Ban (king of Benwick)

The Prose Merlin (English)

• attestation: Warfare near Ban (king of Benwick) [p84]: e-gan the werre be-twene hem, (CHAPTER VIII: The mission of ulfyn and bretell to kino ban and king bobs.)

  "” And so be-gan the werre be-twene hem, grete and merveilouse, and longe endured the mortall hate be-twene hem, as longe as thir life dured."

• attestation: Warfare near Ban (king of Benwick) [p84]: th men of werre, and in the ma (CHAPTER VIII: The mission of ulfyn and bretell to kino ban and king bobs.)

  "This castell hadde kynge ban well stuffeth with men of werre, and in the maister forteresse hadde he sette a[t] Castelein, a right noble man and a trewe, that was cleped Grascien, and made his compere a godsone of hys, that he hadden houe fro the fontstone, and was cleped after the kynge ban Bawdewy"

• attestation: Ban (king of Benwick) is involved in a battle [p84] (context: "grete ' " bataile, and stronge s") (CHAPTER VIII: The mission of ulfyn and bretell to kino ban and king bobs.)

  "TTThen thise two hostes sholde mete ther was right grete ' " bataile, and stronge stour, and grete slaughter on both partyes, for the kynge ban slough so many with his owne honde that the hepes lay in the feilde as it hadde be dede swyne or shepe."

• relationship: Wife of kynge is mentioned (CHAPTER VIII: The mission of ulfyn and bretell to kino ban and king bobs.)

  "I n this castell was the quene Elein, the wyf of kynge ban of Benoyk, which was a gode lady and of holy livynge."

• attestation: Marriage near Ban (king of Benwick) [p85]: ors hadde wedded the to-ther su (CHAPTER VIII: The mission of ulfyn and bretell to kino ban and king bobs.)

  "And the kynge Boors hadde wedded the to-ther suster, that was a gode lady and gentell, and was the yongest of the two quenes."

• relationship: kynge has a brother (CHAPTER VIII: The mission of ulfyn and bretell to kino ban and king bobs.)

  "and the peple seide he was at parlament with his brother kynge Boors of Benoyk."

• attestation: Ban (king of Benwick) departs or rides [p85]: Elein and departed fro thens all (CHAPTER VIII: The mission of ulfyn and bretell to kino ban and king bobs.)

  "And whan thei vndirstode this, thei toke leve of the quene Elein and departed fro thens all armed, for the contre that thei sholde passe thourgh was not sure, for men of werre that ran thourgh the londe."

• attestation: Ban (king of Benwick) departs or rides [p85]: messagers departed fro Trebes a f (CHAPTER VIII: The mission of ulfyn and bretell to kino ban and king bobs.)

  "Whan these two messagers departed fro Trebes a five mile, thei saugh vij knyghtes of Claudas, men that repayreden thourgh the Contree to assaye yef thei myght ought Wynne vpon the kynge bors or on the kynge Ban;"

• attestation: Ban (king of Benwick) is involved in a battle [p86] (context: "le of the bataile that thei hadd") (CHAPTER VIII: The mission of ulfyn and bretell to kino ban and king bobs.)

  "Than yede these two massagers forth theire wey, and trauaylde forth all the day wery, and for the traueile of the bataile that thei hadde agein the knyghtes, so that by euen thei come to Benoyk, where thei fonde grete plente of peple;"

• attestation: Ban (king of Benwick) sends for someone [p86]: ban hadde sente for the kynge Boor (CHAPTER VIII: The mission of ulfyn and bretell to kino ban and king bobs.)

  "ffor the kynge ban hadde sente for the kynge Boors his brother, and hys barouws with hym, that moste were of his counseile."

• attestation: Ban (king of Benwick) departs or rides [p86]: messagers rode thourgh the to (CHAPTER VIII: The mission of ulfyn and bretell to kino ban and king bobs.)

  "The two messagers rode thourgh the town, till thei come to the maister paleise, and ther the;"

• relationship: the has a brother (CHAPTER VIII: The mission of ulfyn and bretell to kino ban and king bobs.)

  "Than yede thei vp in to the paleise, and asked after kynge Ban and his brother the kynge Boors."

• attribution: Ban (king of Benwick) is described as were worthy knyghtes (CHAPTER VIII: The mission of ulfyn and bretell to kino ban and king bobs.)

  "” And whan the two kynges The two herde that they were so delyuered fro the vij knyghtes, they them greatly, praysed hem gretly, neuertheles they knewe wele that they were worthy knyghtes, and gode men and trewe."

• attestation: Ban (king of Benwick) departs or rides [p90]: ente, and departed hem in two par (CHAPTER IX: The)

  "A fter mete was the quyntayne reysed, and ther at bourded the yonge bachelers, and after they be-gonne a tume- mente, and departed hem in two partyes, and were well on eyther syde yij C and CCC of the reme of Benoyk, that kepte hem to-geder in oon partye, and whan the tumemente was assembled redy to"

• attestation: Ban (king of Benwick) is attested [p94] in CHAPTER IX: The: "kynge ban hadde xv knyghtes that ha" (CHAPTER IX: The)

  "And thei seide that the kynge ban hadde xv knyghtes that hadde don alther beste more than eny other, and on that other part were viij that hadde don mer- veiles in armes, and gretly hadde they traueylled and peyned, and moche were thei to a-lowe."

• relationship: the is identified as son of Grassien (CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.)

  "and in the forteresse of Trebes thei lefte Bawdewyw, the sone of Grassien, that was the god sone of kynge Ban."

• attribution: Ban (king of Benwick) is described as was a grete pestelence (CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.)

  "And so it fill after that ther was a grete pestelence and slaughter of barouns and of the mene peple, and for that the losse was so grete, the mene peple cleped it the bloy bretaigne, ffor that her hertes and her thoughtes were so bloy and so blake for theire frendes, that thei ha"

• attestation: Ban (king of Benwick) is attested [p104] in CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.: "kynge ban, “is oure socour than I-c" (CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.)

  "** TTow, sir,’’ quod kynge ban, “is oure socour than I-come."

• attribution: Ban (king of Benwick) is described as was a noble knyght (CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.)

  "The seconde warde of kynge ban ledde leonce of Paeme, that was a noble knyght and an hardy, and in his company iiij M1 wele arayed."

• attestation: Ban (king of Benwick) is involved in a battle [p105] (context: "he forthe bataile ledde the kyng") (CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.)

  "The forthe bataile ledde the kynge Ban of Benoyk, whiche was the beste knyght of alle other that was in the hoste."

• relationship: shull has a brother (CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.)

  "Kings Ban brother shull go a-bowte, and come on the tothir syde of hem, to * he and com on hem fro the foreste."

• attestation: Ban (king of Benwick) is attested [p111] in CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.: "kynge Ban and the kynge Boors from" (CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.)

  "Than com vpon hem the kynge Ban and the kynge Boors from the foreste, where thei wende to haue no drede of no man lyvinge."

• attestation: Ban (king of Benwick) arrives or returns [p112]: her parte com a-gein hem the kynge (CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.)

  "And on the tother parte com a-gein hem the kynge ydiers."

• attestation: Death is referenced near Ban (king of Benwick) [p113]: or elles dye yef 1 thei long (CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.)

  "And whan the barouws saugh the baner of kynge Ban, thei wyste well that with-ynne short tyme thei moste voyde the feilde, or elles dye yef 1 thei longe a-bide."

• attestation: Arms mentioned near Ban (king of Benwick) [p113]: from his swerde. And he serche (CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.)

  "Here was full grete dolour and grete mortalite of men and of horses, for as soone as the kynge Ban com in to the medlee he be-gan to do so grete martirdom of peple, and so grete occision, that on alle partyes thei fledde from his swerde."

• attestation: Arms mentioned near Ban (king of Benwick) [p113]: , and his swerde in his honde, (CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.)

  "And he serched the renges thourgh, and his swerde in his honde, and leide on bothe sydes that ther nas noon so thikke presse but he it disseuered full moche;"

• attestation: Arms mentioned near Ban (king of Benwick) [p114]: wey, his swerde in his honde; (CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.)

  "Than he smote the horse with the spores that wey, his swerde in his honde;"

• attestation: Arms mentioned near Ban (king of Benwick) [p114]: vpon the shelde a grete stroke (CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.)

  "and he was a noble knyght and an hardy, and smote the kynge Ban vpon the shelde a grete stroke, that a cantell fleygh in to the feilde."

• attestation: Arms mentioned near Ban (king of Benwick) [p114]: fote, his swerde in his honde, (CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.)

  "And whan the kynge was fallen he lepe vp delyuerly on fote, his swerde in his honde, and his shelde coverynge hys side."

• attestation: Arms mentioned near Ban (king of Benwick) [p114]: ourgh the shelde that he slit a (CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.)

  "When the kynge Brangore saugh the kynge de Cent chiualers falle, he ran vpon the kynge Ban, and smote hym so grete a stroke thourgh the shelde that he slit a-wey a grete quarter."

• attestation: Arms mentioned near Ban (king of Benwick) [p114]: d yef the swerde hadde not glen (CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.)

  "And the kynge ban hym yaf so grete a stroke thourgh the helme that he slyt the sercle and the koyf of Iren to the heed, and yef the swerde hadde not glenched he hadde be deed."

• attribution: Ban (king of Benwick) is described as was a moche knyght (CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.)

  "And he was a moche knyght, and a stronge oute of mesure."

• attestation: Ban (king of Benwick) is attested [p117] in CHAPTER XI: The doings of king arthur after the battle, and his departure: "kynge ban cleped the karll, and ask" (CHAPTER XI: The doings of king arthur after the battle, and his departure)

  "’ * Than the kynge ban cleped the karll, and asked hym what he seide;"

• attestation: Ban (king of Benwick) departs or rides [p130]: fter that departed fro Sorhant th (CHAPTER XII: The return of the eleven rings to their cities, and their encounter)

  "After that departed fro Sorhant the kynge Brangore, of South Walis, with iij M1 men of armes, and wente to Strangore, his chief Citee, for that was nexte to the roche of Saxouws, ant sente after soudiours vp and down, and assembled King Trady- lyvans goes to No"