Beof
Threat is worth nought, unless there be deeds eke!" Beof saw, the brave man, how his comrades had done.
Arnalf of Salisbury, and Kinmare of Canterbury. (Layamon's Brut, Layamon's Brut)
Threat is worth nought, unless there be deeds eke!" Beof saw, the brave man, how his comrades had done. (Layamon's Brut, Layamon's Brut)
Turned his horse wondrously quick, and with all his might advanced to a knight, and smote him above the shield, so that his good burny burst, and throughout the neck the spear drove full soon. And thus the earl gan to call keenly to his companions: "The Britons will us destroy, if we hence go, unless we the better begin ere we hence depart! (Layamon's Brut, Layamon's Brut)
Layamon's Brut
- attestation: Arnalf of Salisbury, and Kinmare of Canterbury. (Layamon's Brut)
"Arnalf of Salisbury, and Kinmare of Canterbury;"
- attestation: Threat is worth nought, unless there be deeds eke!" Beof saw, the brave man, how his comrades had done. (Layamon's Brut)
"Threat is worth nought, unless there be deeds eke!" Beof saw, the brave man, how his comrades had done;"
- attestation: Turned his horse wondrously quick, and with all his might advanced to a knight, and smote him above the shield, so that his good burny burst, and throughout the neck the spear drove full soon. And thus the earl gan to call keenly to his companions: "The Britons will us destroy, if we hence go, unless we the better begin ere we hence depart! (Layamon's Brut)
"and turned his horse wondrously quick, and with all his might advanced to a knight, and smote him above the shield, so that his good burny burst, and throughout the neck the spear drove full soon."
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