii ^JJdrdjcn uu§ ersdljlcii 
 
 93on ?lrtu3' |)Dt. 
 ficoitorc. Stui^of^l i)a§ n^"f5 fie tl)un. 
 
 5Bom Sonjclot. 
 fllbclc. Unb tion ber TOcIufinc. 
 
 3Uicc. Sf)r f)atit mir mctncn Bdjai} rein auggcpliinbcrt ; 5 
 
 ^d) iDcifi nid)t5 incl)r. 
 Scouore. ^rin.^ci'jin, glaubt S^r bas? 
 
 Slbclc. D^cin, Seonore, ®id)tcr unb (fr3dt;Icr 
 
 SBerlangcn, aiie bic 9>otieI, 3udcr(irot. 
 
 Wan foil bie f}olben 3:rdume it)re» $5nncru 
 
 5)Ht fanftcm Sd)incid)eln auf bic ©d)iucUe lorfcn. 10 
 
 (umnrmt 9Utce) ©tiicbtcr 2rol^fopf, nettue mir ben ^rei§, 
 
 giir ben bii artig fein loiltft? 
 SIHcc. (Sii]V i-)erriu 
 
 Unb allcrrcijcnbi'tc ©cbieterin, 
 
 S;iea i[t bie 5idid)crci, bie midi gefitgig 
 
 3um S)ien[t (5ud; madjt. 
 
 (fiiifet fie auf ben SWunb.) 
 
 '^aqc (lommt suriict). SScnn ^^r bcfcfjit, ^rin3cnin — 15 
 
 2)ie ^^ferbe finb bcreit. 
 StbcJc (fprinflt auf). 51uf, in ben battel ! 
 
 O iDiii^fen an ben Sdiultcrn S^iUie^ '"i^"' 
 
 2)ann mit bent galfen [ticg' id) in bie Siiftc ! 
 
 (9lbele, SUice, aconore >»ollcii eilcnb lints ab; in bcin Slugenblid:)
 
 32 
 
 i^arolb 
 
 SvoQikv ^tuftritt 
 
 aBtl^crm. ©cncft^aC. Sorottc (son iin!§). 
 
 (SSiri^erm fangt Stbele, bie Iin!§ entetlen toiU, in ben airmen ouf.) 
 
 2BiI^ctm. |)alt, [liege betnem $8ater nidjt baDon, 
 
 9)fein lt)tlber ^alf, er hxandji bic^ nod) auf ^rben. 
 SIbcIc. 9)?ein SBater I^eim au§ (Snglanb? 
 ^"^ctin. SBte bu fie^t. 
 
 SIbeIc (umarmt t^n). 3"!" ftoi^en BtKfomm, ntein geflrenger 
 ^err! 
 5 SSil^cIm. ©efttenger |)etr, fe^t btefe§ fc^Iimme l^inb, 
 ©0 fpottet e§ ber ©djirctc^e feineg $l^ater§. 
 Slbcle. Hub bift bu nidjt ber Ijoc^geftrenge ^ergog, 
 
 35 or bem bie C^ofjen unb bie 9fiiebren gittern? 
 2BiI^etm. Sa§ bin id) i^nen, unb icaS bin id) bir? 
 10 stbcle. O, einen 9iebner gebt mir in ben 3)ien[t, 
 2)er mir bie 3tnt>Dort Ief)rt auf foId)e ^rage. 
 3!}Zein teure» |)Qu|3t, mein ^ielgeliebter 3Soter ! 
 
 (Siiifit ifjn.) 
 
 aStf^etm. gjJein SSIiitensiDeig, mein frifc^er SKorgenbuft 
 
 Sm ftaub'gen |)anbn)er!gtage meineS 2eben§, 
 15 2Bie lebte meine 3;oc^ter unterbe§'? 
 
 3tbcle. @ut, id) befjielt bein ^erj mir ^ier guriid, 
 
 ^at'§ bir in ©nglanb briiben nid)t gefe^lt? 
 SBilljcriiu ^^ rncx]] nid)t, bcnn id) nar)m bid) felbft t)inaber, 
 
 Unb liefj in ©nglanb bid). 
 5lbcfe. 2Bie bn§, mein 9?ater? 
 
 20 aBit^ctm. .^omm, fief) mid) an, fud)[t bu bie Alette nic^t, 
 
 S)ie id) am ,£)alfe trug, mit beinem 33ilbe 
 
 Sn golbner Hapfel?
 
 ^tpcitcr :ift. (£rftc Scene 33 
 
 Slbcfc. ^a furiua()r — mo blicb fie? 
 
 a5?ill)clm. 33ci .Qbnit] Gbiiarb, bcincm ©ropljcim. 
 
 3id) jcigtc if)m bciu iMlb, iinb ba er'» \ai), 
 
 SBoUt cr'§ nicf)t laffcii. 
 Slbclc. |)i(f mir ®ott im ,£)imme( — 
 
 3i(i) ^brtc, er fci on bie fiebjui Snfir, 5 
 
 '^■)a[t bu mir ben jum !iBraut'c-;am nu§crbad)t? 
 aa3ill)clm (mit eriiobenem Xone). 2^a3 nid)t, bod) Guf bic 58raut= 
 faf)rt ging ic^ nu§. 
 
 ^cf) fclbcr roar ber 33rdut'gam, nub bie 23raut 
 
 ^ciRt (^nglanb. 
 ©cncft^oU. 2Ba§ bebeutet ba§? 
 
 aSil^cfm. Sarone, 
 
 SDa§ 5(nge[id)t ber SBelt roirb fid) ttcrcinbcrn _ lo 
 
 SSon ^cute binnen fiirjem. C"^ort unb luiijt, 
 
 2)af5 tQonig Gbimrb mid) !raft f)eil'gcn 6ibe§ 
 
 3um (Srbcn cingcfelU nad) fciucm 3:Dbe. 
 ScncfdjaU. ^^^^^^ (irbcn? 
 aSilficlm. ^a — sum Grben feincr ^roue ; 
 
 ©tirbt er, fo merb' ic^ ,Qouig fein dou gughiub. 15 
 
 Scncfd)oU, ©teru ber 5iormauucu, lafjt ben Sag mid) fdjau'u ! 
 
 ®a§ fc^rour &nd) .Qonig 6buarb? 
 Sil^clm. 5tflerbiug§, 
 
 gragt Stobert Don ^umiege§, ben Gr^bii'djof, 
 
 (5r luar babei. 
 2)ic 5Saronc. |)eil SBil^cIm, 6uglanb§ ,Qbnig ! 
 
 aBil^clm (Ml 9tbc(e). 23a» fagt ba» fbuiglid)e ,Uiub don (Sng= 
 
 laub 20 
 
 3u foId;em Silb ber 3ufunft? 
 5li)clc. 5?id)t§, mcin 2>ater. 
 
 !ifiJill)clm. JBic? nid)t§? ba^ id) bie junge Gtiru bir
 
 34 ^arolb 
 
 W\t fonigltdjem ^iabem umfanoie? 
 Slbcfe. S)er |)innncl ©nglanbs, fiort' \6), ttare grau. 
 
 ^d) bicibe lieber in ber ^iormanbie. 
 ©cnef^oU (biictt lints in bie (jouiiffe). SSerjeU)! mir eine t^^rage, 
 gndb'ger |)err, 
 5 2Ser i[t ber ^nabe, ben S^r un§ ou§ ©nglanb 
 |)eruberbrac^tet? 
 aSil^crm. g^un, bei ©otteS ©lanj, 
 
 23einaf) bergaf? id) if)n; too ift er? 
 
 ©cnefc^oU (icintt nad) Iin!S). ^iCT — 
 
 ©anj iibermannt bon 3!Jiubigfeit unb ©d)laf. 
 
 Dritter Ztuftritt 
 (Sin normonnif^cr SSoron, tt»clrf|cr SSulfuot fc^tofcnb ouf bem 
 
 Strmc tvaQt (fommt eon linES). 
 
 Stbclc. D giit'ger §immel — fe^t bod^, tt)a§ !ommt ha? 
 lo 5tlice, fal)[t bu je fo Otei^enbeg? 
 
 9tacc (trttt ju sasutfnot). (Sin allerliebfter ^nabe. 
 
 Slbelc. ' 2Bcd' i^n nid)t — 
 
 ©ie^, h)ie ber ©i^Iaf ifjm rote 2Bangen matte, 
 
 Unb biefe |)aare — ttiie geflrtiljnteS ©olb — 
 
 D ba§ ^olbferge ^inb. 
 aSil^clm. ^ox\ meine 5tod)ter, 
 
 15 93erlicbe bid) 311 fel)r nic^t in ben 23urfd)en, , 
 
 S)enn er i[l niein ©efangencr. 
 2tbetc. S^ein ©efangener? 
 
 ®a§ ift bein ©rnft nidjt, SSater ! 
 aStJ^clm. 93 otter ^rnft. 
 
 5tl» @ei[el nat^m iljn .^onig ©buarb [etner 5Jhitter
 
 gtDcitcr 2lFt. (Erftc Scene 35 
 
 Unb fcincm 23rubcr ^')arolb, bem Gtnporcr, 
 
 5)cr jctU in 5^ii"bcrn rocilt, unb mir bcrtraut' er 
 
 2)cn ihiabcrt on ju grof^rer ©id^cr^eit. 
 SIbcIc. ©0 arm on ^a^jrcu unb fo reid) an Ungliirf? 
 
 D [tin, gebt Qd)t. 5 
 
 25uIfuot (criuadu, tticft urn fid)). 53hittcr — ttio (lift bu? 53?uttcr? 
 
 2Bo i[t mein S3rubcr .f)arDlby 
 sajil^clm. Sc^t ifjn nicber. 
 
 (SJhilfttot tDtrb auf Me ©rbe oefteQt.) 
 
 9iun, 5[Rei[ter SBuIfnot, !omm gieb mir bic .^nnb — 
 aS?uIfuot. 2af5t mid) ju mcincr 5.1iutter — (rata entfiie^en.) 
 
 6cncft^aU (^au ifin radjenb feft). ^olt, ^attOH ! 
 
 Stbcle. 3^a^t i^n f O rauf) nic^t an ! (tntet »or bem ffnaten nieber.) 
 
 2)u armer <Sc^eIm, lo 
 <Sc^eu[t bu bid) auc^ bor mir? 
 SBulfnot. 9Zein — bu bi[t gut — 
 
 S)od) ber (jeiflt ouf 53U^eInt) i[t bofc. 
 
 SMbcfc. ^fJcin, er i[t e» nid)t. 
 
 21Jie bu ba§ <Sof)nd)cn bcincr 9J?utter bi[t, 
 <Bki)\t bu, fo bin id) bie|c» 9JZannc» .Uinb, 
 
 (2Bu[fnot rairft bie Strme unt iljren §atg unb lueint bitterlic^.) 
 
 6ott trofte bt(^, bu orme§ !(cine» |)er3. 15 
 
 (fie err)e[it fid)) 
 
 35ertraue mir ben .^Inoben an, mein 23ater, 
 
 3d) Bitte brum ! 
 aSilhcIm. 6§ fann ni(|)t fein, 5Ibc(c, 
 
 Su I)or[t, er marb al§ 6ei|el mir Dertraut. 
 2lbclc. ©iel) ha^ bct^rdnte ^ngei'id)t bea 5^inbe§, 
 
 @» tucnbet flagcnb fid) an bie 9catur 20 
 
 Unb f)cifd)t Don i()r ba3 9icd)t bc§ ,Qinbcy, Ciebe; 
 
 Tlcin ^ater, ber in jeber ©tunbe bu
 
 36 fjarolb 
 
 ©ein ^inb niit beincr Siebe iiberfdjiitteft, 
 ®u tcirft ber Wann nidjt fein, bie§ fii^e 9tcd)t 
 S)em ^inb §u nefjmen ! 2)en!e, iDcnn 5(bele 
 ^n frember aJidnner |)dnben — 
 mmm. 2Bo|m ben![t bu? 
 
 |)or' ouf, i(| tDifl'§ ! 
 5 Slbclc. SBenn fie Hon bir getrennt, 
 
 Sm fernen ^er!et JDcinenb beiner bddjte? 
 
 aSil^ctm (fcf)lieBt Slbele ))lo^lic^ kibeitfd)aft[icl) in bie Slrme). 
 
 ®u mir entriffen !? — 9iimm ben ^naben !^in — 
 S)oc^ iDaI;re if)n mir gut. 
 3tbclc. D trauter 33ater, 
 
 2Bie tnetnen 5Iugen[tern beiDod)' id) il;n ! 
 ^omm, fii^er ©d)etm ; SlSuIfnot — nic^t toa^x, ]o fiei^t 
 10 bu? 
 
 Dicrtcr 2tuftntt 
 
 SKotttgoincrt) (ucn ltnf'5 ju ben borigcn). 
 
 @ett)id)t'ge Sotfdjaft, gndb'ger |)err, au§ ^lanbern : 
 |)ar0lb mit atDnn^ig ©djiffen, bie er iDarb, 
 Srad) gegen (Snglanb auf. 
 
 (SBeroegung.) 
 
 993U^crm. glu(^ — loann gefc^al^'S? 
 
 aJiontgomcri). §err, bor brei 2:agen [tad) er in bie ©ee. 
 2BUl)clm. ©0 !ann er I}eut fdjon auf ber 2;(}emfe fc^tt)im= 
 15 men? 
 
 aJJotitciomcrtj. ©0 benf id;, |)err. 
 
 ©encfcfioa. S)ann melje ^onig (Sbuarb. 
 
 S)o§ l^iiftenool! unb bie 23emDf}ner SonbonS 
 
 (Srfieben fid) in offener (Smporung,
 
 5tDcitcr2lft. ^wcxtc Scene 37 
 
 <5oba(b feiu 5i3anncr iDc(;t. 
 2Bin)clm. .^omrnt niuicnblidlid), 
 
 ^unbl'd)aftcr ruid ii^ fcnbcn iibcrs DJJccr. 
 
 (SaJenbet fic^ jum Slbgang nnc^ linfS, tritt iiocf) einmal ju 9lbele, bte ftc^ mtt Stllce 
 unb fieonore urn SKulfnot befcf)Qftint.) 
 
 SBU^cIm (bitctt aiif sButfnot). |)Qrolb, <Bol)n ©obinine, fci nuf 
 beincr C'>iit/ 
 
 2Benn bii mir Idftig iriirbcft — 
 5tl)elc. O mein 23atcr, 
 
 2Bie fd)rccfadj badft bu? 
 5a>tr!)clm. ^en!e bran, %Mc, 5 
 
 6» giebt nur einen eins'gen aiif bcr iKcIt, 
 
 ^er mir oerberblic^ inerbcn fbuntc, ^arolb. 
 
 2;e§ 3^einbe» l^crj I)dlt[t bu in bcincn ,^dnt)en — 
 
 Grnft ij't bie @abc, bte id) bir Dcrtraut. 
 Slbclc (briicft 253uiftiot an fief)). ©tiU, armcr Sungf' fii^' ^"^ ^i" 6f^ 
 
 bir. 10 
 
 (DcrtcanMung.) 
 
 ^ipcite Scene 
 
 ©in 3inn"fi^ ini 'ifafafl ju bonbon, S^itren red)t8, linfs unb in bcr 
 2)Zitte. 3" ^fi^ ie^teren, njcldje ciii 3?orl)ang bebccft, fii^ren cinige 
 ©tufen empor. 
 
 €rftor ^Tuftritt 
 ^Robert toon I^wnti^gc'i. Guftad) von JPonlognc (fommen Don rcc^tg). 
 
 Guftttd). SSic ftcfjt e§? ^at ber ^lijnig untcr|d_)ricbcn? 
 
 JKobcrt. 'Diod) nid)t. 
 euftnd). 2Banu cnblid) mirb cr untcr|d;rcibcu'? 
 
 JHobcrt. S3cnu er cin anbrcr fcin uiirb, al» er i[t.
 
 38 Ejarolb 
 
 SBo^t ^djmml Hi' \6) i^m ba§ Urtcil Dor, 
 
 Unb sct)nmal tuollt' er'§ in (Srmagunfl ikifn 
 
 Unb 3cl)nmal sel^umal untcrfc^rieb er nic^t. 
 
 D, foldjem manm bicnen, ift $Cer5it)eif(img. 
 5 euftat^. S^r tDi^t, ba| C)arDlb Dor ben 2)huern [te^t. 
 
 ^n Sonbon felkr ga^rt bie gtebellion, 
 
 6in bumpfe§ ©rolien wu^It in ben ©emutern. 
 
 ®ie Siirger ®ooer§ miiifen :^eut noct) fterBen, 
 
 gjut furs entfd)lDff'ne, fttenge, b(ut'c3e 2^at, 
 10 S)ie biefe Siebe in (Sntfe^en tbtet, 
 
 llann un§ noi^ retten. 
 jRobert. ^ae§ biefeS iDeif^ ic^. 
 
 S)od) feit ber ©tunbe, ba er unferm C)erSDg 
 
 (Snglanb berfprad), ^a^t ebuarb bie giormannen. 
 (Suftat^. 'iii), biefeg ^ufterbilbniS aHer ©d)mact)e, 
 IS ®en immer ^eut bie Sf)at Don geftcrn rent ! 
 
 ©agt i§m, e§ gel}e urn fein eigen Scben. 
 9Jobcrt. ®ie§ 5Jiittel, tt)irb er fagen, fei I3erbraud)t. 
 (Suftac^. SSerbraudjt ! a3erbrau(^t! D, eine einj'ge SSaffe 
 
 &ab bie 9iatur ben ©djmddjlingen ; ba§ 5}iiBtrau'n. 
 
 SRofiett (ge^t on bie aJJitteltfiiir, liiftet ben 58orl)ano)- S*^ ^^tC feme 
 
 20 ©djritte, get}t I}inau§. 
 
 euftot^. @ut bcnn, S^t finbet mid) im S5Drgema(|. 
 ©od) ^eiBt if}n eilen mit bem UrteilSfprud), 
 Senn bie ©ebulb in mir Ijat turjen mm. 
 
 (916 itnc^ reriitS.) 
 
 JRoficrt. Sd) reifje i^m ba§ Urteil bon ber ©eele.
 
 giDcitcr 2lft. gtucitc Scene 
 
 39 
 
 ^trcitcr 2(uftritt 
 
 ilijnifl Gbuarb (ein ^apiet in ber ^ant> auf SSilfricb geftutt, fomml burc^ 
 
 bie WMe). 
 
 mobevt (ge^t tfjm entgegen). '^^x untcr[d)ricbt ba» Urtcil, fliuib'cicr 
 
 ©buorb (Qbroecfilelnb JRofeert unb SBJilfrieb anfe^enb). SlljU CUer bcibcr 
 
 5lntlitj mid) Dergleirfjcn. 
 
 (ju astlfrieb) 
 
 2)u bij't ein ©acfife? 
 SBUfricb. ^a, mein flncib'c^cr .Qonig. 
 
 ©buorb (JU Diobert). ^^i^ ^ib ^iormannc, 33ifd)of . 
 IRoticrt. ^.v-/L aSie ^Ijr ml 
 
 Gbunrb. 3f)r ^a&t ctma» bom |)n()id)t im ©cfidjt, s 
 
 2Bie a He eure§ $I>Dlfe§. 
 JRobcrt. ©ndb'gcr .r')crr, 
 
 ©cbt mil- ba§ Urteil, tnenn ^i)x'ii imtcrfdji-icbt. 
 ©buorb. ©Icid) eincm ^:>ab\d)t ftofit er auf bic 3?cutc — 
 SRobcrt. 6ebt mir ba§ Urtcil, benn c§ brdngt bic 3cit- 
 ebuorb. ©5 brduflt bic 3eit — o bie berriK^te ^t\i ! lo 
 
 3u tt)a§ f iir bijfcn 3^ingcn fie un§ briingt ! 
 
 ©eib S^r ein ^^riefter nidjt bc§ fanftcn (vr;riftu», 
 
 ®cn Siebe ftcrben f)ie^? 
 mobevt ^i-)X trif^t, id) t)in'§. 
 
 Gbuarb. 2Bdr't 3()r ein ^^ricftcr, fd)aubcrn miintct 3f)r 
 
 Inir bicfcin ti(utgcfiillteu (S)rcucl(ilatt ! 15 
 
 mobcrt 5id) fdjaubrc, |)crr ; bod) [Idrfer al§ mcin Sd^auber 
 
 <Sprid)t mcine ^^flict)t. 
 (gbuorb. <Bpxcd)i nid)t fo !hig unb !alt. 
 
 ^flid)t ift ein Gbclftein, bod) in ben i2)dubcn
 
 40 fjarolb 
 
 |)QttI)er3t(ier irtrb fie ,^u cinem f^elfen, 
 S)er unfre§ 9tcbcnmcnfd)cn |)au|)t sermalmt ! 
 ^ier ftc^en breif5ig ^JJcinner aufgefrfirieben — 
 2)ie breif^ig 5}Mnner I}abcn brei^ig SBeiber — 
 5 ©in jcbcr biefer 5IRdnner wax ein 93aum, 
 
 2)er A'nofpen trieb — bte 9Jlanner ^oben ^inber —   
 Hub nun au§ mcincm 5Jiunb ein einjig SSort, 
 Hub iDie ein ^^c[tI)aud) fegt e§ briiber Ijin 
 Hub morbet ail' hi^ Seben. — |)brt Sf)r nidjt, 
 10 2Beld) ein (Seljeul Don jammer unb Don Seib 
 5tu§ bicfem Slatt erflingt? D S^r feib !Iug : 
 ^Ijr fd)icbt mid) jmifdjen (Sud; unb jmifi^en ©ott —   
 9^ur meine ©eele foil am jiingflen Sage 
 DJlit bicfem 231utfled bor bem Wxdjkx ftefjn — 
 IS 9Jobcrt. S^ niilber 9iid)ter ift and; ungerec^t ; 
 ©ie griffen euren ©djtuager on mit SSaffen — 
 ©ie nulffen fterben, loenn ^^r Icben tDodt. 
 
 ebttorb. 5tII' biefe breifsig — idq§ ben 2:ag gefc^al^ 
 3u 2)Di3er, lt)arb nod) einmal unterfud)t? 
 20 9Jo6crt. (S§ tuurbe unterfud)t — unb lafjt (Su(^ fagen, 
 2Ba§ ic^ erft fieut erfal)ren : |)er3og |)aroIb 
 9fiudt auf @ud) an mit einem mddjt'gen |)eer. 
 
 ©bitorb. |)arDlb riidt an? 
 
 mohcvt @r fle:^t tior SonbonS 9Jtauern ; 
 
 5tn SonbonS %i)oxt bonnert fcine ^auft 
 25 Unb au§ bem l^nnern briillet taufenbftimmig 
 ®er 5Uifrul)r il)m fein groUenbcS „tritt ein". 
 ^ennt ^i)x ba§ S^d, nad) bem er fcine S^anh tedt? 
 ®a§ ITroncngolb auf eurem |)au|)tc ift'S ! 
 
 (Sbunrb (itfttg wd^einb). ©a§ ludr' benn freilid) fdjabe. 
 
 diobcvt ^a§> mdr' fd)abe?
 
 gmcitcr 2lPt. .Ijrocitc Scene 41 
 
 ebuorb. SBcnn cr bic fd)oncn ^Uine curcr 4')crr'n 
 
 9J?it biefem 3:51pcli"trcid) Dcrnidjtetcy 
 
 D il)r kforatcn ^")crr'n — id) tcnnc cud) ! 
 JHobert. Sft ^ti'^ cv()ort? Sl)r fpottet curcr ^^cttcr? 
 
 Uub mcuu bic ^Hhittcr il)m mit inilbcu 2£^ortcn 5 
 
 3)n5 C^er.^ jur 'ii'ut fd)iirt? 2Bcnn ^ai Wiub [ic forbcrt 
 
 Unb ^l)x'^ nid)t tjcbcn tonnt? 
 GbMorb. 2)a§ ^inb — 
 
 2Ber riet mir ba§ mit bicfcm .Qinb? 2Bcr n)ar'§? 
 
 %i) — tDie 3f)r mid) in cure 5lcUc fiuflt ! 
 JRoDcrt. Saf^t baa 9scrc]anacnc, bcnft bcr ©cgcnroart. lo 
 
 Gbuorb. ^ommt i)cr — Icgt cure §anb an bicfcg 33(att — 
 
 (Mofeevt fa6t ta?^ S31att ni;f ciiter Scite, Gbiiarb i)alt e-i auf ber anbcrn.) 
 
 Unb aV]o teil' ic^ bicfc Sfiat mit (Suc^. 
 5tc()mt t)alb bic (5f)rc f)in, menu flut jic i[t, 
 Unb I)alb ben ?flud) — ncin, aUen glud) auf (Sud), 
 SSenn fie toerbammt ift. 
 9ioticrt. 5(uf mein ^anpi ben glud) ! 15 
 
 ((5r retfet ba§ Statt an ftc^ unb ge^t ettenbS nacfi rec^ts ab.) 
 
 Gbuorb. SBcroa^rc, @ott, mid) bor unfd)ulb'gem 5BIut ! 
 ^cf) mcife — tein ^3knf^ c]cf)t fiinbenlos burd)a 2ebcn, 
 
 S)oc{) iMut t)ergicf5en fcit id) bentcn fann 
 
 Scgriff id) nie, bafj 9}ienfd)cn morben tonnen ! 
 
 ^Jiorb — meld)' cin Sllang in bicfcm 5Ii3orte liegt, 20 
 
 51I§ tt)dte cine "lotcngruft fid) auf, 
 
 ^n ber ber 2BaI)nfinn bc§ 6ntfcl^cn§ Tjauft — 
 
 Slut — 9Jknfd)cnblut — meld) fd)auberooflc§ 9idtfcl 
 
 SBirgt biefe rote, f)cif5C, buntle glut — 
 
 3)a§ l^cr^ gerinnt mir, fcl)' id) 9-')knfd)cnIVlut — 25 
 
 gaf^ biefe 93knfc^cn fd)ulbig fein, mcin Gott, 
 
 ®a^ ic^ nid)t DJtorber — at) — ift I)ier bcnn nicmanb?
 
 42 fjarolb 
 
 ^ein lebenb ^erj — (gemafirt SSttfrleb) 
 
 5ld), bu bi[t ba, Tnein ©otjn, — 
 2)q§ ift mir lieb — bein ^Intli^ fcl)' id) cjerne. 
 ®u tcarft in 9tom? t^omm, tomm, er^ii^le mir — 
 SSom blauen |)immel rebe, bet bort ift — 
 5 S)er nidjt fo bletern briidt tuie biefer |)immel — 
 aBilfrici). ^c^ !ann @ud) nid)t Dom f)ol}en ^tom erjatjlcn, 
 
 DJJein |)er3 ift mir gerriffen ! ^ene 9JJanner — 
 (Sbuarb. ®ie breifjig? 
 2BtIfrtcb. '^a, bie ^eute fterben miiffen — 
 
 5Id), !enntet ^^t ben unermeff'nen jammer — 
 Gbuorb. ^d) !enn' il)n ! 
 lo 2Bt{frtcb. 51ein — ^^r falfjt nic^t, mag ic^ fal^ ! 
 
 ©bucrb (tiiictt i5n fc^recfit^ an). W\d) idaxxii ctttiaS — qIS f ollt' id) 
 bid) nid)t fragen, 
 2Ba§ bu gefcf)n? ' 2Ba§ faljft bu? 
 SSttfrteb. ^ene %'i)ai 
 
 5tm Sag ju Sober. 
 ebuorb. ©a^ft bu bie mit an? 
 
 SBilfncb. ^c^ fal) fie, gndb'ger |)err. — 
 Gbuorb. Sann ftifl — fei ftifl ! 
 
 IS ^n beinen 5Iugen fteljt ein 2Bort gef(^rieben, — 
 ®ie %l)ai — tear anberS — al§ man mir gefagt? 
 SBtlfrieb. ^a, fie mar anberS, anberS, gndb'ger |)err — 
 DJJit ©d)n)ertern griff fie ber 9iormanne an — 
 23rad) mit ©emalt in il}re |)dufer ein 
 20 Hub brei^ig 23iirger S)oDer§ fd)Iug er tot ! 
 
 (gbuorb (furrfitbar ladjenb). Uub barum fdjidt ber ©adjfen ^onig 
 i^nen 
 3ur ^reube ber 9iormannen breifjig nad^ ! 
 
 (2)rau6en er§e6t ftc^ ein bunH)feS ©lodengelaut.)
 
 grocitcr 2(Ft. §txicitc Scene 43 
 
 aStlfricb. 3:ctct, o A^crr, fiir bicfcr ^ilidnncr Scclcn — 
 
 ^ort 3f)r'»? 2)aS finb bie ©loden bc^ (Scridjtg. 
 ebuarb. ^nin fdjUitj mir cincn — hxi\\\\c\ morbe id) ! 
 
 2i3cnbe bid) ab Don mir — iicin, fort, {)iiuintcr, 
 
 ©d)rei' \i)m\\ §alt ! 
 aBilfricb. @§ i[t ;^u fpat, mcin ,Qonig. 
 
 ebuarb. 3ii fpfit — in Ciiftcn gef)t c§ f)culcub luu — 
 
 ^'^iJrft bu, luic bicfe Cilodcn ijaikn : ^Jiorb ! 
 
 2)Q» i[t ein 9>olf, ba» fcinem ^bn'ge fludjt. 
 
 lO 
 
 Drittcr 2luftritt 
 
 (Btiganb (ttimmt in :^6c^itcr Gile t)on tinfS). 
 
 ^onig ber (Sad)fcn — f)Qbt "^ijx tia^ bcfDf)(cn, • 
 
 ®Q^ man jum Sob bie brei^ig 5JMnncr fii()rt? 
 
 (£d)ulblofe ^JMnucr? 
 (Sbuorb. Sc() t)cfQr)I c§, 33i[d)of, 
 
 2BciI ber 9iormanne mir'» kfaf)l. 
 ©tigonb. 5Rein .^onig, 
 
 Guer ^et3, id) ^or's, ift biefer (5ad)e fremb ; 
 
 6ilt — onbert ben 33efef)I. 
 ebimrb. (5» ift 311 fpat. 
 
 Stignnb. 9?D(^ nic^t, |)err, — cin DJiann ift nod) Dorljanben, 15 
 
 S;er retten lawn. 
 Gbuorb. 5?ennt i()n ! 
 
 ettgnnb. ©oil ic^ if)n ncnnen 
 
 Hub raerft ^'i)r Don @ud) altcn .S)af5 unb (^jroll? 
 ©buorb. SZennt mir ben Wa\m ! ©ein Siame foil mir toncn 
 
 2Bie meine§ 4'^eilnnbs 5?ame ! ^tcnnt ben ^JZann ! 
 ©tigonb. 4'>ii^"olb fte()t Oor ben 5Jiauern SonbonS, ■C'^'^i^; 20
 
 44 fjorolb 
 
 |)ei[5t il)m bie 3:I)ore £onbon§ offnen, |)err, 
 ©ebt mir 23cfeI]I, fo eil' id) auf bie ©affen 
 Hub it)n§ be§ 2cben§ Icing ertragnc ^JJiiiie 
 5(n ITraft in bicfcn alien Snnt^cn lie[?, . 
 5 9iaff' id) sufammcn brfnn ju einem ©cf)rei, 
 
 3)af] llonig ©buarb ^arolb in bie ©tabt tuft — 
 aBie ein Dr!an [tel)t bann ba§ gonje ^^ol! 
 9]on Sonbon toiber bie ^iormannen auf, 
 Hnb bie berlornen brciflig finb befreit ! 
 10 ebuort). ^6) tDei)3, er toirb mid) toten, toenn er fommt — 
 ©ei cr gefegnet, tnenn er bicfe tettet 
 llnb meine ©eele loft Don biefcin Slut ! 
 ®ie Z^oxz Quf, tuft ^:)axolh in bie ©tabt ! 
 ©tigonb. 2)ie 3eit berfdjiingt mein SBort — lebt luo^I, mein 
 ^onig ! 
 
 (©itenb :iac^ Itnf§ ob.) 
 
 (Sbmv\t (5u ssitfrieb). ©ie^ mid) nid^t an mit foli^en !^o!^Ien 
 
 15 5tugen, 
 
 2)u ftauneft, ba^ e§ 5}ienfd)en giebt, mie mic^, 
 SDenn bu bift jung, unb Sugcnb tidjtet ftreng, 
 Hub tidjtet fc^neE — unb falfd) — bu mei^t e^ ntd)t, 
 ^af5 ha§ @efe^, ba§ gmifdjen 9?ad)t unb Sag 
 
 20 S)a§ 3n3ietic^t fe^te, and) fiir 5)ienfdjen gilt, 
 Saf5 SJienfc^en finb, bie mebet 2i(^t nod) S)un!el, 
 3)ie immet ©c^atten nut. 
 2®ilfrtcb. D, biefe 93?enfd;en, 
 
 ©ie miiffen, ben!' id), \d)x ungliidlidj fein.
 
 gmcitcr 2Ift. gtpcitc Scene 45 
 
 Dicrtcr 2(uftritt 
 
 JJJoBcrt, ©uftflC^, Dbo, ^JiObulpl) (fommen eilciib son rinf-S unb jt^reppen 
 
 Stiflaub mit fief)). 
 
 JRobcrt. |)ercin ! {iringt tf)n I)crcin ben falfdjcn ^rieftcr ! 
 
 SBcr [inb bie 3fiiflc>t '^^ii^cr bicfcn 5JJanu? 
 ©uftod). ^d) bin bcr 3fiHl<^ ; Scbcn, !^cib unb 23Iut 
 
 ©prcd)' id) il)ni ab uni fdjurtifdjcn iu'rrat ! 
 
 93Jit mcincn ciflncn C()rcn f)5rte id), S 
 
 2Bie er bem ^iibcl Conbon^ 5tufrul)r fd)rie. 
 
 53c[treitet, loenn ^I)r fbnnt! 
 ©tigonb. ^6) ftrcite nic^t 
 
 2Ba§ mi(^ mit ©tol3 erfiillt. 
 Guftflt^. (5r3bi1"d)of 9tobert,- 
 
 ©pred)t if)m ba» Urtcil. 
 
 Sbjiarb (trttt auf bte Stufeu Bor ber SKittcmiir). UbcmuitigCr, 
 
 ©ief)[l bu nid)t, idd ber 9tid)tcr ftcl)t? 
 Guftat^. S)a§ Urtcil ! lo 
 
 ©buarb. ®u foflft tnir 9iebe [tcf}n, ob bu mid) fiof)[t. 
 euftot^ (boat bie gauft). ^d) ]d)t einen, bem e» beffer mdre, 
 
 Sd) fii^' i^n nic^t. 
 Gbuarb, ^ebft bu fo fed bie 6timme'? 
 
 23aII[t bu bie gau[t mir? Unb mic tuar'^ mit ^oDer? 
 euftat^. 2Ca» foU un§ SoDer I)icr? C^abt 3td)t unb fcf)t, 15 
 
 2Bie man ^errdter [traft. 5Jiad)t (Sud) bercit. 
 
 (Gr jie^t ba» £cf)H)ert unb tritt ju Stiganb.j 
 
 ©tigonb. 2Ba§ [oil ba» ©d)mert? 
 
 Guftarfi. 5ln beincn Deaden foll'5. 
 
 ebuorb. 9]od) nidjt genug be» ^cn[d)cnb(uteg? 
 
 ©uftad). 5ccin !
 
 46 f^arolb 
 
 Unnii^ i[t biefeS ^anpi ouf feinen ©i^ultern, 
 2Bo e§ nur ^liicfe finnt unb 9icbelIion. 
 93om Otumpf gefjauen foil's mir niiljUi^ fein. 
 5tl§ 9Intii3ort fdjlcubr' ic^ e§ bem ^obcl ^in, 
 5 ©0 fiirdjtet ber ^iormanne fid; bor (Sud). 
 ©tigaitb (ftie^t ju ebuarb). Oiettet mid), ^err, bor biefem icilben 
 
 Sier. 
 ©buorb. 2)er ^onig @nglanb§ fc^ii^et biefen Warm, 
 
 Ber raagt bie |)anb an if;n gu legen? 
 euftac^. Sd)! 
 
 ?^ur (SnglanbS edjten ^ontg tot' id) if)n. 
 Gbuarb. SSen nennft bu SnglanbS ed)ten ^onig? 
 10 euftac^. SBil^elm, 
 
 S)en ^erjog ber ^'Jormartnen, meirten |)errn. 
 Gbuarb. 5lf}, bu ©forpion, ber unter meiner ^erfe 
 ©i(^ eingeniftet, feiner ©tunbe l^arrenb, 
 Urn mid) ju ftcdjen ! SSarum gingft bu nidjt 
 15 5J?it bcinem perron nad) ber 9iormanbie, 
 
 ®af3 bu begraben Idgft iin ©d)(uub be§ Wcnt§? 
 ©uftod) (tritt bor dhmxh). ©iub iDir fotoeit? 9iun, bonn I^inttjeg 
 bie Sarbe, 
 ^ie ic^ 5U lang fd)on ungebulbig trug : 
 Sd) I}affe bid), bu ^rrtum ber 9fatur, 
 20 5tu§ bem ein 9}?ann marb, toeil fie fid) bergriff ! 
 Sa, a!§ SSermaltcr 2BiII)e(m§ blieb id) ^ier; 
 Unb fcine @rbfd)aft mill id) il)m bemaljren, 
 ©oma()r S'lormannenmutter mid) gcbar, 
 Unb fein plattfiif^ig 5tngelfad)|entDeib !
 
 ^tocitcr 2ltt. gujcitc Scene 47 
 
 ^linftcr Huftrttt 
 ©in 9formnuniiri)cr A*">crolb (iturjt eon linfs herein). 
 
 f^Iic^t, |)erren, ftic^t ! ©ie bredjcu tit baS ©d)lof5 ! 
 gjobcrt. Sl^er flurmt bQ» 8d)Io^? 
 
 jipcrolb. ^arolb i[t in bcr ©tabt. 
 
 etiflanb. ^d) battf btr, ©ott. 
 ^crolb. Scitt lt)cif,cr (Sdjtmmcl^cncjft 
 
 Srdgt t^tt hn (Sturm I)crnit — imb l)intcr iljm, 
 
 5U5 tDdvc jcbcr Stein in i'onbon^ ©afjcn 5 
 
 6in ^Qopf ciciDDrbcu, buiiuit ciu ^3JJcer Hon ^Ifcnfdjcn. 
 
 5Iud) bie @efant]uen finb burd) ilju bcfreit. 
 eufto(^. 2)ie ©eudje fdjlage tl;n ! 
 ebuorb. ^ie brei^ig Icbett? 
 
 (Srrcttcr meincr ©ecle, l^abe 2;attf. 
 JHobcrt. ^a§ cure ^Intinort aiif bie Sotfdjaft'? ^a§? lo 
 
 ebuorb. aiobert, id) jeigf 6ud) ben bcrboriVncn ©ang 
 
 3um 3:I)emfe4lfcr — netjmt bie beftcn 9tofje 
 
 5(u§ meittem ©tafle, fe^t (5uc^ auf unb flief)t. 
 3(iobcrt (tritt mitten nuf bie sBu^tte). '^k ^lirdjc @otte§ gcfjt au§ 
 bicfem Sanbc, 
 
 S?erratcn Don beni .Qonige be§ 2attb§. iS 
 
 3i(^, 9iobert, ©rgbifdjof Dott Gaitterburl), 
 
 5tn titetne ©eite ruf id; jcbett f)er, 
 
 ®er ©o^n ber Ijcirgctt ^iri^e t)cif)t. 
 
 (5aJiIftie& tritt au if)m). 
 
 ebuarb (,^u ssitfrieb). Weiit ©ofjtt, 
 
 ©el)' ttid)t mit i^m, '§ ift ttic^t ,^u beinem A^cil : 
 
 2BiIfricb. ^d) imi|^, o •I'^erv, cr i[t Don ©ott gen)ci[)t, 20 
 
 Unb il)in marb id) beClcllt alg 2}iatone.
 
 48 £?aroIb 
 
 SJoBcrt. 2?erflud)t [ei jcber, luelc^cr anber§ ben!t. 
 .^ommt @raf (Suftad). 
 
 (Siobert, aSitfrieb unb bie OJormanneit ins onf GiiftncI) ai bitrcft bie TOitte.) 
 
 (Suftat^. ^c^ tuill nii^t, lt)tE nid)t flie^en 
 
 33or biefem |)himpen Sauernfonige ! 
 gin folc^er ^Unt, DoH geiier, 9JJut unb @ei[t, 
 2Bie in ber 6[f<^ be§ 33ulfan gefdjmiebct, 
 Unb au§gcfuf}rt dom !ul)nen (Sott ber 2;:^at — 
 3cr[tort Don f oli^em SSid^te ! Set Deriuefjrt mir 
 Sn ©tiide bii^ ju f)au'n? 
 
 (Sringt auf (Sbuorb ein.) 
 
 Scdjftcr ^tuftritt 
 
 ^Orolb (Don Iint'3, fpringt auf ifjn ju, faat i^ni in ben Sltm). 
 
 S)a§ toe^re id) ; 
 ^nrolb ber ©ad)fe ! 
 (Siiftac^ (tnir[cf;enb). |)arDlb, ber SSerbammtc ! 
 
 ;|)ariJlb (rtngt ifint ba§ ©ci))uert aw8 ber §anb). ^eraU» ha§> ©d)luert, 
 
 lo f)erau§ au§ biefcr |)Qnb ! 
 
 Unb in ben 6taub f}inab ba§ fred)e |)au|)t ! 
 (Jbuorb (Sebecft bie siugen). ^ein SSlut t)ox ineincm 5tnge[icf)t ! 
 
 ^'cin Slut ! 
 Gufto^ (retfet fid§ io§). S5or beitter 5J?eute mu^ i^ je^t mi(^ 
 Bergen — 
 S)cn grimmften 3^Iui^, ber je au^ .^ollenglut 
 IS ©cborcn luarb, nel)mt bcibe if)u ^^um ^2Uifd)icb ! 
 
 (entflicl)t buvclj bte SJJitte.) 
 
 §oro(b. Cvdj fdjiuur (Sud;, ii5nlg, bnf^ id; miebertame/
 
 §n)cttcr HU. gtpcitc Scene 49 
 
 §icr Uicrf id) fitrrcnb mcin gcl6[tc§ 35>ort 
 3u 3u[5cn Gild). 
 
 (?aivft (htftatfjd Sc^mert »or (Sbuarb ^in.) 
 
 Stcbcntcr iluftritt 
 
 Drbgor, Gbric, SBolbtmilf, anbcrc Syiirgcr (brerfjen, mit Sjteit bewoff* 
 
 net, Don lints cin). 
 
 ^ic sSilrflcr. Srcc^t ein in§ SScfpcnne[t ! 
 
 Orbgar. ^ei( |)aroIb, @obiuin» ©o^n ! 
 ^ic SSiirgcr. ^etl, .^ct( bcm JRettcr ! 
 
 Drbgar. 2Btr finb ju fpiit cicfommen ! ©ic finb fort ! 
 S)DC^ Stob bcm Sunbyflcnofjen bcr 5tormanncn ! • s 
 
 (ScfitDitiflt bie 2ljt gegen Sbuarb.) 
 
 ^tc SBUrgcr. DZieber mit i^m ! 
 
 Drbgor. ^e^t gcbt un§ 9icd^en=» 
 
 fdiaft: 
 
 SSer biiBt iin» bie erlitteue Sobceangft? 
 
 Sen |)enfer[tncf um iinfcrn |)q(§'? S;ie ©djmac^, 
 
 S)ie jeber Sag mie ein bicnftferfger S?ned)t 
 
 ^(uf un» gemdist? 
 ^ic Siirgcr. 5?ieber mit if)m ! Unb 3tac^e ! lo 
 
 gtiganb. ^ort mx6), if)r luilbeu DJidimer ! 
 ebuorb. Sifc^of, Iaf?t — 
 
 5tid)t f)alb fo fd)tncr ift ftcrkn, aU ^w toten. 
 
 ,£)arolb, id) mcin, bein siirncnber (^ntfdjlufj 
 
 9tiift mie bie Sobesglode mcinem Scbcn, 
 
 Sa^ e§ sum 5(bcnb gef)t. — ^m 5(ngc[id)te »S 
 
 3)er breijiig 'OJiduner, bie bii rcttcteft.
 
 50 Biatolb 
 
 S:>ah* S)an!, bafi bu e§ t()ate[t. 
 
 (SBenbet fief) imc^ re^tS.) 
 
 .§arolb. §err unb ^onig, 
 
 SSo Qe^t SI;r Ijin? 
 Gbuarb. SBo^iti bu tnir befief)([t. 
 
 §arolb. ^Ilim bonn, in [djulb'ger @I)r[urd)t bttt' ic^ 
 ©ud): 
 58Ieibt auf bem Sl^rone, hjelc^er @uc^ gebiil^rt. 
 ebuorb {[ieijt tfin ftnuiienb an), ^[t btcS etu Staum? |)arDlb, 
 5 tt)U(^§ biefeS SBort 
 
 ^n beinem ^cx^tn? 
 ^orolb. 23etm allmcidit'gen @ott, 
 
 ^n metne§ |)er3en§ atterbe[tem %dL 
 ebuttrb. D bu — tt)a§ jloingft bu micf), glei(^ einem 33ett= 
 ler 
 SSor bir gu fte^n, bet nut em|)fangen !ann, 
 lo Unb mai^ft mein Qtte§ 5lug' in 3:^ranen fliefeen? 
 ^ic SBitrgcr. ^ie23u^e! 
 ^orolb. ©tifl bobon ; ift biefe§ 51ntli^, 
 
 ®ie§ t^ranenboUe, 23u^e nid)t genug? 
 Drbgar. |)err — untern ©algen fiat er un§ gefleUt ! 
 2)ie Siirflcr. fieben um 2eben ! 
 ©tiganb. Unter bie[cm |)immel, 
 
 IS ®er feietlid) auf biefe <Stunbe blidt : 
 
 (Sr felber xifj eud} au§ be§ |)enfer§ |)dnben, 
 ®r felbft ricf |)er3og |)arDlb in bie ©tabt ! 
 Orbpr. SSenn'g SBal^r^eit ift.— 
 ©tigonb. ©e^t ouf mein graue§ ^aax, 
 
 (Sin ^fortner ftet;t'§ am 5tu§gang meineS fiebenS 
 20 "Unb iDtirnet mid) Dor 5J?eincib. 2Bat)rI)eit f|)red)' ic^. 
 ^orolb. 5hin, bann in be^ 5i>crge|fen5 nddjt'gcn ©djhinb
 
 groettcr 2tft. §wc\tc Scene 51 
 
 2Berf' ic^ ben ,^^ahn bcr ucrgaiui'ncn -lac^e. 
 
 (JtUfet Gbuarb bie ^lanb.) 
 
 2)ic SBiirger (5a(6iaut). ^eil bem ©ad;fcn{onifl. 
 
 eiiuorb (iDeinenb). ©tount uict)t — lacf)t nid)t, lucnn i^r mid) 
 tucineu fel)t. 
 5td), bicfe S^riincn flagert bittcrlid) 
 6tn Scben an, ba» frcublos, licblo» 
 ^nxd) SBiiften mic^ cjcfdjlcppt. Unfcrger (Sbuarb, 
 9Jhi|5 [id) bcin Sebeii iii ben 5(benb fcntcn, 
 2)ai5 bu ben erftcu 2aut bcr 2icbe IjiJrcn barfft? 
 
 Stiflonb (biicftnoc^ iinf§). ©cbt 9taum bcr (Brdfiu ! 
 
 10 
 
 ^dftcv 2(uftritt 
 
 @l)t^a (fommt toon tints). 
 
 ^ic MvQtv (taut). §eil bcr ^Jhittcr |)QroIb» ! 
 
 ^arolb (ge^t i^r entgegen). ^UX QUtcn ©tUllbC, tCUrC DJiuttcr, 
 
 fommft bu, 
 |)tlf un§ 33erfb^nung feicrn. 
 (St)t!)o. |)err unb ^onig, 
 
 SDcm 5J?utter!^er5cn tDoflet c§ bcrjcifju, 
 2Benn id) ^ucx\i in fDld)cm grcnbcnrcid)tum 
 S)e» eincn iUcinobS bcntc, ha^ niir fcl)lt. 
 
 (*pauic.) 
 
 ^d) bitt' 6nd), |)crr, gcbt mir mcin t^inb juriid. i^ 
 
 ebuarb. ©lanbt, cble ^yrau, eg i[t gut Qufge()oben. 
 &t)t\ia. @ebt mir'S, id) bittc. 
 ebuatb. ®od) e§ i[t nid)t f|ier.
 
 52 
 
 ^7 ti r 1 b 
 
 OJtjt^o. 9?icf)t Ijier? 2Bo ift mein ^inb? 
 
 6i'M«ri'. Sr)t merbet giirnen — 
 
 ®od) er {ft ^inbcrn freunblid), Q,lauU cs inir, 
 
 @§ ift bei 3BiIf)elm in bcr ^Jormaubie. 
 CJijt^o. aBa§ fac3t Sf)r mir? bet aBilfjelm, bem 5lor= 
 mannen ? 
 S ®a§ [treitct totber bag, tt)n§ ^fjr t^crfprac^t ! 
 ^arolb. 5?ein, prne ni(^t in biefer ©tunbe, 5Hutter, 
 
 ^d) getje felbft gn Bil^elm iiberS 9JZcer 
 
 Unb bringe bir ben ^naben. 
 ©buarb. |)aroIb, bu? 
 
 |)oroIb. ^a, gndb'ger |)err. 
 
 6i>uflri». gfJein, |)nrDlb, ge^e nidjt. 
 
 10 @§ !^eif!t gum fioraen in ben .Q'cifig ge^en. 
 
 ^arolb. @ebt ntir ein 3eid)cn mit tion enrer |)anb, 
 
 ®a§ mid) alg euren 5(bgefanbten !iinbe. 
 ebitorb. 6§ ift be[d}Io[fen, ba^ bu gefjft? 
 •f'«ofl». Sc^ gef)e. 
 
 Gbitorb. ©0 tueit benn nieine 5(rme rcid)en, |)arDlb, 
 15 SSill id) fie fd)ii^enb iiberg §aupt bir ftreden. 
 
 Su gef)ft in ein gefdl)r(id) £anb, mcin ©o^n, 
 
 @in Ii(^ter @ngel loo^nt in biefem Sanbe, 
 
 Hnb unter feine ^litgel ftell' ic^ bid). 
 
 (Sr nimmt toon feinem §alfe eine golbene Sette, an ber ein Sitb pngt, unb relent 
 
 if)m bie £ette.) 
 
 ^orolb (6etrncr)tet ia?^ sBUb). 2BeI(^ |)immel§angcfid)t ift r)ier 
 gemalt? 
 20 ebuarb. (S§ ift ba§ Silb 5lbelen§, feiner 5tod)tcr. 
 
 (ytjtfja (nimmt baS S3itb auS 4»orolbS pnben). 3)er 2lDd)ter tPCffen? 
 
 ebuarb. ^idjctm^j, beg ^iornmnnen. 
 
 ©ieb if)ni boS Silb ; im ^^n^m biefcs DJianne^,
 
 §iDcitcr2lFt. grocitc Scene 53 
 
 Sfn bcm bcr G^ftnici^ unicf)crt, ift cin Crt, 
 
 ^n bcm cin iiubcriif)rtev 5i^iif)li"fl ^^^^ • 
 
 2)a mofjnt '^Ibclc, fciu i^cliebtcs Sl'inh. 
 
 Unb cr Dcrfpvad) mir, ba|5, tncr jcma(« !anie, 
 
 9?on mir cicfanbt, c^cfeit mit bicfcm iMlbc, 5 
 
 2)er foUte Ijcilig roie ber ^reunb iljm fcin. — 
 |»aroli). <Bo bitt' id) urn (Siitlaffiincj. 
 (Sbuarb. 3ie^' ^cnn f)iu — 
 
 Unb !e^re fjeim fo fro^Iicf) nl» bit flcf)[t. 
 
 (Gbuarb mit Stigaitb narf) ber aiJitte ab). 
 
 Drbgor. ©nglanb toirb daterlos, iDcnn Sf)r nn§ fe^It — 
 Ji'e^rt balb ^iiriicf ,^ii nwi, mein anab'c]cr |)crr. lo 
 
 ^orolb. Sriibt iiidjt mit 2Bel)mut bicfen -lag ber 
 3^reube, 
 ^^r Quten fieiitc, bulb bin id; jnriid. 
 
 ®»)t^o. Sajit mic^ aUein mit mcinem So'^nc, ge^t. 
 
 {®ie Silrger nac^ lints ab. ®ie tritt Dor §arolb, i^m in bie Wugen ftarrenb.) 
 
 ®a§ SSoIf ber 8ac^fen [tcl)t am ©tranb be§ 5}ieere§, 
 
 3a^It jebe SBelle, bie Don ©iibcn raufdjt, iS 
 
 ©uc^t jebeS 2BimpcI, \>a§ oom 5:ita[tc nic()t — 
 
 SBann tandjt au» SBeUen t>a§ erfef)nte Sd)iff ? 
 
 SSann fe^rt ber §elb ^nriid ju feincm i'olfe? 
 
 ^arolb. 2Be(c^ biiftre <Boxc\c frat]t aua beincn SSorten? 
 
 @ieb mir ba§ 23ilb, c§ fid)ert bir ben ©ofjn. 20 
 
 ^i)t^. 2Ber abcr fid)ert feine (Seek mir? 
 
 (Ett^t an i^n ^ernntretenb, if)n umarmenb.) 
 
 ^enf beiner finbcrlofen 93hitter, ©Df)n ! 
 S)cnf bcinea fii()rer(oien 51.so[fe§, <Boi}n, 
 S3ring ©obminS Sofjn mir mieber loie er tear ! 
 
 ^arolb. ©eliebteij .^erj, ma» bamjft bu? 
 
 (iJ»)t^o. i^rage nic^t, 25
 
 54 £^ a r 1 b 
 
 (Sefatjren nenncn, Ijetfjt ©efal^r bef(!)tDoren. 
 ^ttroli). ^a, iDcnn fie nur in ginbilbung t)eru{)'n. 
 
 (23lictt fie Uicfieliib on.) 
 
 £) 5)Jutter^er3, bi[t bu fo arm an ©orgen, 
 'S)a\i bu [ie felber bit gebaren niuf^t? 
 e^' bu e§ benfft, bin id) ju bir imM, 
 Hub bicfer Sraum ber ©orge ift bertraumt. 
 
 (©r legt ben 3lrm urn i^ren §at§ unb oe^t mtt i^r iur SinEen a6. 2BQ:^renb 
 beffen faEt ber SGor^ang.)
 
 Drittct nft 
 
 (£rftc Scene 
 (Sine bidjte, milbe aBalblanbjc^aft.) 
 
 €rftcr 2Uiftritt 
 
 DbO. SRabuIp^. SDann ©uftot^ Don JBoulOflnc. (SBon Iinf§.) 
 (SlUe brei beroaffnet.) 
 
 (Suftat^. 3;)er Ort i[t gut gerad()lt ; bort i[t bie 8tra$e 
 
 5)ie nad) 9iouen i§n fii^rt. (jetflt nac^ nnf«.) 
 
 5jie ©pd^er mclben, 
 
 5!)aB er nic^t fern mc^r i[t — ijkx ia^t un3 roartcn, 
 
 Unb er entgef)t un» nidjt. 
 Cbo. ^ommt er aHein? 
 
 Gufto^. ®an5 unbegleitct ; fein @ef olge murbe S 
 
 $l^Dm ©rafen Don ^'Dntf)ieu, in be» ©ebiet 
 
 (5r lanbete, am 93leer jurucfgc^alten, 
 
 6r mad)te fid) atleine auf ben 2.i3cg. 
 JRabulp^. Unb fo(I 9touen fo roenig jemal» fe^en, 
 
 2Sie [ein ©efolge. 
 Gwftad). 6ut — n)ir finb ent[d)Ioi'icn, lo 
 
 3)a^ er nid)t lebcn barf. 
 IRabuIpl). f)ter fofl er licgen 
 
 Unb mobcrn im ©ebiifd). ^en ^ob auf if)n, 
 
 ®er uuij ju 3pott unb s^otjw au» (Snglanb jagte. 
 
 55
 
 56 £)aroIb 
 
 Dbo. |)abt ^I)r be§ |)er3Dg§ 5[Reinimg eingcTjoIt 
 3u unfrcm ^^Uon? 
 
 53ei [oId)en 2)ien[ten fragt man nidjt borljer. 
 Dbo. S)er |)er§og roirb eg biU'gen? 
 euftat^. ©otteS Sob, 
 
 5 @r nui[5 e§ Infl'gen. .^arolb @buarb§ greunb, 
 
 Unb (Snglanb t[t ba^in fiir unfern |)er3Dg. 
 
 Segreift ^i)x ba§? 
 Dbo. ^inunter mit bem ©a(i)[en ! 
 
 Unb !einen 5luf fciiub ! 
 Oiobut^^ (laufdit wad) recfits). ©till — toa^ tafc^elt ba 
 
 •Unb fniftert im ©efciifd)? 
 
 (eilt an bie Eouliffe rec^tS.) 
 
 S5erbammter 3wfaU ! 
 lo ^prinje^ ?lbele !ommt mit ifjren ©amen. 
 
 euftotfi (biictt nad) re^t§). Obo, ^l^r fcib befannt mit 
 Seonore, 
 5^el)mt fie beifeit unb I)ei)"]t [ie, bie ^ringeffin 
 ?Iuf gute %xt au§ biefem SBalbe f(f)atfen. 
 2Cir unterbeS Derbergen un§ im ^icfii^t. 
 
 ((Juftad) un!) aiabulpf) nac^ lints, Cbo bitrdj ben ^intergrunb retfjtS a6.) 
 
 ^ipcitcr ^tuftritt 
 
 5lbelc. SSuIfltOt fnn t^rer .?ianb). SIUcC (Hon rcd)t« ; fie traflen furje 
 
 Saflbi'piene, ft't^cn fief) auf ©teine, bieim 93orbergrunbe liegen). 
 
 15 Slbclc. ©laubft bu e§ and), mn§ Seonore fagte, 
 ®ie Siebe fci ben 5J?anncrn nur cin ©piel? 
 9tUcc. 5(d), Seonore m\^ nid)t» Don ber 2icbe,
 
 Drtttcr :iFt. (£rftc Scene 57 
 
 ^d) rthiub' cy nici)t. 
 
 Unb [idjcr, bu f;a[t rcd^t. 
 
 (ju SBu(fnot) 
 
 93il't miibc, Scf)a|j? 
 2Bu(fnot. 9?cin, nidjt. 
 Slbclc. So fci cin art'i^cr ticincr Stiltcr 
 
 Unb pfliid' iiiiij Don bent luilbcn 9i'oicnftorf 
 
 Sort ein paar 9iofcn. 
 
 (SBulftiot flel)t Quf bie liufe Scite ber Bu^ne unb reifet son einem bort bcfinbUc^en 
 
 SRoienftraud) SBlumen ab.) 
 
 2Bie mir biefeS ^inb 5 
 
 Bo ticf tn§ |>cr3 1)tnehi flcmadjfen i[t. 
 SUtcc. (Sr I)at ein licbcg, jdrtlidjc5 ©emiit. 
 9lbclc. 8ief) nur fcin S^aax — Itcbft bu bie blonb.en Annate 
 
 51ud) [o luie id) ? 
 3(acc. 5iein, braune finb mir lieber, 
 
 ©0 it)ie bie euren. 
 2lbclc. 2icber (2d)meid)elmunb. lo 
 
 (SSuIfnot fommt mit brei SRofen juriid.) 
 
 5lun fprid), fur wen i[t biefe? 
 95?ulfmjt. i^iir bie 5)?utter. 
 
 9tbcle. ©ut — unb bie 5meite? — 9tun? bu iibcrlegft? 
 2i^ulfitot. giir bid) unb i^rubcr |)nroIb. 
 Stbcic (iu 9Utce). ©ein 5racitc5 2i3ort i[t [tet^ ber ©ruber |)aroIb. 
 
 ^iir .^ucie eine Stofe? .Qomm, gieb fjer, 15 
 
 !i.'iebft bu Qcinj gleid; un» beibe? 
 
 2x>ttlfU0t (umarmt fie). '^a, QQUJ Cjicid).
 
 58 £?aroIb 
 
 Dritter ^tuftntt 
 
 ficonorc («on rec^tS 5u ben bortgen). 
 
 ©enug geraflet, !ommt, ^rin5ef3 ?tbele, 
 
 ^ommt, bitt' id), mx berfduincn imfcre ^ao,\). 
 mete. Unb immer ^agb — id) mag l)eut ntd)t me^r jagen. 
 Scouore. ©0 lafjt na6) ^an§> ung reiten. 
 ?lbele. 9iein, nod) nid)t ; 
 
 S (g§ raiifd)t ber ffiinb, bie SSogel fingen fii^, 
 
 Unb I)errlid) rul}t |id)'§ auf bem moof'gen ©teine. 
 Seottore. ©eib ^f)r ermiibet? ober I)at 5tlice 
 
 @iid) angeftedt mit filf5er ©c^radrmerei? 
 3(bele (su siuce). ?t(^, h)ie bu leiben mu^t burc^ Seonore ! 
 lo 5Uice. ^Q, iDcnn fie i^re S^nc\t }o regierte 
 
 aBie i^re ^ferbe — 
 Sconore. 52ein, ini @rn[te, !ommt. 
 
 6§ ift in biefem SBalbe ntd)t gef)euer. 
 
 SI)r raii5t, man fagt, e§ I)aufen 3iiubergeifter 
 
 Sn biefem Sidid^t. 
 5tbele. ©agt man ba§, ^lice? 
 
 15 5mcc. Sa, bo(^ e§ foUen gute ©eiftcr fein. 
 
 Sconore. ^flein, glauBt i^r nic^t ; bie ©eifter finb nid)t gut. 
 
 O bitte — !ommt ! 
 Stbctc. S)u fpridift, al§ l^iitteft mirflii^ 
 
 ©u einen ©eift gefel^n? 
 Sconore. Unb — menn'S fo metre? 
 
 2ltie(c. SSie, Seonore, tebeft bu im (Srufl? 
 
 SBag fa()ft bu? 
 20 Sconore. Saf^t e§ brauf^en mid) eqdijien, 
 
 9lur fommt I)iniyeg au§ biefem SBalbc, fommt.
 
 Drtttcr :ift. (£rftc Scene 59 
 
 ^Ibcfc. Sft f)ifv nid)t mid) bcr 53Dt)cn mcinci: 33atcr»? 
 
 aBa» falji't bii? 
 Jiconorc (puftenib). ^JJdnncr finb in biefcin 5ri3albc, 
 
 ©ie laucrn f)icr mif jcmanb — finb beniaffnct 
 
 5Bi§ on bie 3^^)"^ — (fifcn tian.^ unb StafjL 
 SIbcIc (ipringt auf). jDu lpricl)[t Don Oiiiuderny 
 iicoitorc. 5Kau bcr finb c§ nic^t; 5 
 
 i^nrone finb'» bom .^"^ofe cure§ 5lHitcr§ ; 
 
 Cbo ift ciner, unb bcr Ckaf (^uftad). 
 
 Unb nod) ein brittcr, ben id) nid)t crfanntc, 
 Silicic, (^nftad) unb Cbo? bie qu» (Snglanb fanicn? 
 
 (Sie lauern? unb auf men? 
 I'conorc. ^(^ tt)ei^ c» nid)t, 10 
 
 5^oc^ raenn ii^ 93?enfc^enQuc\en jemal» fa^, 
 
 Sn benen bhit'gcr !i>orfatj ftonb ciefc^rieben, 
 
 ©0 raaren'g biefc. Siif5e |)crrin, fomnit, 
 
 ©onft, aljnt mir, luerben \mx 3u1d)auer loerben 
 
 Sei c^raufenboUcm Sc^aufpicl. 
 Slbclc. ^ommt r)intt)eg. 15 
 
 (5m Slugenbltd, ta fie ret^tS abge^en looHen, lauft SBulfiiot Unfa l^iniiber unb 
 
 jeigt in bie eouliffe.) 
 
 aSulfnot. 5}iein Sruber ^arolb ! 
 
 (£inf'5 ab.) 
 
 Stbcle. ^tiu^ ber ©rbarmer ! 
 
 (finft Qiif ben £it juriicf.) 
 
 '^nn m\\] id), mm bcr blut'ge 'iUnfc^Iag gilt ! 
 ficottorc. iiommt bennod) fort — fonimt fort — 
 
 (Winter ber Scene erjc^aKt ein langer gettenber ^fiff.) 
 
 3liiclc (Hjringt auR. 93crnaf)mt i^r bog? 
 
 2Bq§ t^un? 2Ba§ laffcn? C^ilf mir, @ott im C)innncl! 
 
 (©ie briidt bie Jpfinbe in ratloier SBerjnjeiflung uor bie 9tugen.)
 
 10 
 
 60 £^aroIb 
 
 (5in frcmbcr 30cnnn — 'g i[t mibcr S^id)i iinb 
 
 ©itte — 
 2Ba§ 3ud)t unb <Sitte! i[t cr nidjt ein 9Jlenfd)? 
 
 (©ie fturjt in bie linle (Jouliffe, ruft I)inem) 
 
 ©tctgt ah, tnein |)err — [teigt Qugenblidlic^ ah — 
 58inbet ha§ Oiof^ am 3^3^^ aii — unb fonimt — 
 
 (loenbet fief) ju Sllice uttb Ceonore.) 
 
 5 ^f)x, meine 2tcBen — geigt, baf^ il)r mtc^ Itebt — 
 2Berft cud) Quf'§ Otof,, fliegt I}tn ju mctnem 58ater — 
 6§ I)dlt end) nicmanb auf, fie luagen'S nid)t — 
 ©agt, ba^ fein ^inb nad) [etnem 33ater fd;reit ! 
 
 ficonorc. 2Bir eilen. 
 
 5Uicc. 5mut, geltebte C^errin, 9}?ut. 
 
 (Selbe eitenb redjts ab.) 
 9tbclc (einen Sc^ritt in bie emt(if[e ItnfS). ^^t ITlU^t — btC ^anb mtr 
 
 reic^en — fommt, ii^ bilte — 
 
 Vkvkv Huftrttt 
 
 ^orolb (bon gibele gefii^rt). 2S>UlfllOt (an feiner anbem $anb) [con Iint§]. 
 
 Stbclc. Sd) fiitdjte fe^r, '^^x ^a'iki mid) fiir fret — 
 2)a§ ift — @ebrau(^ fo — in ber DZormanbie. 
 
 (Sa^t feine §arb lo§.) 
 ^arolb (ber fie ftannenb betrnd^tet) (fiir fii^:) 2eibI)Qftig iclteS 33ilb, 
 
 bag cr mir gab — 
 5lnmut be§ |)immcl§, reijenbeS @efd)i)pf. 
 15 (lout:) ^d) irre nidjt, ^i)v feib'beS C>ci^sog§ 2;o(i)ter? 
 ^prinsef? 5(bek? 
 28uIfttot (fHirjt ouf fie jn). S)ag ift I)ier ^Ibele ! 
 2tbclc. ^d) fann'S nid)t (eugnen, ba cr mid) Derrict.
 
 Urtttcr :Jft. (£rftc Scene 01 
 
 ^orotb. 3^auu uicl^rt inir nid)t Grfiilhing fiifjcr ^flid)= 
 ten 
 Unb taf]t mid) bautcn mcinem fjolben 3rf)iihcici[t- 
 5lennt 3l)r bcu ^alitMiuni, bcr Ijier mid) fd)miidt? 
 
 (Gr fiifct iftr bie .^laiib unb jeiflt auf Mbelenss 4'i(b, bay er urn ben l^al-i ttagt.) 
 
 5li)clc. 53?ein 23ilb — 
 
 ^larolb. 3^a§ .(lonifl Gbiuirb mir Dcrtraute, 
 
 Safe e§ mir Ginf}a(t foUt' unb 3d)uU cieiiuU)rcn. 5 
 
 Slbclc. S^r fommt ^icr^cr — f)iclt i^uxdjt Gud) nid)t 3U= 
 
 riid? 
 ^orolb. O nein, id) fiird)te nid)t. 
 Slbclc (fiefit tfm fliofs nni. ^i)x — fiird)tct nid)t. 
 
 ^orolb. ^>flid)t i)at mic^ ^ergcfii^rt. 
 
 (Gin abcrmaliger geUenber ^Jfiff I)inter ber Scene.) 
 
 ^ord) — tt)a§ mar ba§? 
 <Sd)on einmal ()ort' id) ba§ — 
 2tbelc (auffc^reienb). ©cbt curc ^aub mir ! 
 
 ^arolb (roenbet M um). 2Ba§ fommcH bort fiir ^JJdnner? 
 
 (5m ^-lintergrunbe crjcfietnen Guftncf), Cbo unb Dfabulpfi in luilb beroegter (flru^Jpe 
 
 mit bermummten ©efirijlent. ^''^I'^o'^ 0'-'')* auf ben Cintergrunb ju.) 
 Slbcle (fjalt i^n juriict, tnbem fie i^n unroiafurlid) umflammertj. 
 
 58Ieibt, ge^t nic^t! 10 
 58Ieibt ftcf)n ! Scf) fler)e ! 
 
 (^arolb bteibt ftaunenb ftefien, 9lbe(e wcnbet fi^ mit bem ©eft^te nai) bem ^in= 
 
 tergrunbe, ruft; 
 
 @e^t n-ad) $au§, if)r A^")erreu, 
 5)ic ^aQh i[t au§ — i^r feib nid)t mef)r uonnoten — 
 
 (Guitac^, SJabut?)^ unb Dbo oerfc^mtnben noc^ tinf§.) 
 
 ^arolb. ^ag,h? ©e^t man ^ier mit ®d)mcrtcrn auf bie 
 
 (Sturmt)aubcn auf bem llopf? 
 91belc. O — finb fie — fort?
 
 ^2 ?iarolt> 
 
 Sie — fogtetSr^r? 
 
 2Bag foil icf) bcnfen? beim allmddjt'gen ©ott — 
 SIbele. Scujb — e§ icar nidjtS — al§ ^agb — ((anenb) 
 
 ^ O — tDte^^r feljt — 
 
 5man r;at gu £anb I^ier feltfame ©cftrauc^e. 
 
 ^iinfter 2iuftvitt 
 ^crsog gSil^cIm. 2)er ©cncfc^aa. mice, ficoitorc (fommen bon 
 
 rec^tf' 511 ben sorigen). 
 
 5 2lbcle. S)a !mnmt — mein SSater — a^ — nun i[t e§ gut. 
 
 (Sridjt oOnmadjtig jufammen; ^orotb :^alt fie tn ben airmen.) 
 
 Stlicc (ftiirjt auf fie ju). D, meiue fuf,e |)crrin, nia§ gefc^a^? 
 
 (ailtce, Seonore ne^inen Slbete au§ §aroIbg Strmen unb fur^ren fie, bie aUmarjU^ 
 5U ft^) !ommt, ju bem ©i^)3la^.) 
 
 SBil^ctm. 58Ietc^ n)ie ber 2:ob mein ^inb! Unb biefer 
 ^rembc — 
 (5u§(ttoib:) S^r feib? 
 
 ^oroti) (fief) efiretbiettg Semeigenb). ^atolb QU§ ©Uglaub, gnab'gCt 
 
 |)err. 
 SESil^cIm. ^arolb, ©o^n @obtt)in§? 
 ^irotb. 3)er mit biefem 3ci(^en 
 
 10 3u gu(i) gefanbt bon .^onig gbunrb foniuit. 
 
 (3Jiinmt bie Slette ijom §alfc, u6erreirf}t fie 2Bil[)eInt.) 
 
 (^aufe.) 
 
 (SSil^elm bticft fd^meigenb auf Slbete, bnnn niif .^arolb.) 
 
 SStl^eltit. 33ertrauen l^ei^t, ben ^iebenmenfdjen fc^ii^en 
 ^ad) eignem S"f)alt — ^^r bertrautet mir — 
 a^on nun on fenn' id) (&ud>. — Wix toaxm ^einbe, 
 ^arolb, tDoUt' 3f;r'» mit mir al§ greunb berfuc^en?
 
 Drtttcr 2l(t f^ipcitc Scene <>3 
 
 4->oroIb. 2)a§ liiill id), ^cxx, niit mctncm Cian,^cn ^crjcn. 
 
 (fiajit fid) auf ein ftiiie ftor Syilfjelm niebcr.) 
 5S>iI^C(m (fiongt tf)m bie fiette toieber um). ©0 fciligt JUm JlrcitCU 
 
 mai end) bicfc Alette ; 
 ©tef)t auf imb fcib gccjriiijt an mcincm 4')of. 
 
 (PerivanMund.) 
 
 ^ipcite Scene 
 
 *^Sorf 5U SJoucit. S^ovn rc(f)t« cine 9iafenbanf. 2)tener unb ^^^afle^ 
 tomincn in gvoller ^al)[ noii reditii, 21'affen, Stiffen unb ^u'^ate allcr 
 ?ht, lucldje auf ein beoor[te()eTibe§ gcft beuten, in ben §dnbeii ; fie 
 gel)eu in ben §tntevgrunb unb bann lints ab. 
 
 Crfter ^luftritt 
 Grftcr, 5tt)citcr 2;icncr (»on te^ts). 
 
 erftcr 'i^icttcr. 23a§ fiir ein ^fcrb foil |)er5og |)aroIb reitcu 
 
 5Bcim ^cutigen Sturnier? 
 3tt)citer 2^icncr. 2)en ©ifcnfc^immcl S 
 
 S)es ^erjogg. 
 Grftcr Wiener. 2Ba§? fein cigne» £icbling»pfcrb? 
 ^wcitcr 'Dtcner. (Sr tuiW^i fo I}aben. 
 Grftcr 2^icncr. ®u, rtir miifjcn lucttcn ; 
 
 Sd) njctlc auf ^Jtoutgomeri;. 
 3tt)citcr 'iTicMcr. ^d) auc^. 
 
 Grftcr 2^icncr. SBir fouueu uid)t auf einen kibe lucttcn, 
 
 Sci) ^ab'g juerft gefagt. 
 Smitcv Wiener. 3ft mir glcidjgiiltig, lo
 
 64 dfatolb 
 
 '^d) rcette immer auf 5}^ontgoniert). 
 iSrftcr !Dicitcr. ©ann tDctt' id) nuf ben ©Qcfifen. 
 ^wcitcr Wiener. 9J?eiuettDegen. 
 
 ©rftcr Wiener. (Sr toirb ^JJontgomer^ 3ur (Srbe fe^en 
 
 2Bie einen ©onbflo^ ! 
 3tt)cUcr 'Iiicncr. ©og' bag nocf) einmal, 
 
 5 ©D [djlog' id; bit bie 3ti^ne in hm |)al§. 
 
 (SBeibe ai).) * 
 
 ^rrcitcr 2(uftntt 
 ^ttrolb. ^er ©cnef^oU (ton re^ts). 
 
 ©cttefc^aK. ©e^t, tnie bag oUeS feine ©lieber rii^rt. 
 
 ^a, ein S^urnier bleibt [tet§ ber gc[te gro^te^ 
 
 giir unfre [d)6ne, luft'ge ^iormanbie. 
 
 ©Di^ (5u(^ gefdKt fie nid)t. 
 ^orolb. S^i^ i^wt tnir Unrei^t 
 
 lo SKem ginge nid)t ba§ |)er3 im 23ufen auf 
 
 58ei foldjcr friegerifi^en ^reubigfeit? 
 eencfi^aH. Sod) ift'§ unb bleibt'g befd)Ioffen, ba^ ^l^r ge^t? 
 
 35 or bem S^urnier? 
 ;^ttrolb. Satt)o!^I, id) mufj ^iniDeg — 
 
 33efteUtet ^l^r bem ^cx^oq meine 33itte? 
 
 ©iebt er ben ^naben mir? 
 IS Sencfc^ofl. ^abt ^i)x gejtneifelt? 
 
 ^arolb. (Sr ll)ot e» of)ne SBeigerung? Df)ne 3bgern? 
 Scitcftf)oa. @§ fd)eint (Sud) ^u tieriuunbern? allerbing§. 
 ^atoi'i) (fur ficfi). ©0 bin id) f rei. — 
 
 ((Sin $age gef)! boriiber, auf einent Siffen einen gefticften ©cfiteier trogenb.) 
 
 <Settcfd)olt tmt ben 5pogen an). ©e^t bicfcn jarteu ©c^leier,
 
 Pritter 2lft. f^tpcitc Scene 05 
 
 SDa§ i[t bcr stocitc ^^rei§, bie 9iirf)tcrin 
 
 (Stccft if)U bcm sroeitcn ©iec^cr an ben .t>c(m. 
 |>orolb. ^cr jroeite ^^rei§ — iDorin k[tcl)t ber crfte? 
 @cncfd)aU. ^m flolbncn ilran^e, ben bie 9iid)tcrin 
 
 2)em -£')e(bcn fclber auf bie Socfen briicft ; 5 
 
 Unb iuaf)rcnD fie eg t()ut, ncic^t [ie fid) nicbcr 
 
 Unb tiijjt il)n. 
 |>anjlb. Siij^t ben Sieger, fagt ^^r? 
 
 Scncft^oU. ^a, 
 
 ^ie alte ©itte bitligt foldje ^yreifieit. 
 |)orolb. SSer i[t bie 9tid)tcrin? 
 
 (Scncftljaa. 3)e§ C)er5og§ Soditer. — 
 
 ^aroli). ^rinsc^^tbele!? 
 Sencft^aU. ^a, fe^t l^ier, ben |)er,50i3 — lo 
 
 Drittcr 2(uftrttt 
 
 25?tt^ctnt (eon xed)t§ ju ben torigen). 
 
 SSil^cfm. '^n ©enefc^oU brincjt mir bctriibte ^unbe, 
 
 3^r mollt ^inmeg? 
 ^arolb. ^flicf)t ruft mic^, gniib'ger |)err. 
 
 aSU{)clm. (5§ ^at (Suc^ tt)enig, fd)eint'§, bei iin» gefallcn, 
 
 ^a 3^r fo eilt? 
 ^orolb. ^Jein, rtafirlid), glaubt e» nidjt, 
 
 isietlcic^t nur, n^eil e» mir 511 woiji ge[ie(, '5 
 
 53hi^ id) fjinroeg. 
 933il!)clm. D S^r fd)merb(iit'ner Sadjfe — 
 
 ©0 reid) befdjenft niit allcm, tuns 'Dtatur 
 
 ^eni 91?enid)cn giebt, um greiibe ju geniejlen, 
 
 Unb fo erfd)redt ^i)x Dor ber greube? — ^arolb,
 
 66 fjarolb 
 
 ^d) fpredje ernft : e§ fdimerst mic^, bo^ ^l)x gel^t. 
 ^orolb. D |)err — n\d)t tcciter. 
 2BiIl)ctm (fiebeutunflgtooii). fiafU mtcf) fpred)en, |)aroIb. 
 
 2Benn mit ber ©adjfen ftrenger, treuer 5trt 
 
 Set geuergetft fid) be§ Diormannen einte, 
 S (S§ mit^t' ein 33olf fetn, tote e§ biefe ©rbe 
 
 9Zid)t stoeimal tragi. 
 ^atolit. ^od) folc^e (Sinigung 
 
 23ebeutet : etner f)cxxid)i, ber anbre btent. 
 asil^clm. 2)Dd) tDenn fie beibe einem |)errfd)er bienten, 
 
 S)er beibe !ennt unb beibe ri^tig fc^a^t? 
 
 (^paufe.) 
 
 10 ^ttrolb. ^fir gebt tntr meinen Sruber, gnob'ger |)err, 
 3)af5 id) ba§ l^inb priid jur DJiutter bringe? 
 
 ' 2BU^cIm. S)er <^nabe ftefjt gu euren 3)ienflen, ^axoih ; 
 S)Drt fomint 5lbele, bie if)n fclber bringt. 
 
 r>tcrter 2luftrttt 
 
 Stbclc (feftlid^ gefi^miicft). 9BuIfnot (t3on red^tS). 
 
 asu^clm (511 atbeie). 58ef(^Ieunige ben 5lbfd;ieb, meine 3;o(^ter, 
 15 S)enn unfern aflp ungebulb'gen @aft 
 $8erlangt'§ nad) (Snglanb ^eim. 
 
 C8u ^arolb.) 
 
 @ef(|afte tufen 
 5Iu§ eurer 9'iar)e mid) fiir furje 3cit ; 
 Gntfc^ulbigt midj. 
 
 (SBitt afige^en, fein SUd fattt auf SKJutfttot, ber fic^ an Mbete fd^mtegt.) 
 
 <Se^t, toie ha§ junge ©nglanb 
 ©ic^ mit ber jungeu 9?ormanbie umarmt.
 
 I)rittcr2lft. grocitcSccttc 67 
 
 9(u§ t^inbern fpridjt 3lahix — .?)aroIb, 5Jatur 
 SSei^ nid)t» Don ("yeiubidjaft jmifdjcn (viid) unb un§. 
 
 (SQSil^elm unb Genefc^all lec^ts ab.) 
 
 3(bc(c. ©0 toiHft bii fort Don mir, bu fdjlimmcr 3Su(f= 
 not? 
 5tbclc luirb nun balb Dergcifcn fcin, 
 52td)t lualjry 
 
 ai^ulfuot u'cfimiegt ftc§ jarttic^ on fte). ^CXU. nicmaly — 
 
 2ll)clc. SBirft bu mic^ nic^t Dcrgeffcu? 5 
 
 SSirft mand)mal an mid) benten? 
 25>uIfnot. Sittc fonim, 
 
 5^omm mit ju mciner 9}?iitter ! 
 «bclc. 2Ba§ bu f(^tDd^c[t. 
 
 ^aroJb. ^iir oQe?, tt)a» ^f)t nn bcm ,^tnbc tljatet, 
 
 Dcc^mt cure^ jJ^ienerS ef)rcr[nct'gcn ^anf. 
 3lbclc. %d-), 31)r bcfdjdnit mid), fiir fo (eidjtcn ^ienft lo 
 
 Soil mir fold) ernftcr llJann fo crnft nidjt banfcn, 
 ^orolb. 2Benn ^^r benn meincm 2)an{e 6ud; Derfdjlicfjt, 
 
 ©0 bcn!t, bie ^3hitter biefe§ .Qnaben rebct 
 
 ^ux6) mid) ju Gud),unb banft Gud) cure ©lite. 
 5lbclc. ^a — fcine ^Jhitter ; unb bie eurige — 15 
 
 D, e§ muf5 fd)roer fiir fie gemcfcn fcin, 
 
 6ud) bcibe unter ^einbcn f)icr ju miffen? 
 |>orolb. ^a, benn fie fanntc nidjt ben fjolben Sc^u^geift, 
 
 S;er i^re SoI)ne I)icr bcf)Utete. 
 
 ^f)r nennt e» Icid}t, maS S()i^ bem ^inb getf^an ; 20 
 
 5iif)lt, mie Don biefem blauen |)immcl»5elte 
 
 2)a§ Seben ftromt unb una mit SUonnc fiillt! 
 
 gtennt S^r e§ leic^t, maS Sfjr i>etn ^JJanne tfjatet, 
 
 jDer tjeut nid)t (cben miirbe ofjne Hud)? 
 5lbcfc. 2)entt nidjt an jcne 3tunbe metjr, id) bitte. 25
 
 68 Fiarolb 
 
 ^orolb. 5Zte tnef)r mit SSorten, bod) in meincm |)erjen 
 5BcrmtU)It (Srinnerunfl fie mit eurem ^ilbe 
 g^iir etuig, eroig — l^olbe ,t)crrin, fagt, 
 6§ rent eu(^ nict)t, bo^ ^^r mir ©d)u^ fleroiiljrtct? 
 5 mclc. D ma^rlic^ — ncin. — Unb Ijeute moat S^r fort? 
 
 ^arolb. ^6) mufj, id) mu^. 
 
 Slbcrc. ^a fteilid) — iBcnn ^'i)x mii^t — 
 
 93ertraut mir einmal nod) ben ^^noben on, 
 ©0 riift' \6) xt)n jur 9teife. 
 
 •§flroli». 2BoI)I, ^ringeffin, 
 
 Unb fo :^ei|t'§ 3lbf(^ieb ne^men. — 2Bunberbar — 
 Stbcle. 2Ba§ ncnnt '^l)x munberbar? 
 lo ^flrolb. ^(^ fnnn ni(^t benfen, 
 
 2)a^ eine S^'xi in meinem Ceben mar, 
 ®a id; @U(^ nid)t gc!annt. — ^rin^c^ 5lbele, 
 ®ie§ ©c^merjensmort „abe" mirb flip mir tlingen, 
 2BeiI l)alh c§> enren 5iamen mieberfjott. 
 15 D fo • — abe — at)c, 
 
 (916 nncf; Uttl§.) 
 Stbcic (fte^t in ttefen ®ebonfen, bann tcenbet fie ftd^ su SBuIfnot). 
 
 O 2Bunber — mie er feinem 58ruber gleid)t. 
 
 (©ie tniet tour bent iJno&en nieber, ntmmt feinen So^jf iiDijc^en bie ^anbe un> 
 
 6etracf|tet fein ©eftd)t.) 
 
 asutfttot 2Ba§ t^uft bu benn? 
 
 2ti>ele. 8ei ru^ig, liebcr ©d)ehn. 
 
 ®ie ©tirn — mie er. — ^er 5Jinnb beinaf)', nid)t cjana, 
 
 5iod) nid)t fo feft — bod) ganj unb gar bie ^ugen ! 
 20 D, ©ott ^at biefe 9J?en|d)cn lieb gc(;abt, 
 
 5tl§ er fie fd)uf ; cr fiigte in i()r C")tui|}t 
 
 ©in ©tiidc^en feine§ blauen |)immcl!§ ein. 
 
 (Sie fiifjt ben Stnoben auf bie 2lugen.)
 
 Drltter 2Jft. gtoeite Scene 09 
 
 5^r Cucflcu Iiuitrcn Sid)t», fo trint' id) (5ud). 
 I'icbft bu bcu 53rubcr ^arolb? 
 
 9liicic. D 5linb — 
 
 (ftiifet i^n.) 
 
 ©ieb ifjm bcu luicbcr — 
 SBulfnot. 2Bcm? 
 
 9liic(e. ^inmeg — (jinitjccj ! 
 
 (Sle erfiebt pc^ unb Qe^t init SSuIfnot tet^ts ab.) 
 (.^orolb, ber reaftrenb ber le^ten SBorte linfs reiebet auffletreten tft.) 
 
 ^orolb (fommt tn ben Sorberflrunb). Uub fltng' e» UHI ITlcitt Ctt)'ge§ 
 
 ©cclen^cil, 
 ^fJtc^tg mcf)r don 'iJIbfc^icb jej^t unb tnii)t» Don Sdjcibcn, S 
 §ier i[t bie (Stdttc, mo ic^ felig bin ! 
 „©icb if)m ben loicb.er" — uuinncboller Ston, 
 ^ring' in mein ^^crj unb la^ in mcinem |)er3en 
 2)ie ©rabeeftimme be§ ©croifien^i fd^tucigen. 
 ®ie§ i[t bie ©telle, mo i^r fjolbeg ilnie lo 
 
 ©ic^ eingeprdgt in ben bcgliirften 33Dben, 
 2Bo fie be§ ftnaben unentiuciljtem 5JJunb 
 j^ie S3Dtfc^aft iljrer Sippcn nnbertraute — 
 D biefe gan.^e Stdtte i[t geiueifjt 
 SSom teu[d)en Cpfer if^rer fii^en Ciebe. ^5 
 
 ^ 
 
 ^unftcr ^uftritt 
 
 25>i(f)clm. Scncfdiall (oon rec^t«), 
 
 ^arolb. 3c^ fiird)te, |)err, bafj ^Ijr mid) launjid) fdjeltet; 
 SBcnn ^vf)r geftattet, bleib' id) jum jiurnicr. 
 Unb bleibe, gndb'ger S^nx, mid) bcm 5lurnicr,
 
 70 Btatolh 
 
 tinb bieibi, 6t§ ^^r felbft mic^ Qc^en ^eiRt. 
 2Bi(^elm. j£)aro(o, bet C^ott, ben ia^ etlebt i^^^r nie. 
 
 3um ^roetten U/tale ^eif/ ic^ C^uc^ widfommen 
 
 %n^ qan^em ^^er^en ! i^ui^xt i^n, 'Senefc^all, 
 5 '9/iit meineit riflnen ^affen lapt i^n tdmp^tn. 
 
 Unb nun ^um Swqc. 
 ^arorb. '^a, ba§ ^offe ic^. 
 
 L 'Bieqesgott, fomm, fe^ne meine ^offen ! 
 
 ^Bil^cfm (<i(Uin). 'Sc^trffal, mad) biefen U/ienfc^ mir jum 
 /5=reunb ! 
 Senn bu bie Zod^in 2BiI^e(m5 lieben fannft, 
 10 Saturn benn fonnft bu ^iBil^elmS flropren ^iian 
 '>Ji\(i)i (ieben, ^arolb, unb i^m bienftbar fein? 
 
 £ecf)fter 2(uftntt 
 'iflobett toOtt ^umieflcs. 5ffii(fricb (von lint^). 
 
 miiftim 'r^o! '/'-^.f^tt ^rt>->-r:,, f^ut, bap ioS^i^ fommi — fliaubt 
 ;^':!^r, boR J^Qtolb metB, J,,^-^^^^ 
 
 Xay, ftiinif} (^buarb C^nglanb mir bemiac^te? 
 Jfiobcrt. 'Jce^mt meinen ftoijf ^um ^-jiifanb, et ttietR e§ nic^t ; 
 x5 Xenn feib QeroiR, bap (SbuarD nid^ts flefagt ^at. 
 
 2Biff)c(m. J^firt Cjl^r? 
 
 JKoOcrt. 3a, bo(^ ic^ roeiR nic^t tuaS ic^ ^ore? 
 
 iajil^clm. W\i a((en llrdften ftreitet ^arolb bort 
 
 Urn cinen l^uf, Don meiner 3;oc^ter !l;ib|)cn. 
 Siobert. ^i(^ — fte^t es fo? 
 5Wi(^c(m. 2(^t ^fnnt ben Sac^fen, SBifc^of —
 
 Drittcr yft. /^weite Scene 71 
 
 ^d) m\y„ ^f)r licbt i^n nic^t ; mir flc()t cs anbcrS, 
 
 5Jiicf) rciRt bas ^cr^ ;;u btefem VJlanm i)m — 
 
 UDcip, ic^ tod} taum roarum. — '^d) toill if)m fagen, 
 
 SWas (fbuarb mir Dcrfprac^. 
 Wobert. OJut — uno raas tucitcr.'' 
 
 8BiI^elm. £cr ^ret§, noc^ bcm fein briinjlifl J^cq Dcrlaitflt, 5 
 
 ''ilbik, meine 3;od)tcr, flcb' idj if)m 
 
 Unb mir jjum Xanf Dcrfprid)! er (^nfllanbs Atrone — 
 
 SBifc^of — ob er bereit fid) finbct? 
 JWobtrt. ^Jiein. 
 
 SBii^eim. ''Hi), ^lud) unb 3;ob ! 
 JHobcrt. aUenn ic^ (f u(^ frfjmeit^eln tooUte, 
 
 So tbnnt' ic^ faqen : \a ; mil \d) (^ud) J^rcunb bin, to 
 
 So fafl' i(^ IDQ5 id) roeip, : er itjut es nie. 
 ©il^erw. Uierloren uno jjerfc^Ioflen meine j£)offnimfl 
 
 yjiit cinem iKJort. 
 Kobtrt. Viic^ts ift Derloren, ^er;ioq, 
 
 SlBenn ^^r nur ric^tifler bie i^xa%t ftellt : 
 
 ;£)eif(^t, boB er iiud) ;|u olleoem Der^clfe, »5 
 
 Sijas C^Duaro (^uc^ Derfprat^ — fjjrec^t oUflemein, 
 
 Unb fagt i^m don ber ftrone (^nfllanos nic^ts. 
 JBil^efm. Xer meifc 5Hat ; uno menn er mic^ befraflt, 
 
 UiJaa (£buarb mir Derfproc^? 
 JRobert. So laRt i^n benfen, 
 
 (»5 ^anble iid) urn bie 58ele^nunfl nur 20 
 
 ^t/iit (^ouarbs f^utem in ber Viormanbie, 
 
 3[5on ber i^m (£buorb fprac^. 
 28il^elm. Xas foU i(^ t^un? 
 
 JKobert. 3a, menn 3^r flufl feio ! Cdebt i^m eure loc^ter, • 
 
 ^ay.t feines J^cr^s teufc^e Sprobiflleit 
 
 3erfd)mil;ien on ^oelens ^oloer Sonne, 25
 
 72 rjarolb 
 
 Unb roenn er, Don ©erDiiljrtung einc\ett)iecjt, 
 
 ^01 ©Df)ne§(iebe eyeing mit i$-n6) lieruiud)§, 
 
 ■S;aun fat^t tl}m nllc£», lafjt if)n bauu erfa^ren, 
 
 2Bn§ cr ntit Ijcil'cicm (Sibe (5uc^ t)crfpra(^. 
 SBil^clm. (Sib? iDcldjer (Sib? 
 5 JHoticrt. ^a, id) berfla^ ju fagcn — 
 
 2)af5 S^^ ^^n M)et tjaU, berlangt Don if)m, 
 
 2!a[5 cr 6u(^ leifte feierlidjen @ib 
 
 SSor ben Saroncn, (Sud) ju bem ju l^elfen, 
 
 2Bq§ (Sbuarb (Sud) nerfprad). — Unb mdr' eS benfbar, 
 10 2)af5 fpdter fein i^crfpred)en if)n flcrcnte, 
 
 <So f)dlt auf Sob nnb Seben if)n fein @ib. 
 aSil^clm. D^ein — ha^ gefdllt mir ni(^t. 
 fHobnt ^^^OQ, beben!t, 
 
 ®ie§ i[l nur SSorfidit. SSenn er e§ erfdl^rt, 
 
 ®ann mirb in Siebe [eine 9iene fd)n)inben. 
 15 asit^clm. ^rrotenb merb' id) einftnmls bor ifjm [tel^n 
 
 Unb brnm gefdllt'S mir nidjt. 
 dtohevt Sann bleibt nnr ein§ : 
 
 (Sr {e{)rt nid)t lebenb me^r nad) (Snglanb I^eim. 
 SSil^etm. 9}?id) Ijait mein StBort; ^a§ 23ilb, ha§ er mir 
 brad)te, 
 
 SBerbiirgt i^m ©idjer^eit. 
 JRobcrt. Sa fteilid), C)er5og, 
 
 20 3)ann rat' ic^, laf^t bie ^rone (Snglanb§ fa^rcn. 
 aSPil^clm. Wxi |)interlift i()n fangen — meine %o(i)ta 
 
 SKie einen falfdjen ©tein im SBiirfcIbrett 
 
 ^uSfpiekn miber il)n — e§ i[t unbenlbar, 
 
 ®af5 er sur ^'rone mir berljilft? 
 jRotiert Unbenfbar. 
 
 (^aufe.)
 
 Prittcr 21 U. ,-^nicitc Scene 73 
 
 as?t(l)c{m. <3ci'i5 bcitn. — O Gnglaub, mufj id) bid) crtaufcn 
 
 m\ falfd)cm ®clb ! 
 SJoDcrt. 3"ii^ (5ibfd)rDur rufet mid), 
 
 (*r foil ben Gib in nicinc .s*")anbc lci[tcn, 
 
 ^ann [tc()t bic V{ird)c ()intcr fcincm Cvib. 
 aSitljclm. ^d) ia'w (iud) rufcn — nbcr \mi i[t ba§? s 
 
 (flcmrtfivt iiUlfrieb) 
 
 ^Qt euer ^iatone un§ tje^ort? 
 JRobcrt. O, baS i[t nid)t§, benn fcine ©eele lebt 
 
 ©injig in nicincr. 
 S»UI)clm. 2Bo^( benn, auf nac^^cr. 
 
 O^lb iiQd) iecl)to.) 
 
 JRobcrt fju in?itfrieb). Su {)a[t geI)ort, tnaS I)icr i]c[prDd)cn 
 
 tmub? 
 aSJilfricb. Sd) r)ab'» ger)Drt. 
 JRobcrt. ©0 tt)i|ie, beine ^^flid)t lo 
 
 Sft, ba$ e§ nicmanb je Hon bit erfiil^rt. 
 2£tilfnci>. Sft's ©oltc§ SBiUe, §err? 
 atobcrt ©citfamcr S^ragcr, 
 
 |)5r[t bu ni(^t, ba§ bein 33ifd)Df bit e» fagt? 
 S5?tlfricb. 5iiemanb erfat)rt'» Don mir. 
 JKobcrt. @el) mir \ioxan. 
 
 (SSilfrUb ab ita^ Unf» ; im Slugenfetid, ba Sfobert ge^en luiU, erfc^eint eilig 6on 
 
 xedjti atbelej
 
 74 tiaxolb 
 
 Stebenter ^tuftritt 
 moUvt 5lbclc. 
 
 mobtxt. SSie nun? i[t ba§ SSurnier ju @nbe? 
 
 Stbele. 5^ein ! 
 
 S)D(^ !6alb — hod) gletd) ! 
 OioBcrt. Unb t)or bem @nbe gefit ^l^r? 
 
 Stbclc. O, l^elft mir metnen SSater bitten — 
 9Io6ert. 2Ba§? 
 
 SlbcIC (ttjirft fid^ ouf bte 5Rafen6anI). D ©Ott, mcin @ott ! tDte 
 
 toirb bie§ 6nbe fein? 
 
 7Xd}kx 2luftntt 
 
 SSBit^crm (oon rec^fs). g^hib' \d) bid) I)ier, bu pflic^tt)crge[fne§ 
 5 .^inb? 
 
 diobcrt a^erga^ fie il^re ^flicf)t? 
 aSil^clm. SSon bem 2:urnier, 
 
 ®em fie al§ 9iid)terin beitDoIjuen muf^te, 
 
 <Btal)i fie fid) fort. 
 Slbctc (i^n leibenfrfiaftnrf) umarmenb). 9iein ! 9iein ! nti^t 9tid)terin ! 
 aStl^cInt. 2Ber fonft al§ bu? SSidft bu bie ©itte bredjen? 
 lo 9tiiclc. £af5 mid) bic ©itte brec^en eincS ©piety, 
 
 58cDor id) — ad) — 
 jRobcrt. 2Sa§ ift (Su(^, meine Soc^ter? 
 
 Stbctc. 58et)or id) r)citig erufte ©itte bred)e ! 
 
 (SSerbinjt \l)X @eftd)t nm .§alfe i)e§ SSaterS ; SSil^elnt unb dtobext tDetf)fe[n einen 
 
 bebeutfamen 93ttd.) 
 
 JRoIicrt. 9Jiir f(^eint e§ bcficr, baf? id) euc^ bcrlaffe. 
 
 (3io6ert nb imd) liitfS.)
 
 Prittcr :ifl. ,i>ii)citc Scene 75 
 
 asilljclm. ?(bclc — tcnn' id) bid)? 
 
 Slbclc. §or' mid), nicin 2>ater : 
 
 Va]] mid) if)m nid)t ben ''^rcig bc§ ©ieges rcidjcn ! 
 SlMlJjcIm. 2:cm i2)arolby 'Bk? 
 9li»clc. 5^cm .f-)arDlb. 
 
 (f(^Qubenib) 
 
 O mein ©ott ! 
 gsiltjclm. S)u mu^t. 3c^ raia'g. 
 
 aStltjclm. 2Barum? 
 
 5lbclc. SSariim? 5(d), lebte mcinc 5)hitter noc^, S 
 
 (Ste^t ifin tief an, fcfiuttett laiifliom baa ^aupt.) 
 
 U:ib bu — fo flug, fo grofj, bu fragft mic^ [o? 
 9i>ill)clm. S[t er bir fo Uerf;a|t? 
 3lbclc. gin folc^er 5)?Qnn ! 
 
 asifticlm. 2)ann alfo Iieb[t bu if)n? 
 3lliclc. i^rage mic| nid)t ! 
 
 SStl^crm, ©r liebt bid) and)? 
 
 Slbclc. 5tc^, mar' er nie gefommen ! 
 
 9S3iU)clm. ®u t^orid)t ^inb — unb mcnn id) bir nun 
 fagte, lo 
 
 (Sy freiit mic^ fe^r, baf, {f)r m<i) beibe licbt? 
 9lbc!c. ©D bdd)te[t bu? uub feiuc Sidufdjung mar'§? 
 
 2)u, bcr ^formanucn i^ei^^og? Uub ber Mann, 
 
 2)cr (Boijn Dou bciuem geiub? fo badjt' id) bod). 
 aiMI^ctm. 2)Dd) betne 2iebe mad)t if)U mir jum greuub. ^5 
 Silicic. D, mclc^ ein fel'ger 5lraum ! %(i) bu, mein U^atcr, 
 
 5iid)t \vaf)x, bu fpielft mtt beinem ^inbe uid)t? 
 
 ®u fprid)[t im 6rn[t? 
 a?«^clm. ^m Grnfle rob' ic^, .Qinb. 
 
 Slbclc. griaubt bcnn mare |)lo^lid) all bie 2Bouue?
 
 70 Biaroli) 
 
 233tlJ)cIm. ©ie i[t criaubt. 
 
 5Ii>clc. S)aB mh fein Icud;tenb 3lnta^ 
 
 Sm |)er5en h)ie lebenb'gcS geuer iDoI^nt? 
 
 (3-nnfareii son recfit'i.) 
 
 993if^clm. |)Dr(| — bie ^rompeten fiinben, baf^ er na!^t. 
 S)er ^-Page bringt ben llranj — ben!' beiner ^flid)t. 
 
 Hcuntcr 2luftntt 
 
 (SSon red^ts treten ouf : ^ogcit, bon benen eiiter auf einem ^Piir^urHffeit einen 
 golbenen Srans tragt ; bann ber ©Cltcf cljofl unb Soronc, bann ^orolb, 
 bonn tpieber SBoroilC. Ser ^Page ge^t ouf Slbele ju ; fie ntmtnt ben SJranj 
 tjon bem Siffeii unb ftefjt in ber SJiitte be§ SSorbergrunbeg, ben Stic! jur erbe 
 genetgt.) 
 
 ©encfc^aff. 5[Rein gnob'ger |)err, totr Bringen ©uc^ ben 
 5 ©teger. 
 
 ©in |)elb, menn |)elben icf) gu fdja^en mi^. 
 
 SSil^elm (getjt auf C-'arolb su, faf;t iljn an ber §anb unb jetgt auf 2tbete). 
 
 5J?ein ebler @a[t, bort \td)t bie 9tid)terin. 
 @e^t, bittet fie um ben berbienten 2of)n. 
 ^avolb (tritt bor stbcie). 9iid)t mein 93crbien[t, nur ©nabe fann 
 geraci^ren 
 lo ©0 ^ol)m Soljn ; qu§ ©nabe, l^olbe 2J?aib, 
 ^ebt eure 5lugen anf mid) — reid)t ben 5prei§. 
 Slbclc. <BoU meine ^anb bie ©tirn be§ |)elben fc^miiden, 
 ©0 mu^ id) bitten : neigt ba§ f)ol)e ^aupt. 
 
 ^orolb (lafit fic§ bor ifjr auf ein tnie nieber). Seugt' id) mid^ fo ge= 
 
 nug? 
 Stbcle. 5j^ cvj^^ befdjftmt mid). 
 
 (Sie fe^t it)m ben Sronj auf.)
 
 Prittcr 2lft. (^mcite Scene 77 
 
 Unb tt)ic I'id) nun bem ©olbe ciircr Coctcn 
 
 S)icB ©olb iicrnuU)lt — fo mbac 9{ul)in unb Gfjrc 
 
 ^jdif etDifl .S)cqixi .l-)arolb fid) ucrnuiljlcu. 
 4->arolb. ^Id) — 3I)r Dcrma()lct mid) mit l)ol)cu X'm(\m ! 
 
 2)Dd) 3ii]Yrc§ mxy, id) ; lucr mid) bcm iicrmdl)ltc ! 5 
 
 %Mc. SBoUt ^l)r (5ud) nid)t crl)cbcn? 
 ^arolb. ^iif.t mid) fnie'n, 
 
 23i3 bafi 3;^r flanj mir eureu ^rci» iicmal)rt. — 
 
 (aibcle [ief)t fic^ ju if)rem SBater urn. — sajilhelm jie()t fic^ mit ben 53aronen (ane= 
 jam in ben Ciimer(jninb juriid unb aUe fie^en nat^ "t*!'^ o^-) 
 
 O — jittert nid)t. 
 rnclc. 5td), toiBt St}r? 
 
 ^-♦arolb. Srt, id) mcif?. 
 
 SlbclC iiief)t if)m inS ©eficfjt, bann ftiifct fie fief) mit ben .f>anbcn auf I'eine Sc^uU 
 ter unb fcnft i^r $aupt ju i^m). 
 
 5td), C)er50S C)arDlb — 
 
 (Sie lilfet i^n.) 
 
 ^arolb. ©eligfcit bc§ ^immcls. 
 
 ((Jt umfangt fie fanft mit ben Slnnen unb fiifit fie.) 
 
 „®tcb if)m ben micbcr", fel)t, ic^ gcbc micber. lo 
 
 91bclc iimmftj. Sd) bin berloren ! 
 ^orolb i^nt nuf, nmfiinnt fie), ^od) ^^r fcib gefunben 
 
 ^^Dn bem, ber mcip, ba^ cr ein ^Icinob fanb ! 
 
 (©r fii^rt fie an bie 3}afen6anf, auf ber ^\d) beibe niebertaffen.) 
 
 ^orolb. O 2eure — la)] mid) Idnger nid}t bcrmeilen 
 
 Sm 33Dr^Df unermef,ner ©eligfcit : 
 
 $8on gnnjem C^erjen lieb' id) 6ud), 51bele. iS 
 
 Slbctc. M), i[t bas \vai)x? 
 |>arolb. 3f)r5ineifc(t? 
 
 Silicic. 5timmcrmcf)r, 
 
 SiMiJt ^1)1-, id) nannt' Gud) eincn ern[ten Wawn,
 
 78 f?aroIb 
 
 5II§ id) giierft ^u6) \ai)? 
 
 9lDcIc. 6in crnfter 5D?ann — nidjt ml)x, bie§ SSort fltngt 
 em fad)? 
 ^od) fenntet S^r ben ^n^alt, ben mein ^^xi 
 3n bie[e§ SBort legt, o Qm\% ^I^r fagtet, 
 5 3)q^ ^^rauenmunb !ein grof^er Sob befiljt. 
 ^axoit), Hnb foId)c§ Sob gait mir? 
 ^ti'erc. (5§ i[i etn 9Kann, 
 
 S)er tanbelnb ni^t unb nid)t in lofem ©piel 
 ®ie ^olben SSorte fprtdjt, bie ^^r mir fagtet. 
 |>orolb. O nein, tin ©piel? \6) fprad) in ^eil'gem (Srnft. 
 10 sibclc. ®ann barf and) id) ©ui^ tdnger nid)ts t)er^et)Ien : 
 5tl§ euer 5Iug' id) fa^ gum erften Wal 
 S)aii)t' id) : bie§ ift ein unt)erfdlfd)tcr Quell, 
 2)urd) ben man fiefjt auf tiefen, reinen @runb. 
 j^orolb. O reiner @ngel, {)abt ^(jr ba§ gebadjt? 
 IS 9tbclc. ©eliebter |)orolb — innig lieb' ic^ @ud) ! 
 
 (Ste umarmen ficfj.) 
 
 ^orolb. ©tar! fiir bie ©migfeit fei biefer 23unb ! 
 
 ^^iod) l^eut erflel)' id) mir Don eurem 33ater — 
 Stbclc. O Sieber, l^oret gute 9ieuigfeit : 
 
 Ser 3Sater tt)eif3 i3on oUem. 
 ^arolb. 2Bie? er m\^? 
 
 9(bc(c. @r meil unb freut fid) unfrer 2iebe. 
 20 ^orolb. aBirflic^? 
 
 6r miU mir loof)!? 
 5tbc(c. er mitt, ba^ ^^r fein ^reunb feib. 
 
 ^avoih (crfjcbt [icfi). D, bann ertenne id) — 
 Steele. SSa§, teurer |)aroIb? 
 
 ^ororb. 3)af3 Sr)r fiirmar)r ein @eift be§ 2id)te§ feib,
 
 Drtttcr 2lft. grocitc Scene 79 
 
 93or bcm DJJifjtrau'u cutflie()t. — 
 
 (blidt iiac^ recite) 
 
 ^ort fommt bcr Initcr. 
 abcic (fprtngt ouD- O, btitin l)'mmc\ ! 
 
 ^orolb (Diilt fie unb umarmt fie). 5^611!, WOrtet HDC^, 5(bc(e — 
 
 CiUU mii^ noc^ einimil cuer '^U\ti\{\ fcfjn. 
 O |)otfnunfl6='DJforgcnIid)t in bicfcn %i\a,cn ! 
 ©0 reb' id) jejjt 311 iljin? 
 Sttbcrc. D fprcd)t, fprc^t ! S 
 
 (3lb ncic^ linis.) 
 
 ^cl^ntcr 2tuftritt. 
 
 9S?if^cIm (fommt Bon rec^tS). 
 
 ^atoli. .^etjog, SOt wifit: a(§ Sf)v "ad) Gnglaitb famt, 
 
 Grtonte mir fo unf)eilDolI fcin ^himc, 
 
 SSie enter, ^crr ; liio()(an, bies tuurbe anbet§, 
 
 ©eit id) ben ^nf)alt bicfe^S 9Zamen§ fcnne. 
 
 SaBt mid) 311 &nd), mein tcurcr der50C\, reben, 10 
 
 ©0 ittie ein Wann 311 einem 9Jianne fprid)t ! 
 
 ^d) liebe euer ^inb. 
 {Killjctm. 5Ibele? 
 
 ^arolb. Sa! 
 
 Unb itierb' urn if)re |)Qnb ! 
 SSBillielm. C bittre 9?ot'gun(l, 
 
 5Da ,3^r mid) jelU jur erften HBcicVrung ,;;miiuit. 
 ;^oroIl). 2Bic, ^err? ^1)V iDeiflcrt? 
 sa^iU)c(m. 9ccin, bci (^^ott, id) nid)t. 15 
 
 2Bdr' id) ein Gbelmann bon fleincm L'anb 
 
 Unb '^i)x be5i]leid)cn, nnb ^i)x frcitet bann,
 
 80 f^ifolb 
 
 33ci ®ott, id) riffe bicfe fiolbe 5B(ume 
 
 ?(bc(e bhiteub au§ bcm l^trjen mir 
 
 Unb pfUinjte fie in eurcn Selien^cjartcn. — 
 
 Senn ^(jr gefallt mir, ^^axoih ! — Socf) tdh @ro^en, 
 S 2Btr finb bie .^iied)te ber a3erl}dltni]fe ! 
 
 3)a§ anbre toi^t ^Ijr fclbft, brum lafjt mid) fd)it)eigen. 
 ^ttrolb. ©0 t[t e§ nur bie 9tiicf[id)t auf ba§ SSoIf, 
 
 2Ba§ 6u(^ 3ur 2Beig'rung noticjt? 
 asil^clm. SBeiter nid)t§, 
 
 ®od) bn§ geniigt ; e§ [ief)t in @ud) ben f^cinb, 
 10 Unb miirbe foId)en 23unb mir nie iiiergedcn. 
 ;§orolb. ©0 mill id) @nc^ im 5ln9efid)t be» ^olkSi 
 
 33euicifcn, ba^ id) nid)t mef)r geinb (Slid) bin : 
 
 ©tellt eine g^orb'rung fiir 3lbelen§ |)anb. 
 
 aSillielm (iin^ eitier augenbtictlic^en <Pau?e). ^()r mif3t bcil ©rUttb, ber 
 
 mid) nod) Gnglanb flifirte, 
 15 Unb ma§ in ©nglanb (Sbuarb mir berfprcn^? 
 j^orolb. @r fagtc, ba)5 er Gud) fein SBort berpfdnbet 
 giir eine @rbfd)aft in ber ^iormanbie — 
 ®pred)t ^l)r bmi bem, ma§ mir ber £5nig fagte? 
 S33i(^c(m. 33 on ©buarbg (Srb[d)aft — ja — lommt benn, 
 gelobt mir, 
 20 S5)q^ ^l)t mir I)elfen moflt, ba§ gu eriangen, 
   2Ba§ (Sbuorb, Snglanbs ^onig, mir berfprad). — 
 
 (fjaU t^m bie §anb :^in) 
 
 ©iinft'S Sud) 3U biel? SI)r jaubert? 
 ^orolb. ©ei'g barum ^ 
 
 Sie ©cgengabe, bie ic^ (Sud) t)crfd)ulbe 
 ^itr euer tDnigiid)e§ @a[tgefd)cnf 
 25 SSill id) nidjt mie cin 5ii3ud)ercr befd)neiben — 
 
 (fctjliigt cin)
 
 Drtttcr t!lFt. ^wcitc Scene 81 
 
 2CBa§ (Jbutub, Giuitanbg .Qonicj, Hud) ucrfprarf) 
 
 95?iif)cim. ?tn bn§ l^cr,^ mir 
 
 Unb tDad)fe bran init tnufcnb JL^urjcIn fc[t ! 
 
 (Sie umarinen fief).) 
 
 SBStlljcfm. ^od) iiiiu Denjicb, 
 
 5llJcnn ic^ bid) qudlcn mu|5 iiiit Uii't'Qer g-orui. 
 
 (jetflt iiQcf) iecf)t«() 
 
 S)ort !ommcn bie 33arone nicinc^ C'^ofes, 
 3iMlI[t bii bor i[)ncn eincii Sdjiuur mir Iciftcu, 
 ^a^ lt)icbcrI)D(cnb, tr»a^ bii niir t)er[prad)[t? 
 2)11 iDcifet, bie O^orm Dcrlauijt'a. 
 ^nrolb. ^d) Uicifuiub tuifl; 
 
 2iKi» id) Derfpradj, ba^^ unfl id) mid) bcld)iu5rcu. 
 
 (£Iftcr 2tuftritt 
 
 ©cncfdjafl. 9)JoutflomcrJ). 91nl)crc ^Jormauntfrijc JBaronc, Don 
 
 rec^t^ iu ben toortaeii. *^HjJClt, luelcfje S3ec^er unb Siannen tragen, ton UnU. 
 
 2Bi(^etm. 5Bed)er imb 2Bcin ! 3"iii SSiUfomm lajjt un§ 
 
 trinfen ; lo 
 
 (S)te ^agen ge^en umlier, filHen bie SPe^er unb bleten ben Stnwefenben an.) 
 
 ^arotb (trtntt). Sagt, VDctc^ ein 50ciu ift ba§? ^u Uielc^cr 
 trammer 
 
 ^er f)ci|Vn Ji?cr{ftatt glii()tc llhitter Grbe 
 
 2cii aiUiunctrant? 
 9i>tn)c(m. Utid) frcut't^, baf? cr bir munbct, 
 
 23lut bcr ^brmnnncn ncnneii uiir ben '&cu\. 
 .t>nrolb. So flief;! ^lornuinncnbhit in mciucu ^.}(bern. ^S 
 
 £citcfd|all. ^Jiein cjnab'ijer ^")evr, e» i|'t om red)ten Crt. —
 
 82 f^arolb 
 
 $r^on iinfrcm fangcsfunb'tjcn Staillefer 
 Sernt id) ein neue» 2ieb — 
 
 2BennSt)rerIau6t — 
 SBU^cIm. ^omntt, ©enefdjaa, unb iDurjct un§ ben 
 2Bem. 
 
 ©Cncf^nQ (tiltt tn ben SSorbergrunb, m^i)- ©e^t an bie @rbe tn 
 
 ifirer ^M-ad)t, 
 5 2Bie fie berflig fid) tiirmt, \m in t^hiren fie Iad)t ; 
 
 a>erftcf}t Sf)r, nia§ lodenb it)r ^huje (Sud) fpridjt? 
 
 S)ie 33aite ift bem, ber bie 33Iiite brid)t. 
 
 2Bem luagenber 5}htt bie 5tbern fdjiDellt, 
 
 S)em gelptdjet bie @rbe, gcf)6ret bie SSelt ! 
 lo S)rum rd'ili id) |3reifcn, ob ©ad)f , ob ^lormann, 
 
 ®en greien unb ^iifjnen, ben 9titter»mann ! 
 |)orolb (trinft). ®a§ ift ein 2ieb, fo wk id) Sicber liebe, 
 
 (S§ mad)t ba§ ftumme |)er5 in un§ bcrebt ! 
 gcitcfd)nU. ®ie 58Iumen fel)t, bie auf (Srben ftefjn, 
 15 3^ie grnuen unb 9}labd)en Ijolbfelig unb fd)6n ! 
 
 3L^erfte()t S^r, inaS fd)ii^tern iljr ^lucje (5ud) fprid)t? 
 
 2;ie Sliite ift bem, ber bie Sliite brid)t. 
 
 SSer 3U fangcn un§ lueifj unb ju I)alten mit ^raft, 
 
 Sem giebt unfer C)erg fid) in liebenbe |)aft. — 
 20 3)rum mill ic^ preifen, ob (Ba6;)\\ ob Hermann, 
 
 ®en greien unb iliil)nen, ben 9titter&mann ! 
 9Koitt(jomcrt). SluiS ©ad)fe, luaS 9Zormann ! 
 
 S^en 58ed)er I)ier auf jeben 9titter3mann I 
 
 (?lUe ftoljeit larmcnb nit.) 
 
 asit^clm (erf)c6t ben sBec^ev). S)ie» bviug' id) ^arolb, meincm 
 
 ©d)niicgerf ot)n ! 
 eciicft()aU. Siiem?
 
 Drittcr2tft. §tr>citc Scene H3 
 
 gjJontflomcrtj. 2Ba§? 
 
 aSilljclm. "^^x |)errn, ^eut enbct oltc ^cinbfc^aft : 
 
 ^d) gebe i^m 5(bc(c, meine Sodjtcr, 
 
 2)afiir mad)t cr ju Gbuarbs (Jrben mic^. 
 ®cncfd|aa. 2)a» tauter? 
 aWontgomcrti. SBirtlid)? 
 
 aSiJljcIm. SS)Qf? S^r'g qIIc glaubt, 
 
 SBirb er e§ feierlid) dor 6uc^ bcfc^iuoren. 
 
 C)arolb, ip fo? 
 ^orolb. ^f)x iDif^t, bafi id) Cy toitl. 5 
 
 Scncft^oU (fiiitft nad) itn!§). STa^ ttifft firf) Qut ; bort cbcn 
 fommt ber 23i[c^of. 
 
 ^molftcr ^luftritt 
 
 diobcvi, aSilfrtcb (fommen Bon Vinli. SSilfrieb triigt em Srujiftj in ben 
 
 ^cinben). 
 
 ^Orofb (getoa^rt SRobert, jucft fc^redli^ sufammen). 
 
 JJJobcrt. ^i)x tcifst, melrf) cinen 6ib S^r fc^lobrcn foHt? 
 ^orolb. Sin ic^ cin ^inb? 3ur ©ac^c nur, 3ur ©ad^e. 
 JRobcrt. ©0 lecjt bie §dnbe auf bieg .Qrujifij. 
 
 (31'tlfricb hiict nteber, bai Sru5iftj emporf)a(tenb.) 
 
 3!)te ©rbfc^aft, tDcIdjc Gbimrb i^m ocrfprac^, lo 
 
 §elft S^i^ erlangcn 5i>tU)c(m, bcm ^iormanneu. 
 ^orolb (fiir firfij. (Srbfdjaft? 
 
 2)ic Grbi'djaft in ber DZormanbie — 
 ^a, ja — id) tueii^ — fo fagte 5^omg (5buarb — 
 
 (er fafet baS firujiftj mit beibeit ^onben) 
 
 2)ie (5rbfd)nft, tcclc^e Gbiiorb i()in derfprad;, 
 
 §elf id) erlaiujcu 2i3i(f)clm, bcm 'Diormannen. 15
 
 84 fjarolb 
 
 ©Q§ f(i)iDore id). 
 
 (Cafet bie .^cinbc finfen.) 
 
 Unb Qlfo ift'§ t)D{I6ra^t. 
 asil^clm. Unb bein mit Seib unb ©eele ift ^bcle. 
 
 (eUenb ab nac^ linf§.) 
 (SBilfrieb erljebt jid).) 
 
 jRoficrt. S^t wiffet, |)err : ^^r fdjmurt aiif§ ^eil'ge ^reuj. 
 ^orolb. 3)a§ loeif? id), benn id^ fa^'§. 6ib i[t mir (5ib. 
 ©cttcft^oa. Unb aUe 5iDt, bie ^fjr je^t au§ge[tanben, 
 
 2Birb er aU l^onig reic|U(^ @U(^ Dercjelten. 
 diohcvt (auffa^renb). (5d)ti)eigt, ©enefd)all ! 
 ^orolb. 2Ba§ Qtebt'g ^ier ju t)erf(|tDeigen? 
 
 2Bo§, ^bnig? 2Ber? 
 
 Dreiseljnter 2Cuftritt 
 
 !Run iner? SSilfjelm Don Snglonb. 
 - ^aroli. (Sraf t)on Soulogne? Seirn Hreuje be§ ©rlbferg — 
 
 @buatb berfprai^ \t)m — 
 10 Suftttt^. t)a^ nad^ feinem 2;obe 
 
 2Bilf)eIm ber l^onig foflte fein Oon ©nglanb. 
 ^orolb. Sob @Dttc§ — nein ! 
 
 euftat^ ttitb bie SBaronc. Seim ©lanse (SottcS, ja ! 
 
 ^arolb (6rid;t aut etbe). 3etrei|je, 6rbe ! ©onnenglanj, U[(i^ 
 
 QU§! 
 
 SSerrat ! SSerrat ! am Merl^eiligften ! 
 ©cncft^oU. ^'ommt ju 6ud) felber, C^err. 
 15 ^orolb. Unb id) bef(|tt)Dr e§, 
 
 5luf5 ^eil'ge ^reuj ! go^'t a^e, fort Don mir.
 
 X)rittcrniPt. ^tDcitcSccnc 85 
 
 ^omm' fcincr mir p na^ — \a\]i mid), lafit mid) ! 
 
 (S|)nngt auf unb flef)t ttiic taumelnb nacf) red)ts ab.) 
 (i'cipefluiifl uitter ben Kormnnnen.) 
 
 Guftat^. ^ct^t i[t ntd)t ^cxi, iftm ratios nac^jufe^n ! 
 5Jtontc]omcn), facfcUct jcben ^hi^iiaufl 
 5Ison ©arten unb ''^"alaft mit fid)ren 2cuten. 
 Sob Gild), menn er entfommt ! 
 
 Gin 9Zormannc. ^a§ foil er nid)t. 
 
 (316 nad) rec^tS.) 
 
 6ufta^. Unb nun jum |)cr5Dg — at), ()ier i[t cr l'c(6[t. 
 
 X)icr5cl)ntcr ^uftritt 
 
 SSil^clm (son ItnfS ju ben soriflen). 
 
 Guftat^ ftfim entgeflcn). 53?ein gnob'gcr |)crr, ber fd)iDne ^lan 
 mif,lang. 
 
 5tl§ er ben ^n^att fcine§ ©c^murS erfaf)rcn — 
 9[BiI!)cIm. 3>erbammni^' trcffc (iiid), icenn ey gefc^af) ! 
 
 Surd) men crfufjr er's? 
 Guftac^. ©ndb'ger |)err, buri^ mic^. lo 
 
 asil^clm. 93ertt}unfd)t fet eure Ubereifrig!eit. 
 
 (JU Ofobcit.) 
 
 o^t mar't babei unb fonntet'S nid)t i3erf)inbern? 
 {Robert. (S§ fam 5U plo^lic^, §err, e» mar unmogIi(^. 
 Guftoc^. Qi: fd)mcr3t mid), |)err, menu (5ud) mcin @ifer 
 frdnft, 
 
 2)od) iiberlcgt, ma§ nun mit xijm ^u tfjun. 15 
 
 3^n rent fcin Gib, Uifjt 2if)r if)u jeht cnttommcn, 
 
 Sann fcincm Gib entrinnt er mie Gud) fclbj't. 
 9!Bi(^c(m. 33ifd)of — eg rent i^n ? 
 JHodcrt. ^a, e§ rent if)n, |)err.
 
 86 f^arolb 
 
 &kid) eincin 9tafcnben etfjob er i\6) 
 Unb flof; bort in ben ^par!. 
 Guftod). 9?od) tft er fidget ; 
 
 ^Palaft unb ©arten lief? id; gleid) umfteflen, 
 (Sr i[t in enrcr |)anb. 
 
 (^aufe.) 
 
 95>tl^c(m (fitr^t6nr). <Bo Icme, ©ad)[e, 
 
 5 S)af5 biefe |)anb, bie bir freigebig n^nr, 
 
 SSie ©otteS C^anb Seben unb %oh t)erfd)en!t! 
 S^r, ©enefdjcill, ge^t Ijin ju meiner 2:DC^ter, 
 ©en l^noben "SSuIfnot ne^mt an§ i()ren |)anben 
 Unb bringt iljn mir in fic^eren ©enja^rfam. 
 
 ©citcf^oU. ©§ foil gefd)el)en, |)err. 
 
 (216 no^ linU.) 
 
 lo mmm, gu(^, @raf ©ufla^ 
 
 93ertraue id) bQ§ SBeitere. 
 Guftorfi. 35ertraut mir ! 
 
 S3ei ®ott, er fott gut aufge^oben fein ! 
 
 (SaJU^elm, diobctt un& SBilfrieb ab naci) UnU ; (£ufta(^ mtt ben S3atonen 
 
 o6 nadj rec§t§.) 
 
 ^iinfsel^nter 2tuftritt 
 
 (5Rqc^ einer spoufe tommt ^orolb Hon rcd^t§ unb fe^t ft(!^ nuf bie SRafenBonf.) 
 
 @ctt)affnete an jebem Stiver be§ ©artenS — 
 ©efangen ber 35errater Dom SBerrat — 
 
 (e§ bunfett) 
 
 15 SSerbirg mid), ^ad)t, bu |)e!^Ierin be§ g^rebels, 
 3erf(ief5t, ©ebnnfen, in ein graueS 9iid)t§, 
 SBerbet nidjt beutlid); rilorljcit mare Stob.
 
 Prittcr :!lft. gtucitc Scene 87 
 
 Scd)5cl)ntcr 2tiiftritt 
 
 91bcle (fommt Son rcc^t§). 
 
 ^ororb. SSer na^t [ic^ ^icr? SDie ©c^ritte fenne ict)! 
 
 ([Uirft fief) urn) 
 
 ^ie 2o(f)ter be§ ^^iormanncn. 
 
 ?(J)C(C (Meibt erjcf)recft ftcfjen). |)aroIb, bll? 
 
 ^orolb (tritt Quf fie ju, blidt fie an). 2)U DMbd^Clt, bcffcrt 51ntli^ 
 
 ®Dtt bcr |)err 
 
 9?ad) [ctne§ 2icMtnc\§engcI§ 5(nl(ih [djuf, 
 
 ©tef) Dtcbe niir auf bicfe cin^'ge ^racic : 5 
 
 23etrog[t bu? obcr tDurbeft bu betrotien'? 
 tJIbclc. 2j3a§ t()at id) bit, ba[5 bu mid) alfo fracift? 
 jporolb. 5}cin, bicfc Sippcn iDiffcn nid)t5 uon I'iiijc. 
 
 ©0 [c^oute er bc5 eicjncn itinbcS nidjt? 
 
 5(c^, armeS ^ers. 
 Slbclc. ©prid), -^orolb, tt)a§ gefdja^? lo 
 
 ^arolb. Wm, nein, gum 9ieben i[t jcht nid)t me^r 3ett, 
 
 |)6r' an, meiu ,Uiub, ©cfaljr bebrduct mid). 
 tJlbcrc. SBeldje ©efaljr? 
 ^arolb. ©efa^r fiir 2eib unb ©eete,- 
 
 Sd) muB entfliefju. 
 31bclc. SSer ift'§, bor bcm bu f(ief)[t? 
 
 ^orolb. Sei anbren forfdje ; mid) bcf rat^c uid)t ! iS 
 
 S)enn biefcr 5tame, inenn bu if)n Dcruimmft, 
 
 SBirb mie ein fpdtcr 9teif in ^riil)linrt5nad)t 
 
 ®en ©dnibcn beiner junc\cn 23ru[t ucrciiften. 
 ?(bcfc. O graufcuDoUeS Oiatfel. 
 ^oro(b. 9hin ticrnimm : 
 
 ^d) mufs f)intDCc3 ; bod) jcbeS %l)ox bc» ©artcua 20
 
 88 r7aroIb 
 
 S[t tnir Dcrricflclt bon gejucften ©(^wertern ; 
 
 5l^crrammclt alle ^fortcu be§ ^^aUip. 
 
 23eif5t cinen ?luygancj bu, fo nenn' t()n mir. 
 Sibclc. .^omm, gel}' mit mir, qu§ meinem ,3iJ^wer offnet 
 5 (Sin ©ang fid), ein berborgner, in "^aSi gelb ; 
 
 ^d) geig' il)n bir — 
 |»orolb. Unb mm nod) ein§, ^tbele : 
 
 aBuIfnot, ben ^'naben, ^a[t bu in a>ern)Q()rung ; 
 
 SSring' mir ba§ £inb. 
 9ibele. O f)5re, lt)a§ gefdjol^ : 
 
 ^c^t eben, ha id) bid) im ©arten fud)te, 
 
 (Sntrifjen fie ben ^noben mir. 
 10 ^nrolb. 95erberben ! 
 
 ©0 mu^ id) f(ief)en o^ne i^n. — ^bele, 
 - 3n beine ^cinbe leg' i^ meinen 58ruber, 
 
 ©ei be§ oerlaff'ncn ^inbe§ guter ©eift. 
 5lbclc. SBann fommft bu mieber, |)arolb, il)n ju :^oIen? 
 ^orolb. 5lbele — mann? 
 15 5ibelc. SSann fel)cn mir un§ mieber? 
 
 ^orolb. ^n biefem Seben I)eut pm letjten Wal 
 2lbelc (firic^t sufammen). ©d)redlid)er "lob ! ®a§ |)er3 jerbrid)! 
 in mir ! 
 
 ' (SJtammert ftc^ an t^n.) 
 
 @e^' nic^t bon mir ! ^axolh, gel)' nid)t ! 
 ^orolb. Sd) mu^. 
 
 9tbelc. 2Bo gel)ft bu ^in? 
 ^aroib. 2Beit fort. 
 
 5tt»ctc. So^t — ii^e^^ SJieer? 
 
 ^aroib. ^a, liber's 9Keer. 
 20 5tbclc. O tue!^ urn unfre 2iebe ! 
 
 ^m tiefen !alten ^eer mufj fie ertrinfen.
 
 Drittcr 2lft. ^wc'xtc Scene 
 
 ^nrotb. 5^tin — bcun jic Icfit in nicincr cio'gcn Seek. 
 2)u [iilVr Giu^cl, uial)rc mm mciii iMlb, 
 Wk man hai iMlDuiy \)i(\i bco .'pi'HUHVUHincu, 
 ?(u bcm iBai-m()cr;^u]tcit bie ^-Icrfcii til^t. 
 Hub lucnii bii f)orft, ha\] Ijicv iium boii Cjclicbtcu 
 Wit ^liid)cn ueunt, il)n ciraiifcii Jrcocia jciljeub, 
 2)ann bcnte : jcner |)arolb i[t eS nidjt, 
 S)en bu gctaimt ; bet ftictj in jcner Stunbc 
 Dtein in ben SLobesfdjoi^ ^^^ reincn DJJeer^, 
 ?II§ er 5um lelUen Wai bie Sippcn tiif.te, 
 S)ie ein[t fein .v>innncl luaren. ''Mj, ^^Ibcle, 
 SLraiun mciner fU^en ^ugcnb — \ai)xc iuo(;L 
 
 (Sie umarmett utib fiiffen fief).) 
 
 89 
 
 a>orI;anc3 fiitt^ 
 
 lO
 
 VicvUv tin 
 
 (£rfte 5ccne 
 
 <Saot tm ©d^Ioffe 311 bonbon. 9tec^t8 itnb t'mU 2;i)urcn unb S^nftfi^f 
 ben §intergruub bitbet cine burd^ SSorl)ange gejc^loffene ®aule«= 
 reil)e, 
 
 (Erftcr 2tuftntt 
 
 SiJnig (Sbuarb, in elnem 2trmfeffet jurucfnetimfen, nCben i^m Gbwilt unb 
 @tiganb. ©buarb ft^t ftie fd^Iafenb wit gefc^Ioffenen Stuflen. 
 
 aJiorCflr (lommt bon rec^ts 511 ben toorigen). ^a, e§ beftdtigt fid), 1DQ§ 
 
 ba§ @erucC)t 
 • SSon Wmit) 511 5J?unbe fliiftetnb umgetragen ; 
 6r i[t suriid. ^n einem (^ifc^ernadien, 
 Cfine ®efdl)rten, mitten in ber 5lac^t, 
 5 Umgci^nt Don alien ©cfiredniffcn be§ S)unfel§, 
 ®a§ i^m ber ©tcrne gncfellidjt berfdjlang, 
 S)ur(^fam|)fte er boS aufgeiDiiI}Ite ^Jeer, 
 Unb Ijeute 9}?Drgen fam er on ju ^ober. 
 (SbttJtn. S" einem 33oot? Set 9^ac^t? ©agt, ba^ ^^r 
 fabelt. 
 10 aWorcor. 9Jein, e§ i[t SBal^rfjeit. 5[l?enfd)en fafjen i^n, 
 2Bie er tm grnuen 3iuielid)t biefeS 5)iorgen§ 
 ?ln§ Ufer fprang ; ^cr^auft Don SSinb unb 2BeUen, 
 2Sie ein ©efdjopf, baS 5iad)t unb 5Jicer gebar. 
 ©buorb (mtt flefc^[offenen siugen). 2Ber t[t ber SOieufd;, um mld)m 
 eure SBorte 
 
 90
 
 ricrtcr :iFt. (Erftc Scene 91 
 
 (Solcf) ein ©e(;cimiu3 lucbcn? 
 
 ©bwiit. ^arolb, -C^c^'^- 
 
 ebuarb (iic^ Qiifricf)tenb). .^ftm -Oti^oli^ luicbcr aii5 bcr Diormanbie? 
 
 aJiorcor. 6r i[t'5, Don bciu id) jprcdjc, flnab'gcr ^err — 
 Hub D^ne feincr yjiuttcr Oiruf; 511 gonucn, 
 5iod) -){a[t 311 fdjcntcii bciii crl'djopftcn 2cibc, 5 
 
 9tci|5t cr ben fd)nclli"tcn ^cn^ft au» fcincm ©tail, 
 Unb aufgcfdjiuungen — alfo fagt man mir — 
 <5d;lQcit cr bem 9io); bie fpornbcmcf^rtcn i^ix)cn 
 ©0 in ben fieib, t)a\i tuie ein ^>feil Dom iBogen, 
 @5 iDiitcnb f)inf(iegt untcrm luilbcn 9iciter. 10 
 
 Stifloitb. aC^cn fud)te bicfer inu^cflitme 9iitt? 
 
 ajiorcar. @r ritt nad) 2l)ind)eftcr, \vo, tuie if)m o^i^tii'^^ ^ 
 (Semelbet, ^bnig (ibuarb fei. 
 
 ©buorb. ^d) iinif;t' e^, 
 
 S)a^ mir ber 9titt c^egolten — troger %oh I 
 2Ba§ mujjte biefer Sag bid) iiberfjolen ! 15 
 
 Stigonb. ^a§ bangt ^i)x, |)err'? 
 
 Gbuarb. 33ild)of, ttienn je 3^r l^brt, 
 
 3)ai^ einer flagt, meil i^n ju friit) ber Sob ruft, 
 <£o fd)eltet ifjn al» Sfjoren, benn id) fat]' (iud) : 
 53e[ier ju friil)c fterben, aly ju fpdt ! 
 
 (Sr ric^tet fi($ ^alb qu§ bem Seffet aitf, nac^ ber ^interwanb ftarrenb.) 
 
 2)a — toa^ tommt ba? feljt baS — 20
 
 92 fjarolb 
 
 ^metier 2tuftritt 
 
 ^orotb (tritt bitrc^ bert SBor^ang ber ^tnternjniib eiii. (£r ift 6[etc^, tierftort; o^ne 
 S!o})fbebecfung, iaS §aar pngt toirr l^ernb, fein SKantet jerriffen). 
 
 Stiganb. W\ ®ott, er ift e§. 
 
 movcar. Hub i[t'§ boc^ tptcber nii^t — 5«effe, feib ^i)x ba§? 
 ;^orolb. |)ei^t biefe fid) cntferncn, ^onig (^buQrb. 
 
 (©bunrb blicft ifjn ftJrncf}[o§ an.) 
 
 ebttjiit. ©inb mx nic^t toert, 311 pren it)a§ 3f^r bringt? 
 .t>aro(b (mit furc^tfiaret ^eftigfeit). §ei^t biefc 5!)Mnner ge^n — 
 ajiorcar. ^ommt, fommt fiir je^t. 
 
 ((Sbftjtn, SKorcar, ©tiganb no(^ rec§t§ q6.) 
 (^arolb fd)lie{jt I)tnter i^nen ab.) 
 
 5 Gbuarb. 2BeI(i) grnufennotleS SBerf bereiteft bu? 
 |)aroIb — id; bin ein fdjraadjer, alter 9)iann. 
 ;^arolb. @ott tDoIIe, baf? 3[}r je \va§ anbreS traret. 
 Gbuorb. ^n beiner ©timme ift ein frember Sout — 
 ^n beinem 5lngefid)t ein neuer 3"g — 
 10 SBa§ ftarrft bu mid) fo an mit glii^n'ben 5lugen? 
 ^orolb. SSeil id) in eurem |)er3en lefen mu^ — 
 ©buarb, ©o^n (Stelreb§, ber ©ad)fen ^onig, 
 ^c^ IjaU eine ^rage (Su(^ p t()un : 
 %n jenem 2;ag, al§ 2SiIf)elm bei @uc^ mar, 
 
 ©agt, mag t)erfprad)t SI)r it)m? 2)rei 2ag' unb 
 
 15 9idd)te 
 
 ^Qmpfte \6) mit bem Sobc 58ruft on Sruft, 
 Um @uc^ ^n fragen — reben foUt '^^x — fprec^t ! 
 Gbuttrb. ®er Sob pod)t an bie ^forte meineS 2ebcn§ — 
 grag' nid)t, ma§ id) t)erf|3rad), |)arDlb, frag' nid)t ! 
 20 ^ororb. |)eif5t ba§ — bei bem getreujigten (Srbarmer — 
 ®a|5 2Baf)rt)eit ift, maS ber 5Zormanne fagte.
 
 Picrtcr :ift. (Erftc Scene 93 
 
 3;)at5 ^fjr bie .'liironc (iiujlanba iljm berfpracf)t 
 
 9?ac^ curcm Slob? 
 ^buart). 6rfii^r[t bil c§'t)on if)in? 
 
 |)orolb. Unf)cilberatncr i^onlci, tl)atct 3()r'!?y 
 Gbuorb. Uiib uicnn id)'t' t()iit, crLnn-m' bid) nictncr, Sofjn. 
 Jporolb. '^a, id) beiu '2o()U, bcim 3d)ulb inad)t m\i Dcr= 
 
 manbt! 5 
 
 (Cbuarb ftnft fraftIo§ jutiicf.) 
 
 5lcin — I'inft nod) nic^t suriicf, ^i)x fotit nod) Ickn, 
 
 2)ie (Sc^iilb berfd){iniit mid), n)eld)e ^i)x gejcugt; 
 
 5luf 4'^oUenuicacn (orfte 2Bil()clm mid), 
 
 ^a\] id) itjm fd)mur in graui'it^ ()eiri^em ^ib, 
 
 3n ^elfcn if)m ju bem, mas 3f)»^ Dcrfprad)t ! lo 
 
 ebuarb. |)dtt' id) e5 nid)t c;ct()an ! Uuid'cjcr A^arolb ; 
 
 |)dtt' id)'g an jcncm 2agc bir flefagt, 
 
 5lla bu {)inuber gingft jur ^Jormanbie — 
 
 |)Qtt' id), ^dtt' id) — jammcrDoUe (Summe 
 
 i^erIornen 2eben§ — rdnfcooUcr ai>iU)e(ni ! 15 
 
 ©0 mirb er ilbnicj benn? 
 ^orolb. S)a§ mirb cr nid)t. 
 
 ebuarb. 2Sq§ fpielft mit ^offnnnti bu? SBer mc^rt i^m? 
 ^arolb. ~3»i)! 
 
 ebuarb. Tu, ber i()m fd)mnr? ©d)rcdad)cr 93^nifd), ma§ 
 
 finnft bu? 
 ^orolb. 3ei"^^i^C'-"^f" tt'i^ ift) ^f" crfd)Ud)ncn @ib ! 
 
 9Zid)t geben biefc§ 2anb ber 51ni]elfad)fcn 
 
 ^n be» 5iormannen rdu(}cri[d)e ^auft ! 
 ebuorb. ^arolb — bay moUteft bu? 
 ^arolb. ^a§ td)morc id) ! 
 
 5icin frcilid) — fd)moren barf id) nun nid)t mcf)r ! 
 
 O unermeBlid) fd)redlid) ! ^^^"""'-'^■^'^l' ' 
 
 20
 
 94 Fiarolb 
 
 ^arolb, @raf ©obiDinS ©ol^n, bnvf nic^t mel^r 
 
 (©inft in bie ^iitee.) 
 
 |)ter lieg' i(^ nun bor bir, aUmadjt'cjer ©ott, 
 
 (5d;6pfer beg 9Jknfd)en unb ber 9Jkn]c^enfd)tt)dc^e, 
 
 Unb t(jue nb bon mtr, fret, mit 33etDui5t[ein, 
 5 2Ba§ meine [tolje 53iann[)cit einft gefdjinurft ! 
 
 ©oc^ ef/ bu bid) Don nieiner fiinb'cjen 53Io[je 
 
 5Jiit 5Ibfdjeu icenbeft, Ijore mid), o OJott : 
 
 3)u felber |3flan5te[t eg in unfre 33ru[t, 
 
 S)e§ 35QterIanbe§ I}eilige§ ©efii^I ! 
 10 ®u cjabft bem mann hen 2(rm boH mail unb ,^raft, 
 
 &ab^t xljm ba§ C^aupt bod 9fat§ unb fiugen ©innS, 
 
 ®af^ er ba§ 2anb, t)a^ feine 2Siege trug, 
 
 ®a§ i(}m ber 5J?en[d)I)eit n)unber>3DUe§ ©rbteil, 
 
 ®ie ©prac^e, iibermittelte, betral^re ! 
 15 5>erti(ge mid) Don beinem 5(nge[id)t ! 
 
 ©od) mit bem a3Ii^, ber mid) jur Siefe fc^Ieubert, 
 
 Qermalme oud) bag ^aiipt ber (Sd)anblid)en ! 
 ©buorb. 6in @ib auf§ ^eil'ge l^rujifij gefdjinoren, 
 
 S)er e^erub @otte§ mit bem ^Iammenf(iti)ert 
 
 ©ter)t ha aU Baxter foId)en gibeg. 
 20 |>oro(b. ^^ uicif5. 
 
 Gbuorb. 3SerfIud)t bon (Sott i[t, mer i^n bridjt. 
 
 (Sbuarb. ©iebt'g foId)en 5mut? ®a§ r)dtt' id) nid)t ge= 
 bad)t.— 
 ®e(obe mir, ba^ bu am jiing[ten 2nge 
 ©ott fagen millft : (Sbuarb ^at mid) gemarnt. 
 |>arijlb. S)Q§ mill ii^, |)err. 
 25 Gbuarb. 9tuf mir ©tiganb, ben 23i[d)of !
 
 Ptcrter 2Ift. €rftc Scene 95 
 
 .^•>nroIb. 2Ba^ Ijabt ^i)x Dor? 
 
 (Jbuarb. 9iuf niir ben 33ifd}of ! 6ile ! 
 
 (^arotb 6ffnct bie I^iir rec^ts.) 
 
 ^avolb (^inausf?)re^enb). Sifdjof Sticjaub, bcr ^Tonig riift nad) 
 eud;! 
 
 Drittcr ^tuftritt 
 
 SHgaitb (fommt tjon rec^tS). ^'^CIT — Jua^ dcQcIjrt "^i^x? 
 ©buarb. 33iid)of — cilt unb bringt 
 
 S^n§ 3cid)cn mir bcr qiialcnuoncu Gljre, 
 
 S^aruntcr id) incin 2e6cn fjingcfcufst, 5 
 
 ^ic Si'onigstronc ! 
 Stiflttitb. ^err? 
 
 Gbuarb. (Silt — f ragct nidjt ! 
 
 2apt alle ©loden laiiten burc^ bie (Stobt, 
 
 9tuft3>ol!unbebIe, 33ifd)Dt — 
 ©tigonb. |)err, ic^ eile. 
 
 (Sttcianb ah burif) ben .'pinteriirunb.) 
 
 Gbuorb. ^u ©rbe meiner <S(^iiIb ! 23i§ an ba§ 6nbe 
 t^urd)tbar berflodjtcn gc[)t nun unfcr 2Bcg ! 10 
 
 ©ei @rbe and) bcr golbncn S^Drncnfroue, 
 3)ie ^iDuige fc^miicft ! 5^id)t§ @iitc§ geb' id) bir — 
 
 ^lorotb. 3ii jfi^cm eurcr 2Borte \pxx6)t mein |)cr5 
 ©ein fcierlidjca „^a" unb „^mcn/' |)err.
 
 96 
 
 fjarolb 
 
 Picrtcr Huftritt 
 
 65tjt^O. SKorcor. G-bluin (tommen Don re^t§). 
 
 OJ»)t^o. Wm, biefe§ aUeS flingt fo ratfel^aft — 
 
 5ln mir tiorbeisuge^n — 
 ^orcar. ©ort [te^t ber 9}?ann — 
 
 ©el^t, d6 ^l]x ifjn er!ennt. 
 OJjjt^a (6tei6t fte^en). |)aroIb, mctn ©ol^n ! 
 
 ^arolb (gefit tfir entnegen, umarmt fie). WdU Xxh\\6) ^eilifltum, 
 
 D meine 9}?iitter. 
 @t)t^o (jartiic^). 3)ein 5tnia^ tragt bie ©purcn bijfer 
 S Sage, 
 
 ^od) bo§ Derfle^t [ic^, benn bu toarft betm g^einb, 
 ®er ^eigltng niir fommt fauber ai\§ bem ^^elb — 
 S)u r^aft mir nicfjt ben erften @ru^ gegbtmt — 
 S)ic^ trieb geinidjt'ge ^s[Iid)t jum £bnige? 
 5^id)t rvat)x, inein ©ofjn? 
 '° '^orolb. ^a, meine leute 9D^utter. 
 
 ©ijt^tt. ®a§ muf^te t(!^ — e§ mar !ein anberer ©rnnb — 
 9?un ift bie ^^flidjt erfiiat — bebenfe nun, 
 SSie lang id) ofjne meine l^inber mar, 
 2Bo ift mein jiingfter ©ofjn, bein 23ruber SBuIfnot ? 
 
 (^aufe) 
 
 IS ©teinerne Sippen, [prcd^t, — mo ift mein ^inb? 
 
 (fie tritt entfe^t junid) 
 
 @d)irmer ber 5)?enfc^en — fdjii^e mi(^ bor SSa^nfinn — 
 ^nrolb. SJhitter — 
 ^titiia. Unb bod) ift'g meinc§ |)aroIb ©timme — 
 
 S^ bin gebulbig — mar ba§ l!inb geftorben, 
 
 5ll§ bu t)iniiber!amfl? iU'riDeigerte
 
 Dtcrtcr 2lft. (Erftc Scene 97 
 
 SSiUjcIm, ben .Qiuidcn bir f^craiie^iu-icbcn? 
 
 ^or[t bii mic^ nid)t, fo (jbrc (.^otki Stinime — 
 .5»nrolb. dlux jct^t, mir fjciite, ^Jfutter, frage md)t. 
 OJ>)tJ)n. ^ttt fie'g Dcrbotcn? 
 ^aroib. 2Ber? 
 
 ®»)tf)o. 2Ba§ trilaft bu ba 
 
 ^^In beincm ^aU? 2Ba§ blirft mirf) flIeiiVnb an? 5 
 
 3d) fcnnc c§, ba» 5(nflc|id)t bcr Sdjlangc, 
 
 2)ie mir bie ©eele meine^ Sofjnes [ta{)I ! 
 
 {©ie greift noc^ bet Sette mit 9tbelen3 SBilb on feinem ^alfe.) 
 
 |»ttrofb (fafet t^ren 9(rm). Uub f)dttc[t bii jG^H CebcH mir gcfc^cnft 
 ©tatt biefe§ einen — fort bie ^anh, fag' ii^ ! 
 
 @l)t^O (fte^t mit er^obenem Sinn; batin ftreift fie laiiofam ben ^trmel oom 
 
 Sinn). ^ie§ ift bie (StcIIe — fcfjt fie alle an — lo 
 
 5tuf bie fein raufjer ^Hin3erf)anbid)ii() griff ! 
 
 5tuf biefcm 'iJlrmc trug id) \l)u in'si Sebcn ; 
 
 ^e§ .Qnaben Sorfe flof? urn biefcn 5(rm ; 
 
 ^ie §anb I)ier jeigte 93erge i^m unb 3;f)a(cr, 
 
 SSenn ic^ if)m fprac^ : fic^ ^ier bein S^alcrlanb. 15 
 
 D biefe 5{rme maren SSiege ifjm, 
 
 ©efiiUt mit jebcm cblcn ©ut ber (?rbe — 
 
 |)eut ift ber 2;ag, f}eut fticf? er fie fjinmeg 
 
 Unb t}ing fid) an bie 5^irne bct^ 9?ormannen. 
 ^nrofb. |)or' fie nid)t, (Sott — benn c» ift mcine DJhittcr, 20 
 
 2^ie beinen Gngel laftert! Diimm ben -Tonncr 
 
 Unb triff mein ^aupt ! 
 ©»)tl)a. |;aroIb, l^dtt' er'§ gctf)an 
 
 5lm 2;age, ba bn gingft .^u ben '*)?ormannen ! 
 
 (5U GbiDtii unb SOJorcar) 
 
 Sd) mcifj, S^r freut 6ud) meinesi tiefen (^atts! 
 
 ^a, id) mar ftolj auf bicfen — nid)t ju ftol,^ ! 25
 
 98 J^arolb 
 
 ^(^ liebte i^n — ja alf o Itcbt' id) if)n, 
 ®at5 fein in^rrnt mein |)ers jur Biifle mad)t ! 
 9JDd) feine 9)?utter ineinte foli^e Stljrcinen ; 
 Wit loeldjem jammer brid)[t bu mir ba§ |)er5 ! 
 
 ^iinfter Zluftritt 
 
 (©loctengelaute beginnt. (Sttganb fommt burcf) ben Jptntergrunb, auf )jurput= 
 nem Siffen bie ^rone tragenb ; ber SBor^ang toirb aufget^an unb man fie^t an 
 ber ^Qire braufeen eine grojje 2J?enge 5So[fe§ fte^en: baruntet £)ri)gar, 
 
 ©brie, SBoIbttJurf.) 
 
 5 (Stigonb. ©erufen burc^ ben feierlt(})cn Tlnnh 
 'Skx (Sloden, brdngt ba§ 35oIf 311 euren Sljoren, 
 Unb ^ier 311 ^-iiimi leg' i(^, ^onig, (Sud) 
 2)ie§ teure ^eirfjeri — 
 ©buarb. 5Iu§ ben ?tugen niir ! 
 
 Dual meiner Sage, <Sd)reden meiner 9iQ(^te, 
 10 ffiranbmal be§ ?^Iud)§, auf meine ©tirn gebriidt. 
 Mnn 2eben§baum, torn SlobeSfrDft gefdiiittelt, 
 SCirft t)on fid; ben uerf^af^ten ^^arnftten, 
 S)er fid) bom 5}?arfe nieiueS griebenS nd^rtc. 
 ga^r' I)in — mag fid; bie tofle 2But ber 9}?enfc^en 
 15 ^f^'fteifiijen iiber beinem Siigenglang — 
 S!em tfjoridjtften ber 5Jienfd)en fci oermac^t ! 
 etiganb. 2BoI)l — cure ^rone, f)err, ift nur 3)?etoII — 
 
 ®o(^ tDem t)ermad)t ^I}r, l^bnig, eiicr $8oIf? 
 ^arolb. &5 ift bermad)t famt biefer ^'rone. 
 9)Jorcar uitb Gbtuiit. 2Bem? 
 
 ^arolb. aJZir ^er bie ^rone, Stf(^of. 
 20 motcat, 2Ba§ ift ba§?
 
 Dtcrtcr 2lH. €rfic Scene 99 
 
 Stiflttub. 6tu 2Bort nur, ^onicj Gbiiarb, fprcd)t eiu 
 SBort: 
 
 ©oU bicfcr ^iinc^Iinc] ^onic^ fein \md} (5uc^? 
 Gbuorb. 6r fei bcr (Srbe ber gcfronten Oual. 
 ajforcar. 2)er ^nabe un[er ^bnig? 
 Gbuorb. 2)iefcr 5)knn, 
 
 2)cr 5)inflc tueifj, bci bcrcn SBifjcnfdjaft 5 
 
 2)n§ forflcnlofc ''^(ngcfidjt bcr ^ugcnb 
 
 3;n eiggrau [orgcnb 5Iltcr fid) iicnuanbclt ! 
 3Korcor. 2SaS loei^ er md)x aly luir? 
 ebuttrb. ^inge bcr 3uhnift, 
 
 Sn blut'gen 55>oI!cn beg 3Scrf)dngni[fc» 
 
 5(uf[teigenb — 
 Gbwin. 2)a§ finb ^icbertrdumcrei'n. lo 
 
 Gbuorb. 9?ic^t Srdumcrci'n ! 2^ie ©djottenf^anb bc» 
 2;obc» 
 
 Stcifjt ^ro|}^e,^eicnb 5lug' unb Cf)r mir aiif : 
 
 ^d) f)'6x' bag 9iab bcr 3cit, ba» faufenbe ; 
 
 Sm ©turm gerodljet, roUt c» burd) bie 21'elt, 
 
 2dnber unb Stdbtc brbdein untcr ifjm, 15 
 
 S)urc^ feme ©pcidjcn quiUt bag 5Bhit ber 2>o(fer, 
 
 2)a» 93ienfi^gebDrcne ift fein (Selei» — 
 
 ^fJur tDcr fid) Io§rcifU don ber 5}Jcnf(^en ©a^ung, 
 
 ®ie ^eil'gc ©d)mddje be§ ©cttjiffenS abmirft, 
 
 2)ur(^ f)o(Ieng(ut bon ©d)it)ad)()eit rein gcgliifjt, 20 
 
 2)er greifc in bie ©peidjcn, rufe Ijalt ; 
 
 ©olc^' eincn tenn' id) — 
 
 {§arolb onftarrenb) 
 
 ©ebt bie .Qrone if)m. 
 Sttgonb (ill ;&Qroib). ©0 ner)mt bie .Qrone benn aiiy mcinen 
 ^dnben,
 
 100 fjarolb 
 
 5(u§ meinem ^Jlunb bie erfte ^ulbigung. 
 
 ^ttrolb (iiimmt bie trone Son bem Siffen). ScUlt, bu JUllt Oling 
 
 gefriimmte golbne Sdjlange, 
 ^ried) auf metn C^aupt, mit beinem !alten |)au(i)e 
 6rtote bie (Srinn'rung mir tin |)irn 
 5 %t alleg ba§, iDa§ 9J?enfd)en fromm unb tueii^ ma^t 
 2)id}, bielge[taltige§ @cfitl)l be§ |)eri5en§ 
 8d)mieb' ii^ in einen efjernen Sntfdjlu^ : 
 
 (er fej,it bie firone auf) 
 
 SSill^elm, ^^ormannenfjer^og, bie§ bie ^Inttnort, 
 2)ie |)aroIb bir, ber ©adjfenfonig, giebt ! 
 Drbgar. |)eil HiJnig ,£)aroIb. 
 lo SBolt (tobenb). |)eil bem ©obtuinS^Sofjn ! 
 
 ^arolb (5u (gbtoin unb aworcar). ^Ijr f)ortet (SbuarbS, cures |)erren 
 Sort, 
 ?Iuf, ^ulbigt mir. 
 aJiorcor. ®ut benn, mir l^ulbigen, 
 
 ©eloben Streue bir mit §er,^ unb |)Qnb, 
 ©obalb bie eigne 5)Zutter bir gcl}u(bigt. 
 ;^oroIi) (3u ®ma fuiftenib). ©ic(}[t bu uidjt bie gcfpaltene 
 15 ©d)(angen5unge 
 
 ®er 33D§()eit, bie au§ biefen SBorten ledt? 
 3erbrid) bie |)Dftnung biefer ^^einbe, 5}?utter, 
 ©ie ^offen „nein" au§ beinem 5!)?unb, fprid) : \a. 
 &tfti)a (ebenfo, ofine i^n ansuferjen). ©ag', ma§ bu tl}ate[t in bcr 
 ^Jormanbie. 
 20 .§aroIb. £af5 e§ mic^ |)er3 an C'^crj unb 5(ug' in ?(uge 
 3)ir fagen, nur tmr biefen Seutcn nidjt, 
 Um (SnglanbS ^eil. — 
 a}i)tl)n. ©prid) nid)t bom 33aterlanb, 
 
 ®enn bcine biiftern JGorte geben ^unbe,
 
 Dicrtcr 21U. (Erftc Scene 101 
 
 ^aft bu'g l^errietcft. 
 Gbuarb. ^ulbicjt, &xa\\n I 
 
 &\)tf}a (nac^ innerem fiflm|)fe). 9?ein ! 
 
 (©ie luenbet flc^ furj, gc^t rec^ts ab.) 
 
 ^orolb. 5)?uttcr ! 
 
 3)Jorcar (ju ebwin). i^*^ 3^^^' bom |)ofe, fommt 3^r 
 
 mit? 
 Gbwtjt. 3icf) QC^' niit Gud) ; 3dumt auf bic ^toffc ! 
 ebuarb. SIcibt ! 
 
 5Bei bicfem Ict^tcn ^*)au(^c mciner 5Bru[t, 
 
 58ei biefem IcUtcn .Qrampfe meineS £eben§, 5 
 
 58leibt, f^ulbicjt iljm ! 
 3)Jorcor. (Sr fjole fic^ bic |)ulbigung 
 
 5tuf meiner Surg ! 
 ^arolb. ^d) fotnme ! 
 
 aWorcttr. ^omme benn, 
 
 Sod) Seitern bringe mit unb Sturmgcrdt, 
 
 Scnn meine SSdUe, tuie granttne £'ippcn, 
 
 SBergen tia^ SSJort, bag id) bir mcigcre. lo 
 
 (SKorcar, Gbn>in rcc^tS ab.) 
 
 ebunrb (rt(5tet ft^ oitR. S^r follt nid)t ge^n — (fmet iuriicf) ^ilf 
 ©Dtt — ber eif'ge %oi) 
 
 <B6)iQ\d)i mir bie Sruft fjerauf — 
 Stigonb. D fe^t ben ^ijnig, 
 
 2Bie bleid) cr totrb ! 
 Gbuorb. |)e6t auf ben <Stuf)(, f)e6t auf, 
 
 Sragt mic^ ^inauS au§ bem berfludjten Sebcn. 
 
 (!J)et ©tu^t tolrb aitfge^obeit.) 
 
 ^n 9lu^e la^t mid) ftcrbcn — mef)' auf eud) 15 
 
 Unb mel)e bcm dcrlorncn inilf bcr (Sad)[eu ! 
 
 (Cr tDtrb ^inauSfletrageu.)
 
 102 £favolb 
 
 Orbgar (tritt nuf Cmrotb 5u. S)a§ SBoIt bringt in bie ^alle.) ^d) tDCi^ e§ 
 
 nidjt unb id) Derftelje nid)t 
 2Ba§ l^ier berljanbelt tt^arb, — id) trei^ nur bie§, 
 Saf^, at§ ber ^2trm be§ @algen§ nad) mir grijt, 
 2tl§ meine Sebensljoffnung bdinmernb auSlofd^ 
 
 5 ^m SobeSgraufen — plol^Iii^ urn mein ^aupt 
 S)ie 5J?d^ne cures tcei^en |)enc3[te§ flog — 
 SCie eine§ (5{)erub§ t^liigel — ireiB e§ nod^, 
 2Bie ^^r, Dom ©attel @ud) fjerunterbiegenb, 
 5)en |)en!er§!ned)t mit einem ©riffe parftet 
 
 lo Unb niebertuQtft — |)aroIb, mein teurer ^txx, 
 S)er 3)onner ©otteS fdjtnett're mid) gu ©runbe, 
 |)att' id) ein SBort, ein anber SSott al§ bie§ : 
 ©ott fegne |)aroIb, @nglanb» ei^ten ^onig ! 
 
 (©r fntet t)or iJim nieber, fiipt t^m bie §anb.) 
 2)a§ aSolf (^eranbranflenb). ^atolb fct Uttfet ^Ontg, ©obtoinS 
 
 ©o^n! 
 
 Gbric (feine §anb ergretfenb). |)eil UnjCrm ^Ottig |)arolb ! 
 
 15 S3alii«)ulf. |)eil if)m, ,g)eil ! 
 
 ;§oroIi» (ben strut er5e6enb). ©0 f)bx' mid), bu, Um befjCU %^XOn 
 
 bie ©terne 
 
 ©leic^ f euerflammenben Srofianten [tel^n : 
 
 |)ier nun berpfctnb' id) mid) bem 2SoI! ber ©ac^fen : 
 
 ^u^IIoS mein |)er5 f iir onbereS @efiil)I ; 
 20 5)iein 2eib fein ©i^ilb, ber 5(rm ()ier feine 2Baffe ! 
 
 ©ein geinb mein ^einb, fein ©rab mein ©rab ! 
 ©tigonb. ©ott f)brt e§. 
 
 Drbgor. 2Bir fd)it)oren Streue unferm ^bnig ^arolb, 
 
 ©0 lange unfre ^ouft bie 5(jt umfpannt ! 
 aSolf. 2)a§ fd)iDbren mir, ba§ fd)mbren mir ! 
 ©ttgaub. ©ott l^ort e§. 
 
 {Vctwanilun^.)
 
 Dicrter 2lft. gtDCttc Scene 103 
 
 (Sine 9>orl)atfe im ^mtafle 511 bonbon. 9tecI)tS unb tinfS Ifjiiren. Sic 
 ^intoriiHiiib biivd) cine offono Saulenvcitje flebilbct, >iiticl)c aiif bie 
 ©trafie fii()rt, Viutvf ciu auf 2tufcn cvl)bl)tct il)ronfi(); iiber bem 
 2;f)von an bor Sanb eine uou ©treitajten umgcbcue galjne. 9iaci)t. 
 gadetn an ben :il?dnben. 
 
 €rftcr ^tuftritt 
 SWc^rcrc itontglit^c ^Trabontcn. 
 
 ©rfter 2!ratiant ([te^t on ber ©autenroanb, bdcft sum ^intntel em<)or, tuenbet 
 ft(5 bann ju ben ubrigen). ^'UX tommt ^Crait, DOU {)ier 
 
 au§ fonnt Sf)t'g fclju. 
 
 (2)ie anbern treten ^c^iu.) 
 
 erfter 2:ro6ont (jetgt nacfi bent ^imntei). 2)Drt — tt)0 iTiein Sinc^er 
 
 jcigt. 
 3tt)citcr Irabont. C fc^t ba§ an ! 
 
 ^in fdjrcd lid) Sing — tuie eine ^cuerrute 
 
 (gtrecft e§ am ^^immel fid; Don ^Zorb jum ©lib. 
 
 S[t ba§ ein ©tern? ' ,^.^V 
 
 Grfter 3:robont. S)a§ i[t ein 9tuten[tern ; 
 
 ^n tiielen :^unbert 3al}ren, prt' id) fagen, 
 
 ^ommt ba§ ein einjig Wai, nnb menu e» fommt 
 
 9.sertiinbet'§ fc^irere ^dt 
 Stoc'xtct XraUnU ®a§ mil id) gtaubcn — 
 
 Diie fal) id) foIi^eS. 
 (grftcr Irobont. |)ord)t, waa fiir ein 2axm?
 
 104 Vfavolb 
 
 ^tpetter 2tuftntt 
 
 @itt S?0lf§I)aufc (SKaniter, SSeifier, Sinber tommen »on littfS, aufeerl^Qlb ber 
 ©auten; in i^rer aWitte ein ^jfiantaftifc^ aitffleputter 2lltcr, luel^er eine ^orfe 
 tragt. SSor ber §nrfe fiteiOen fie ftel}en). 
 
 ®cr 5ntc (mit lauter ©timme). ^et ^immel brcnitt, bie ^nkn 
 jinb erfiiflt ! 
 S)ie ©tunbe, Don ben SSiitern un§ Derliinbet, 
 S)ie le^te ©tunbe fam ! 
 
 Drttter ^tuftritt 
 
 (Sbric. SBoIbttJUlf (brau^en son red^t§). 
 
 ebric. Wa6)t @ud; nad; |)aufe ! 
 
 2Ba§ iingftigt il)r bie Seute ! 
 
 SBolf. (Sr foK fpredien ! 
 
 5 2)cr 5Utc. ^ort, n)a§ bie 35dter un§ berfiinbigten : 
 
 . SBenn ber ,^onig fommt, tueldjer (Sibe bridjt, 
 SBenn Dom 5JJittac]§ftranb tneljen tcirb ber SSinb, 
 SSenn ber 9Juten[tetn rot am |)imnTeI flammt, 
 ®ann ouf SBellen roirb reiten ber ^iormann', 
 10 ©(^limme 3eit tt3irb fcin, fd)Iimme 3eit mirb bleikn, 
 SSolt ber ©cK^fen trirb bann nid)t mefjr fein ! 
 
 Gbrtc. S3er i[t ber ^onig, tt)eld)er (Sibe brt(^t? 
 
 SBttlbwjttlf. 9iei^t i()m bie S^nge an§, bem Un^eilSraben !
 
 Diertcr Jlft. ^ti'C'tc Scene 105 
 
 r>iortcr 2luftritt 
 
 Drbflar fbrmiften t»on rect)t-3 mi ben Doiigeii). ^Obt ^fjr'y QCfcf^n? 
 
 |)a[it ^f)r bag ^ing gefefjn? 
 
 Gbric. ©cib rii()ig bod). 
 
 Crbnnr. ©af)t ^fir ben 3iiitcn[tcrn? 
 
 Gbric. Orbgar, f)at (Suc^ bic ^Ufdjt and) angeftccft? 
 
 Crbgar. Wid) furd}ten? id;? SBer fagt, ha^ i<5) m\6) 
 furd)te? 
 ^od) jelU i[t cine 3cit — 9iDrmanncn=5SoIfe, 5 
 
 ,Qommt an, id) bin ein ©tier mit |)uf unb ^orrtern 
 Hub ftoBen mill id), el)' "^Iji mid) berfd)lingl. 
 
 Gin SBciti (geuenb). ^iormauncu finb im ^an\) ! 
 
 Gbrtc. ^a§ ift nid)t maf)r ! 
 
 2Scii). 2Barum derldjit ber ^onig una? 
 
 Solf. S)er ^onig ! ! 
 
 (2)ie S}ot!§ntaffe brangt in bie §QlIe, bie S^rabanten fperren ben eintritt.) 
 Grftcr Xrttbaitt (p[t bie^eUebarbe toor). 3lll-"iirf — 3^)1^ foUt nic^t 
 
 ein — 
 Gbric. 3^r gutcn ,f)crrn, lo 
 
 ©el)t fclbft, mir fmb jo mie ber .Qort im 2i3afjer, 
 S)ie 2BeUe trdgt un§ ein. 
 
 (®ie SSoIf-3menge, unter i^nen (Sbric, iBatbttintf, Crbgar, bringt in bie ^aUe ein.) 
 
 »o«. 2Bo ift ber ^onig? 
 
 ©brie. 2)ieg 35dI! mirb rafenb nod; au» lauter 5(ng[t.
 
 106 Fiarolb 
 
 ^iinfter 2tuftntt 
 
 ©in Scroti) (fommt bon Ittt!§, ftSfit in bie SDrontmete). 
 
 ©ebt Siaum fiir ^onig C>fltoIb, ©obtcms ©o^n ! 
 
 Scdjftcr Huftritt 
 
 ^orolb (im «panaer toon Un!§). 
 
 Dritgor. Sltoft beineg 93oI!e§, §eil bem l?6nig ! 
 
 ;^oroIli (erftdgt Me 5:5rone§ftufen). 2Ba§ btfingt i!^r cuci) in biefer 
 ^eil'gen ©tunbe, 
 ®a bie 5^atur ben ?^rieben§mittler [(^idft, 
 S 2)en ©(i){af, ber ba§ g^einbfelige au§gki(^t, 
 2)ie Seibenfcf)aft in 9iu^e, ben ©ebanfen, 
 ®en gal^renben, in ^inbe§traum bermanbelnb, 
 ^n fDlc£)em ^(ufru^r, nn be§ ^onigS S^ron? 
 
 (Sie S33ei6er toerfen fidft ju ben ©tufen be§ SC^roneS nteber.) 
 
 aSeificr. 9tette un§, ^onig ^axolh ! 
 SBoK. <Rette nn§ ! 
 
 lo ^arolb. SSetgo^ t(i) fo benn meine ^6nig§pflid)t, 
 
 ®a[5 ^^r mit biefem 5lng[tgef)eul bey ©d^recfenS 
 
 9)Jid) baran mo^nen niiif^t? 
 ein aScib. 3)er |)immel brol^t un§ ! 
 
 9lormannen finb im 2anb ! 
 ^aroli).   SBer fagt mir boS? 
 
 (®timme toom §tntcrgrunbe.) 
 
 ©ebt 9laum bem miirb'gen 93i[d)Dfe ©tigonb.
 
 Ptcrtcr 21U. ^ipcitc Scene lU7 
 
 Stcbcntcr 2tuftritt 
 
 ©Hgattb, 9S?ilfricb (tommen aus bem ^intergrunbe). 
 
 Stigonb. 93?cin ^'^crr unb .Qoniiv qu» bcr Diormanbic 
 
 ^ommt bieier jiiiuie ^^ricftcr fjcrgefanbt. 
 Drbgor. 33011 ben 5iormanncu fommt er? 
 (Jbric. |)ort ba§ an ! 
 
 (3iae3 brangt Winter Stiganb unb SSilfrieb nuf ben Sfiron fieran.) 
 
 ©tiganb. i^or 2So(^en, fagt' er, ging cr au§ Siouen, 
 2)oc^ lt)ibcrtt)drt'ge SBiube f)ieltcn ilju S 
 
 S5i§ l^eute fern. 
 
 ^arolb. 2Ba§ fommt er in ber 9?ac^t? 
 
 S[t bie§ bie 3fit, ©cfanbte ^u empfangen? 
 
 S33tlfncb (ber bis bafiin gefenften |>aupteS geftonbcn I)at, ricf)tet bQ§ §aiH)t auf). 
 
 mh mxh i8efef)I, fobalb ic^ englanbg Sobcn 
 
 SBeriifjrte, ob bci Sage ober ^iad)t, 
 
 ®ir ju tierfiinben, nsaS id) tiinben foil. lo 
 
 ^arolb (ftarrtaBiifriebon). SSo faf) irf) bicfcs ^Ingcfidjt — bu fommft 
 
 ^eriiber au§ ber 5iormanbie? 
 aBilfricb. ^a, ^onig. 
 
 (fflemitrmet unter bem 9>olfe.) 
 
 ^orolb. 5)er C)er5og bcr 5iormannen fcnbct bid)? 
 aStlfrieb. DZein, ilbnig |)aroIb. 
 ^arolb. 9nd)t? 
 
 26ilfrtcb. W\d) \6)\di ein anbrer. 
 
 (S§ fd)idt mid) — 
 
 ^tltolb (mit einem ®<)runge bom I^rone t)exa.i, fagt i^n an ber Sd^ulter). 
 
 ^alt — bann mei^ \6), mer bid) fi^idt. is 
 
 ((cife)
 
 108 r7aroIb 
 
 ^\d) frfjicft bie .^irdje? 
 aSilfricb (Unit, eintonifl). ^n, mid) [rfjirft bie ^irdje. 
 
 ^orolb (leife fiiifternb). 33ei beiiiem :^e6eu bcnn — fprid) nid)t, 
 [d;iueig [tiO ! 
 
 (rnitt) 
 
 ^'i)x Ijahi geljort : nidjt ber 9lormanne fdjidt iljn ; 
 S)ie 23Dt[d)aft, bie bie IjeiFge l^irdjc fcnbet, 
 5 S[t nur fur mic^ — geljt brum aup biejem ©aal. 
 
 233ilfricb (briictt bie §aitb auf§ ^erj). 
 
 (filr ftc5) 
 
 ^ein 2Bit(e t[t'§, furi^tbarer, ftrenger @ott. 
 
 (laitt jit ^arolb) 
 
 ^er ^ird)e 23otfc^aft i[t nid)t nur fiir d^n^. 
 ^arolb. ®u [(^meigft, menu bu bein 2ekn liebft ! 
 
 aSJilfrici) (fcf^iittelt traurig iaii C->oupt). WtlXl Sebctt 
 
 Sft mir ni(|t lieb ; \6) barf nidjt fdjineigen, ^m. — 
 
 Tmit evfjot'ener ©timme) 
 
 lo ©0 fprii^t 3U bir ber, bem ©ott ^Jiodjt tierlie^, 
 3u binben unb ju lofen, aufgut^un 
 Se§ ^^arobiefeg ^fortert, unb gu fdjlicf5cn : 
 2BeiI bu ben @ib gebro(^en, ben bu fc^murft — 
 ©ttgonb. 2Belc^ einen @ib? 
 asilfricb. 5tuf§ ^eilige ^rujifii^ 
 
 15 S)ap SBil^elm, ber ^fJormannen^erjog, ^onig 
 SSon Snglanb follte fein nod) (Sbuarb§ %oh, . . . 
 |>orolb (fd;ingt m »or bie ©tirn). ©djling' mic^ tu bctuen aUadjen, 
 
 em'ge ^ad)t ! 
 2?oK. $8errat ! 
 
 Drbgar. D fiirdjterlid) ! ^^r tf)atet'§ nid^t ! 
 
 ©agt un§, §err, ha^ ^Ijx ben @ib nic^t fdjmurt! 
 
 (^aufe)
 
 D i c r t e r 21 F t. 5 'i"-' ' * <^ - ^ c '• •-' ^ ^^^* 
 
 SBilfricb (mit er^obener Stimme). Sollft bu llidjt tUOfjUCU, lUO bic 
 
 Sd'cicn nHif)ncn, 
 2)u moljuc iiu (i)c()eul iiub 3i^f)iHlctniri"d) ! 
 <SolIft bu nid)t {iifteu imn bci? e'Tiiinmels J-vcuben, 
 i^m l^scnfcity luib l)icnicbcn fci Dorfliid)t ! 
 SBerfludjt bcr 23oben, ber bid) trdc]t iinb ndfjrt ; 5 
 
 2Ber bir flc()ordjt, loer bir in ^reue folgt 
 Uub lucr bid) liebt, bcr fci ticrfludjt luie bu ! 
 
 (fiir fic^) 
 
 6§ ift boHbrac^t — fci tncincr ©ecle gndbic^. 
 
 (3)umpfe, frf)vec[liri)e 'ipauic.) 
 (S)a§ 9?olt hitt in leiie ftufienibcn Ohuppen Aufnmmen, man fie^t einjerne burc^ 
 beniOJittelgrunb obgeften ; bnnn biiingt plo^lic^ bieflanjeaWenge bcrSlnroefenben, 
 tnit 9luonaf)me Don .^inrolb, Stignnb, Crbgar, 2Bi(fiieb unb ben Xrabanten jum 
 Stbgange nad) bem aJUttelgiunbe.) 
 
 ^orolb. SiUic^en a\\§ 3;f}or! §ort, (5ad)fenmQnucr, 
 Ijort ! 
 
 (Xtabonten ftellen ftcf) an ben 9tu§gang unb brangen bieSWcnge in ben©aat jurilcf.) 
 
 Crbgar. 33Icibt ! ^i)rt ben ^mxo, ! 9iebet, tcurer |)crr ! ^o 
 
 Gbric. ©djluurt ^()r ben Sib? 
 
 ^orofb. D, bu im |)immel, @ott, 
 
 ^aft bu gum :S3cu(^tcn bcinc ©tcrne nur? 
 
 ©icfj nu» bcin £id)t auf bicfen |)i)(lentrug ! 
 (gbric. <5d)lDurt ^ijx ben (Sib? 
 
 ^arotb. Sc^ fcf)rour — bod) bicfen ni(^t ! 
 
 Gin a'cib. @r fd;raur! C)ort i()r'g? 
 
 Gbric. Unb tt)ir mit if)m Dcrfludjt! ^5 
 
 SBalbwutf. 2Bir inoflen ntd)t gur ^oUe ! ''^iaij, ! 
 
 (2)a§ 9?ott ftiirjt ftd^ auf bie Xrabanten, hjelc^e {"^m ben 9tu§gang ijerfperren, i-ingt 
 mit if)ucn unb ftojit fie jur ©eite, ein Seit Berldfet ben Saal in luiibem 
 2umuU.)
 
 110 e^avolb 
 
 Drbgor (mirft fic^ jur erbe). %k\, ©tab, fct ticf , in bem ©raf 
 ©obmin fdildft, 
 
 S)a^ er ni(f)t t)i)re, voa§ fcin ©o^n cjett)nn ! 
 ;^orofJ). |)er3, {)alte [tonb ; gerfpringe ntd)t, tnein |)irn ! 
 
 5If), bu berbammtcr 23ringer ber SBerbammniS, 
 
 SDu bift ein ©ai^fe? 
 5 aeBtlfricii. Sa — imb @otte§ ^nerf)t. 
 
 ^oralb. |)eran, 2;rabnnten ! ©ef; ju betnem ©ott, 
 
 ©ag' i^m, bi(^ fc^idt ber .^onig beineS £anbe§, 
 
 S)er, lt)ie ber 9iatter, bir ba§ |)aupt jertrat ! 
 
 (3teel 2;ra6anten treten red^tS unb UnfS bon 833ilfrieb ; iie^en ble 
 
 ©c^loerter.) 
 
 ©ttganb. ^onig — erbarmt @ud) be§ llnfeligen ! 
 ^orolb. ^intoeg ! [tofst p ! 
 
 (Sie 2;ra6anten ftoBen SBtlfrieb nieber.) 
 
 aaBtlfncb (fitttt, ©ttganb fangt i^n auf). ©rbarm' bid) meiner — 
 10 Sefu§ — 
 
 3Sif(^Df ©tiganb — geroeiljier '^riefter ©otteS, 
 
 Wii mir geboren Don bemfelben 33Dlf, 
 
 9J?ir teurer brum in jebem f)orf)[ten ©inn, 
 
 ^n biefer ©tunbe, ba ber graufe Sob 
 IS (Sin f)ingetaufd)t unfelig ©afein enbet, 
 
 2)a§, ^riebe fef)nenb, nur jum ^ampf gebieni 
 
 ©mpfangt bon mir ein f(^redlid)e§ ©e!)eimnig,. 
 
 ®a§ biifter liegt auf meiner armen ©eele. 
 Stiganb. ©prid), toa§ bid) qudlt. 
 
 Bilfrtcb. S)er 6ib, ber groufe (Sib — 
 
 (Btiflttttb. 2Bq§ i[t'§ bamit? 
 20 asilfricb. (Sin triigerifi^er 6ib, 
 
 33 on |)oIIenIi[t gefponnen unb gemebt, 
 
 SSon Siobert unb Don 2BiII}eim auSerfonnen,
 
 Dtcrtcr^lft. 5 •i' cite Scene 111 
 
 ^cu bort 311 fiingen. 
 
 Sttfloub. |)aro(b? 
 
 SKilfricb. ^arolb — ja — 
 
 3>c^ uiar babct, nm Sncjc 511 9toucn, 
 ?t(§ [ie ratfd)(agten, jcncn Gib 511 fd^iniebcn — 
 |)ebt mir ba5 ^aupt — bie S^uu^i luirb mir 
 
 fd)mcr — 
 5tc^ %oh — gicb mid) noc^ fret — 8d)ulb uiib ^cr= 
 
 rati 5 
 
 Sr;enn ^arolb tmt^te nid)t, tDQ§ er be[d)tt3or ! 
 
 ©tigonb. UnfeCQcr, luaruni fi^micgft bu Dor bent 
 
 aSilfricb. 2BciI 3Btfd)of Sftobert ©dimeigen mir cjebot. 
 
 Stiganb. glud) treffe i^n ! 
 
 2»i(frieb. DJJein SSater — tfjat id) Unred)t? 
 
 etiganb. ^a, bu SSerlorener ! 
 
 SBilfricb. Stobert, gieb mein 2eben, lo 
 
 Wdn fieben, mein betrog'neg, mir juriid ! 
 
 ©riiiUii^er Stob — lafe beine ^anb Don mir — 
 
 3crtretcn mie ein gift'c\cr SBurm, bie» ^erg, 
 
 2)a§ feinc§ 5Jienfd}en ^Jeinb mar — 
 ^arolb (beuflt fid) 511 ir)m). Ungliidfel'ger, 
 
 ©d)mer mirb bein 23Iut ouf meiner ©eelc fciii. 15 
 
 aSUfricb (fofet ieine $anb). 5Jkin ilouig — unb — mein biclge= 
 liebter — ^txx. 
 
 (©tit&t.)
 
 112 f?aroIb 
 
 2td}tcr Otuftritt 
 
 25er mt unb Jrtiiilf 9Kmtr^c bcS mo^tcvi^ .t>l)bc (aire gans in fc^warsen 
 if utten, fojiuneu burrf) bie JJittte ; fie ftngen :) 
 
 Dies irae, dies ilia 
 Solvet saeclum in favilla. 
 
 ^arolb. 2Ba§ raoUen biefe finftern Uabm mir? 
 
 2Ba§ bringt i^r? 
 ^^i' 2Ba§ bie§ ^leib btr fagt : ben ^xko, I 
 
 (S)er Sl6t unb bie jiuaif SJJoiiifie reifjeit i{)re fiutteii ai> uttb ftefjn in Udjten 
 
 $an5ern ba.) 
 
 5 3I6t. 5tuf, ^onig ^orolb, eadjfenmdnncr, ouf, 
 
 S)er Stger fcf)iDnmm ^criiftcr iikrS Wm, 
 
 ^^ormannen lanbeteu in ©nglanb ! 
 ^orolb. ^a ! 
 
 9lbt 5lu§ unfrem l^lofler, ba§ bou fteiler ^lippe 
 
 S)a§ tueite 9Jker wad) ©iibcn iiberdlidt, 
 10 (Bofjn aiir [ie nn^n auf [icdcnljunbert ©(^iffen, 
 
 9^r (Sd)Iad;triif iiberbonncrte bie g^Iiit, 
 
 m§ fid) iljr ^crjog, bcr fun^tbare Bil^elm, 
 
 :3m t^iebcrfturme [eineS Unge[tiim§ 
 
 9)itt eincm (S|)rung jum Uferj'tranbc fdjmang — 
 |»ttrotb. 2Do fteljen fie? 
 9t6t 58et ^a[ttng§, 5lonig. 
 
 5Zun in be§ 28eltenf(^irffa!§ groiVm 33ud)e 
 ©oil ,f-)afling»' 5tanie bci ben dlamm [teljn, 
 2)ie purpurrot barin t)cr^cid;nct [inb, 
 Seil bag @e[d)td bie blutucrbramte ,&anb 
 20 2)arnuf gelegt aU ein ©rinn'ningsscidjcn
 
 Dicrtcr 2tPt. gtucttc Sccitc 113 
 
 f^iir fiinft'ac 3cit : „an bielcm 2a(\ c\(:id)ai)." 
 etiflnub. S;)cxv, bicy f)eijit ftcrbcu, nod) Ocuor ^fjr 
 tdnipft, 
 93Iicft urn Giirf) f)cr, Sf)r feib etn einjicier! 
 ^orolb (icfttpingt bie sirme). ^mi 2ott)en ^obc td) tu meiuem 
 5)tenft, 
 Wit xijncn, 25ilf)clni, fprincie icf) bid) an 5 
 
 Hub morbe bid) iumittcn bcincii ^ccrcy ! 
 SSringt mctnc Strcttart, fattclt mir mcin 9io^, 
 
 (er reifit bie Safiiie «oit ber SBanb itiib frf)leubeit fie mitten in ben (SoaQ 
 
 ^ier luerfe ii^ ba§ ©adji'enbamicr (jin, 
 SSer I)c6t c§ auf? 
 
 Orbjjor (ftiirjt fi^ auf bie ga^ne, rofft fte aur"). WlX i)n bie t^afjltC, 
 
 mir! 
 ^orolb. ^a, bu Dcrtrittert S^cnfmal mcinc§ 2anbc§, lo 
 
 S)u fampfft Ijeut neben mir ! 
 Drbflar. <SoI}n ©obmiiis, C^err, 
 
 5^ie ^cuift an bicfen ^al)nen[tiicf Qcfd)micbct, 
 
 ^DJein i^^bcn an bein I'cbcn ani^efcttct, 
 
 ^n 5iot unb Siob, mo bu bift, ba bin id)! 
 6tioonb. SBerfdjanji (5udj Ijintcr Sonbon'^ 93iauern, 
 
 ^onit], 15 
 
 ^ort auf mcin 9Sort, jiefjt nid}t in biefen .Q'ampf ! 
 jporolb. ©predjt mir bon Sl)or)id)t nii^t in biefer 
 (Stunbe, 
 
 gtad)e I)eif5t ba§ ©cfeft, bcm fie flcI)Drd)t ! 
 
 ,^omm, Sd}idfa(, blafc Stuvmiuinb unb 3?erberben, 
 
 SBirf Sd)iif unb ilJannfdjaft in cin cin,5ig SSrad; 20 
 
 2)u fdjrcdft nur ben, ber an ben 5lu»ijang bentt ! 
 
 Wix ift ber 5(utienblicf allein @efetj, 
 
 Unb feine Sofinuj : tdmpfcn bi§ jum 3:obc!
 
 114 Bfavolb 
 
 Xer ^onig tuft, mx folgt? 
 me, 2Bir afle ! ^tUe ! 
 
 .^orolb (erflretft bte ©trcltajt, bte f^m ein 2ra6aiit reidit, iinb ft^mingt ftc il6er 
 
 jeinem c^au^jt). llttb fterfiett tDir, fo fofl bct Ocean 
 S)Q§ (SJrablieb bonnern iiber unferem |)ugel 
 Hub roUenb foU er burd) ^a'^vfiunbertc 
 SSon Sanb 311 2nnb bie ftolje Sotfd)aft tragen : 
 33oran ben S^onig ging e§ in ben Slob, 
 ^errlic^ unb l)od), 'iia^ 2301! ber 5tngeIfQd)fen ! 
 
 (©tiirmenb nac^ bent ^intergruitbe ab.) 
 
 Orbgor. SSoron ben ^onig ; |)eil tl}m ! 
 
 (3tEe in ftjirmenbem tumult I)inter $aroIb burc§ bie SDlitte ob.) 
 
 S)er SSorljang fdUt.
 
 ;^unftcr 2lft 
 
 (£rfte Scene 
 
 (Gin biificrcg, engeS Oetnolbc ; S^iire tinfs, eine fdjrocre oerricgeltc 
 I ^forte in ber 2«itte.) 
 
 (£rftcr 2tuftritt 
   ScncfdjaU. iiconorc. 
 
 (Scnefd^oa. ©etjt afley bran, ba^ bie ^^rtnjef, ntc^t l^crfommt ; 
 
 <Bag^t i^r, unb bag ift SSa^r^eit, ha)] ber |)er5Dc3 
 
 ^cfllic^en (Sintritt ju bcm llinb Derbot. 
 ficonorc. t)a§ alle§ loarb gefagt, bod) blicb'a oerc^eblii^, 
 
 (5ie Id^t nidjt ab unb'tcill ben 5fnaben fe(}n. 
 @cncf(^oU. 6i§ ift ein flaglid; jammerDoUer ^^Inblid. 
 
 ^tDeiter ^tuftritt 
 
 9lbcrc. 9tficc (oon lints ju ben Dorigen). 
 
 Slbclc. SDu 33ofe, loarum f)dlt[t bu mid) jiiriid? 
 
 ^abt i()r end) ade tr»iber mid) t)er[d)mDren? 
 5tlicc. O fef)t mic^ an; erfennt '^Ijx mid) nid)t me^r, 
 
 SiiBe ^^rin,^cf1in■? 33in id) nid)t 5((icc? 
 
 5td), feinc 53D?()eit i[t'§, menn id) 6ud) bittc, 
 
 ^ommt fort Don biefcm fd)auberooUen Ort. 
 
 115 
 
 10
 
 116 Ejarolb 
 
 Slbclc. 6in Ort be§ ©direcfeng — ja — unb hu§ bie 2Bof)nung 
 i^iir ein berla^neS l^inb. 
 
 (sum ©enefcfjall) 
 
 ^Ijr [etb bet Warm, 
 ^er mtr tnetn .^tnb ^urucf^alt — flcbt e§ mir. 
 Scttcfrfioa. ^rinjeffin, euer Skater feI5[t oerbot mir — 
 5 5tbclc. ^d) ijahz c\rof,'rc§ 9ted)t an bicfem .^inbe 
 5tl§ e§ mein SSater ^at — gebt mir mein ^inb. 
 5)Drt, Winter biefcr Spr? nid)t mal)r, bort i[t e§? 
 O — aug 33armf}er3igfeit, tf)ut auf bie 2:pr. 
 
 (©te fintt an ber SKtttelt^iir iDetnenb tiieber.) 
 
 ©cnefc^att. 3i"" ^er!ermei[ter murbe id; bcfteUt, 
 lo ®o(^ nidjt gum |)enfer. — l^ommt, gebt 3ftaum, id) ojfne. 
 
 (er tiegett bie SKittelt^iir auf.) 
 
 Driller 2tuflritt 
 
 2BuIfnot (Itegt nuf einem Sett l^inter bee 3;pr.) 
 
 Slbclc. D ftid — feib Icife — medt ifjn nic^t, er f^Iiift. — 
 ©onft, menn er fdjiicf, mar feine I}olbe SBange 
 9tot mie bie Stofe. — |)eute if! fie blaB. 
 
 (Sritt na^er an SBuIftiot.) 
 
 SSIa^ — bla^ mie ©dinee — mie regungslo^ er liegt — 
 
 (fie fnfjt SHice an ber Cnnh) 
 
 15 Vldn 5tuge nur trcigt (5d)ulb — nic^t ma^r, ?IIice? — 
 ©on[t — fonnt' ic^ glauben — fieljft bu mie er atmet? 
 ^id)tma^r?®ufief)fte§bDd)! 
 
 ©encfdifla. ^ommt, fommt I^inmeg, 
 
 ^rinseffin, la^i @ud) Bitten — 
 
 Slbelc. ^iefe§ ^inb ~
 
 ^iinftcr 2tft. (£rftc Scene 117 
 
 ^d) glaiibc mxtixd) — bicfca ^inb — ift tot ! 
 aBulfnot ! 
 
 (2Btrft ft^ il6er ba§ Sett.) 
 
 6citcf(^oa. O bie§ ift fdjliinmcr, a(a id) bad)te. 
 
 (*aufe.) 
 SIbcte (rtcfitet ft(5 auf ttile oeifteSafeloefenb). 2Ber DOH did) faCjte baa? — 
 
 5tncc. 2Ba§, tcure i^crriny 
 
 2Bq§ ^ortet S^r? 
 M 5lliclc. (5§ fngte jemanb, ^arolb — 
 
 I ^arolb i[t tot. — 
 
 Sconorc. ^ein einj'ger fagte fo. 5 
 
 ^Jlbclc. |)aroIb ift tot. 
 
 (©te lommt langfam, in bie teere 2uft ftarrenb, nai^ fiom.) 
 
 O^ bort — fcl)t ba§ — fe^t ba§ — 
 g mkt. 23a§ fe^t S^r bort? 
 
 P 3tbctc. Gin trcitcS — fireiteg ^^elb, 
 
 9ting§um boll Stoten — unb in i()rer ^Jhtte — 
 iDort — bort — o bort — met) mir, mx tijat xijm ba§? lo 
 9(licc. 2Ba§? gut'cjer |)immet, iDa»? 
 Scncft^ott. O, biefer ©eift 
 
 I^ait groufenooHcn Strgang im 3iifiinftigen. 
 5{bctc. D — tDie cntftcllt ba§ teiirc ^Ingcfic^t — 
 6rab' in fcin ^Xuge fd)offcn fie bcii '^^fciI, 
 Sen fd)rcdlic^en, roarum benn in bic§ 5(uge, ^5 
 
 ^n bie^ gcUebte — trautcftcr ©cmal)l — 
 
 iSie tniet nieber unb mnd)t cine Webevbe, a(3 ofc jemanb ant 93oben bor i^t lage.) 
 
 IiJconore. ^iniDcg jc^t, mit (Sen^alt. 
 (Sie faffen 9tbele unter ben 9lrmen.) 
 
 2Ibclc. 5icin, lafU mid) bei if)m, 
 
 9tcif?t mic^ nid)t fort ! (Scf)t if)r ben 9Jeiter nic^t, 
 ^er bort fjerangefprengt tommt? |)alt — l^olt auf —
 
 118 fjarolb 
 
 ^alt auf bein 9lo^ — e§ tritt auf xijw — o |)immel - 
 ©d)Iag' bein ^\\ix guritcf, baf5 i^ bi^ fenne ! 
 3e[u§ erbarme bid), eg i[t mein 25ater ! 
 3ur 9lulje, 2;rauter, gieb gur 9iul}e ®i(^, 
 3tbelc fommt, bic^ in ben ©cf)Iaf p tt)iegen — 
 ^cf) fomme — i6) fomme — 
 
 (JJcrwanMung ol^ne 5t»ifcl]cn»orlian3. ©eioitterftunn.) 
 
 ^roeitc Scene 
 
 ®a8 @d){ad)tfelb tion §a[ting§, 5«arf)t. S)en a)?ittelgrunb bcr S3ut)nc 
 bilbet eine ^iigelige Satibfd)aft, in beren §intergrunbe man baS 
 Men fiel)t; na<i) ttorne gu fatten bie §uge( in einjelnen fd^roffen 
 t^elfen ah, beren etner eine l^oI)Ienavtige, bunfle Sertiefnng am gu§e 
 geigt; cin gelfenfteig feitet au§ bem 3JfitteIgrunbe jum flad^en 
 SSorbergrunbe ber 53ut)ne ^erab. 
 
 €rfter ^luftritt 
 
 ©t)t!^0, ©tiganb, bcr Stit Don ^t)bc (fommen bon Itn!§, f^loarj Bcrmumint. 
 S)er ?ttit unb Stiganb init g-nctein). 
 
 mt ©diraarj tcie ba§ ©djicffal ©nglanbS tft bie 
 mad)t — 
 <^Dmmt mit ber ^add, lafU un§ fud)en l^ier. 
 ©tiflonb. Sd) flird)te fel)r, ba[5 toir il;n nimmer finben — 
 -^ gin ^-Pfeil jerti^ fein 5tuge. 
 lo mt ^a, fo ift'§. 
 
 ®tei ©pannen ragte il)m ber ©c^aft Dom ^aupte — 
 @r aber ri^ i(}n au§, jerfnidte it)n
 
 ^linftcr 2lFt. (^tpcite Scene 119 
 
 Unb fdmpfte [t^iiumcnb tncitcr. 
 Stiflonb. 8cincn 2ci6 
 
 3cr[tampftcu fcf)maf)Iirf) bic 9tormanncr='Kolfc. 
 ^bt. ^a — iDcnn lUB Untcr[tutunui tam aiiy Sonbmi, 
 
 2)ann f)atten tutr bic Sc{)Iacf)t ; luofjl brcimal luaiibt' er 
 
 2)a§ blutbcftromtc C'^aupt nad; Sonbon ju — S 
 
 Unb niemanb tam. — 
 &titt)a. ©ic liefjcn if)rcn ^onig 
 
 ^uIfIo§ im @tic^ — fie luerben e§ bercuen. 
 %bt (jeiflt nocf) oben). 2)Drt mu^ e§ fetH — ^iitt aw bcm 9faube 
 broben 
 
 ^er ^clfcn ftanb bcr iBnig in ber @d)(arf)t — 
 
 Unb bort Derfauf mir fein umlorftc^ -S^^iiiipt- lo 
 
 ©tigonb (ju mm)- SBenn ^^r (&u6) [tart fiif^lt, 6rd[in, fommt 
 l^tnauf. 
 
 (©tiganb unb ber Slbt Betteten ben ©teig, ber am gelfen emporfii^rt, ®5tf)a tritt 
 plbf (icf) nuf bie SGertiefung im getfen ju, beuflt fief) einen ^tugenMicf jur Srbe, 
 brilctt bann bie ^cinbe auf bnS .^-lerj unb bleibt in ti5tlicf)er Grftarrung fte^en.) 
 
 ©ijt^a. O iDte er fetncm toten 5>ater gltid)! ! 
 
 Slbt (fliiftemb ju ©ttQanb). 'Bti)i bort — f)brt 'QiVj — 
 
 ©tigaitb. ©ie fanb ben ©of)n? 
 
 Slbt. @o fc^cint'3. 
 
 (Stiganb unb ber 9tbt lommen iurilcf, treten ju ©^t^a unb taffen ba§ Sic^t i^rer 
 (jacfeln auf ben tn ber SJerttefung be6 5elfen§ liegenben toten $aro(b fallcnl. 
 
 @l)t^O (fniet 3u ^orotb nieber). ^d) ttjat bit IDC^, lt)etl bu lllir IDC^ 
 
 get^an — 
 O jammer, ba^ e§ mar in letter Stunbe — >S 
 
 S)u meincS ©d)D^e6 ©tolj — mein ©ofjn — mein <So^n — 
 ©tigonb (fcf)iud),\enb). 9iimm biefe Ic^tcn Sljrdnen beine» JJoIfia, 
 2)en einj'gen Sdjmucf, ben e§ in feincni Slenb, 
 (Seliebter ^onig, bir nod) fd;cnfen fann.
 
 120 V^axolb 
 
 ^tpciter 2tuftntt 
 
 SBil^Clm, Oho, diaittlp^, WlontQOmcvtf (fommen auf bem obern SRnnbe 
 ber geljen ijon rec^tS. Ginige tragen gacletn). 
 
 9l6t. S(| fef)e ^adeln, l^ore 5!Jien[d)en[timmen — 
 |)ebt Quf, it)ir tragen tl)n fjinmeg — 
 
 (Jer SXbt unb ©ttganb legen §anb an |ioroIb, urn i^n fortjutrogen.) 
 aStl^cIm (beugt fic^ bon oben iiber bie getfenmnnb). ^alt bo ! — 
 
 2Ber tft ber Slote, ben i^r bort beftattet? 
 StW, @ott fei un§ gncibig — ber ^iormannenl^erjog ! 
 
 (@ie tteten son bem Sei^nam juritct.) 
 
 SBU^cIm. 2Ber tft'g? 
 
 6Jl)t^a (et^efit ft^, trltt in btn SSorbergrunb). ©te!^ tr^n btr an, tt)enn 
 
 5 bu e§ tnagft. 
 
 SiMl^cIm. ©prad^ ba ein 2Beib? 
 
 Dbo. Unb eine§ 2Beibe§ ^ed^eit ! 
 
 2a^t mi(!) boc^ fef)n — 
 
 (Dbo unb aiabul^^ fteigen ben ^fab l^inob, Dbo tet^t (Sl)t5a bie ^Me som ^QUjit.) 
 
 OJtjt^fl. ^iun, Obo, lennft bu m\6)? 
 
 Dio, @raf (SobiDinS 333eib ! 
 
 @t)t^ii. Unb 3J?utter feiner ©6|ne ! 
 
 SSBil^efnt (ber unterbeffen ntit SKontgomert) gleirfifattS ^entntergeftiegen ift). 
 
 10 Safjt m\6) ba§ ^ntlit^ bie[e§ Soten [e^n — 
 33orit)drt§ bie gacfein ! 
 9fobuHj^ (leuc^tet auf c->oroib). ©nob'ger |)err, er tft'§ ! 
 2B»^clm. |)ab' id) bii^, C>oi'oIb! 5ln bem ©tranb be§ 
 9Jieere§, 
 SSd e§ am obeften, ba fc^arrt i^n ein ! 
 IS (Sin gret)el mdr'S an d)ri[tlid)em 23egrabni§, 
 
 SSenn e§ iljm miirbe — ©rcifin, l)cU (&nd) fort —
 
 ^unftcr nn. gtDctte Scene 121 
 
 ^arolb Mcibt l)kx. 
 
 @ebt mcinert ©o^n mtr, unb id) flc^e (jin, 
 
 ©tiimm — faflc nid)t3 Don allcbem, 
 
 2Ba5 id) (Sud) fagen tounte — 
 Dbo. |)6rt bie§ SScib ! 
 
 ^er |)er3og foil fie fiird)ten? 
 @j)tl)o. 2ad)e nur ! 5 
 
 S)ein ^err dcrftef)t mid) raofjl. 
 aSiUlclnt. S8et ©otteS ©(an.^, 
 
 Slrcibt'^ nic^t 511 weit — id) fag' (Sud), ber ^JJeincib'ge — 
 @»)t^a. 2Bil[)cIm, ruf ©ott nid)t lead) niit bcincm 
 Sd)iuiir ! 
 
 6» fommt bie ©tunbc, fd)rcdlidjer nl» biefe, 
 
 SSo nid)t§ bein ,C')eer bir (jilft unb nid)t§ bein ©ieg, 10 
 
 Unb nid)t» ber 3:roft, ben 5lrglift bir erfann ! 
 
 S^ann iDirb fcin ^(ngefic^t bir ©ott Derf)iiIIen, 
 
 (5d)n)ar3, fc^redlid), mk in biefer graufen '>Rad)t, 
 
 5tuf (Siner 2Sage n)irb er bann eud) tndgen, 
 
 9tobert unb bic^ unb ^arolb, meinen ©Df)n — 15 
 
 IRobulp^. ©tia, 2Baf}n=^rop^etin. 
 ^jjt^o. Unb ^ufammen il^t, 
 
 3f)r werbct Ieid}ter fein ! 9tobcrt unb 2BiU)eIm, 
 
 93erberber unb 3e^ftorer mcines C<-iuff§/ 
 
 ®ie ifjr in§ ernfte Slngcfic^t beio SobeS 
 
 3n liigen roagt — 
 Cbo. ^iird)tct ben 3orn bea C>*^^5og§ ! 20 
 
 @^t^o. 5I(^, 2^Dr, bu ^aft noc^ nid)t mc id) gcftanben 
 
 33ci 3tt)ei Dcrlornen @5^nen ; fiird)t' er mid), 
 
 2Benn ©ott er fur^tet ! 
 233il^clm. ©old) ein rafcnb 2Beib
 
 122 ^arolb 
 
 2Bagt mc^x aU stuanjig 9}Mnner. ©el^t ^f)v nun? 
 @»jt^fl. 9Zid)t, df bu meinen ©oI)n mir gieb[t — ic^ fcf)tt)or'§ ! 
 aBil^etm. Unb e^' nirf)t ©ott ein fid)tbar 3ei(^en t^ut, 
 
 @eb' i(^ ben ©o^n bir nid)t ; id) f d)tDor'§ ! 
 
 Drttter Zluftrttt 
 
 ®Cr Senefc^aU (fommt ben ©telg 5eroB ju ben toorigen). 
 
 aSil^ctm. 2Ba§ brtngt un§ 
 
 5 S)er ©enefi^on mtt foldier biiflren W\tm? 
 @cnef(^ott. 5Jiit biiftrer 5JZiene biiftre ^unbe, §err. 
 SBit^clm. SSon roo tommt eure 5^unbe? 
 ©encfc^oa. lug 9louen : 
 
 Ibele — eute f;oIbe S£od;ter — ftorb. 
 
 a33U^cIm (t)ert)ullt ftd^ bie Stugen). 2:Dt ! — S)ad)te ftc nD(^ 
 
 fterbenb i^reS S5ater§? 
 lo ©cttcf^aK. (Sin Dlame ttjo^nte auf ben bleii^en Sippen, 
 Sn taufenb ©c^merjen toufeubfad) genannt — 
 
 SBil^elm. 2)er 3^Qme? 
 
 ©cncfc^oa. |)err — 
 
 SBil^cIm. 2)er IRame? 
 
 ©cnef(!^oa» ^atolb. 
 
 29i5i%Im. C'fli^olb! — 
 
 ©ebt biefer ^rou ben £eid)nam il;re§ ©ot;ne§. 
 
 (SBot^ang fdnt.)
 
 NOTES
 
 NOTES 
 
 ^CrfonClHJCr5Cirf)ni;8, Dramatis Persona ; list of characters. 
 
 6buari). This name has in German three syllables, but in this 
 drama we occasionally find that it must be pronounced nearly as 
 in English, as a dissyllable. So page 44, line 6. 
 
 @))tl)a, pronounce Glieetah, a Scandinavian (Danish) name. 
 
 Slbclc, pronounce according to German rule, the accent resting 
 on the second syllable. 
 
 @rof Guftod) Don iPoulonnc. Pronounce (Suftac^ like a German 
 word, but i^oillogne as in French: Boolonye. 
 
 ^cr 3cucfd)all, a court officer, master of ceremonies, etc. In 
 efc^atl we have the same old German word (Sc^alt, servant, as in 
 marshal (Old and Middle High German Marescalc). 
 
 iHobert DOM ^Wt'^OC)^, Pronounce the given name as in Ger- 
 man (cf. Suftad) above), but the name of the place as in French: 
 Zhiimeedyzh (zh =1 j in measure). 
 
 ®cr 5ttit bcl StloftCtiS ^QilC, a historical person. Pronounce 
 §t)be as in English. 
 
 9l(tCC, pronounce Alee'ce. 
 
 ACT I 
 
 Stage direction. J'CWftcrttiaitb is simply the wall pierced by 
 windows in the background, hence the same as ^interinaub, in front 
 of which there is an extended platform, (Jftrabc, dais, the place for 
 the liege-lord or sovereign and his immediate followers. 
 
 The scene is in Dover, and it should be remembered that Dover 
 was, and is even now, the regular starting-point for travelers to the 
 continent by way of Calais or Boulogne. The Count of Boulogne, 
 on his return to Boulogne, naturally passed through Dover. 
 
 125
 
 126 NOTES [P. 3-4 
 
 5(ft, instead of Stufjug. On the other hand the author uses 
 Sluftritt for ®cene, which latter is often used for it by other drama- 
 tists. 2(uf5Ug, from auf3ict)en, is the time between the rising and 
 falling of the curtain. Sift denotes the action during this time, and 
 in like manner Sluftritt, from auftreten, the appearance of the actors 
 in successive scenes. The ©cenc, properly speaking, is the stage 
 itself and its more or less varying appearance. Accordingly, in 
 Act II, the author uses this term at the beginning of the act, and 
 again, when the scene is shifted to London, page 37, at the end of 
 the fourth SCuftrttt of the first @cenc. This different use of ©ceite 
 and ^2luftritt is original with this author. 
 
 Pa^e 3. — I. 9Jo^ immcr fc^c ii^, I still see. 
 
 3. Uin ©rofen, etc., an unusual form for Ultt bc8 ©rafen, but 
 justified by the use of @raf, in the nominative, as a title, without 
 article. 
 
 4. S'Jorf) imnter ? expressed as a question, and therefore emphatic : 
 Still, you say? — %XO\t ber ^erjcn^armttt, consolation of a shallow 
 heart. Gytha means : Only a shallow heart will throw off so soon, 
 if at all, the gloomy cloud of melancholy due to the death of a 
 beloved husband. 
 
 7. Derlorctt, the auxiliary fjabt is understood. 
 
 9. legt eitt 3)io§ bcr S^roucr an. Note that ber Srauer is a 
 
 dative. Let there be a litnit to your grief (lit., "mourning"). 
 12. bitterer, here adverb. 
 
 Page 4. — I. ^te§ rtiei^etioKe Qhtgcfi^t . . . gerr'tt, more quick- 
 ly distort this solenui (li'eiljeOolle) countenance of grief into the grimace 
 (&rtie, " mask ") of fierce hatred. 
 
 4. ^infant. The descriptive force of the prefixes t)in, away from 
 the speaker, f)er, toward the speaker, must be properly understood. 
 
 8. bod) . . . fd)OU ol^ iff) = bod) fd)on liiiuiev ale- id). The present 
 tense of the verb is required when the time mentioned includes the 
 present moment (that is, at the time of speaking). Sod), in a 
 declarative sentence, is either "yet" or "after all," but its meaning 
 changes when such a sentence expresses an implied question. Cf.
 
 r.5-6] NOTES 127 
 
 page 1 1 6, line 17. (Scf)On is often used when time is mentioned. E.g. 
 3cl) \vo\)\\c Ijier id)on ^el)ii 3al)re. 
 
 13. (It Icbtc . . . nid)t, a past subjunctive = ev ipiirbe nid}t . . . 
 Icbeii. There should be an inversion of verb and subject (lebte er), 
 but the present order is purposely used for emphasis. 
 
 15. burtf) tticn bcnu, fy wAom, pray? This expletive benn, 
 though it may occasionally be rendered by English " then," answers 
 more exactly to a phrase like : " I should like to know," or "in the 
 world," sometimes to "pray." 
 
 18. '^'xt nad) il)m flrtff, clutched at; nac^ ettt)a§ greifen, "to reach 
 for it;" ctum»5 ciH]Vciicii, "to seize it." 
 
 20. mit^te, not "must," but ought to be; the force of the sub- 
 junctive. 
 
 22. ^ctt clCltbcit, i.e. 9JJcnfdjcn. She supplies an adjective to 
 ben !i)fcnfd)cn, because she does not admit the general truth of the 
 remark. 
 
 Paj?e 5. — 2. %\i cr glcid) fdjJUat^. The position of the finite 
 verb shows that roenn is implied. This with gleid) makes lt)enn= 
 gleid) (=: obgleid)) ; i.e. obgletd) er fd)Riad) ift. . . 
 
 3. (i^Utmiittg, good-ftatured. This word corrects the previous 
 statement. There is a great difference between gut and gutmiitig. 
 
 4. ift, note position by poetic license. 
 
 7. t>\X jwngc^ ^"ISf '^^re, young sprig or scion. 
 
 10. ^an)Of)l, yes indeed. 
 
 11. This line shows a regular future ttJcrb' fcttt, and the present 
 fant^jfcn Wir used as a future. Unless there is danger of ambiguity 
 the latter form is just as good as the former, and often preferable. 
 
 Pa^e 6.-2. 9i^ie bcittt 511 ... for 2Ba8 bcn!t . . . oon. 
 
 4. luorb for luurbe, the only form used in conversation. — frcntb, 
 estranged. 
 
 5. fal) for ^abe ic^ . . . gefe'^cn. The poet uses the imperfect 
 repeatedly as a past definite. In the absence of such a special 
 tense, German usage prefers the past perfect. In English the 
 past tense, so called, stands more generally for a past definite. 
 Cf. "I saw him last night," and 3d) Ijabe il)n geftein '3lbenb gcje^en. 
 Also, "He ditd yesterday," Gr ift gefteni geftovbcii. The student
 
 128 NOTES [P. 7-8 
 
 should notice these differences, but no further note will be 
 given. 
 
 9. ber ^'''•'Wft'tt 5lrt, the manner of the French. There was at the 
 time still a marked difference between French and Nornum, but in 
 this passage it is not recognized, for evidently Norman and French 
 are here treated as synonymous. 
 
 The German Franks, after conquering Gaul, adopted the Latin 
 speech of the conquered. In course of time Frankish became 
 Fretich, and Frankenland, or Francia, France. The Nor??ians 
 {== Northmen, i.e. Norwegians and Danes) came later, conquered a 
 part of Northwestern Gaul (or Neustria) and called it Normandie. 
 France properly speaking was limited to the country around Paris. 
 
 13. Ctll Ottberer, that is, another @raf, her son Harold, or her 
 late husband. 
 
 14. 3unt ®ru^ ^ this (= this bow) for a greeting, "accept this 
 as a greeting," trans. We present our respects. — Sdj^dgCfttt, 
 sister-in-law. It does not appear that there was at this time any 
 relationship between Gytha and the earls of Mercia. In about 
 1064 Harold married a sister of the Earls Edwin and Morcar, — 
 but this was ten years before the present meeting. 
 
 Page 7.-6. aSittwe is in the dative after auftc^t = gejiemt 
 (becomes'). 
 
 7. SSct %x^\\t^ ©tailj, Par la splendeur de Dieu, "By God's 
 splendor," a favorite oath of William the Conqueror, and very 
 common at the time. 
 
 12. '1)0^ Wiittf d)t' \6), bo§, etc., I would like this, (namely) that, etc. ; 
 inunjc^t' is the past subjunctive. 
 
 23. See Introduction, page x. 
 
 26. S3Iaft fid) ... an (anbtajen, to fan by blowing); trans, such 
 reflexive forms by a passive or by a paraphrase. 
 
 Page 8.-4. ttjcit bo§ (^-rcmbc man, for the regular: 'mtM tnan 
 
 ba§ f^vembe, — to suit the meter. 
 
 7. ftd)'§ fiinbe, cf. note, page 7, line 26. 
 
 16. @c,5icinc, subjunctive dependent on ntCUlC, which suggests 
 the possibility of a doubt. Cf. "I am inclined to think."
 
 p. »-12] NOTES 129 
 
 rage 9. — 6. ,^u Uitrctf)t = mit Uure cl)t. 
 
 lo. ^rum Wollt, Jvollt is here the imperative, like French veuil- 
 Uz, English "be pleased." 
 
 12. an niibrcm = an eincm onbern. 
 
 i8. c^ borf nidjt fcill. Xiirfen never means "dare." It often 
 has the force of must, so here, though generally it is "may" or "be 
 permitted." 
 
 19. Tflt()t' id) C^ bof^. A sentence beginning like a question 
 and ending with bod) has the force of an explanatory assertion = 
 It is as I thought, or exactly as I supposed. 
 
 Page 10. — 7. ttJCi^ id) jo, here ja answers to English "you 
 know," although it may not be best to so translate it. The sense 
 is, " What is the use of telling me what I know as well as you do.?" 
 Trans. You tell me nothing new. 
 
 8. ru^igcn SB(ute§, calmly, an adverbial genitive which is fre- 
 quent in German and generally answers to a Latin ablative. 
 
 21. bo^ in a request or command answers to do! or pray! 
 
 26. Siton fciltcr 'iOfuttCr J)Cr, inherited from his mother; note the 
 force of l)er, the opposite of ^in. Cf. note, page 4, line 4; also In- 
 troduction, page ix and xi. 
 
 Page 11. — 2. -^tt 2cl)tt = at? eiit ?ef)en, as a fief. 
 
 5. fdiroiirt nttttt fclbft = unrb Don bent i>afaUen felbjt gefd)nioren. 
 Cf. man fagt = t^ luivb nejagt. The presence of the vassal at the 
 conferring of the fief was absolutely required, because he had to 
 take the oath as vassal in return for the fief; hence ?cf)n?eib. 
 
 6, 7. The regular prose would be: ^ann e6 auf \>ix 2Belt eineii 
 unfd)ulbigeren 2lnla^ gcben al3 biefcn? 
 
 10. owf mcJltcr 23wrg, goes with id), not with Sinlafi, /, in my 
 castle, refuse, etc. The other sense would require the accusative. 
 
 16. Gr roft . . . jyerbcrbcn. The intransitive rafen is here used 
 poetically as a transitive. In prose: 2)urd^ fetn 9iafcn ftiirjt er 
 end) alle in^ S^erberben. 
 
 25. bC'3 lfi?iUc = beffen Siflc. 
 
 Page 12. — 2. When it is desired to place the finite verb at 
 the beginning of the sentence, for the purpose of emphasis, the
 
 130 NOTES [P. 13-16 
 
 expletive c8 should stand before it. E.g. Said the father = (Ss 
 fagte ber 3}ater. Fiat lux! (Latin) = Let there be light! = gg 
 iDerbe lHcf)t! 
 
 3. brinncnb ; the omission of um is a poetical license. 
 
 4- 28a§ = Saritm. This use of raaS is probably due to French 
 influence in the use of que. 
 
 6. gefleibct = gugeridjtet {fixed). 
 
 1 1, feitnte, note this past subjunctive = er VDiirbe fennen. — 9?un 
 
 fllfo, i«ell then. 
 
 Page 13. — I. 9KcitttS^r, tuir pttClt ^t\\. The subjunctive 
 l^atten is not sufficiently accounted for by the doubt implied in 
 SWeint 3f)V. It is rather due to a rhetorical fiction, as though the 
 speaker were quoting the language of another, hence it is the sub- 
 junctive of indirect speech (pratio obliqua), 
 
 2. 9Jttlt banit, 7uell, iti that case . . . 
 
 7. 9Zotitr(td) = freilid), 0/ course. 
 
 21. ^cr SBurff^C, the lad (the fellow). The term, being conde- 
 scending, is offensive. 
 
 Page 14. — 6. mOC^t Un§ ^-^XtiXiSzX, furnish us lodgings and 
 food. 
 
 7. ^ubeniJ^fcn, He calls the English so because they wore 
 their hair long. 
 
 21. ^!^r \ai\t t§ an, from an^e'^en, to be an eye-witness, to behold, 
 look at. 
 
 Page 15. — 20. ^reilid^ 'tiQ^\ here boc^ merely strengthens 
 
 freilid), surely, of course. 
 
 23. burd)fd^itttrC, cause to tremble (burd) gives greater force to 
 the verb), a subjunctive like jd)lTttebe in line 21, denoting purpose. 
 
 25. 'J)en, here a relative pronoun. Hence the omitted auxiliary 
 should stand last in the sentence. 
 
 Page 16. — 5. jdtK^^t t^nt, welcomes him with shouts of joy ; 
 the regular form is jujauc^jen. The omission of the separable 
 prefix is a poetical license. 
 
 7. 9!ac[j, in the sense of "according to," often follows the noun; 
 trans, by his name.
 
 p. 17-21] NOTES 131 
 
 11. Stuf ciicr bcibcr = oiif cuerc beibcn. Guer and bciber are 
 genitives. (Suor for ciierer or eurer. 
 
 12. X)Cnn, here nearly the same as then, when unemphatic; 
 literally bciut is " therefore," or " hence," never " then " referring to 
 time (bann). 
 
 1 8. (3(()cQc, a small handbell, round like a shell, here contrasted 
 with the big bell, @lo(fe, in the belfry. At mass the ringing of a 
 small bell indicates the most solemn moment of the ceremony, and 
 the latter is also proclaimed by the tolling of the big bell. 
 
 Page 17. — 5. ^cifdjt = uerlatiflt. §ciid)en is almost obsolete 
 in ordinary speech. Originally eiW)en, this word betrays its re- 
 lationship to ask. The h was added arbitrarily. 
 
 7. SBringc id) ben 23cfct)ctb = 5olI id) ben 33efd)cib bringcn? 
 ©oUen like roerben may be implied in the present tense of a verb. 
 There is an emphasis on ben. 
 
 12. jcbc^ cin^'gc, more correctly jebcS einjelnc. 
 
 16. ntit, in this line is an ethical dative, or "dative of interest." 
 This form is not infrequent with English poets, and is found even 
 in prose, for instance in Shakespeare's plays. 
 
 19. ^tx\xiiViV\i^t)X^yX)^'^\tX, Uz.Vl%. of French sycophanU. ^U^p= 
 ter, a go-between for immoral purposes. 
 
 Page 18. — II. 2S3a!§ bann? Note here the difference from 
 benn ; bann is then or in that case. Cf. note, page 4, line 1 5. 
 
 Page 19. — 5. ttJOflt mir boc^. Cf. note, page 9, line 10, and 
 note, page ic, line 21. 
 
 10. This construction is permitted only in poetry or poetic prose. 
 The regular construction requires the infinitive at the end of the 
 clause or sentence. 
 
 13. $Jn := in the person of. 
 
 Page 20. — 5. A line of thirteen syllables. The meter is defec- 
 tive. 
 
 7. ob is sometimes, as here, used, with increased effect, instead 
 of obglcid). 
 
 Page 21. — 2. @on3 Olfo ttJOr§? Was it just so? 2lt|o stands
 
 132 NOTES [P. 22-29 
 
 here for fo, and gan5 for quite. SHfo occurs for fo in poetical 
 language. It is otherwise obsolete in this sense. 
 
 15. obcrtoufcnb = unb nod) etn taufenb. Cf. "thousands and 
 thousands." 
 
 20. ^tfv tt>i|t tntr'§ ^onf, J'ou feel that you owe me thanks. — 
 i»o^ it^ . . . fc^c = ba^ \i) tl)ue, al^ ob tc^ Suc^ nidjt fe'^e. 
 
 Pa^e 22. — 15. im ®toU, i.e. in etnem ^ferbe= or ^u'^pall, like 
 a low-born wretch. — bodj := I suppose or I hope. 
 
 Page 23. — 4. Grlif^oft. Cf. note, page II, line 5. 
 18. ttiit @ott = urn @otte«tt)iIIcn (nnt — mitten, preposition with 
 genitive). 
 
 Page 24. — 9. SBcrlufttg fctncr ©iitcr, fctitcr fic^cn, to have 
 
 forfeited his estates and fefs. ©liter, estates, and Jetjcn, fiefs, here 
 mean the same, because feudal usage placed the paramount owner- 
 ship of all landed property in the king. 
 
 12. I.e. if he shall be found on the fourth day in England. 
 
 16. 2lU£> (^nabcn, as an act of 7nercy. In this and a few similar 
 expressions we have the old dative of feminine nouns. Cf. auf 
 Srben, and Dorf)anben, page 8, line 8. 
 
 Page 25. — 10. ttjar, we may supply botnats. 
 16. iljrer, note the case and number. The spaced eine shows 
 that this word is to be emphasized. 
 
 Page 26. — 6. ©cifcttt ; we now distinguish between bte ©eifef, 
 hostage, and bte ©ei^et, scourge. The verb gei^elll appears on 
 page 27, line 18. 
 
 Page 28. — i. ttio^rc = bewatjre. 
 
 ACT II 
 
 GrftC ©CCttC. Cf. note, page 126. 
 
 Page 29. — i. ^cr^cngfcclcn, My darling friends, a rather 
 unusual term of endearment. With the genitive §er5en§ a number 
 of similar compounds are formed: e.g. §er^ensfinb, ^erjcnisfrcunb 
 = "darling child," "dearest friend," etc.
 
 p. 30-33] NOTES 133 
 
 4- fiur,^ Ultb fltlt, proverbial = in brief, briefly. 
 
 10. Siricj}!?rttt flcl)oUcn = ^tiicfixJvat foil nel)altcii tncrbcn, in the 
 form of a military command, Let us hold a council of war. — 
 ^iana, the goddess of the chase. 
 
 12. SUdlantC, an Arcadian maiden, skilled in hunting, who took 
 part in the chase of the Calydonian boar. There was another 
 Atalante, the swift-footed Boeotian princess, who overcame her 
 suitors in the race, until Tlippomenes conquered her by a stratagem. 
 
 14. ^(^ ttjct^ (fnd) bcffcrc^ = etiuaS bcffcreis fiir Sud). 
 
 Page 30. — 10. Cf. page 29, line 10. 
 
 11. Falcons were hooded to make them eager for the chase 
 when the game came in sight. 
 
 14. belt. Supply another ben (or benjenigert) before this. 
 
 16. Iicfo^' (subjunctive), indicates that the speaker admits that 
 all she has was given her by her father. 
 
 19. ben briltflft Ittir, supply bu, and cf. page 17, line 7. 
 22. 5um SBcgliirfcn, a play on the word Otiicf of the preceding 
 line; begliideil, to confer happiness. 
 
 Page 31. — 3. Son $lrtU§' ^of, i.e. of King Arthur, famous 
 in ancient romance. 
 
 4. Soni fianjclot. The definite article is sometimes used before 
 nouns when a particular and well-known person is meant. Lancelot 
 was the hero of a story, Ysolt (or Isolde) the heroine. — SDZctuftnc, 
 a sea-nymph, the reputed ancestress of the French family Lusignan. 
 These stories were becoming widely known at this time. 
 
 5. mcincn Sd)0^, i.e. Oon 9}Mrrf)cn, my hoard of fairy tales. 
 
 17. ttiidifcn ■= wenn mir . . . tt3ud)fen. Note the subjunctive of 
 condition; but we may also take Unid)fen to be an optative, would 
 that wings were growing on my shoulders. — fttcg id) = Uiiirbe ic^ 
 
 [tcigen. 
 
 Page 32.-15. {cWc=I)at gelcbt; uittcrbci^? = untcrbeffcn, in 
 the meantime. 
 
 Page 33. — 5. an btc = beina^e or faft. Cf. "going on." 
 
 7. auf bic iBrautfaljrt, on a search for a bride, on a wooing tour.
 
 134 NOTES IP. 34-40 
 
 P.'ii^e 34. — I. umfttltjlC for frone (crown) or umgelie (encircle). 
 2. niiirc, the subjunctive of quotation (indirect speech) because 
 the reference is to the saying of others. 
 
 lo. fo, supply etlUaS, anything =. any more. 
 
 Pag'e 35. — 9. ^dtto'jt ^ master, in a condescending sense, 
 hence by no means " patron " ; trans, iny little man. 
 
 Page 36.-4. Supply more. 
 
 7. ®U niir entriffcn! ? Elliptlcally as in: "You, snatched from 
 
 me?!" 
 
 8. ttJO^re for bcttia{)re, keep safe. 
 
 14. ftod) . . . bic <5cC, embarked, started on a voyage. 
 
 Page 37. (3tt'Cite) Scene, as on page 29. Cf. remark on differ- 
 ence between ®cene and 2Iuf tritt, page 1 26. 
 
 Page 38. — I. \Qt%\^\\i)txX\^, surely, 3.\so probably. For in- 
 stance: (Sr war uioI)l je^n Sage fran!, "He was sick for some ten 
 days," where some = probably. Also : S)aS fann >tiot)t Xoa.\)X jein, 
 ■where we may use luell^ ft)ol)I. 
 
 10. in (Sntfe^cn, in horror. The bloody deed will make love 
 end in horror and thus kill it. 
 
 16. e§ gc^e um fein Seficn = jein Scbcn toare in @cfaf)r (i.e. at 
 stake). 
 
 17. ttetBtdUd^t, worn out (no longer of any use). 
 
 Page 39.-2. @ucr SBcibcr. Cf. page 16, line II. 
 
 8. fto^en is the special hunting term when a bird of prey darts 
 upon its victim. 
 
 9. For this c§, cf. note, page 12, line 2. 
 
 13. bCtt fitebe ftcrbcn ^ic|, whom love bade die, i.e. who died be- 
 cause love (for the human race) made him do so. 
 
 Page 40. — 8. C§ stands for something indefinite. Cf. c8 
 lautct, "there is a ringing (of a bell)"; e§ l^ei^t, "people say." 
 
 15. I.e. @in gu ntilber 9Jid)ter fctn ift oud^ {likewise) ungeredjt fein, 
 the verb to be, fein, being understood. 
 
 . 19. We infer from the question that the king had ordered the 
 matter to be once more investigated.
 
 p. 41-45] NOTES 135 
 
 29. Hftifl I(i(()C(nt). The feeble-minded monarch is cunning 
 enough to notice the embarrassment of his troublesome and 
 ferocious advisors. This fact proves that he may yet turn against 
 them. — '^Jo^ ttior' . . . fdjabc, that, of course, would be a pity. 
 
 Page 41. — 8. 2Bcr rict . . . iliub ? Who gave me that advise 
 about this child? 
 
 10. bcnft, with a genitive, stands for gebcntt. In prose the 
 complement of betiten is an. 
 
 Pag'e 42, — 13. ntit, here adverbial ^ along with others; it is 
 elliptical for mit bcn anberiu Hence: Were you one of those who 
 saw it ? 
 
 18. ftc, in this line, is awkward, though there can be no doubt as 
 to its meaning. It has no antecedent, and we must supply : 2)ie 
 SSiirger 2)0Der8. 
 
 Page 43. — 6. in fiitftcn gc^t c§ «m (in ?iiften = in ber ?uft), 
 
 there is something uncatiny {in the air). This is the sense of ge{)t 
 urn. The subsequent reference to the bells changes the general 
 idea into a definite statement. 
 
 10. fii^rt, indicative, instead of the subjunctive fii^rc. Sub- 
 stitutions of this kind are frequent. 
 
 12. This mixture of imbecility and pity in the king accords 
 with the popular impressions of him as found in the chronicles of 
 the time. He was a puppet (cf. page 23, line 23) in the hands of 
 the Normans, but not devoid of human sympathy. 
 
 Page 44. — 6. (Sbuarb, here a word of two syllables, as English 
 Edward. 
 
 22. SdjottCtt nur, supply fmb and remember that baj] 3)Zenjd)en 
 ftnb (line 21) is equivalent to 'ba^ ti 9)ienid}en giebt. 
 
 Page 45. — 4. um is occasionally equivalent to um . . . tPiUcn, 
 "for the sake of," or ttJegen, "on account of," but it always governs 
 the accusative. 
 
 11. iRcbe ftcljcn = auf meine ^^agfn antroorten. 
 
 15. !fi?0£i foU wnS ^oocr I|icr, supply bcbeutcn; what does Dover 
 
 sigtiify to us ?
 
 136 NOTES 
 
 [P. 46-53 
 
 Page 46. — i6. tSgft = lageft, subjunctive following a wish 
 (here implied). Eustach had stayed behind after William had re- 
 turned to Normandy. His special purpose was to thwart the 
 plans of Harold and the Anglo-Saxon party. 
 
 20. fid) ttcrflriff (to take the wrong object), made a mistake. 
 23. The omission of the article is a poetical license. 
 
 Page 47. — 18. After ^cr supply cin. 
 
 Page 48.-7. 293ic^tC, -wretch, not "wight." In Middle High 
 German "wiht" meant both "thing" and "person." 
 8. JOC^rC = 'OtXXOt\)Xt, prevetit {will prevent). 
 
 Page 49.-7. 2SBcr Bit^t un§, "who will atone to us," or who 
 will indemnify us. This use of the verb bii^eit is peculiar. As a 
 transitive verb bu^eu means " to fine," ettieit bii^en, " to fine one." 
 As an intransitive verb bii^ctt is "to do penance," hence 33uge, 
 repentance or act of expiation. It is in the latter sense that the 
 verb is used, but with the additional idea of "indemnity." Cf. (gr 
 joU mtr bafiir biifeen, "He shall rue it," or "I'll make him pay for 
 that." 
 
 11. la^t = la^t ab, desist. 
 
 Page 50. — II. 2)ic SBu^c! (cf. page 49, note 7) we may trans- 
 late by the penalty." 
 
 Page 51. — 8. barf ft, cf. note, page 9, line 18. 
 
 12. ttioQet is the optative subjunctive (or imperative). Cf. notes, 
 page 9, line 10 and page 19, line 5. 
 
 16. OUfgC^otlcn = bett)al)rt, kept safe. Cf. page 86, line 12. 
 
 Page 52. — 2. The cr refers to SBK^elm in the next line. 
 10. ©§ \)tx^i = e« ift basjelbe lt)ie. 
 
 12. fiinbc = fenntUc^ mat^e, make known; fiinbc stands here for 
 berfiinbe. 
 
 21. %tt ZoA^itX ttJCffCtt? SBcffen has here its original pronomi- 
 nal character. In Scffeit Sod^tev? the purely pronominal character 
 of the word merges into that of a pronominal adjective. 
 
 Page 53. — 5. gcfett, made inviolable by a charm. 
 
 7. @D = ta bieS fo ift (= fid} fo uerf)alt), as this is so.
 
 p. 64-59] NOTES 137 
 
 8. fo . . . fll^ ; rt)ie is now used when equality of conditions is 
 expressed. Gr i[t jo alt luie id) ; but er ift alter ali< id). 
 
 9. tpcnn 3l)r "«'^ fcl)ft = aenii 3t)r ittd)t bet unS jcib; fc^leu = 
 abuicjenb fcin, ^ be absent. 
 
 Page 54. — i. bcfdjworcti, here = ^eranfbefc^trijren. 3?efd)n)5= 
 
 ten alone means at present "to remove the danger by conjuring it," 
 but in the present case the evident meaning is to conjure up. For- 
 merly befd)H)iJren alone had this meaning. 
 
 ACT III 
 
 Page 55. — 2. 9i0UCtt, the capital of Normandy, on the lower 
 Seine, near Havre. 
 
 8. fid) ouf iicJt 2Bcg mod^cn = btc JReife anfangcit, ftd) auf bie 
 9ieife begebcn, to start on the journey. 
 
 Page 56. — i. cittc 9)ieinmtfl ctnf)o(ctt = 3emanb iim feinc 9Jlei= 
 niing befragcn, "to ask some one for his opinion." The verb is used 
 with reference to persons in authority, to courts, judges, experts, 
 and rulers. 
 
 2. 25cnn i(^ c§ i\\^i = tcenn id) e« gctf)an l^citte. This use of an 
 imperfect indicative instead of a pluperfect subjunctive is imitated 
 from the Latin. 
 
 4. &OttcS Xob, a translation of the French oath Mortdieu! 
 
 Page 57. — 15. 5'"^ S^eic = fiir 3Wei. 
 
 Page 58. — i. ©citug gcroftct, supply 3t)r ^abt or 2Bir ^aben 
 before genug, we have rested enough. 
 
 3. \6) mag . . . nti!)t = tc^ \)(xbt teine ?uft ju, don't want to. 
 
 6. ru^t ftt^'§ = man ru^t. Cf. page 7, line 26, also page 8, 
 line 7. 
 
 15. c§ foUcn . . . fcin = man fagt eS jcien, are said to be. 
 
 Page 59. — m- a^nt ntir (a^nt eS tnir) = i^ ^abe cine ^T^nung, 
 
 / have a presentiment. 
 
 17. ttJcm . . . gilt = fiir wen . . . bcabftd}tigt ift ; gcUen, (i) "to be 
 worth," (2) (with a dative) "to be intended for."
 
 138 NOTES [P. 60-68 
 
 19. 23Sa§ tfim ? 993o§ Ittffcn ? (i.e. wa9 untcrloffen ?) iv/iat shall 
 
 be done ; what not done ? 
 
 Page 60. — 2. SBog ^\xd)i uitb Stttc = SBarum ^oU \6) ^ier an 
 3uc^t unb @itte bcnten? 2Sa8 denotes indifference in the phrase 
 %6) tt)a8! "oh pshaw!" There is something like this in the above 
 expression. 3^^*' ^^'^'^ breeding, @itte, good morals. 
 
 4. The verb is an'btttben. The preposition an is used with 
 3ugel, hence am BuflCtf ^y ^^^^ bridle. 
 
 II. ^emoitb fitr fret l^oltcn = gtauben ba^ er unbej^ciben ift; 
 to take one to be deficient in modesty. Adele wants to excuse her 
 seeming forwardness. 
 
 Page 61. — I. «)c:^rt = tteme^rt. 
 
 7. id) fitrc^tc nttl)t, for ic^ fur(f)te niid^ ntt^t; ftc^ fiirditen, "to 
 be afraid," furd)ten, "to fear."— Stage direction: fic^t i^Jl fliro^ Oil, 
 i.e. init gro^en Stugcn, looks at him with wondering eyes. 
 
 Pag-e 62. — 4- 3« 2anb :^icr for I)ier 3U ?anbe, i.e. bei un8 in 
 ber 9^ormanbte. 
 
 11. SScrtrOUen, here an infinitive. 
 
 12. 9?ad) cigcncm %x&\(!i\i — nad^ bent tras man \tVotx ift, or in ftd^ 
 
 l^at, according to one's otvn character (literally, "contents"). 
 
 Page 63. — 5. Gifenft^inimel, iron gray horse. 
 
 Page 64.-2. 9Jlcinettt)cgcii, originally oon nteincn SBegen, 
 later meincntwegen, finally nteinetwegen = 'to,^ ift mir gteic^giittig, 
 as on page 63, line 10, I don'' t care. 
 
 6. bo§ alleg = alle biefe 3)ienf(i)en unb ^fcrbc. 
 18. ©0 = in bent %oX\, or bann, in that case. 
 
 Page 66. — 4. fic^ in translating put after be6 5TJormanncn, 
 16. S8crIongt^§, i.e. e§ tierlangt i^n, an impersonal verb = er 
 luiinfc^t or ^at \i^% Scrlangen, is anxioits to go. 
 
 Page 67. — 5. 2Birft mid), the omission of the bU occurs only 
 in familiar talk, caressingly. 
 
 7. . . . 2So§ "tiXX fd)n)0^eft = How you talk! 
 
 Page 68.- — 13. Hbc for adieu occurs only in postry. This is 
 a popular abbreviation ; for -ieu is in German io.
 
 p. 69-76] NOTES 139 
 
 Page 60. — 3. ^Ctt, demonstrative pronoun, that. 
 4. Uttb giitfl's^ urn = Hub mcnn baS §eil meiner ®ccle ber 'ifreiS 
 Jtdrc. Cf. tS^ n^'flt mn'c* I'fbon, life is at stake. 
 
 7. @icb iljlli bcu tuicbcr. Harold repeats her words. 2!Sie'ber= 
 geben = jiidicfgebcn, return. 
 
 Pag'e 70. — 2. Exclamations like bei @ott were much in use. 
 They conveyed no irreverence. We may substitute beim §itniiief. 
 
 Page 71. — I. mir gcljt C'^ onbcrS = eS »erl)dlt ftc^ (= ift) an= 
 
 berS mit mir, it is different with me. 
 
 2. rci^t = 5iel)t l)efttg, I am violently drawn. 
 
 6, 7. gcb' and t)Crfprid)t. The indicatives stand here for con- 
 ditional futures. 
 
 8. ob cr bcrcit fllf) ftttbet? an incomplete question. The com- 
 plete statement would be: Olaiibt 31)!:, bag (not ob) cr firfi bereit 
 finbct? or else 9}fid) foU rounbern, ob, etc., "I wonder whether he 
 will be ready to do so." 
 
 10, II. fo, no corresponding word is used in English, though 
 therefore is implied. 
 
 16. fprcrf)t otigcmcin = in angemcinen 2lu§brucfcn, speak in 
 general terms. 
 
 18. ^cr tocifc 9?af, spoken with sarcasm, what sage counsel! 
 
 20. c^ I)Onble fid) urn = e^ betreffc, that it concerned. 
 
 25. 5Crfd)mil5CU, intransitive, obsolete, now only serj(^me(5en, 
 both intransitively and transitively, to melt away. 
 
 Page 72. — i. ©ettJiJljmtng, slightly differing from ®e»t)ol)nf)eit, 
 habit, an abstract noun, while ©elDO^nultg shows the verbal force 
 (ge»rib()nen). 
 
 6. ^0^ = bamtt, in order that. 
 
 22. Stein = SSiirfel, die. 
 
 24. (c§ ift) unbcnfbar, etc., the question interrupts the previous 
 thought. 
 
 Page 73. — 8. ouf ttac^t)Cr, like the French a tantot; good-bye 
 until we meet after a while. 
 
 Page 75. — 8. 'J^onn atfo = folglic^, hence you love him? 
 (S)onn = "then" or "in that case.")
 
 140 NOTES [P. 77-85 
 
 12. So bfid)tcft bn, subjunctive of indirect speech, as though a 
 sentence preceded; can it be that this is yotir thought? 
 
 14 fo bod)t id) bod^, "thus, after all, I was thinking," this, after 
 all, was what I thought. 
 
 15. 'Jiotl^, beginning a sentence, is nearly the same as abcr. 
 
 19. bcnit expresses an inference, as the unemphatic then some- 
 times does in English. 
 
 Pag-e n.- — 3. ^ergog .^orolb, these words are in the dative. 
 
 5. twcr mtc^ betn t)Crtntil)ttC ! bem is a demonstrative pronoun 
 and stands for ©ii^'rcS. / know a sweeter object, and he who would 
 unite me to this object (i.e. Adele). We may supply "would deserve 
 my deepest gratitude. " 
 
 Page 78. — 6. ^^\i inir = tt3ar fiir mid^ beftimmt. Cf. note, 
 page 59, line 17. 
 
 Page 82. — i. ^Taiflefer, a page and minstrel at William's 
 court who subsequently accompanied his master to England and 
 fought at the battle of Hastings. He was famous for his fine 
 voice and also for his courage. 
 
 22. 2S>o§ @orf)fc ? Cf. note, page 60, line 2 ; why mention Saxon 
 or JVortnan ? (Expression of indifference.) 
 
 Page 83. — 6. %a^ trifft ftt^ gut, a lucky coincidence. 
 
 9. The nature of an oath on a crucifix, and even more so on 
 some relic of a saint, was such that it made its violation a mortal 
 sin for which the church itself could not give pardon. Cf. Intro- 
 duction, page ix. 
 
 Page 84.-8. gSog, iJontg? The meaning of 2Ba« differs 
 from the one explained in note, page 60, line 2. Here it expresses 
 wonder and astonishment. The comma after 2Ba§ marks the 
 difference. — 9Jun ttJCr ? The colloquial tlUtt corresponds to well! 
 used indefinitely. 
 
 13. hx'\i)i %\iX ^X'^t, falls prostrate. — lifc^ 0U§! become extinct! 
 
 from auSlofd)en. 
 
 Page 85. — 16, 17. lo^t 'i^\\x . . . cntriitnt er. In prose: 3Bcntt 
 Sl^r il)n je^t entfommen lagt, fo entrinnt er jeinem Stbe, etc., If you 
 let him escape now, he will prove false to his oath.
 
 p. 86-95] NOTES 141 
 
 Page 86. — 12. oufflCfjobcn = Oenua^rt, in a sinister sense; 
 aui[)eben, (i) "to pick up," (2) "to keep safe." Cf. page 36, line 8. 
 
 Page 87. — 7. aJfo^fo. Not so in modem usage where alfo 
 always means "therefore" or "consequently." Cf. note, page 21, 
 line 2. 
 
 Page 89. — 3. bc§ .^pinflcgongncn = be« SSerjtorbenen ; of the 
 
 deceased. Cf. "gone to his rest." 
 
 6. il)n graufcn JrCUCl^ ^Cifjcnb, charging him with a horrid 
 crime (or desecration). 
 
 ACT IV 
 
 Page 90. — 6. "ba^ is nominative case ; i^m, dative of interest 
 
 Page 91. — 4- @nt^, for einen ©rug. 
 15, 16. 5fi?o^, here il'avum. 
 
 Page 93. — 3. Hnl)Ctl6cratncr = Seraten com Unfjeit, a com- 
 pound like iibelberatncv, one ill-advised, but much stronger, — you 
 ■whom mischief has advised {ox guided). 
 
 18. '^n, bcr it)in frfjWur. The relative stands here in the third 
 person. If the second person of the relative were used, the rule 
 would require the repetition of bu after it: tVi, ber bu, etc. {Cf. 
 in the first person: "^6), ber tc^, etc.). 
 
 Page 94. — 4. t^uc ab = lege ab, put away. 
 
 10. 9)Zart unb firaft, somewhat inconsistently in the accusative, 
 after DoU, according to modern usage, while the older form, the 
 genitive, is used in the next line. However, when an adjective 
 precedes a noun after tiott, we occasionally find even now a geni- 
 tive used, and even preferred, at least in poetry. 9iot§ is probably 
 due to juxtaposition with HugCIt Sinit^. 
 
 14. iibcrmittcttC, transmitted, handed down, i.e. "human speech." 
 — bctoa^rc goes with baS ?anb in line 12. 
 
 18 — 20. Cf. note, page 83, line 9. 
 
 Page 95. — I. SSa^ I)obt 3^r Dor ? = SSaS ttJoEt 3br tf)un? 
 5. baruntcr, present usage requires luorunter, as indicating the
 
 142 NOTES [P. 96-102 
 
 force of a relative pronoun. The older writers, especially Goethe, 
 use the former. 
 
 Page 96. — 2. 5Itt tntr t)orbct5ugeI)cn, i.e. oI)ne mid^ gu begriigen 
 (ift ratfeU)aft or imbegreiflid)), to pass me without speaking to me 
 {greeting tne) (is puzzling or incomprehensible). 
 
 7- fflUficr, in the archaic sense of unwounded. 
 
 Page 97. — 19. ^ittg ftt^ on btc ^iritc = fud^te bie ©efeHfc^aft 
 
 beS ebrlofcu 9formannen=2)idl)d)euS, attached himself to a disho^torable 
 N^orman girl. 
 
 22. j^fitt^ Cr'§ gct^an = would heaven had done so the day when, 
 etc. 
 
 Page 98. — i. alfo = fo. Cf. page 87, line 7. 
 
 Stage Direction. oufgct^Olt = gebffuct, opened, instead of OUf= 
 
 gegogen, drawtt up. 
 
 Page 99. — 5. bet bcrcn 23i)tffcnfc^0ft, at the knowledge of 
 TV hie h. 
 
 17. Its track lies over those who are huma7i born. 
 
 18. 2)er 9)Icttfd)cu Soiling = ben ©efe^en bcr SKenf^^eit, the 
 
 laws of hwnaiiity. 
 
 19. tlbhJirft, the position and form of the verb shows this sen- 
 tence to be dependent on \QCX {he who) in line 18. 
 
 21. bcr, demonstrative pronoun, supplementing the force of the 
 previous 2Ber. 
 
 Page 100. — 4. §irn = ©e'^irn, brain. 
 
 Page 101. — 3. sfiuntt auf bic Otoffc for gaiimt bie 9to[fe auf, 
 
 put the bridles on your horses. 
 
 6. 6'r \)o\t fic^,the imperative of the third person z= SJJoge cr ftc^ 
 . . . f)o{en {fetch). 
 
 13. §cbt OUf belt ©tul^I; auf is the prefix, hence should stand 
 after ®tuf)I. Cf. page loi, line 3. 
 
 1 5. ttJCl)' OUf (Slid), an Anglicism = Woe upon you. The regular 
 use is in line 16. 
 
 Page 102. — 19. fu:^Uo§, supply jei.
 
 p. lOS-110] NOTES 143 
 
 Page 103. — 5. JHutcnftcrn = iJomet. 
 
 Page 104. — 3. Tie Icljtc Stunbc fam = bie tc^tc <2hinbe ifl 
 gctommeu! Cf. note, page 6, line 5. — 9)iad)t C^urfj = SBcflebt (Sucf), 
 ^i-ziz/t^ yourselves. Cf. 3)tQd)t ba^ 3l)r Had) ipaiijc tomint, where 
 mac^t = cilt. 
 
 6 — II. In these six lines we have trochees instead of iambics. 
 But there is an extra syllable, both after the second trochee and 
 the last, in lines 6 — 9, one after the second trochee in line 10, and 
 one after the last trochee in line 11. The effect of the meter is im- 
 pressive and weird. 
 
 Page 105. — 5. einc %t\i, supply tt)eld)e ©cfa^ren bringt. 
 
 10. cin for ^erctn, 
 
 11. jo =:you know (or equivalent). 
 
 Page 106. — 4. ba stands here instead of modem too = in 
 >t)cld)cr. Cf. note, page 95, line 5. 
 
 5. This line is imperfect, because the accent must rest on au8 in 
 au§gletd)t, this being the rule with all separable prefixes. If we 
 elide the i in ^^fi^bfeltge the verse is just as imperfect, because the 
 ending ge cannot have any accent. 
 
 Page 107. — 8. 9)Hr ttinrb SJefe^l, supply gcgeben; trarb is 
 avoided in conversation, luuvbe being the regular term, / was 
 commanded or ordered. 
 
 15. G§ fcf)i(ft mici|. Cf. note, page 12, line 2. The subject is 
 bie ^ird)c in line I, page 108. 
 
 Page 109. — I. SoUft "tSW. This is the second part of the 
 compound sentence beginning line 10 with SBeil, etc. 
 
 13. 6Jic^ OU^, pour out, i.e. "Do not simply let Thy stars shine, 
 but pour out Thy light (so that all can see the accursed fraud)." 
 
 15. Unb niir mit i^m Wcrpurfjt, we are accursed with him (be- 
 cause we have joined him). 
 
 Page 110. — 3. ^oftc ftoub, rm^^ (hold out). 
 
 8. bcr ^Jinttcr, dative of bie ^JJattcr. 
 
 1 5. i)tngctau)d)t (the ending cd is omitted) ^ wasted by deceit. 
 Note the force of ^in = "away." Hence ba^ill! = "gone!" 
 (perished). Cf. page 89, line 3.
 
 144 NOTES [P. 111-117 
 
 Page 111. — 2. boBci = jugegen, present. 
 
 5. flicb mid) ItOti^ frci, give me a respite yet. 
 
 Page 112, — I, 2. An ancient church hymn which Walter 
 Scott translated: 
 
 That day of wrath, that dreadful day, 
 When heaven and earth shall pass away. 
 
 3. wxt — tion ntir. 
 
 Page 113. — I. 9ttt btcfcm ^^ng flefdlO^, — as it were, the open- 
 ing line of the record of the day used by the chronicler; there 
 occurred on this day. 
 
 12. btc jj'ouft = tneltte S^ufl. 
 
 18. fie, i.e. the hour. Revenge is the name of the law which the 
 (present) hour obeys. 
 
 Page 114. — 6, 7. 2)a§ 25oI! ber 2Ingelfarf)fen, fein ^bntg tjoran, 
 ging, etc. The use of ben ^ontg after 5Boran is not justified by 
 usage or grammar. It must be considered an absolute accusative 
 here, or else be explained by the ellipsis: baS 3>olt, 'ii(x^ ben ^bllig 
 tJOran Ijat, the people having the king ahead (of them). — ^ewlid^ 
 ttUb ^0(^, glorious and grand. 
 
 ACT V 
 Page 115. — 5. tDtff, as frequently in the text = wants to. 
 
 Page 116. — 15. tragi @tl)ulb, is at fault. 
 
 17. ^tt ficljft e§ bod)? This constitutes a question, though the 
 verb is in its regular position, but a question which takes an affirm- 
 ative answer for granted. This effect is due to the boc^, the em- 
 phasis resting on the verb, — I suppose you see it, don'' t you? 
 
 18. la^t ^\\^ bitten. After iafjt, mid) is here understood. Gud) 
 is object of bitten. 
 
 Page 117. — 16. trttUt, trautcfter are terms of endearment 
 answering to "sweet" or some similar words. See Svautei' in line 4, 
 page 118.
 
 p. 118-122 NOTES 145 
 
 Pagre 118. — I. ^olt auf bcin }Ho§ = t)alte bcin $Ro6 auf 
 (aiif()alten). Cf. page loi, line 13. 
 
 F&ge 119. — 2. Uiormfinncr — ^JZorniannen, both genitives, the 
 latter being the more correct form. 
 
 3. 4. For the use of the imperfect in this line, cf. page 56, 
 line 2. In regular prose: ttjemi iim Untcrftii^ung au8 bonbon gc= 
 lomnicu uuirc, jo f)dtten ruir bie vgd)Iad)t geiuonnen. 
 
 4. tUO^l brcintnl, thrice, so it seemed to me; 4uo()l is very nearly 
 "perhaps" in such expressions. 
 
 5. nad) iioubou ju, in bcr 3ii(f)tung auf Sonbon, in the direction of 
 
 London. 
 
 7. tilt @tit!^, in the lurch, a term originally used in tournaments 
 when the throat of a knight became exposed to the thrust (2tid)) 
 of the lance of his opponent. 
 
 10. Unb bort tJCrfonf mir, And there his curl-crowned head sank 
 from (disappeared from) my sight. Note the force of the prefix 
 t)er=. 
 
 Page 120. — 16. SBcnn c§ il)m tuurbc. The missing past 
 participle may be readily supplied: 2Bcnn c9 if)in gegcben Uiiirbel 
 "If it were given him," or " if he should receive it." 
 
 Page 121. — 19. 2)ic tl)r tn§ crnftc, etc., „\\)x, bie tl)r," etc., 
 yott who, etc. The use of the pronoun in the first and also second 
 person is required in such relative clauses after the relative pro- 
 noun. — itt§ CritftC '3lngeftd)t bc§ XobC§, who dare to face with a lie 
 the stern countenance of death. 
 
 Page 122. — 4. It is a historical fact that William at first 
 refused the rites of burial to the corpse of Harold, but that he 
 finally gave up the body to the family. As there is no record of 
 his motives, the poet's solution of the question is not only justifi- 
 able, but very beautiful and impressive.
 
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