Leodegan (king)

The Prose Merlin (English)

• relationship: Wife of is is mentioned (CHAPTER VII: Merlin comes to the barons.)

  "This is in the reame of kynge Leodegan, of Tamalide, that is an olde man and his wif is deed, and of alle his childeren is lefte but oon doughter, to whom the reame shall falle after his deth;"

• attestation: Warfare near Leodegan (king) [p77]: ath grete werre a-gein the kyn (CHAPTER VII: Merlin comes to the barons.)

  "and the kynge leodegan hath grete werre a-gein the kynge Ryon, that is kynge of the londe of Geauntes and of the londe of pastures, whar-in dar noon inhabite for dhwse auentures and merveiles that ther fallith bothe day and nyght."

• attestation: Death is referenced near Leodegan (king) [p77]: han he holdeth courte rioall, (CHAPTER VII: Merlin comes to the barons.)

  "well man, and he hath conquered by force xx ti kynges crowned, fro whom he hath taken alle their berdes by force and in dispite, and sette hem in a mantell, whiche he maketh euery day a knyght to hold a-fore hym atte mete, atte alle tymes whan he holdeth courte rioall, and he hath sworn that he shal"

• attestation: Warfare near Leodegan (king) [p77]: tened his werre, for he is now (CHAPTER VII: Merlin comes to the barons.)

  "and vndirstonde well that he sholde haue loste his londe longe er this tyme ne were the knyghtes of the round© table that mayntened his werre, for he is now in grete age, and therfore I rede that thow go and serue hym a-while, the kynge leodegan, and he shall yeve the his doughter to be thy wif, to"

• attestation: Death is referenced near Leodegan (king) [p77]: after his deth, and she is ri (CHAPTER VII: Merlin comes to the barons.)

  "the knyghtes of the round© table that mayntened his werre, for he is now in grete age, and therfore I rede that thow go and serue hym a-while, the kynge leodegan, and he shall yeve the his doughter to be thy wif, to whom the reame longeth after his deth, and she is right feire and yonge, and the wis"

• attribution: Leodegan (king) is described as is right feire and (CHAPTER VII: Merlin comes to the barons.)

  "of the round© table that mayntened his werre, for he is now in grete age, and therfore I rede that thow go and serue hym a-while, the kynge leodegan, and he shall yeve the his doughter to be thy wif, to whom the reame longeth after his deth, and she is right feire and yonge, and the wisest lady of t"

• relationship: A daughter of Leodega is mentioned (CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.)

  "And than he seide, “Lordinges, se here the kynge that hath no wif, and I knowe a mayden that is kynges doughter* and quenes, and of right high lynage, and also she is right feire, and of grete valour*, that no lady ne may haue more, and that is the doughter of kynge Leodegan, of Carmelide, that is n"

• attestation: Warfare near Leodegan (king) [p97]: ath grete werre a-gein the kyn (CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.)

  "and he hath grete werre a-gein the kynge Eion, that is of the lynage of Geauntes, and he is right riche and right puyssant, and yef it happe that he con- quere the reame of Carmelide, that marcheth to the reame of Logres, that is Arthures, wite it well that Arthur ne"

• attestation: Leodegan (king) is attested [p97] in CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.: "Leodegan, of Carmelide, that is now" (CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.)

  ", “Lordinges, se here the kynge that hath no wif, and I knowe a mayden that is kynges doughter* and quenes, and of right high lynage, and also she is right feire, and of grete valour*, that no lady ne may haue more, and that is the doughter of kynge Leodegan, of Carmelide, that is now an olde man an"

• attestation: Leodegan (king) is attested [p98] in CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.: "Leodegan, of Carmelide. Leodegan ha" (CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.)

  "but there is a right fair lady, named Gonnore, who is daugh¬ ter to king Leodegan, of Carmelide."

• attestation: Leodegan (king) is attested [p123] in CHAPTER XII: The return of the eleven rings to their cities, and their encounter: "leodegan, of Tamelide, that hath we" (CHAPTER XII: The return of the eleven rings to their cities, and their encounter)

  "ynge 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 kynge ban, and kynge Boors his brother, ben gon oute of this eontrei and go to socour the kynge leodegan, of Tamelide, that hath werre a-gein the"