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Medieval Collection
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Image Number:
JRL0925107dc
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Reference Number:
English MS 103
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English MS 103
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Previous Accession Number:
R15385
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Image Title:
King Arthur and Mordred
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King Arthur and Mordred
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Parent Work Title:
Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
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Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
Brute or the Chronicles of England
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Brute or the Chronicles of England
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Date Created:
14th century [mid]
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14th century [mid]
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Page:
38r
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Image Sequence Number:
038r
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Description:
The tale of how Mordred gathers an army to fight King Arthur. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial 'W' introduce the tale of how Mordred's army fights King Arthur's army at sea. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
description
The tale of how Mordred gathers an army to fight King Arthur. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial 'W' introduce the tale of how Mordred's army fights King Arthur's army at sea. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
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Transcription:
and feauteȝ of alle ham þat were in his lande and wolde haue had þe lande to his owene vse. and nome castell abou- te and lete ham arraye and aft(er) þis falsnesse he dede anoþ(er) gret wrong for aȝeins þe lawe of c(ri)stiante he nome his owen emes wyf as a traitour shulde and ordeignede him a gret host aȝens Arthurs comynge to halde þe land aȝens him w(t) strengþe for eu(er)more. and to sle king Arthur ȝif þat he might and lete sende by þe see and lande and lete assemble pay- nymes and c(ri)stene peple. and he sente to Saxones and to Danoys for to helpe him. and also Mordred sente to Cheldrik to don men come to him out of Saxoyne þat was a worþy duke and bihete him yf þat he broughte wiþ him moche peple: he wolde g(ra)unte him in heritage for eu(er)emore: al þe land fram by ȝonde Humber vnto Scotlande. and al þe lande þat Engist hadde of Vortig(er)s ȝifte Whanne þat he had spoused his douȝter: and Cheldrik come wiþ gret streng- the and poer of peple. and Mordred had assembled also in his half: þat þey hadde. xl.ml. of stronge knyghtes whan þat þey hadde nede. How Arthur enchacede Mordrede þe traytour and how he was slayn and also þat king Arth(ur) was wounded to þe deth Co.xxiiij. viijo. Whanne þis tidinge come to king Arthur þere þat he was in Bur- goigne. he was ful sore annoyed. and toke al ff(ra)unce to Ho- el for to kepe wiþ haluendel of his men and p(ra)yede him þ(t) he wolde it kepe til þat he come aȝen for him self wolde wende in to Britaigne and avengen him vppon. Mordede þat was his trayto(ur). and forþ wente his way and come to Switsande and made his me(~) to gon in to ship. and wolde haue arryued at Sandwich and broughte wiþ him a g(re)t host of ff(ra)unce also wiþ his owene lande./ but er þat he mighte come to lande wiþ his peple þat were comen out of þe shippes. Mordred was comen wiþ al his poer and ȝaf a strong bataile so þat king Arthur loste many a man er þat he mighte comen to londe. ffor þere was Gawayn his
transcription
and feauteȝ of alle ham þat were in his lande and wolde haue had þe lande to his owene vse. and nome castell abou- te and lete ham arraye and aft(er) þis falsnesse he dede anoþ(er) gret wrong for aȝeins þe lawe of c(ri)stiante he nome his owen emes wyf as a traitour shulde and ordeignede him a gret host aȝens Arthurs comynge to halde þe land aȝens him w(t) strengþe for eu(er)more. and to sle king Arthur ȝif þat he might and lete sende by þe see and lande and lete assemble pay- nymes and c(ri)stene peple. and he sente to Saxones and to Danoys for to helpe him. and also Mordred sente to Cheldrik to don men come to him out of Saxoyne þat was a worþy duke and bihete him yf þat he broughte wiþ him moche peple: he wolde g(ra)unte him in heritage for eu(er)emore: al þe land fram by ȝonde Humber vnto Scotlande. and al þe lande þat Engist hadde of Vortig(er)s ȝifte Whanne þat he had spoused his douȝter: and Cheldrik come wiþ gret streng- the and poer of peple. and Mordred had assembled also in his half: þat þey hadde. xl.ml. of stronge knyghtes whan þat þey hadde nede. How Arthur enchacede Mordrede þe traytour and how he was slayn and also þat king Arth(ur) was wounded to þe deth Co.xxiiij. viijo. Whanne þis tidinge come to king Arthur þere þat he was in Bur- goigne. he was ful sore annoyed. and toke al ff(ra)unce to Ho- el for to kepe wiþ haluendel of his men and p(ra)yede him þ(t) he wolde it kepe til þat he come aȝen for him self wolde wende in to Britaigne and avengen him vppon. Mordede þat was his trayto(ur). and forþ wente his way and come to Switsande and made his me(~) to gon in to ship. and wolde haue arryued at Sandwich and broughte wiþ him a g(re)t host of ff(ra)unce also wiþ his owene lande./ but er þat he mighte come to lande wiþ his peple þat were comen out of þe shippes. Mordred was comen wiþ al his poer and ȝaf a strong bataile so þat king Arthur loste many a man er þat he mighte comen to londe. ffor þere was Gawayn his
Transcription
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Language Code:
enm-GB
language
enm-GB
Language Code
false
Subject:
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
subject
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
Subject
false
Subject:
Great Britain--History
subject
Great Britain--History
Subject
false
Subject:
Arthurian romances
subject
Arthurian romances
Subject
false
Subject:
Chronicles of England
subject
Chronicles of England
Subject
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Category of Material:
Manuscripts
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Manuscripts
Category of Material
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Sub-Category:
Codex
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Codex
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
technique_used
Illumination (image-making process)
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Ink
medium
Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Vellum
support
Vellum
Support
false
Time Period Covered:
1 BCE - 500 CE
time_period_covered
1 BCE - 500 CE
Time Period Covered
false
Places Covered:
England
places_covered
England
Places Covered
false
People Covered:
Arthur, King
people_covered
Arthur, King
People Covered
false
People Covered:
Mordred (Legendary character)
people_covered
Mordred (Legendary character)
People Covered
false
Item Height:
278 mm
item_height
278 mm
Item Height
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Item Width:
183 mm
item_width
183 mm
Item Width
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Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
current_repository
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Current Repository
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Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
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The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Image
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Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
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The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work
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Access Rights:
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References:
Parts of this catalogue have been reproduced from Ker, N.R., 'Medieval manuscripts in British libraries, vol. III, Lampeter-Oxford' (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1983), p. 417. By kind permission of Oxford University Press.
references
Parts of this catalogue have been reproduced from Ker, N.R., 'Medieval manuscripts in British libraries, vol. III, Lampeter-Oxford' (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1983), p. 417. By kind permission of Oxford University Press.
References
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References:
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.23.
references
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.23.
References
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Bibliographic Citation:
Brie, Friedrich W. D., 'The Brut, or, the Chronicles of England / edited from Ms. Rawl. B 171, Bodleian Library &c.', (London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner for the Early English Text Society, 1906-1908)
bibliography
Brie, Friedrich W. D., 'The Brut, or, the Chronicles of England / edited from Ms. Rawl. B 171, Bodleian Library &c.', (London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner for the Early English Text Society, 1906-1908)
Bibliographic Citation
false
Cost:
Purchased by the John Rylands Library from the London booksellers J. & J. Leighton for £36.00 on 18 June 1908.
cost
Purchased by the John Rylands Library from the London booksellers J. & J. Leighton for £36.00 on 18 June 1908.
Cost
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2009-07-22
Multi Page Number:
425
multi_page_number
425
Multi Page Number
false
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2010-06
Metadata Language:
eng-GB