Duet for a Captive King

Sir Walter Scott told the tale of Blondel de Nesle, the minstrel and friend of King Richard I, who learnt of Richard’s kidnap by Leopold of Austria and determined to find him. Blondel found a likely prison, and began to sing one of Richard’s favourite tunes outside. When someone inside joined in, he knew he had found his friend.

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