Beautiful painting, tragic story.
They stood at the door with spear and shield:
‘Up Lord Hildebrand! out and yield!’
He kissed me then mine eyes above:-
‘Say never my name, thou darling love’
Out of the door Lord Hildebrand sprang;
Around his head the sword he swang.
HILDEBRAND AND HELLELIL, TRANSLATED FROM THE DANISH.
Painting: "The Meeting on The Turret Stairs" by Frederick William Burton, Pre-Raphaelite.
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