Aldolf

Layamon's Brut

• attestation: There was fight exceeding hard, there fell many a good knight! There was a bold churl of Salisbury come, he bare on his back a great strong club. (Layamon's Brut)

  "There was fight exceeding hard, there fell many a good knight!"

• attribution: There was a bold churl of Salisbury come, he bare on his back a great strong club. (Layamon's Brut)

  "There was a bold churl of Salisbury come, he bare on his back a great strong club."

• attribution: Was there a noble earl, named Aldolf, knight with the best, he possessed Gloucester, he leapt to the churl, as if it were a lion, and took from him the club, that he bare on his back; whomsoever he smote therewith, there forth-right he died. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Then was there a noble earl, named Aldolf, knight with the best, he possessed Gloucester, he leapt to the churl, as if it were a lion, and took from him the club, that he bare on his back;"

• attestation: Whomsoever he smote therewith, there forth-right he died; before and behind he laid them to the ground. (Layamon's Brut)

  "whomsoever he smote therewith, there forth-right he died;"

• attribution: There was the strong earl, named Aldolf, he was of Gloucester, of all knights skilfullest;. (Layamon's Brut)

  "There was the strong earl, named Aldolf, he was of Gloucester, of all knights skilfullest;"

• attestation: Aldolf engaged in combat (Layamon's Brut)

  "and Aldolf smote on the shield, so that it was shivered in two."

• attribution: Stood up Eldadus, and with the king he spake thus;—towards God he was good, he was a holy bishop, Aldolf the earl's brother, he had no other:--"Lord king, listen now to me, what I will thee tell. I will make the sentence, how he shall be put to death. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Then stood up Eldadus, and with the king he spake thus;—towards God he was good, he was a holy bishop, Aldolf the earl's brother, he had no other:--"Lord king, listen now to me, what I will thee tell."

• attestation: I will make the sentence, how he shall be put to death. (Layamon's Brut)

  "I will make the sentence, how he shall be put to death."

• attestation: For he is most hateful of men to us in the world, and hath slain our kindred, and deprived of life-day; and he is a heathen hound—hell he shall seek. (Layamon's Brut)

  "For he is most hateful of men to us in the world, and hath slain our kindred, and deprived of life-day;"

• attestation: The Earl Aldolf shall be our chief, and we shall obey him, as if he were the king; and so we shall with right with Gorlois fight, and if he will speak with us, and yearn this king's peace, set amity with soothfast oath, then may we with worship go hence. (Layamon's Brut)

  "And the Earl Aldolf shall be our chief, and we shall obey him, as if he were the king;"