Bedivere (Sir, Arthurian)

The Alliterative Morte Arthure

• attestation: A figure dies or is fatally wounded, as attested by "fortune leuede" (Passage 25)

  "Ne had my fortune bene faire, fey had I leuede."

• attestation: Ships or a naval fleet are described or deployed (till oure flete flode) (Passage 25)

  "And late fonnde till oure flete, in flode fare it lengez."

• attribution: A figure is attributed with noble or martial qualities, as attested by "gouemour vndyr graytheste" (Passage 25)

  "Gouemour vndyr Gode, graytheste and noble,"

• attestation: A figure dies or is fatally wounded (nere funden fortune bene) (Passage 25)

  "He was J>e forcyere be ferre ]>at had I nere funden, Ne had my fortune bene faire, fey had I leuede."

• attestation: A figure dies or is fatally wounded (faire leuede onone stryke) (Passage 25)

  "Ne had my fortune bene faire, fey had I leuede. Onone stryke of his heuede, and stake it thereaftyre,"

• attestation: Ships or a naval fleet are described or deployed (wapen late fonnde till) (Passage 25)

  "Ferke to the farlande, and fetcbe me >at wapen, And late fonnde till oure flete, in flode fare it lengez."

• attestation: Ships or a naval fleet are described or deployed (flete flode fare lengez) (Passage 25)

  "And late fonnde till oure flete, in flode fare it lengez. If tbow wyll any tresour, take whate the lykez;"

• attestation: Bedivere and Berill are both present in this scene (Passage 27)

  "Take with the sir Berill, and Bedwere the ryche,"

• attestation: Bedivere and Boice are both present in this scene (Passage 27)

  "And talke tristly to them, >at thus vs destroyes.” The kynge biddis sir Boice, “ buske the belyfe ! Take with the sir Berill, and Bedwere the ryche,"

• attestation: Bedivere and Baldwin are both present in this scene (Passage 34)

  "Sir Bawdwyne, sir Bryane, and sir Bedwere pe ryche,"

• attestation: Burial rites or funeral observances are performed (beryes bayone bedwere ryche) (Passage 51)

  "He beryes at Bayone sir Bedwere J>e ryche ;"