"Thus danced we into the castle hall,
With unsheathed sword 'neath scarlet pall,
The castle it is won!
Ne'er saw I before a castle by chance,
Won by rose-wreaths and the knightly dance,
For young Eric the feat was done!"--Translator.
Footnote 9: Bohemia.
Footnote 10: Rosmer. An allusion to an old Danish ballad, the hero of which is called "Rosmer the Merman."--Translator.