Octa (son of Hengist)

Roman de Brut

• attestation: Octa, son of Hengist, was besieged inside the city of York (Roman de Brut > Aurelius, Hengist's Fall, and Stonehenge)

  "Octa, the son of Hengist, was within, and some of his kindred with him"

• attestation: Octa realized that no reinforcements could reach him in York (Roman de Brut > Aurelius, Hengist's Fall, and Stonehenge)

  "When Octa was persuaded that none might win to his aid"

• attestation: Some of Hengist's kindred were besieged with Octa inside York (Roman de Brut > Aurelius, Hengist's Fall, and Stonehenge)

  "and some of his kindred with him"

• attestation: Octa came forth from York wearing iron chains on his wrists as a sign of submission (Roman de Brut > Aurelius, Hengist's Fall, and Stonehenge)

  "Octa wore a chain of iron upon his wrists, and walking at the head of his companions, came first to the king"

• attestation: Octa led his barons out of the city gates to surrender in person to the king (Roman de Brut > Aurelius, Hengist's Fall, and Stonehenge)

  "He came forth from the gate of the city with a company of all his barons"

• attestation: Octa pleaded for the king's mercy and pity (Roman de Brut > Aurelius, Hengist's Fall, and Stonehenge)

  "Sire," said he, "I beseech you for mercy and pity"

• attestation: Octa's kinfolk approved his plan to surrender to the king (Roman de Brut > Aurelius, Hengist's Fall, and Stonehenge)

  "as his kinsfolk approved"

• attestation: Octa resolved to defend himself to the death if the king rejected his plea for mercy (Roman de Brut > Aurelius, Hengist's Fall, and Stonehenge)

  "if his prayer was scorned, then he would defend himself to the death"