Northern mythology

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again setting ont on his lonely wandering.
On tlie third
day, therefore, after his arrival he went to the lord of the
castle, for the purpose of taking leave; but the good
knight would not allow him to depart, pressing him to
prolong his stay, a request in which Basilissa joined, and
which Julian found himself quite unable to withstand.
Some days after, there was a great feast at the castle,
and Julian sang at the table and played such sweet melodies
that all were enraptured. On the following morning
a splendid joust was to be held, of which, when Julian was
apprized, his old passion rose within him, and he prayed
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the lord of the castle to be allowed to break a lance.
permission was granted,
and he bore himself so gallantly
that the prize was awarded to him in preference to every
other. With equal bravery he conducted himself in a feud,
in which his host was shortly afterwards engaged, and vv^ho
at length conceived such a regard for him that he gave
him his only daughter, the beautiful Basilissa, in marriage.
Shortly after these events his father-in-law died, and Julian
became lord of the castle and surrounding country.
The remembrance of the dreadful prediction was, however,
never absent from his mind, and fervent as were his
longings to see his parents again, he never ventured even
to ask tidings of them, fearing always that the words of
the hart might prove true. To free himself from this depressing
thought, he had recourse to his former pastime,
the chase.
To Julian's parents the loss of their son was a severe
blow. Their happiness was at an end, and they finally
resolved to seek him, and not to return till they had found
him.
Clad as pilgrims, they set out on their wanderings
they went from province to province, from city to city,
from village to village, everywhere inquiring after their
lost son, but no one could give them any tidings. At
length they arrived in Belgium. When straying in the