summary of the poem lochinvar
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Lochinvar is a brave knight who arrives unannounced at the bridal feast of Ellen, his beloved, who is about to be married to “a laggard in love and a dastard in war.” Lochinvar claims one dance with the bride and dances her out the door, swooping her up onto his horse, and they ride off together into the unknown.
The opening interjection “Oh!” in the poem is to introduce the dashing Lochinvar who is a promising knight of the highlands. His coming from the west is a metaphor which resembles for him of being like sun. He came unarmed riding on his horse through the wide border and throughout this special journey he carried no weapons and rode all by himself. He is faithful to his love and fearless at the same time. He is known for being gallant and dauntless in every war he fought for the country. He is so valiant that no obstacle or hardship could save him from reaching the desired goal. He swam across the Eske River even though the river had no shallow part where it was being crossed by some stream. It was a deep river that he crossed bravely and without any fear.
As he reached the Netherby gate and alighted himself on the horse, the bride Ellen had framed her personal opinion for him as a gallant who had arrived late and was straggler and fought cowardly and disgracefully in the war of love for the bride. He was to take the fair Ellen’s hand in marriage. He entered the Netherby Hall so boldly even at the presence of the bride’s men and kinsmen, her brothers and all her relatives.
The poor craven bridegroom never said a word. The bride’s father stood up, with his hand gripping his sword, spoke up and asked Lochinvar whether he came here in peace or with an intention of war, or to dance at their bridal.
The story of young Lochinvar, a gallant knight, is really a stirring one and a well written one. To summarize, we first see Lochinvar as he gallops upon his steed over the countryside. He carries his broadsword but wears no other weapon or armor:
And save his good broadsword he weapons had none,
He rode all unarm’d, and he rode all alone.
We are told he was hastening on with a fury of rush to the castle of Netherby because within Ellen was to be wed to the wrong man: "a laggard in love, and a dastard in war." His uninvited entry to the bridal hall caused quite the tumult, for Ellen's father, ready to draw his sword, asked why he was there: was Lochinvar there to celebrate Ellen's wedding or to cause a riot of trouble?
Here we learn that Lochinvar's suit for Ellen's hand was rejected by her father and that he has come to drink one goblet of wine and to dance one dance with Ellen by way of mourning and parting rather than by way of celebrating. In dread, this is allowed. Ellen hands him a cup with a kiss in it and with blush on her face. Then, before her mother can stop him, he takes Ellen's hand and they begin a dance.
Amidst this tense scene, he leans and speaks something in her ear. When their dance has led them to the door, they run for it, jump upon his horse and fly away with all his charger's speed. Though all look and search for her, Ellen of Netherby is never seen again, nor is Lochinvar. [Interesting side note that it seems Jane Austen may have borrowed Netherby for Bingley's home, Netherfield, in Pride and Prejudice.]
There was racing and chasing on Cannobie Lee,
But the lost bride of Netherby ne’er did they see.
So daring in love, and so dauntless in war,
Have ye e’er heard of gallant like young Lochinvar?
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