Sultan (Golrotherame)

Sir Perceval of Galles

• attestation: The Sultan had slain the lady's father, uncle, and brothers and besieged her in a castle (Sir Perceval of Gales > Section 14)

  "'Now hase pat ilke sowdane 'Hir fadir and hh- eme slane 'And hir brothir ilkane,"

• attestation: The Sultan was out hunting while his garrison of twenty score guarded the gates (Sir Perceval of Gales > Section 16)

  "On huntyng was J)e sowdane, He lefte men many ane, Twenty score, J)at wele kan"

• attestation: Word came during the feast that the Sultan's reinforcements had arrived and nearly taken the city (Sir Perceval of Gales > Section 18)

  "f'at many men with-alle Were hernyste one the hill; For tene, J)aire felawes were slane, The cite hafe )ay nere tane;"

• attestation: The common bell was rung when the Sultan's reinforcements threatened the city (Sir Perceval of Gales > Section 19)

  "The comon-belle gun knylle."

• attestation: The Sultan's name was Golrotherame and he was fierce in fight (Sir Perceval of Gales > Section 23)

  "He rydes agayne J)e sowdane, Pat highte Gollerotherame, Pat felle was in fighte."

• attestation: The giant invoked Mahoun (Muhammad) and asked who had slain his brother Golrotherame (Sir Perceval of Gales > Section 28)

  ""^Mahown, loved be thi myght!'"

• relationship: The giant declared he had only one brother, the slain Sultan Golrotherame (Sir Perceval of Gales > Section 28)

  ""^I had no brothir hot hym ane,"