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Two Old French Werwolf Lays Lors devint leu grant et corsus: En grant paine s’est enbatus. Li leus s’en vait, molt tost corant 184 La ou il vit le cerf gisant; Tost se fu en la trace mis. Anchois sera grant li estris Que il l’ait pris ne adesé, 188 Ne que il avra del lardé. La dame dist a l’escuier: ‘Or le laissons assés chacier’. Montee est, plus ne se targa, 192 Et l’escuier o lui mena. Droit vers Yrlande, sa contree, En est la dame retornee. Al havene vint, nef i trova; 196 As mariniers tantost parla Qui l’ont mené a Duveline, Une cité sor la marine, Qui son pere ert, le roi d’Yrlande; f. 343v col. 1 200 Des or ot ce qu’ele demande. Lués qu’ele fu al port venue, A grant joie fu receüe. De li lairomes aïtant, 204 De Melïon dirons avant. Melïon, ki le cerf chaça, A grant merveille le hasta. En la lande l’a conseü, 208 Tot maintenant l’a abatu, Puis prist de lui .I. grant lardé; En sa bouche l’en a porté. Hastivement s’en retorna 212 La ou il sa feme laissa, Mais il ne l’i a pas trovee; Vers Yrlande s’en est tornee. Molt fu dolans, ne set que face, 216 Qant il ne le troeve en la place. Mais neporqant, se leus estoit, Sens et memoire d’ome avoit. Tant atendi k’il avespra. 220 Une nef vit que on charga, Ki la nuit devoit eskiper Et en Yrlande droit aler. Envers cele part s’en ala, 224 Tant atendi k’il anuita. Entrés i est par aventure, 60
Melion Then he became a huge and strong wolf: He had got himself into deep trouble. The wolf set out, running quickly 184 To where he saw the stag lying; He set himself to the scent at once. There will be great strife before He has captured or approached it 188 Before he has any of the meat. The lady said to the squire: ‘Now let him hunt for a while’. She mounted, tarried no longer, 192 And took the squire with her. Straight towards Ireland, her own country, The lady went back. She went to the harbour, found a ship 196 And soon spoke to the crew Who transported her to Dublin, A maritime city, Which belonged to her father, the King of Ireland; 200 Now she had what she required. As soon as she came into the port She was welcomed with great joy. We will leave her at this point, 204 And tell further about Melion. Melion, who was chasing the stag, Harried it intently. He pursued it on to a heath, 208 And at once he brought it down; Then he took a large piece of meat from it; He carried it away in his mouth. He quickly went back 212 To where he had left his wife, But he did not find her there; She had set out for Ireland. He was very sad and did not know what to do 216 When he could not find her in that place. But even though he was a wolf, He retained the reason and memory of a man. He waited until evening fell. 220 He saw a ship being loaded Which was to sail that night And go straight to Ireland. He made his way there 224 And waited until night fell. He took a risk and boarded it, 61
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