Gorlois

Layamon's Brut

• attestation: Hewed they with swords—-the strokes were grim—-fire flew from the steel, oft and well frequent! After a time, then leapt Aldolf to the ground, and saw by him Gorlois, who was a keen man full truly. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Then hewed they with swords—-the strokes were grim—-fire flew from the steel, oft and well frequent!"

• attribution: After a time, then leapt Aldolf to the ground, and saw by him Gorlois, who was a keen man full truly. (Layamon's Brut)

  "After a time, then leapt Aldolf to the ground, and saw by him Gorlois, who was a keen man full truly;"

• attestation: With much goodness the king heard mass, and Gorlois, the Earl of Cornwall, and many knights with him; much bliss was in the town, with King Uther Pendragon. (Layamon's Brut)

  "With much goodness the king heard mass, and Gorlois, the Earl of Cornwall, and many knights with him;"

• attribution: When the mass was sung, to the hall they crowded, trumpets they blew, boards they spread, all the folk ate and drank, and bliss was among them. (Layamon's Brut)

  "When the mass was sung, to the hall they crowded, trumpets they blew, boards they spread, all the folk ate and drank, and bliss was among them."

• relationship: opposite to him Gorlois, fair knight full truly, the Earl of Cornwall, with his noble wife. (Layamon's Brut)

  "opposite to him Gorlois, fair knight full truly, the Earl of Cornwall, with his noble wife."

• attestation: The king was not so wise, nor so far prudent, that among his folk he could his thoughts hide. (Layamon's Brut)

  "The king was not so wise, nor so far prudent, that among his folk he could his thoughts hide."

• relationship: So long the king this practised, that Gorlois became him wrath, and angered him greatly with the king, because of his wife. (Layamon's Brut)

  "So long the king this practised, that Gorlois became him wrath, and angered him greatly with the king, because of his wife."

• attestation: The earl is come here, Gorlois the lord, and Britael his steward, and Jordan the chamber-knight; we have journeyed all night! (Layamon's Brut)

  "the earl is come here, Gorlois the lord, and Britael his steward, and Jordan the chamber-knight;"

• attestation: we have journeyed all night!" The gateward made it known over all, and knights ran upon the wall, and spake with Gorlois, and knew him full surely. (Layamon's Brut)

  "we have journeyed all night!" The gateward made it known over all, and knights ran upon the wall, and spake with Gorlois, and knew him full surely."

• attestation: "Now when Gorlois shall know it, how it is passed, that our king is departed, and has left his host, he will forth-right weapon his knights, and out he will to fight, and fell us to ground, with his furious thanes make mickle slaughter. (Layamon's Brut)

  ""Now when Gorlois shall know it, how it is passed, that our king is departed, and has left his host, he will forth-right weapon his knights, and out he will to fight, and fell us to ground, with his furious thanes make mickle slaughter;"

• attestation: So we shall with right with Gorlois fight, and if he will speak with us, and yearn this king's peace, set amity with soothfast oath, then may we with worship go hence; then our underlings will have no upbraidings, that we for any timidity hence fled. (Layamon's Brut)

  "and so we shall with right with Gorlois fight, and if he will speak with us, and yearn this king's peace, set amity with soothfast oath, then may we with worship go hence;"

• attestation: There was many a bold man, that hung shield on shoulder, many a keen thane, and proceeded to the castle, where Gorlois was within, with his keen men. He caused trumpets to be blown, and his host to assemble. (Layamon's Brut)

  "there was many a bold man, that hung shield on shoulder, many a keen thane, and proceeded to the castle, where Gorlois was within, with his keen men."

• attestation: He caused trumpets to be blown, and his host to assemble. (Layamon's Brut)

  "He caused trumpets to be blown, and his host to assemble;"

• attestation: They leapt on steed, knights gan to ride. These knights were exceeding active, and went out at the gate. (Layamon's Brut)

  "they leapt on steed, knights gan to ride."