Colgrim

Layamon's Brut

• attestation: Forth they gan proceed into Scotland, and took to them for king Colgrim the fair. He was Hengest's relation, and dearest of men to him. (Layamon's Brut)

  "forth they gan proceed into Scotland, and took to them for king Colgrim the fair."

• attestation: Colgrim the keen, and many thousands of his companions, that oft made to our Britons evil injuries. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Colgrim the keen, and many thousands of his companions, that oft made to our Britons evil injuries."

• attestation: The Britons full soon took three bishops, and seven riders, strong in wisdom. (Layamon's Brut)

  "The Britons full soon took three bishops, and seven riders, strong in wisdom;"

• attestation: There he lay one night, on the morrow he proceeded forth-right where he knew Colgrim to be, and his comrades with him. (Layamon's Brut)

  "There he lay one night, on the morrow he proceeded forth-right where he knew Colgrim to be, and his comrades with him."

• attestation: Colgrim engaged in combat (Layamon's Brut)

  "we all shall do well, and they forth fly, as the high wood, when the furious wind heaveth it with strength!" Flew over the wealds thirty thousand shields, and smote on Colgrim's knights, so that the earth shook again."

• relationship: Seven nights therebefore Baldolf the fair, Colgrim's brother, was gone southward, and lay by the sea-side, and abode Childric. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Seven nights therebefore Baldolf the fair, Colgrim's brother, was gone southward, and lay by the sea-side, and abode Childric."

• attestation: Colgrim was within with the Saxish men, and Baldulf bethought him what he might do. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Colgrim was within with the Saxish men, and Baldulf bethought him what he might do;"

• relationship: with what kind of stratagem he might come within, into the burgh, to Colgrim his brother, who was to him the dearest of all men alive. (Layamon's Brut)

  "with what kind of stratagem he might come within, into the burgh, to Colgrim his brother, who was to him the dearest of all men alive."

• attestation: Colgrim was in York, and there he abode Childric. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Colgrim was in York, and there he abode Childric."

• attestation: There were with him Baldulf and Colgrim, and saw that their folk suffered death. And they anon forth-right, on with their burnies, and fled out of the castle, of courage bereft. (Layamon's Brut)

  "and there were with him Baldulf and Colgrim, and saw that their folk suffered death."

• attestation: They anon forth-right, on with their burnies, and fled out of the castle, of courage bereft; and fled forth-right anon to the wood of Calidon. (Layamon's Brut)

  "And they anon forth-right, on with their burnies, and fled out of the castle, of courage bereft;"

• attestation: Fled forth-right anon to the wood of Calidon. They had for companions seven hundred riders. (Layamon's Brut)

  "and fled forth-right anon to the wood of Calidon."

• attestation: They had for companions seven hundred riders. (Layamon's Brut)

  "They had for companions seven hundred riders;"

• attribution: Hither the kaiser sent us, who is named Childric, and Colgrim and Baldulf, both together. Now and evermore they pray thy mercy. (Layamon's Brut)

  "hither the kaiser sent us, who is named Childric, and Colgrim and Baldulf, both together."

• attestation: Now he yields to me meed for my good deeds. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Now he yields to me meed for my good deeds."

• attestation: So held me the Lord, who formed the daylight, he shall therefore abide bitterest of all bales--hard games;--his bane I will be! (Layamon's Brut)

  "But so held me the Lord, who formed the daylight, he shall therefore abide bitterest of all bales--hard games;--his bane I will be!"

• attestation: For yesterday was Colgrim of all men keenest, but now it is to him all as to the goat, where he guards the hill; high upon the hill he fighteth with horns, when the wild wolf approacheth toward him. (Layamon's Brut)

  "For yesterday was Colgrim of all men keenest, but now it is to him all as to the goat, where he guards the hill;"

• attestation: High upon the hill he fighteth with horns, when the wild wolf approacheth toward him. Though the wolf be alone, without each herd, and there were in a fold five hundred goats, the wolf to them goeth, and all them biteth. (Layamon's Brut)

  "high upon the hill he fighteth with horns, when the wild wolf approacheth toward him."

• attestation: Though the wolf be alone, without each herd, and there were in a fold five hundred goats, the wolf to them goeth, and all them biteth. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Though the wolf be alone, without each herd, and there were in a fold five hundred goats, the wolf to them goeth, and all them biteth."

• attestation: So will I now to-day Colgrim all destroy. (Layamon's Brut)

  "So will I now to-day Colgrim all destroy;"

• attestation: Dales and downs, and all my good folk! Thou climbed on this hill wondrously high, as if thou wouldst ascend to heaven. (Layamon's Brut)

  "dales and downs, and all my good folk!"