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|[[Tunc]]' [[ait]] '[[ex|ex]] [[pugna]] [[tibi]], [[Hiltgunt1|Hiltgunt]] [[sponsa]], [[reservor]].'
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|[[Hunc]] [[hominem]]! [[pergant]] [[primum1|primum]], [[qui2|qui]] [[cuncta1|cuncta]] [[requirant]],
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Revision as of 18:42, 26 August 2009

Tunc' ait 'ex pugna tibi, Hiltgunt sponsa, reservor.'  Aeineid 4.368: quae me ad maiora reservo? ‘For what greater wrongs do I hold myself back?’

 

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Hiatus: tibi Hiltgunt 
Ast ubi Waltharium tali statione receptum  Aeineid 10.297: frangere nec tali puppim statione recuso. ‘I do not shrink from shipreck in such an anchorage.’

 

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Conspexit Hagano, satrapae mox ista superbo  SDDSDS 
Suggerit: 'o senior, desiste lacessere bello  Aeineid 11.842: Teucros conata lacessere bello. . . ‘Trying to defy the Teucrians in battle. . .’

 

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Hunc hominem! pergant primum, qui cuncta requirant, 575  Prudentius, Psychomachia 706 f: exquirens fervente tumultu/ et genus et nomen, patriam sectameque deumque. . . ‘Asking in an uproar of excitement her race and name, her country and her faith, what God she worships. . .’ Aeineid 1.380: quaero patriam et genus ab Iove summo. ‘I seek my father’s land and a race sprung from Jupiter most high.’

 

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Et genus et patriam nomenque locumque relictum,  Prudentius, Psychomachia 706 f: exquirens fervente tumultu/ et genus et nomen, patriam sectameque deumque. . . ‘Asking in an uproar of excitement her race and name, her country and her faith, what God she worships. . .’ Aeineid 1.380: quaero patriam et genus ab Iove summo. ‘I seek my father’s land and a race sprung from Jupiter most high.’

 

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Vel si forte petat pacem sine sanguine praebens  Si: beginning an indirect question after requirant.

 

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Thesaurum. per responsum cognoscere homonem  Homonem equiv. to hominem, an archaic form.

 

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Elision: cognoscere homonem 
Possumus, et si Waltharius remoratur ibidem,  Remoratur ibidem: i.e., is of the same character as he was

 

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[[ est sapiens --, forsan vestro concedet honori. 580  DSSSDS 
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  • Prologue
  • Introduction: the Huns (1–12)
  • The Huns (13–418)
    • The Franks under Gibich surrender to Attila, giving Hagen as a hostage (13–33)
    • The Burgundians under Hereric surrender to Attila, giving Hildegund as a hostage (34–74)
    • The Aquitainians under Alphere surrender to Attila, giving Walther as a hostage (75–92)
    • Experience of the hostages at Attila’s court (93–115)
    • Death of Gibich, flight of Hagen (116–122)
    • Attila’s queen Ospirin advises her husband to ensure Walther’s loyalty by arranging a marriage (123–141)
    • Walther rejects Attila’s offer of a bride (142–169)
    • Walther leads the army of the Huns to victory in battle (170–214)
    • The Escape (215–418)
      • Walther returns from battle and encounters Hildegund (215–255)
      • Walther reveals to Hildegund his plans for escaping with Attila’s treasure (256–286)
      • Walther hosts a luxurious banquet for Attila’s court; eventually all his intoxicated guests fall asleep (287–323)
      • Flight of Walther and Hildegund from Attila’s court (324–357)
      • The following day, the escape of Walther and Hildegund is discovered by Ospirin (358–379)
      • Attila is infuriated and vows revenge on Walther, but can find no one willing to dare to pursue him, even for a large reward (380–418)
  • The Single Combats (419–1061)
    • Diplomacy (419–639)
      • Flight of Walther and Hildegund to the area of Worms (419–435)
      • Gunther, King of the Franks, learns of Walther’s presence on his territory and, despite Hagen’s warnings, decides to pursue him for his treasure (436–488)
      • Walther makes his camp in a mountainous area and goes to sleep (489–512)
      • Gunther and his companions approach Walther’s camp; Hagen unsuccessfully tries to dissuade the king from attacking it (513–531)
      • Hildegund sees the Franks approaching and wakes Walther, who calms her fears and prepares for battle; he recognizes Hagen from a distance (532–571)
      • Hagen persuades Gunther to try diplomacy before using force (571–580)
      • Camalo is sent as a messenger to Walther, who offers to make Gunther a gift in return for allowing his passage (581–616)
      • Hagen counsels Gunther to accept the offer, but Gunther rejects this advice, calling him a coward. Insulted, Hagen goes off to a nearby hill (617–639)
    • Combat (640–1061)
      • 1st single combat: Camalo is sent back to Walther, who slays him (640–685)
      • 2nd single combat: Walther slays Kimo/Scaramund, Camalo’s nephew (686–719)
      • Gunther encourages his men (720–724)
      • 3rd single combat: Walther slays Werinhard, a descendant of the Trojan Pandarus (725–753)
      • 4th single combat: Walther slays the Saxon Ekivrid, after an exchange of insults (754–780)
      • 5th single combat: Walther slays Hadawart, after an exchange of insults (781–845)
      • Hagen sees his nephew Patavrid going off to fight Walther and laments the evil wreaked on mankind by greed (846–877)
      • 6th single combat: after trying to dissuade him from fighting, Walther slays Patavrid (878–913)
      • 7th single combat: Walther slays Gerwitus (914–940)
      • Gunther again encourages his men, giving Walther some time to rest (941–961)
      • 8th single combat: Walther is shorn of his hair by Randolf, whom he then slays (962–981)
      • Walther is attacked by Eleuthir/Helmnot, assisted by Trogus, Tanastus, and Gunther; he slays all but Gunther (981–1061)
  • The Final Combat (1062–1452)
    • Gunther tries to persuade Hagen to help him to defeat Waltharius; remembering his wounded honor, Hagen refuses (1062–1088)
    • Hagen changes his mind and agrees to help Gunther, but advises that they must lie low wait until Walther comes down from the mountains into open ground (1089–1129)
    • Walther decides to spend the night in the mountains. He rematches the severed heads with the bodies of his victims, prays for their souls, then sleeps (1130–1187)
    • The following day, Walther and Hildegund set out from the mountains, taking the horses and arms of the defeated warriors (1188–1207)
    • Hildegund perceives Gunther and Hagen approaching to attack; the king addresses Walther (1208–1236)
    • Walther ignores Gunther and pleads with Hagen to remember the bond of their childhood friendship; Hagen counters that Walther has already broken their faith by slaying Patavrid (1237–1279)
    • The fight begins and continues for seven hours; Gunther foolishly tries to retrieve a thrown spear from the ground near Walther and is only saved from death by Hagen’s brave intervention (1280–1345)
    • Walther challenges Hagen; he severs Gunther’s leg, but Hagen again saves the king’s life (1346–1375)
    • Hagen cuts off Walther’s right hand; Walther gouges out one of Hagen’s eyes and, cutting open his cheek, knocks out four teeth (1376–1395)
    • Having wounded each other, the warriors end the battle, drink together, and engage in a friendly exchange of humorous taunt (1396–1442)
    • The warriors return to their respective homes; Walther marries Hildegund and eventually becomes king of the Aquitainians (1443–1452)
  • Epilogue (1453–1456) 
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