Mordred (Arthurian)

The Alliterative Morte Arthure

• attestation: Mordred journeys or travels to a destination, as attested by "concell carpys wordes" (Passage 14)

  "The kyng in his concell carpys j?es wordes ;— “ I am in pwrpos to passe perilous wayes,"

• attestation: A figure journeys or travels to a destination (wita kene conquere jone) (Passage 14)

  "To kaire witA my kene men, to conquere jone landes,"

• relationship: Mordred is identified as kin or relative (Passage 14)

  "That es me sybb, my syster son, sir Mordrede hym seluen,"

• attestation: A figure speaks of mercy or peace terms (Passage 14)

  "Of all my lele lege-men, pat my landez Jemes.” He carpes till his cosyne |>ane, in courwaile hym seluen,— “ I make the kepare, sir knyghte, of kyngrykes manye,"

• attestation: Arthur conquers territory or wins a victory, as attested by "wardayne wyrchipfull weilde" (Passage 14)

  "Wardayne wyrchipfull, to weilde al my landes That I haue wonnen of werre in all J»is werlde ryche. wyll pat Wayne mr f my weife, in wyrehipe be holden,"

• attestation: A siege or assault on a castle/city is described, as attested by "kydde castells clenlyche" (Passage 14)

  "Luke my kydde castells be clenlyche arrayede,"

• attestation: Burial rites or funeral observances are performed, as attested by "suggowme semlyche berynes" (Passage 14)

  "There cho maye suggowme hire selfe, wyth semlyche berynes."

• attestation: Mordred dies or is fatally wounded, as attested by "destaynede dryghtyns charge" (Passage 14)

  "If me be destaynede to dye at Dryghtyns wyll, charge the my sektowr, cheffe of all o>er,"

• attestation: Mordred speaks of crowns or royal authority (Passage 14)

  "And thow haue grace gudly to goueme thy seluen, sail coroune ]>e, knyghte, kyng with my handez. ” T*an sir Modrede full myldly meles hym seluen,"

• attestation: A figure speaks of mercy or peace terms (jrise wordez beseke sybbe) (Passage 14)

  "Knelyd to pe conquerowr, and carpes Jrise wordez,— “ I beseke $ow, sir, as my sybbe lorde, pat 3 e will for charyt6 cheese $ow ano }er ;"

• attestation: A figure journeys or travels to a destination (passe presance pwrpos takyn) (Passage 14)

  "To passe in $our presance my pwrpos es takyn,"

• relationship: A kinship relationship is established between figures, as attested by "pwrueaunce apperte thowe" (Passage 14)

  "And all my pwrueaunce apperte fore my pris knyghtez.” “ Thowe arte my neuewe full nere, my nwrrree of olde,"

• attestation: Guinevere journeys or travels to a destination, as attested by "seyne worthilyche chambyre" (Passage 15)

  "And seyne >at worthilyche wy went vnto chambyre For to comfurthe >e qwene, >at in care lenges;"

• attestation: Guinevere expresses profound grief or sorrow, as attested by "talkez tenderly teres" (Passage 15)

  "Talkez to hym tenderly with teres ynewe,— “ I may wery the wye thatt this werre mouede,"

• attestation: Guinevere dies or is fatally wounded, as attested by "langour lefte myghte" (Passage 15)

  "And I in langour am lefte, leue $e, for eu ere J Why ne myghte I, dere lufe, dye in pur armes,"

• attestation: A figure expresses profound grief or sorrow (herte noghte werlde ryche) (Passage 15)

  "Thy wonrydez and thy wepynge woundez myn herte, may noghte wit of J>is woo, for all J>is werlde ryche; haue made a kepare, a knyghte of thyn awen,"

• attestation: A figure expresses profound grief or sorrow (full swythe when swerde) (Passage 15)

  "And then cho swounes full swythe, whe[n] he hys swerde aschede,"

• attestation: A figure expresses profound grief or sorrow (twys swounywg swelte walde) (Passage 15)

  "Twys in a swounywg, swelte as cho walde."

• attestation: A figure journeys or travels to a destination (dukkes duzseperez daynttehely rydes) (Passage 15)

  "Dukkes and duzseperez daynttehely rydes,"

• attribution: Guinevere is attributed with noble or martial qualities, as attested by "cabanes clathesekkes coferez" (Passage 15)

  "Cabanes, & clathe-sekkes, and coferez full noble,"

• attestation: Ships or a naval fleet are described or deployed, as attested by "coggez crayers crossez" (Passage 15)

  "Coggez and crayers >an crossez J>aire mastez,"

• relationship: Guinevere is identified as a cousin or kinsman, as attested by "cosyn kynde thowe" (Passage 76)

  "Dere cosyn of kynde, thowe coldis myn herte,"

• attestation: Guinevere is crowned or claims royal authority, as attested by "castells encrochede corownde" (Passage 76)

  "He has castells encrochede, and corownde hym seluen,"

• attestation: Guinevere holds or claims lordship over lands, as attested by "devisede rewme delte" (Passage 76)

  "He devisede pe rewme, and delte as hym likes,"

• attestation: Burial rites or funeral observances are performed (semblede sorte selcouthe berynes) (Passage 76)

  "He has semblede a sorte of selcouthe berynes,"

• attestation: A figure is crowned or claims royal authority (castells that corown langede) (Passage 76)

  "The comliche castells that to the corown langede,"

• attestation: Guinevere fights with weapons in battle, as attested by "fyghte frappe assailles" (Passage 76)

  "For to fyghte with thy frappe, when ]>ow them assailles."

• attribution: Guinevere is described as worthy or honourable, as attested by "wardayne vnworthye women" (Passage 76)

  "Alls wardayne vnworthye women to $eme !"

• attestation: Burial rites or funeral observances are performed (merkes modrede amonge beryns) (Passage 81)

  "And merkes to sir Modrede amonge all his beryns,"

• attribution: A figure is attributed with noble or martial qualities, as attested by "betuke knyghte noble" (Passage 87)

  "And he betuke >am the cors of pe knyghte noble."

• attestation: Burial rites or funeral observances are performed, as attested by "bawmede erthe holden" (Passage 87)

  "And at pe body be bawmede, and one erthe holden,"

• attestation: Burial rites or funeral observances are performed (beryengc till they broughte) (Passage 87)

  "Abyde of pe beryengc till they be broughte vndire,"

• attestation: Burial rites or funeral observances are performed (soiome this semble berynes) (Passage 87)

  "Soiome in this cet4, and semble thi berynes,"

• attestation: A siege or assault on a castle/city is described, as attested by "knyghttez contres castells" (Passage 87)

  "Get owt knyghttez of contres, that castells holdes,"

• attestation: A figure makes a solemn vow or pledge, as attested by "thareto avowe devottly" (Passage 87)

  "And thareto make I myn avowe devottly to Ciyste,"

• attestation: A warrior kills an opponent in battle, as attested by "slayne slowghe sleyghte" (Passage 87)

  "Till he be slayne J>at hym slowghe, jif any sleyghte happen :"

• attestation: A figure expresses profound grief or sorrow, as attested by "kayeris komewayle herte" (Passage 87)

  "Kayeris into Komewayle with kare at his herte,"

• attribution: A figure is attributed with noble or martial qualities (with prynce metys betuke) (Passage 87)

  "Apas in processione, and with the prynce metys, And he betuke >am the cors of pe knyghte noble."

• attribution: Mordred is attributed with noble or martial qualities (Passage 91)

  "And sir Mordrede was myghty, and [in] his moste strenghis ;"

• attestation: Mordred journeys or travels to a destination (Passage 93)

  "And sythen merke manly to Mordrede children."