On high each wayward Maiden threw Her swarthy arm, with wild halloo illustrated by Percy Macquoid for The Bridal of Triermain a narrative poem in three cantos by Walter Scott, published anonymously in 1813. Set in Cumberland, it recounts the exploits of a knight as he seeks to rescue a beautiful maiden, Gyneth, the illegitimate daughter of King Arthur, doomed by Merlin 500 years previously to an enchanted sleep inside a magic castle.

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Size: 2904px × 2100px
Location: England, Cumberland
Photo credit: © Historic Illustrations / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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