Ventres (king of Garlot)

The Prose Merlin (English)

• attestation: Marriage near Ventres (king of Garlot) [p73]: hat hadde wedded oon of Arthurs (CHAPTER VII: Merlin comes to the barons.)

  "and theder also come kynge Ventres of Garlot, that hadde wedded oon of Arthurs susters, and with hym come vij C knyghtes;"

• attribution: Ventres (king of Garlot) holds the title of king of the (CHAPTER VII: Merlin comes to the barons.)

  "and after com Carados brenbras, that was kynge of the londe of Strangore, and was oon of the knyghtes of the rounde table, and with hym yj C knyghtes welle horsed;"

• attribution: Ventres (king of Garlot) is described as were noble knyghtes (CHAPTER VII: Merlin comes to the barons.)

  "And thei were noble knyghtes and hardy, and full of high prowesse, and many of hem camell frendes."

• attestation: Ventres (king of Garlot) is attested [p79] in CHAPTER VII: Merlin comes to the barons.: "Ventres brake his spere vpon kynge" (CHAPTER VII: Merlin comes to the barons.)

  "The kynge Ventres brake his spere vpon kynge Arthur, and Arthur smot hym a-gein so sore that he bar hym ouer the horse croupe, and his legges vp-right, that the erthe rebounded, but he hadde noon other hurte."

• attestation: Ventres (king of Garlot) is attested [p109] in CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.: "Ventres, and helmes, that her yen s" (CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.)

  "The king de Cent Chiva- lers and king Loot horse king Ventres, and helmes, that her yen sparkeled that thei semed thei were fallen from their heedes so were thei astoned."

• attestation: Ventres (king of Garlot) is attested [p112] in CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.: "Ventres, Cla¬ rion, and Tra* dily v" (CHAPTER X: The battle between arthur and the rebel zings at bredigan.)

  "And ther-to he is so Kings Bran- gore, Urien, Ventres, Cla¬ rion, and Tra* dily vaunt re¬ main in the battle, and defend them¬ selves “right sore."

• attestation: Ventres (king of Garlot) departs or rides [p125]: how thei departed fro Shorhant, (CHAPTER XII: The return of the eleven rings to their cities, and their encounter)

  "But now rested the tale of the message of Galashene and speke of the kynges, how thei departed fro Shorhant, and wheder thei wente, and telleth of the auentres that to hem be-fillen."