Clarion

The Prose Merlin (English)

• attestation: Clarion is attested [p100] in CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.: "Clarion, and all her companye, as y" (CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.)

  "But now stenteth the tale of hem, and returneth to speke of the vij kynges that were discounfited at Clarion, and all her companye, as ye haue herde."

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

  "• After the de¬ struction of Troy two ba¬ rons arrived in this coun¬ try : one of and also come the kynge Tramelmens, of North wales, with yj 10 men, and the kynge Clarion with men, and the [kynge] with the hundred knyghtes, that was a noble knyght and an hardy, come with iij 10 men, and also com th"

• attribution: Clarion holds the title of king of North (CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.)

  "stille was the kynge Bran gore, that oon, and the kynge Yrien, and the kynge Yentres, and the kynge Clarion, of Northumbirlond, and Tradilyuaunt, the kynge of North wales;"

• attestation: Clarion speaks or is addressed [p120]: "seide to the kynge Brangore, “ Sir, I am" (CHAPTER XII: The return of the eleven rings to their cities, and their encounter)

  "And whan the kynge Clarion of Northumberlonde saugh thei seide no worde he aros vpon his feet, and seide to the kynge Brangore, “ Sir, I am come hider to here what ye will sey, for yester even ye sente for vs, and I am now come;"

• attestation: Clarion departs or rides [p129]: And than departed Clarion, the k (CHAPTER XII: The return of the eleven rings to their cities, and their encounter)

  "And than departed Clarion, the kinge of Northumberlonde, and rode to his Citee I-cleped bellande, that is grete and so feire, and gamysshed it wele with thre M1 men of armes, with-oute hem of the Citee self, that were wele v M1 or mo."

• attestation: Clarion arrives or returns [p129]: sowderes com to hem grete plen (CHAPTER XII: The return of the eleven rings to their cities, and their encounter)

  "N ow seith the story that whan these thre kynges were de¬ parted fro their felowes fro Shorhant, that thei a-bode till sowderes com to hem grete plente."