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Appas

It was on a day, his people were blithe, there arrived Appas—-the fiends him conveyed!

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It was on a day, his people were blithe, there arrived Appas—-the fiends him conveyed! (Layamon's Brut, Layamon's Brut)

Appas went to his chamber, and this mischief meditated. (Layamon's Brut, Layamon's Brut)

Was he flown, and the fiends him carried! The men came back where the king dwelt, and made known in the chamber of Appas's departure. (Layamon's Brut, Layamon's Brut)

The men came back where the king dwelt, and made known in the chamber of Appas's departure. (Layamon's Brut, Layamon's Brut)

Might men see sorrow enow be! Knights fell down, and yearned their deaths. (Layamon's Brut, Layamon's Brut)

Layamon's Brut

  • attestation: It was on a day, his people were blithe, there arrived Appas—-the fiends him conveyed! (Layamon's Brut)

    "It was on a day, his people were blithe, there arrived Appas—-the fiends him conveyed!"

  • attestation: Appas went to his chamber, and this mischief meditated. (Layamon's Brut)

    "Appas went to his chamber, and this mischief meditated;"

  • attestation: Was he flown, and the fiends him carried! The men came back where the king dwelt, and made known in the chamber of Appas's departure. (Layamon's Brut)

    "Then was he flown, and the fiends him carried!"

  • attestation: The men came back where the king dwelt, and made known in the chamber of Appas's departure. (Layamon's Brut)

    "The men came back where the king dwelt, and made known in the chamber of Appas's departure."

  • attestation: Might men see sorrow enow be! Knights fell down, and yearned their deaths. (Layamon's Brut)

    "Then might men see sorrow enow be!"

  • attestation: Knights fell down, and yearned their deaths. (Layamon's Brut)

    "Knights fell down, and yearned their deaths;"

  • attestation: At the midnight then sent the chamber-knights six of their men to Appas's inn;. (Layamon's Brut)

    "At the midnight then sent the chamber-knights six of their men to Appas's inn;"

  • attestation: There was mickle lamentation and heart-groaning, there was many a piteous speech, there was yell of men! They leapt to the bed, and beheld the king. (Layamon's Brut)

    "there was mickle lamentation and heart-groaning, there was many a piteous speech, there was yell of men!"

  • attestation: They weened to find him, and bring him to the king. Then was he flown, and the fiends him carried! (Layamon's Brut)

    "they weened to find him, and bring him to the king."