 In particular the ending line is thought to have been added after the 16th century as it uses the word 'Banket' (banquet) that only came into use around that time.The ballad is written in the third person and although it focusses on the princess rather than Halewijn, it describes her actions rather than to tell the story from her point of view.As already mentioned, the version noted by Willems, which is the most complete, has 40 verses.