Ylfyn

The Prose Merlin (English)

• attestation: Death is referenced near Ylfyn [p41]: verily to dye whan he was out (CHAPTER III: Pendragon is made king.)

  "And the kynge hym tolde of the grete peyne that he was Inne for the love of Ygeme, that so hym constrayned that he myght nother ete ne slepe, ne go, ne ride, and that he wende verily to dye whan he was oute of her sight, and that he myght not longe lyve hut he hadde oJ>er counseile of her love."

• attestation: Death is referenced near Ylfyn [p42]: I sholde dye for my lorde; n (CHAPTER III: Pendragon is made king.)

  "” And Ylfyn ansuerde, 4‘That were to me grete wurship, yef I sholde dye for my lorde;"

• attestation: Ylfyn is attested [p42] in CHAPTER III: Pendragon is made king.: "Ylfyn, “ Be of gode counfort, for I" (CHAPTER III: Pendragon is made king.)

  "” Quod Ylfyn, “ Be of gode counfort, for I shall do all my power."

• attestation: Ylfyn is attested [p43] in CHAPTER III: Pendragon is made king.: "Ylfyn, thourgh grete treson thy lor" (CHAPTER III: Pendragon is made king.)

  "And whan she saugh Ylfin, she cleped hym to hir, for the bourdes weren vp, and seide, “Ylfyn, thourgh grete treson thy lorde hath here sente me a cuppe, but therby shall he gete litill wurschip er to-morow day, for I will telle my lorde of the treson that ye be-twene yow two haue pur¬ posed."

• attestation: Ylfyn departs or rides [p46]: and Ylfyn rode forth as Ylfin (CHAPTER III: Pendragon is made king.)

  "T he morowe after masse the kynge and Ylfyn rode forth as Ylfin wolde hym guyde;"

• attestation: Ylfyn speaks or is addressed [p46]: "seide to Ylfyn, “ The kynge is sone p^rc" (CHAPTER III: Pendragon is made king.)

  "” And whan the crepill that herde, he lowgh, and seide to Ylfyn, “ The kynge is sone p^rceyvinge, and me knoweth better than do ye."

• attestation: Ylfyn is attested [p47] in CHAPTER III: Pendragon is made king.: "Ylfyn.” Than made the kynge to clep" (CHAPTER III: Pendragon is made king.)

  "” And Merlin seide, “Of that ye me asken I shall not speke with- oute Ylfyn."

• attestation: Ylfyn is attested [p50] in CHAPTER V: The barons counsel the king.: "Ylfyn, and seide, “ Sir, seth this" (CHAPTER V: The barons counsel the king.)

  "” Than spake Ylfyn, and seide, “ Sir, seth this a-ven- ture is thus be-fallen, it moste be a-mended in the beste wise it may."

• attestation: Narrative action [p50] in CHAPTER V: The barons counsel the king. involving Ylfyn: "de the kynge, “to my power I wolde fain make the a" (CHAPTER V: The barons counsel the king.)

  "“ Truly,” seide the kynge, “to my power I wolde fain make the a-mendes."

• attestation: Ylfyn is attested [p52] in CHAPTER V: The barons counsel the king.: "Ylfyn the recorde of the engenderin" (CHAPTER V: The barons counsel the king.)

  "I n this maner kepte Ylfyn the recorde of the engenderinge of the childe."

• attestation: Arms mentioned near Ylfyn [p54]: made semblaunce as he hadde be (CHAPTER V: The barons counsel the king.)

  "TTThan the kynge herde hem desire Ylfyn to be of here * * counseile, he made semblaunce as he hadde be gladde, and seide to Ylfyn, “ I have norshid the, and made the a riche man, and I knowe wele thow art wise;"

• attestation: Ylfyn is attested [p76] in CHAPTER VII: Merlin comes to the barons.: "Ylfyn and Antor seide it was trouth" (CHAPTER VII: Merlin comes to the barons.)

  "And Ylfyn and Antor seide it was trouthe, with-oute faile."

• attestation: Arms mentioned near Ylfyn [p86]: e thourgh shelde and haubreke, (CHAPTER VIII: The mission of ulfyn and bretell to kino ban and king bobs.)

  "And Ylfyn hitte so his felowe thourgh shelde and haubreke, that the spere hede wente thourgh the lyfte sholder, that he fill to the erthe ouer his horse crowpe."