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

Lines 1901 through 2000

þat hire sone ȝeongere hadde i-slaȝe þe eldre. Line 1901 Þ. +ea(de) ȝeo louede more. þan ȝeo dud. þilke a-lifue. Line 1902 Þe cwike hire was so swiþe loþ; þat bi-nimen him ȝeo þohte his lif. Line 1903 Porreus lai in bedde; and sikerliche he slepte. Line 1904 = Line 1905 Com his moder strike; stilliche swiþe; Line 1906 mid oþer six wiues; and mid six longe cnifes. Line 1907 = Line 1908 ȝeo carf him þane swere a-two; euere worþe hire wo. Line 1909 = Line 1910 and hine al to-dealde lime fram oþer. Line 1911 Þo was mochel speche ouer al þeos kineriche. Line 1912 of Iuden þare cwene; þat hire sone acwelde. Line 1913 and of þan sorewe þat icome was to londe. Line 1914 For þo was dead Ferreus; þo was dead Porreus Line 1915 bi-nome was þan moder; hire deal of londe. Line 1916 þo nas þar noht of þan cunne; þat mihte þis kinedom habbe. Line 1917 wepmen ne wimmon bote þeos sori Iuden. Line 1918 Me nom hire al isund; and caste hire in þan see-grund. Line 1919 == Line 1920 Þe ech man nam + + + + + + + + + + + + Line 1921 + + + + + (londe) + + + + + + + + + Line 1922 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Line 1923 Her (was mo)++++ +++(c)walm; (þat lut+ +++ +++c) ble[f]de Line 1924 (Fo++ +++ w)++++ riche þat (hau)eden mochel ferde. Line 1925 þat ma++++ +lle þe oþer mid strengþ+ (ȝ)am a-bouwe. Line 1926 = Line 1927 Hii seide hii wolde al þis lond; deale ȝam bi-twine. Line 1928 Þus ispeke; and dude hit in dede. Line 1929 In Scotlond was king Stater; in Logres was king Piner. Line 1930 and Gloden hafde Cornwale. Rudac hafde Norþ Wales. Line 1931

Line 1931 Ac Gloten hafde mest riht; to habbe alle þe riche. Line 1932 ac þe oþer weren reȝere; and eke hii weren richere. Line 1933 of gold and of garisom; and of gode londe. Line 1934 == Line 1935 Gloden hafde anne sone; þat bold was in londe. Line 1936 he was fair. he was mochel. he was of ȝeftes custi. Line 1937 = Line 1938 mani þeues gode he hadde on his mode. Line 1939 His name was icleoped þus; Dunwale Molnious. Line 1940 Þis was þe fayrest man; þat euere adde þisne kinedom Line 1941 Þo he mihte wepne bere; and his hors muneȝi. Line 1942 He wende ouer al þeos londe; ase hit a lion were. Line 1943 He sloþ Piner þane king; and his folck a-cwelde. Line 1944 = Line 1945 and al Leogris his lond; hoþnede to his owe++ hond. Line 1946 Suþþe he torne+ + + +e a(n)+ +++de toward +++++ Line 1947 þar he funde Ru(d)ac king; þat bold was to fihte. Line 1948 to-ȝeines him he funde þar; þane king of Scotlond Stater. Line 1949 Hii speken þer of sehte; of sibbe and of some. Line 1950 oþes hi sworen swike þat hii nolden. Line 1951 Þus hi makede hire fare; Aȝein wende Dunwale. Line 1952 mid his mochele ferde; to Cornwales erþe. Line 1953 Þo hi-horde Stater; þat Dunwale was swiþe for. Line 1954 Mid mochele Scotferde; he com to þisse londe. Line 1955 Rudac mid his Walse; þe heap was þe more Line 1956 In-to þisse londe hi comen; and þat folk of-sloȝen. Line 1957 = Line 1958 moche lond iweste; mid harme þan meste. Line 1959 Þat word com to Dunwale; þar he was in Cornwale. Line 1960 wat Rudac him dude her; and þe king Stater. Line 1961 Þo seide Dunwale; þat was a doþti man. Line 1962 Nou hii beoþ for-sworene; mid hire swike-domes. Line 1963 Bi Appolines ore; ich nelle ȝam lifue more Line 1964 Nou we sollen remen; and resen to-gaderes. Line 1965 Vnder þisse lufte; lette riht sufte. Line 1966 Sendeþ mine sonde; ouer al mine londe. Line 1967

Line 1967 and biddeþ echne gode man; þat griþ wolle (ha)lden. Line 1968 = Line 1969 and send+ ++so (af)+++ ++++ leode. Line 1970 to folȝen me (in) ++++ ++nde; (f)++ seoluer and for go(l)de. Line 1971 and ich wolle mid fihte awinne mine rihte. Line 1972 to-ȝeines þes broþers; þat bei beoþ for-sworen. Line 1973 = Line 1974 Ne mai neuere for-swore man; mansipe lang oȝe. Line 1975 Þo Dunwale hafde iseid; alle hi louede þane read. Line 1976 H[e] somnede ferde soch nas neuere her on erþe. Line 1977 suþþe þe ilke time þat Brutus com her liþe Line 1978 = Line 1979 to-ȝeines þe twei kinges; he ladde þilke ferde. Line 1980 Hii smite to-gaderes; and hardeliche fohte. Line 1981 fulle þe veie; falewede nebbes. Line 1982 Weren alle þe feldes; i-vowet mid blode. Line 1983 þar was mani herd gome mid swerde to-hewe. Line 1984 Dunwale in þane fihte; was swiþe kene. Line 1985 þat fiht was swiþe strong; swiþe starc and swiþe lang. Line 1986 Dunwale in þan fihte; hadde gode cniþtes. Line 1987 = Line 1988 Dunwale him bi-þohte wat he don mihte. Line 1989 he nom of his ferde; six hundred cniþtes. Line 1990 of alle þe kenneste; and of þan hardieste. Line 1991 and þus he heom seide; stilliche mid roune. Line 1992 Nime we þes wepne; þat in þis felde liggeþ. Line 1993 of hure fulle ifon; Line 1994 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Line 1995 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Line 1996 + + + + + + + + w+ + + + + + + + Line 1997 + + + + + me hi+ + + + + + + + Line 1998 for þan + + + + + + + + we be he+ + + + + Line 1999 + + + we to þan kinge; Rud(a). ++++ kene. Line 2000