The Anglo-Norman metrical chronicle of Geoffrey Gaimar: printed for the first time in entire from the ms. in the British Museum with illustrative notes and an appendix containing the Lay of Havelok, the legend of Ernulf and the life of Herward |
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The Anglo-Norman Metrical Chronicle of Geoffrey Gaimar, Volume 9 Geffrei Gaimar,Geoffroy Gaimar No preview available - 1967 |
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Page 115 - Limenemudhan (Limne-mouth). 3415. ANDREDESWOLD. The Br. Mus. MS. reads by a mere omission of two letters by the scribe (as may be seen by the metre), ANDRESWOLD. The Sax. Chron. gives the measurement of Andredeswold differently—" the wood is in length from east to west one hundred and twenty miles or longer, and thirty miles broad.
Page 204 - estait clamez, 5880 Si ert conte de Leneimeis, D'Esparlon e de Sessuneis ; his earldom " to hold as freely by the sword as the king himself held England by the crown." The earl stood high in the favour of William Rufus, whose part he had taken in the contest with his brother
Page 183 - si ço fust un bastunet ; 5280 Encontremont hait le geta, E par le fer recevé Ta. Trais fez issi geta sa lance ; La quarte feiz, mult près s'avance, Entre les Engleis la lança, Parmi le cors un en naffra. Puis treist s'espée, arere vint, Geta s'espée k'il tint
Page 129 - This es ther custom and ther gest, Whan thei are at the ale or fest, Ilk man that lovis, qware him think, Salle say Wosseille, and to him drink. He that bidis salle say Wassaille, The tother salle say again Drinkhaille, That sais Wossaille drinkis of
Page 81 - tint grant bataille ; Mult i out homes morz sanz faille. La bataille fu à Karrun ; 2349. EVERWCH. The Sax. Chron. AD 827, says. " And Egbert led an army TO DORE AGAINST the Northumbrians, and they there offered him obedience and allegiance, and with that they separated.
Page 226 - treu, Des reis ki d'els ourent tenu, De lur vies e de lur plaiz, Des aventures e des faiz, Cornent chescons maintint la terre, Quel amat pes e li quel guère. De tut le plus pout ci trover Ki en cest livere volt esgarder ; 6480 E ki ne creit ço ke jo di, Demand à Nicole de Trailli.
Page 183 - chevalcha. Taillefer ert cil apelez, Joglere estait, hardi asez ; Armes aveit e bon cheval, Si ert hardiz e noble vassal. Devant les altres cil se mist ; Devant Engleis merveilles fist. Sa lance prist par le tuet,
Page 228 - bien chanter, Nient leissir ne trespasser. Ore mand Davit ke, si li pleist, Avant die, si pas ne 1' leist ; 6520 Car, s'il en volt avant trover, Son livere en pot mult amender ; E, s'il ne volt à ço entendre, Pur lui irrai, si 1' frai prendre. Jamès n'istrat de ma prison, Si eit
Page 118 - Cum dust morir, si fist kee sage, Al rei Eadward rendi son dreit, Od quanqu'il i aparteneit. Lundres rendi ainz k'il fust mort, E la cité de Oxeneford ; E le pais e les contez Ki apendeient as citez. En icel an vint une navire, Ki el pais fist grant martire. 3490 De Lidwiche ert cest ost venu,
Page 184 - férir. [Li cuens Alains de Bretaigne Bien ferit od sa cumpaigne ; Cil i ferit cume baron, Mult le firent bien Breton. Od le rei vint en ceste terre Pur lui aider de sa guerre. 5320 Sun cusin ert de sun lignage, Gentils home ert de grant parage ; Le roi servi mult e ama ; Si