Gaunes

The Prose Merlin (English)

• attestation: Gaunes is a location connected to Merlin (Prose Merlin) [p88]: "Gannes, whiche were full worthy men ; an" (CHAPTER VIII: The mission of ulfyn and bretell to kino ban and king bobs.)

  "131 of Gannes, whiche were full worthy men ;"

• attestation: Gaunes is a location connected to Merlin (Prose Merlin) [p99]: "Gannes be to-morowe at euen.” And whan t" (CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.)

  "and knowe it verily that I shall be at Gannes be to-morowe at euen."

• attestation: Gaunes is a location connected to Lambeges [p99]: "Gannes, and Pharien, his vncle, praide h" (CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.)

  "Than they sette kepers in the two Citees that were the two bretheren, soche as thei wiste was myster, and oon of the kepers was Lambeges, that was right a trewe knyght, and a gode man of his body, and hym thei sette in the forteresse of Gannes, and Pharien, his vncle, praide hym to do well, and he s"

• attestation: Gaunes is a location connected to Ban (king of Benwick) [p105]: "Gannes, that full wele cowde hem guyde," (CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.)

  "The thirde warde lede the kynge Boors of Gannes, that full wele cowde hem guyde, and were in His company iiij M1 men wele horsed."

• attestation: Gaunes is a location connected to Bors (king of Gaunes) [p112]: "Gannes; and I ne wote how, ne whan, he c" (CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.)

  "And he ansuerde, “It is the kynge Boors of Gannes;"

• attestation: Gaunes is a location connected to Arthur (king) [p123]: "Gannes, and his helpers, of this we nede" (CHAPTER XII: The return of the eleven rings to their cities, and their encounter)

  "W ith this a-rose the kynge de Cent chiualers and seide, “Feire lordes, of that the kynge loot seith that he douteth the kynge Arthur, and the kynge ban, and the kynge boors, of Gannes, and his helpers, of this we nede not to drede, ffor a mes- sager me tolde this othir day that kynge Arthur, and ky"

• attestation: Gaunes is a location connected to Arthur (king) [p130]: "Gannes, and the*sones of kynge lott, as" (CHAPTER XII: The return of the eleven rings to their cities, and their encounter)

  "And by that Castell where-of I speke hadde the saisnes all her recouerer and all her socour of the contrey, wherthurgh thei myght neuer be put oute of the londe till that kynge Arthur drof hem oute, and the kynge Ban and the kynge Boors of Gannes, and the*sones of kynge lott, as ye shull here telle"