Project Gutenberg 2008-12-09 Public domain in the USA. 96 Borrow, George 1803 1881 Borrow, George Henry Wise, Thomas James 1859 1937 Wise, Thomas J. (Thomas James) Hafbur and Signe: a ballad Reading ease score: 89.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. Transcribed from the 1913 Thomas J. Wise pamphlet by David Price. Many thanks to Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library, UK, for kindly supplying the images from which this transcription was made "Hafbur and Signe: a ballad" by George Borrow and Thomas James Wise is a narrative poem written for private circulation in the early 20th century. This work tells the tragic story of love and betrayal set against a mythic backdrop, exploring themes of fate, honor, and sacrifice. The ballad style evokes a sense of folklore, drawing on traditions of storytelling that fuse romantic elements with the gravity of unforeseen consequences. The poem centers around young Hafbur, a prince entangled in a feud between two kings, largely ignited by the beauty of Signe, daughter of King Siward. Hafbur, driven by a prophetic dream, disguises himself as a maiden to learn the skills of a lady and win Signe's heart. However, their love is doomed from the start due to treachery from a jealous servant maid, who betrays Hafbur. As the tale unfolds, the lovers are faced with insurmountable odds, ultimately leading to tragedy as they choose to fight for their love at all costs. In a heart-wrenching conclusion, their lives intertwine in death, illustrating the profound and often tragic nature of love. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Poetry PR Text Browsing: Poetry 44289 43937 2025-02-11T09:49:00.225638 2023-09-12T07:10:38.093078 text/html text/html 41862 2008-12-09T17:12:25 text/html 14573 2008-12-09T17:16:29 text/html application/zip 90474 2025-02-11T09:49:05.523604 application/epub+zip 89000 2025-02-11T09:49:03.211616 application/epub+zip 77726 2025-02-11T09:49:02.026618 application/epub+zip 190380 2025-02-11T09:49:07.083620 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181900 2025-02-11T09:49:04.813618 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154140 2022-09-12T14:51:05.813795 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 34990 2025-02-11T09:48:59.931619 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 35019 2008-12-09T17:13:19 text/plain; charset=utf-8 13201 2008-12-09T17:16:29 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 34671 2008-12-09T17:16:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 13138 2008-12-09T17:16:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21113 2025-02-11T09:49:07.212610 application/rdf+xml 13797 2025-02-11T09:49:02.595604 image/jpeg 3629 2025-02-11T09:49:02.326610 image/jpeg 88785 2025-02-11T09:49:00.231627 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia