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

Lines 2901 through 3000

Hider hii gonne sende; of Romanisses hende. Line 2901 four ver[r]edene; þat we cleopieþ ferdene. Line 2902 þat weren in þan ilke daiȝe; legions i-hote. Line 2903 weren in eche legiun þus fale kempes Line 2904

Line 2904 +++ (þusend and six hundred + + + +ti i-vere) Line 2905 (Þeos comen + + +re of werre hii were+ wise) Line 2906 (hii +ude in þisse londe mochel harm swiþe) Line 2907 (and euere a þan ende hii weren i-sunde) Line 2908 (and eu)er-eche wynter; in Wales hii wonede. Line 2909 Hii bi-wonne þane borh; þat Kair Vske was ihote. Line 2910 þar-ine hii wonede; wintres and someres. Line 2911 For þeos ilke legiuns; hii hit cleopede Kairliuns. Line 2912 = Line 2913 Nou ich þe habbe ised hou hit his agon; of Kairliun in Glommorgan. Line 2914 Go we ȝet to Belyn to þan blisfolle kyinge. Line 2915 þo he hadde imaked þes borh; and hit cleopede Kair U(s)ke. Line 2916 Þo þe borh was strong (a)nd hende; þo gan he þan(n)e wende. Line 2917 riht to Londe(n)e; þe borh he swiþe louede. Line 2918 He bi-gan þer ane tur; þe strengeste of alle þan tune. Line 2919 and mid mochele ginne; a ȝet þar-hunder makede. Line 2920 þo me hit cleopede; Belynesȝat Line 2921 nou and euere-more; þe name stondeþ þare. Line 2922 Leuede Belyn þe king; in allere blisse. Line 2923 and alle his leode; lofde hine swiþe. Line 2924 In his daȝes was so mochel mete þat hit was onimete. Line 2925 = Line 2926 Þe king leuede lange; þat hit com touward his hende Line 2927 (þat in L++dene he w++ ++++ sori was his leod+) Line 2928 (++ +++ heom on liue for þas ++++++ deaþe) Line 2929 (Hii nomen of ++s of garisom mochel deal of golde) Line 2930 (hii makede one tumbe of golde and of gimes) Line 2931 þane kinge hii dude þar-ine hire louerd Belyn(e) Line 2932 an(d) leide hine mid honure; heȝe in þan toure. Line 2933 þat me mihte hine bi-holde ouer al þan londe. Line 2934 = Line 2935 Þus ferde forþ Belyn kinge; suþþe com his sone Gorgwind Line 2936 Gorgwind Bertrich hehte his sone; þat was a god gome. Line 2937 þis was a witti man; and wisliche held his kin(e)dom. Line 2938 Seþte and pais he (l)ofuede; onselþ he sonede Line 2939 griþ he heold alse his fa(d)er; god mid þan beste. Line 2940 bote þat Dense men; his riht asoken. Line 2941 þat hii to Brutlonde; nolde more sende. Line 2942

Line 2942 gold no garisome; ne gauel of þat londe. Line 2943 Gorgwind hine biþohte; wat he don mihte. Line 2944 he sende his sonde wide ouer al his londe. Line 2945 he bannede folk; he ȝarkede ferde. Line 2946 mochel and grete mid folk onimete. Line 2947 Hii to sipe; and to londe heolde. Line 2948 ouer þane salte streme has ȝam sel þohte. Line 2949 In þan oþerne + + + + + + +(marche) Line 2950 + + + + + + + + +(d after) + + + + Line 2951 + + + +(auil of þ+ + + + þat his fader hadde an hond) Line 2952 (þat Gutlac king) him ȝef; mid (gode his wille) Line 2953 Þo saide Gutl(ac his son)e; mid gram speche Line 2954 (Ȝif mi fa)der dude his wi(lle +lse ich) wolle min(e) Line 2955 Far þou (o)+ + +ne londe; ȝif þou wolt libbe. Line 2956 Þo was wroþ Gorgwind; þat was Bruttene king. Line 2957 Ware beo ȝeo mine cnihtes; ware beo ȝeo mine kempes. Line 2958 = Line 2959 Wendeþ and herneþ; and his lond for-beorneþ. Line 2960 and alle þe men sleaþ; þat ȝe comeþ aneh. Line 2961 and hire children and hire wif werpeþ in watere. Line 2962 and brekeþ hire walles and berneþ hire halles. Line 2963 = Line 2964 and so hii solle hunder-stonde; þat ich ham louerd of þisse londe. Line 2965 and hii þat hahte ȝelden; to me alse to Belyn king. Line 2966 Forþ wende þe ferde; alse þe king hehte. Line 2967 hii dude mochel harmes; mid heȝere strengþe. Line 2968 Þe king of þan londe mid mochelere genge. Line 2969 com to-ȝeines Gorgwind mid heȝe his strengþe. Line 2970 Hii fohten wonderliche i-noh; and Gorgwind Denemarches king of-sloh. Line 2971 and his Dense ferde; he fulde to þan grunde. Line 2972 Hii verden to þan borewe Line 2973 and al hii acwelden. þe betere and þe worse Line 2974 His men i bi-come. and oþes him swore. Line 2975 and al-so him ȝeue; þreo hundr(ed) hostages. Line 2976 a(n)d al so mo(chel) garisom; (so G)utlac king b(i)-hehte. Line 2977 þo B(ely)n hine freuerede; and a(ll)e his iueres Line 2978 And Gorgw++d aȝe wende into þisse +++de. Line 2979 Alse he verde on his (way); bi on hende of O(rg)a(neye). Line 2980

Line 2980 he seh ine see-flode; (þr)itti sipes gode. Line 2981 of wepne (a)nd of wepmen. al grund-lade. Line 2982 = Line 2983 Þohte Gorgwind þane king; her-of swiþe sellich þing. Line 2984 wat þes sipes weren; þat hii iseh þare. Line 2985 He sende his sonde; and hehte him segge. Line 2986 wanene hii weren; and wat hii þa þare sohte. Line 2987 and ȝif hii wolden speke him wiþ; and ȝerne his griþ. Line 2988 Þo spac hire alre louerd; Griþ of him we ȝerneþ. Line 2989 = Line 2990 Hii to-gadere comen; and griþ hii nomen sone. Line 2991 Þo saide Pantilaus; and to Gorgwind he spac þus. Line 2992 We beoþ see-weri men; mid wedere al for-dreuen. Line 2993 Ich hote Pantilaus; and þou hart louerd ouer vs. Line 2994 we beoþ in þine lond icome; þine lawes we louieþ. Line 2995 and vs alle þou miht welden; after þine wille. Line 2996 Of Spaine ich was vt idreue; and al mi drihliche folk. Line 2997 swiþe mochel we habbeþ isoht; bi þis see-rime. Line 2998 a lond þe vs were icweme; an for to libbe. Line 2999 ne maȝe we hit ifin(d)e; for neuere none (þing) Line 3000