2006-10-06 02:39:53 · 5 answers · asked by lovely_lemon_liniment 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Lochinvar is a knight....but he doesn't use armor and he just carries a broadsword. He's traveling quickly, doesn't stop....but he's late getting to the wedding where another guy is going to marry his love, Ellen.
He speaks to her father - Lochinvar has courted Ellen for awhile...he says there are other ladies prettier who would take him as a husband. The father has not allowed Ellen to marry Lochinvar.
He asks to take one drink of wine - Ellen kisses the goblet and he takes and drinks and throws the cup down. She blushes and looks at him with a tear in her eye. He takes her hand to dance (I think?! - maybe just walk). Her mom is worried, her dad is fuming....
The bridesmaids agree that Lochinvar would be a better husband for Ellen. When they get to the door, he whispers in her ear and then he swings her into the saddle of his horse, and then he gets up on the horse. He knows that they will send people after the pair.
They do send lots of people after them, but they are never seen again.
"So daring in love and so dauntless in war,
Have ye e’er heard of gallant like young Lochinvar?"
2006-10-06 02:55:17 · answer #1 · answered by horomnizon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lochinvar By Sir Walter Scott
2016-11-08 02:10:00 · answer #2 · answered by mccumber 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Young Lochinvar - Poem and Notes
Set in the "disputed lands", the border country between Scotland and England, Young Lochinvar by Sir Walter Scott tells the story of a dashing young knight who arrives, shall we say "unexpectedly", at the wedding of his lady-love. The rhythm of the poem is fast-paced, like a horse at full gallop, and to add even more romance to the tale Netherby Hall is on the English side of the border while Lochinvar himself is a Scotsman, making their union as popular to her father as that of Romeo and Juliet to the Montagues and the Capulets.
There are only a handful of references that need explaining: "Eske" is the old spelling of the river Esk while the Solway Firth is a stretch of water separating Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland from the North West coast of England. (Symbolism, shmimbolism.) "To lead a measure" and "to tread a measure" just mean "to dance" and a galliard is a lively dance for two people. In the seventh stanza "croupe" is the old spelling of "croup" which means "the rump or hindquarters of a horse" and a "scaur" is a steep rock. If you have any other questions feel free to post them on the forum.
And now just choose your poison - a wee glass of wine or a mug of cocoa - then settle back and enjoy.
2006-10-06 06:52:28 · answer #3 · answered by Sky B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a short article covering this subject on Wikipedia.com. Below is a link.
2006-10-06 06:46:33 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-06 07:56:37 · answer #5 · answered by Sexxssay? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋