The Prince prepared himself for the evening meal
He sat at the head of the table
And the inhabitants of the castle gathered in the great hall
Several Pigs on spits were brought in
And trays of roast potatoes and vegetables
There was a solemn atmosphere
And people stared with concern at the Prince
The harvests had not been good and the country was at war
Many people cursed the Prince behind insincere smiles
Twenty years ago the Prince fell in love with Eleanor
The daughter of an Anglo-Saxon lord
He invited Eleanor and her father to the castle
And entertained them royally
After a few such gatherings The Prince asked Eleanor to marry him
She refused and said that she was promised to someone else
A noble knight of English blood by the name or Edgar
The Prince was furious and locked Eleanor in the highest tower of the castle
He promised that he would only be released when she agreed to the marriage
The news soon passed through the villages and the towns people were furious
They gathered an army and lay siege to the castle
The Prince's men were brave and loyal
And promised to defend the castle to their death
Edgar was at the head of the army
And lead his men bravely
They climbed over the ramparts and fought hand to hand
Many soldiers died that day
Edgar was in a state of fighting fury
He was determined to get to the tower
He killed several soldiers and climbed the stairs
He found the room in which Eleanor was imprisoned
And he broke down the door
Eleanor shouted, "Be careful my love!"
But it was too late
The Prince was laying in wait
And struck Edgar with a blow from his sword
He fell to the ground with blood oozing from his head
Eleanor ran to him and tried to comfort him
There was nothing she could do
Edgar was close to death
"Now you will be mine!" shouted the Prince
Eleanor grabbed the sword and plunged it into her breast
The Prince was dumbstruck
He could not believe his eyes
"You will be haunted from this day on", Eleanor spilled out the words
And she passed away
From that day on the ghosts of Eleanor and Edgar haunted the castle
They could be heard in the middle of the night
"I will never leave you my love"
"The Prince will never marry, he shall have no heirs to the throne"
"He will live long and die a lonely, old man"
And so time passed and the court of the Prince remained a solemn place
As the years passed the Prince slowly lost his mind
He would walk through the castle mumbling to himself
"Leave me alone, let me make amends"
But he was beyond hope
In time The King died
And the Prince was to inherit the throne
The wise men of the Kingdom decided he was mentally unfit for the role
And offered the kingdom to his younger brother
The Prince was confined to the same room in which Eleanor was imprisoned
He grew more and more confused as the years past
And eventually he died a sad, confused old man
The ghosts of Eleanor and Edgar were set free
And stopped haunting the castle
The inhabitants of the castle held a celebratory feast
And prayed for happier days
Eleanor and Edgar were finally re-united in heaven
Their spirits finally able to rest in peace
