Figure descriptions
Illustrated poem page. The poem title appears in hand-drawn Gothic lettering in the
upper-right corner of the page. Large
spears border the illustration on the left, bottom, and right edges. A banner is fastened
to the top of the right spear; it flies
behind the poem title. A large sheathed sword tied up with a shield and a horn leans
against the left spear. A stone castle wall
fills the upper-left corner of the central illustration. A woman with long flowing
hair stands on a ledge and leans out of an open
window. In the bottom half of the central illustration, men battle with spears, swords,
and axes. Some of the men step over fallen
corpses. The poem text is placed directly below the illustrated title. A decorated
initial letter “W” begins the poem. Full
page.
