Beduer

Layamon's Brut

• attestation: These bare the things sent from the kitchen to the king. (Layamon's Brut)

  "These bare the things sent from the kitchen to the king."

• attestation: On the other side was Beduer, the king's high cup-bearer, with him were earls' sons of noble race born, and the noble knights' sons, who were thither come. (Layamon's Brut)

  "On the other side was Beduer, the king's high cup-bearer, with him were earls' sons of noble race born, and the noble knights' sons, who were thither come;"

• attestation: Seven kings' sons, that with him moved. Beduer went foremost, with golden bowl. (Layamon's Brut)

  "and seven kings' sons, that with him moved."

• attestation: Beduer went foremost, with golden bowl. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Beduer went foremost, with golden bowl;"

• attestation: After him a thousand pressed towards the folk, with drink of all the kinds that men could think of. And the queen at her end, women most fair attended. (Layamon's Brut)

  "after him a thousand pressed towards the folk, with drink of all the kinds that men could think of."

• attribution: Beduer eke to him he called, he who was the king's cup-bearer. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Beduer eke to him he called, he who was the king's cup-bearer."

• attestation: Beduer heard what his lord said to him;. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Beduer heard what his lord said to him;"

• attestation: His weapons he put him on, and forth he went, and ascended up the mount that was immense. He bare in his hand a spear exceeding strong. (Layamon's Brut)

  "his weapons he put him on, and forth he went, and ascended up the mount that was immense."

• attestation: He bare in his hand a spear exceeding strong. (Layamon's Brut)

  "He bare in his hand a spear exceeding strong;"

• attestation: A shield on his back, ornamented all with gold; a helm on his head, high, of steel. (Layamon's Brut)

  "a shield on his back, ornamented all with gold;"

• attestation: Even with these words that the woman said, Beduer gan to comfort her with fair words: "Dear mother, I am a man, and knight am brave;. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Even with these words that the woman said, Beduer gan to comfort her with fair words: "Dear mother, I am a man, and knight am brave;"

• attestation: I will say thee through my sooth words, that no champion was born of ever any lady, that man may not with strength stoop him to ground; and serve thee an old woman--very little are thy powers. (Layamon's Brut)

  "and I will say thee through my sooth words, that no champion was born of ever any lady, that man may not with strength stoop him to ground;"

• attestation: Serve thee an old woman--very little are thy powers. But have now very goodday, and I will go my way. (Layamon's Brut)

  "and serve thee an old woman--very little are thy powers."

• attestation: Have now very goodday, and I will go my way." Down went him Beduer to his sovereign, and told him how he had care, and all how he had fared, and what the old woman told him of the maiden, and how the giant each day by the old woman lay. (Layamon's Brut)

  "But have now very goodday, and I will go my way."

Down went him Beduer to his sovereign, and told him how he had care, and all how he had fared, and what the old woman told him of the maiden, and how the giant each day by the old woman lay."

• attestation: The heathen king fell to the ground, and his foul soul sank into hell! Ridwathlan then said--cruel he was in mood--"Boccus, now thou hast bought dear that Beduer thou slew. (Layamon's Brut)

  "and the heathen king fell to the ground, and his foul soul sank into hell!"

• attestation: Beduer engaged in combat involving Ridwathlan (Layamon's Brut)

  "Ridwathlan then said--cruel he was in mood--"Boccus, now thou hast bought dear that Beduer thou slew;"

• attestation: Thy soul shall now be companion of the Worse!" Even with the words, as if it were the wind, he pressed to the fight; as a whirlwind doth in the field, when it heaveth the dust high from the earth, all so Ridwathlan rushed on his enemies. (Layamon's Brut)

  "and thy soul shall now be companion of the Worse!" Even with the words, as if it were the wind, he pressed to the fight;"

• attestation: In all the fight were no knights better, the while that the life lasted them in their breasts. Boccus the king they slew, and a thousand of his knights. (Layamon's Brut)

  "in all the fight were no knights better, the while that the life lasted them in their breasts."