Project Gutenberg 2009-05-15 Public domain in the USA. 104 Borrow, George 1803 1881 Borrow, George Henry Wise, Thomas James 1859 1937 Wise, Thomas J. (Thomas James) The mermaid's prophecy, and other songs relating to Queen Dagmar Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. King Valdemar's wooing -- Queen Dagmar's arrival in Denmark -- The mermaid's prophecy -- Rosmer. 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 "The Mermaid's Prophecy, and Other Songs Relating to Queen Dagmar" by George Borrow is a collection of poetic narratives written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the legends and folklore surrounding Queen Dagmar of Denmark, exploring themes of love, sacrifice, and the supernatural within a historical context. Borrow weaves these tales in a lyrical style, drawing on the rich tableau of medieval Scandinavian history. The collection features various songs that recount the romantic wooing of King Valdemar of Denmark and his beautiful bride Dagmar, as well as the haunting tale of a mermaid whose fate is intertwined with the royal family. In "King Valdemar's Wooing," the king sends an envoy to Bohemia to claim Dagmar's hand, leading to a series of courtly exchanges and celebrations. In contrast, "The Mermaid's Prophecy" tells of a mermaid trapped and compelled to reveal dark truths, shedding light on the tensions between desire and duty. Throughout the verses, we see Queen Dagmar portrayed as a compassionate ruler who strives to balance her love for her husband with her responsibilities to her people, ultimately making significant sacrifices in the name of love and duty. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Poetry PR Text Browsing: Poetry 48406 48023 2025-01-12T04:40:36.997265 2023-09-13T03:36:52.971278 text/html text/html 46278 2009-05-15T15:46:10 text/html 15645 2009-05-15T15:47:41 text/html application/zip 123668 2025-01-12T04:40:43.399402 application/epub+zip 122017 2025-01-12T04:40:40.804294 application/epub+zip 70180 2025-01-12T04:40:39.482260 application/epub+zip 329567 2025-01-12T04:40:45.031224 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319841 2025-01-12T04:40:42.544232 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158045 2022-09-13T11:31:38.513712 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 37785 2025-01-12T04:40:36.641266 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 37769 2009-05-15T15:45:29 text/plain; charset=utf-8 14018 2009-05-15T15:47:41 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 37403 2009-05-15T15:47:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 13950 2009-05-15T15:47:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21420 2025-01-12T04:40:45.161232 application/rdf+xml 25995 2025-01-12T04:40:40.027277 image/jpeg 4900 2025-01-12T04:40:39.752267 image/jpeg 121936 2025-01-12T04:40:37.002289 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