Rions (king)

The Prose Merlin (English)

• attestation: Rions (king) is attested [p77] in CHAPTER VII: Merlin comes to the barons.: "Rion, of whom I speke, is right myg" (CHAPTER VII: Merlin comes to the barons.)

  "M fTlhis kynge Rion, of whom I speke, is right myghty of londe J- and of peple, and full of high prowesse, and is right a The word “Arthur 0 is written over the words i( the archebisshop” in the MS."

• attestation: Rions (king) is attested [p98] in CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.: "Rion. Merlin coun¬ sels that they g" (CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.)

  "Leodegan has great war with king Rion."

• relationship: that has a brother (CHAPTER XII: The return of the eleven rings to their cities, and their encounter)

  "Ne the kynge Pelles of lytenoys, for he kepeth the kynge Pelly- nor his brother that lyeth seke, of whiche se[k]nesse he shall neuer be heled till he come that shall brynge to ende the auentures of the seint Graal."