The romance of Guy of Warwick. The first or 14th-century version.

                                
                                  & wele he ȝalt him his while,
                                
                                  As gode kniȝt wiþ-outen gile;
                                
                                  I schal ȝou tel feir & wel
                                
                                  Hou he it ȝald him eueridel.
                                  Line 930 
                                
                                  When þe douk Otus y-seye þis, [C line 627] 
                                
                                  To-ȝaines Gij he come, y-wis:
                                
                                  'Sir kniȝt,' he seyd, 'y prey þe,
                                
                                  Tel me þi name [MS. þiname]  and whenne tow be.'
                                
                                  ¶ Sir Gij answerd wel freliche,
                                  Line 935 
                                
                                  'Y schal þe tel ful bleþeliche:
                                
                                  Gij of Warwike men clepeþ me;
                                
                                  Ich was y-born in þat cuntre.'
                                
                                  Þe douk Lowayn cam wiþ þis,
                                
                                  A gode spere in his hond, y-wis;
                                  Line 940 
                                
                                  To Gij he smot wiþ gret hete,
                                
                                  & Gij oȝain to him smite:
                                
                                  To-gider so hard gun þai driue,
                                
                                  Þat her speres gan al to-riue.
                                
                                  Þai smiten togider hard & wel
                                  Line 945 
                                
                                  Wiþ her swerdes of grounden stiel
                                
                                  Þurch scheld & hauberk also:
                                
                                  Strong fiȝt was bi-tven hem to.
                                
                                  Wiþ that come Herhaud priking;
                                
                                  Þe douk he met coming,
                                  Line 950 
                                
                                  & of his hors him haþ y-feld
                                
                                  Riȝt long streȝt in þe feld.
                                
                                  Wiþ þat come þe douke Gaudiner,
                                
                                  & mett wiþ sir Torold þer;
                                
                                  Sir Torold smot him on þe scheld,
                                  Line 955 
                                
                                  Þat he feld him in the feld;
                                
                                  He semed kniȝt gode & hardi.
                                
                                  Wiþ þat come prikeing sir Urri; [C line 648] 
                                
                                  Þan gan þe fiȝt to ben aferd;
                                
                                  Of swiche ne haue ȝe nouȝt y-herd,
                                  Line 960 
                                
                                  No ich it nouȝt telle no miȝt,
                                
                                  For long dueling, y ȝou pliȝt,

Pages

Index

About this Item

Title: The romance of Guy of Warwick. The first or 14th-century version.
Canvas: Page 54
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner, & co., limited,; 1883, 1887, 1891.
Subject terms: Guy of Warwick (Legendary character)

Technical Details

Collection: Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse
Link to this Item: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/aha2638.0001.001
Link to this scan: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/cme/aha2638.0001.001/32:2.12

Rights and Permissions

The University of Michigan Library provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. These materials are in the public domain. If you have questions about the collection, please contact [email protected]. If you have concerns about the inclusion of an item in this collection, please contact [email protected].

DPLA Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States

IIIF

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/api/manifest/cme:aha2638.0001.001

Cite this Item

Full citation: "The romance of Guy of Warwick. The first or 14th-century version." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/aha2638.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 24, 2025.

The romance of Guy of Warwick. The first or 14th-century version.

Annotations Tools

Actions

About this Item

Technical Details

Rights and Permissions

Related Links

IIIF

Cite this Item