Received English version
Bright Battle is asleep,
in a torc of fire,
in a torc of linden shields
at top of a peak called Hindfell.
After hearing from Nuthatch
about Bright Battle
Siggy wants to see
for himself, journeys to Hindfell.
With his horse
he splinters through the linden shields
and leaps the lapping flames
to get to the sleeping maiden
With sharp blade he slices
through thetight bound straps
of her corselet, so it falls
on the floor, and he kisses her.
She awakes and tells him
” I have been trapped here
by One Eye when I picked
the wrong dead king to fetch
back to the great mead hall.
One Eye stabbed me with a sleeping
thorn and put me on top
of this peak asleep
with flame and wood around.
And gave us to believe
only a mortal kiss
from such as yourself
who has braved the wood
and the fire would set us free.
You have freed us
and I am beholden to you.”
They fall hard
for each other.
No need of horse
he eases through
her fleshy torc of fire
her unbroken torc of linden.
Dialect version
Bright Battle is fast on,
in a torc o’ fire,
in a torc o’ linden shields
at peak called Hindfell.
Atta hearing from Nuthatch
abaht Bright Battle
Siggy wants to see
for himsen, goes to Hindfell.
Wi his horse
splinters through linden,
leaps lappin flames
to get to fast on virgin lass.
Wi sharp blade slices
through tight bound straps
o’ her corselet, so it falls
on flooar, an snogs her.
She weks an tells him
as “av been trapped here
by One Eye when I picked
wrong dead king to fetch
back to grate mead hall.
an stabs us wi sleeping
thorn an sets us atop
this peak fast on
wi flame and wood arahnd.
An giz us to believe
as only a mortal kiss
from such as thee sen
as has braved wood
an fire as set us free.
Thas freed us
an a owe thee.”
They fall hard
on each other.
No need of horse
he eases through
her fleshy torc o’ fire
her unbrok torc o’ linden.
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