Layamon's Brut (British Museum Ms. Cotton Otho C.XIII)

Lines 12101 through 12200

ac Arthur breid (h)eȝe; his seald boue his healm(e) Line 12101 (an)d þe eatant smot oue(nan) þat al he ga(n ++ s)eane. Line 12102 And Arthur hi(m ++ein)de to; an hiȝenge (m++ hi)s sweorde. Line 12103 and þane (ch++ a-swi)pte; mid alle þan cheuele. Line 12104 and storte bi-hinde an treo (þa)t stot þar anewest. Line 12105 and þe eatant smot after bliue; and noht hine ne hitte. Line 12106 ac he þat treo smot. þat al þe clubbe to-brac. Line 12107 (A)nd Art(hur an)ewest þat t(reo bi)-vrne (about)e. Line 12108 and so Art(hur) an þe (s)c(u)ke bi-vrne hit þr(ies) Line 12109 (Þ)o was þe etant swiþe (heui) and Arthur was swifte(re). Line 12110 and of-tok þan (e)atant; a(n)d hefd(e) vp (his go++ b)rand Line 12111 an+ +++ +++ +++ (of-smot) +++ ++ ++++++ +++++ (u)nder Line 12112 (And) Art(h)++ +++++ (and bi)-heol(d) (an)d ++ ++++++ +++ to gr(e)ade. Line 12113 Louerd (l)ouerd ȝem (m)e griþ; wo his þat me fihtiþ (wiþ); Line 12114 Ne wende ich þat no man in þisse worle-riche. Line 12115 þat me mihte (þ)us lihtliche; alegge mid fihte. Line 12116 bute hit Arthur were baldest alre king. Line 12117

Line 12117 and noþeles nas ich neuere of Arthur afered. Line 12118 Þo saide Arthur to him; Ich ham Arthur þe king. Line 12119 = Line 12120 Telle of þine cunne; war-of þou hart ispronge. Line 12121 == Line 12122 and wi þou mine mowe; a-falled hauest mid morþ(r)e. Line 12123 Þo answerede þe feond; þar he lay and bi-held. Line 12124 Al þis ich wolle don; and þine treuþe onderf(o)n. Line 12125 þat ich mote libbe; an(d) mine leomes habbe. Line 12126 Ar(thur þo w)reþþede; wonderliche swiþe. Line 12127 and he Beduer cleopede balde his kempe. Line 12128 Go (t)o þan wr(ec)che Beduer; and his heued smit of þer. Line 12129 and nim hit forþ mid þe adun of þan hulle. Line 12130 Beduer to him com; and his heued him bi-nom. Line 12131 and adun wende to his iveres. Line 12132 Þo sat þe king adun; and hine gan reste. Line 12133 and þes word saide; Arthur þe seale. Line 12134 Ne faht ich neuere fiht (n)on vppe þis londe; Line 12135 bote (þo ic)h sloh þane king Ru(n) vppe þan monte of Rauin. Line 12136 Þo i forþ wende; and to þare ferde wende. Line 12137 þo hii þat heued iseȝen; sellich heom þohten. Line 12138 ware euere onder heauene; soch heued were ikenned. Line 12139 Howel to þan king(e) com. and Arthur of þan maide nom. Line 12140 = Line 12141 Þo was Howel sori and sorþfol on heorte. Line 12142 and nam his cnihtes alle; and wende to þan hulle. Line 12143 þar Eleyne þat ma[i]de; ibured was on eorþe. Line 12144 He lette þar arere; ane chapel mære Line 12145 in Seinte Marie name; Drihtene moder. Line 12146 and suþþe þan hulle he name ȝef are he þanne wende. Line 12147 and hehte Eleyne Tombel; þat nou hatte Mont Sein Michel Line 12148 Þo was Arthur his ferde clenliche igadered. Line 12149 of Irlond of Scotlond; and of many oþer londes. Line 12150 Þo bleuwen hii bumes; and forþ-ward wende. Line 12151 = Line 12152 (þ)orh-vt Normandie þat þo hehte Neustrie Line 12153

Line 12153 hii wende þorh-vt France into Borgoyne. Line 12154 = Line 12155 His spiares come and tolde to þan kinge. Line 12156 = Line 12157 þat Luces þe caysere; mid his Romanisse here. Line 12158 þiderward heom comen; vt of hire londe. Line 12159 and so hii wolde wende in toward France; Line 12160 and al þat lond bi-w(inn)e; Line 12161 and suþþe þat lond (bi)-winne; þat Brutaine his ihote. Line 12162 = Line 12163 Þo was abolwe baldest alre kinge. Line 12164 and hehte in þan feldes; slean alle his tealdes. Line 12165 and þare he bide wolde; þat he þat soþe wiste. Line 12166 ware he mihte þan cayser wisliche kepe. Line 12167 Þat water hatte Aube; þar lay þe king balde. Line 12168 On wis cniht com ride; to þis kinges ferde. Line 12169 þat was al for-fohte; and his men a-falled. Line 12170 and þe Romanisse men; his lond hadde bi-nome him. Line 12171 He tolde þan kinge neouwe tydinge Line 12172 war lay þe cayser; mid al his Romanisse here. Line 12173 and ware h+ ++ne solde finde; ȝef he f++(te) wolde. Line 12174 = Line 12175 Ac louerd Arthur cwaþ þ(e) +++ht; ich þe wolle segge (h++ r+h)t. Line 12176 þat betere þe his (set++ g)riþ; þane fihte him (wiþ) Line 12177 (for) aȝen þine tweie; he haueþ folle twalue. Line 12178 = Line 12179 Ne ma(y n)o man mid mouþe; soþliche segge. Line 12180 of haluendeal þan folke; þat folweþ þan caysere. Line 12181 wi(þ)-houte Romleode; of his o(wene) þeode. Line 12182 and wiþ-vt (þan) folke; þat ȝe(rneþ) his (ore). Line 12183 Þo þe tales weren it(ald) (and) he ȝam hadde onderst(o)de Line 12184 he cleopede forþ-rihtes his wisest(e) cnihtes. Line 12185 and radde (ȝ)am b(i-twi)ne; ane castel a-(r)ea(re) Line 12186 ++++++ +++ ++++(re) þat Aube (w)++ +++++ Line 12187 ++ +++ s(wiþ)e fay(r)e stude ++++++++ he was sone Line 12188 þar fe(n)g (ma)ni hond t(o); an hiȝeng hit was (ido). Line 12189 for ȝef hii mis-ferde; wane hii come to fihte. Line 12190 = Line 12191

Line 12191 þanne þohte he þare astonde; at þane castel stronge. Line 12192 Þo cleopede he eorles tweye wise weren beyne. Line 12193 = Line 12194 þe on was of Chartres Gerin; moche wisdom was mid him. Line 12195 þe oþer was Beofs of Oxeneford wele wide sprang his word Line 12196 Þe ȝet þe king cleopede Waweyn þat was his may deore. Line 12197 for W+(w)eyn couþe Bruttis; Wa(w)+++e couþe Romanis. Line 12198 (h)e was ifed in +++e wel fale wynter. Line 12199 Þ(o) ++++ nam þis cnihtes hen(de) (a)nd to þan cayser sende. Line 12200