Lucan (Arthurian knight)

Ywain and Gawain

• attribution: Kay was known for his sharp tongue and boasting (Ywain and Gawain > Lines 1-150)

  "For he was of his tong a skalde, And forto boste was he ful balde"

• attestation: The queen rebuked Kay for his ill treatment of his companions (Ywain and Gawain > Lines 1-150)

  "'Sir Kay, I wote wele', sayd þe quene; And it war gude, þou left swilk sawes And noght despised so þi felawes'"

• attestation: Kay mocked Ywain, suggesting his bravery came from a pot of wine (Ywain and Gawain > Lines 451-600)

  "It es sene, now es efter mete: Mare boste es in a pot of wyne"

• attestation: The queen rebuked Kay, calling him mad and uncourteous (Ywain and Gawain > Lines 451-600)

  "'Sir Kay, ertow wode? What þe devyl es þe withyn. At þi tong may never blyn fi felows so fowly to shende?"

• attestation: Kay mocked the absent Ywain, saying his proud words were all emptiness (Ywain and Gawain > Lines 1201-1350)

  "His prowd wordes er now al purst. For, in fayth, ful ill he durst Anes luke opon þat knyght"

• attestation: Kay requested and was granted the battle against the well's defender (Ywain and Gawain > Lines 1201-1350)

  "Syr Kay (for he wald noght fayle) Smertly askes þe batayl; And alsone þan said þe kyng: 'Sir Kay, I grante þe þine askyng'"