Ridwathlan

Layamon's Brut

• attestation: Boccus the king they knew, where he was in the combat; with his spear and with his shield many a knight he killed. (Layamon's Brut)

  "and Boccus the king they knew, where he was in the combat;"

• attestation: With his spear and with his shield many a knight he killed. Ridwathlan drew out his sword soon, and struck at him, and smote the king on the helm, so that it severed in two, and eke the burny-hood, so that it (the sword) stopt at the teeth. (Layamon's Brut)

  "with his spear and with his shield many a knight he killed."

• attestation: Ridwathlan engaged in combat (Layamon's Brut)

  "Ridwathlan drew out his sword soon, and struck at him, and smote the king on the helm, so that it severed in two, and eke the burny-hood, so that it (the sword) stopt at the teeth;"

• attestation: As a whirlwind doth in the field, when it heaveth the dust high from the earth, all so Ridwathlan rushed on his enemies. All they it slew that they came nigh, the while that they might wield their noble weapons. (Layamon's Brut)

  "as a whirlwind doth in the field, when it heaveth the dust high from the earth, all so Ridwathlan rushed on his enemies."

• attestation: All they it slew that they came nigh, the while that they might wield their noble weapons. (Layamon's Brut)

  "All they it slew that they came nigh, the while that they might wield their noble weapons;"