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A MEDIEVAL TALE
THE STORY OF STAR-CROSSED LOVERS
Frederic William Burton, Hellelil and Hildebrand, The Meeting on the Turret Stairs, 1864, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
Princesss Hellelil and her body guard Hildebrand had fallen in love but her father regarded the young soldier as an unsuitable match for his daughters and ordered his sons to kill her.
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This watercolor by Irish artist Frederic William Burton (1816-1900) captures a pivotal moment based on a Danish medieval tale of star-crossed lovers.
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