Walwain

Layamon's Brut

• attestation: I will it order to-day a se'nnight; command this folk then to march all together, and come to myself—-the better it shall be for them. (Layamon's Brut)

  "and I will it order to-day a se'nnight;"

• attestation: Order each man to hold peace, upon pain of limb and upon life; and I will it order to-day a se'nnight. (Layamon's Brut)

  "order each man to hold peace, upon pain of limb and upon life;"

• attestation: Truth he had none to ever any man; he was Arthur's relation, of his noble race. (Layamon's Brut)

  "truth he had none to ever any man;"

• attestation: Knight he was wondrous good, and he had very much pride; he was Arthur's sister's son. (Layamon's Brut)

  "but knight he was wondrous good, and he had very much pride;"

• attribution: It was all secret, in host and in hall, for no man it weened, that it should be, but men in sooth weened him, because Walwain was his brother, the truest man of all that came to the folk. (Layamon's Brut)

  "But it was all secret, in host and in hall, for no man it weened, that it should be, but men in sooth weened him, because Walwain was his brother, the truest man of all that came to the folk;"

• relationship: he was Walwain's brother, there was no other;. (Layamon's Brut)

  "he was Walwain's brother, there was no other;"

• attestation: Forth the knights went, goodly champions. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Forth the knights went, goodly champions;"

• attestation: That was, Gerin, and Beof the fair, and Walwain the bold, cuirassed and helmeted on their noble steeds; and each carried on his shoulder a shield exceeding good. (Layamon's Brut)

  "that was, Gerin, and Beof the fair, and Walwain the bold, cuirassed and helmeted on their noble steeds;"

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

  "for ever they make boast--their honour is little!" More he thought to say, when Walwain drew his sword, and smote him upon the head, so that it fell in two, and he hastily anon ran to his horse;"

• attestation: They up leapt with grim countenance; and these words said Walwain the good: "So help me the same Lord, that formed the daylight, if ever any of your men is so keen, that after us he pursue, I will him kill, he shall be cut in pieces with my broad sword! (Layamon's Brut)

  "and they up leapt with grim countenance;"

• attribution: and these words said Walwain the good: "So help me the same Lord, that formed the daylight, if ever any of your men is so keen, that after us he pursue, I will him kill, he shall be cut in pieces with my broad sword!" Even with the same speech then called the emperor: "Hold them! (Layamon's Brut)

  "and these words said Walwain the good: "So help me the same Lord, that formed the daylight, if ever any of your men is so keen, that after us he pursue, I will him kill, he shall be cut in pieces with my broad sword!" Even with the same speech then called the emperor: "Hold them!"

• attestation: There was much blood shed, mischief was in the conflict! Then saw Walwain truly, where he was beside. (Layamon's Brut)

  "there was much blood shed, mischief was in the conflict!"

• attestation: At the last man might not know who smote other; there was much blood shed, mischief was in the conflict! (Layamon's Brut)

  "and at the last man might not know who smote other;"

• attestation: Saw Walwain truly, where he was beside; with seven hundred knights he gan thither move, and what he found in his way, all he it destroyed. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Then saw Walwain truly, where he was beside;"

• attestation: With seven hundred knights he gan thither move, and what he found in his way, all he it destroyed. And riding he took Petreius, on his good steed. (Layamon's Brut)

  "with seven hundred knights he gan thither move, and what he found in his way, all he it destroyed."

• attestation: Howel them attacked, Walwain them met. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Howel them attacked, Walwain them met;"

• attestation: There was wondrous cry, the welkin resounded; the earth gan to tremble, the stones there shivered! (Layamon's Brut)

  "there was wondrous cry, the welkin resounded;"

• attestation: The earth gan to tremble, the stones there shivered! Streams of blood ran from the wretched folk, the slaughter was immense, then were the Britons weary! (Layamon's Brut)

  "the earth gan to tremble, the stones there shivered!"

• attestation: Streams of blood ran from the wretched folk, the slaughter was immense, then were the Britons weary! (Layamon's Brut)

  "Streams of blood ran from the wretched folk, the slaughter was immense, then were the Britons weary!"

• attestation: I dreamt that men raised me upon a hall. (Layamon's Brut)

  "I dreamt that men raised me upon a hall;"

• attestation: The hall I gan bestride, as if I would ride; all the lands that I possessed, all I there overlooked. (Layamon's Brut)

  "the hall I gan bestride, as if I would ride;"

• attestation: All the lands that I possessed, all I there overlooked. And Walwain sate before me. (Layamon's Brut)

  "all the lands that I possessed, all I there overlooked."

• attestation: He bare in his hand a battle-axe strong; he began to hew exceeding hardily. (Layamon's Brut)

  "he bare in his hand a battle-axe strong;"

• attestation: He began to hew exceeding hardily; and the posts all hewed in pieces, that held up the hall. (Layamon's Brut)

  "he began to hew exceeding hardily;"

• attestation: The posts all hewed in pieces, that held up the hall. There I saw Wenhaver eke, dearest of women to me. (Layamon's Brut)

  "and the posts all hewed in pieces, that held up the hall."