Detail View: Medieval Collection: The death of King Arthur
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Image Number:
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JRL0925109dc
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Reference Number:
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English MS 103
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Previous Accession Number:
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R15385
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Link to Catalogue:
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Image Title:
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The death of King Arthur
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Alternative Image Title:
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King Constantine (Constantyne)
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Parent Work Title:
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Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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Brute or the Chronicles of England
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Date Created:
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14th century [mid]
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Page:
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39r
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Image Sequence Number:
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039r
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Description:
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The tale of how King Arthur is fatally wounded in his battle with Mordred, and is bourne to Avyoun (Avalon). People do not know whether he lived or died. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial 'W' introduce the tale of how Arthur hands over his realm to Constantyne, his cousin's son. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial 'T' intoduce the tale of how the sons of Mordred war against Constantyne, but are slain by him. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
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Transcription:
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king Arthur had gadred and norisshed of diu(er)se landes and also þe noble knyȝtes of þe rounde table þat so muche were p(ra)y sed þorugh out al þe world weren þere slayn. and Arthur him self was wounded to þe deth. but he lete him ben born in a liter to Avyoun to ben heled of his woundes. and ȝit þe Britouns supposen þat he leueth in anoþ(er) lande and þat he shal come ȝet and conquere al Britaigne. but certes. þis is þe p(ro)phecie of Merlyn. he saide þat his deþ shulde ben dotous. and he sayde soth. for men þ(er)of ȝit haue doute and shulleþ for eu(er)more as me saith: for men witeþ nouȝt wheþ(er) þat he leueth or is ded // Arthour was born to Auyoun(~).þe xxij. ȝere of his regne af(tyr) þe incarnaciou(~) of oure lord Jhu(s) crist .vC. and xlvj ȝere / How king Arthour delyuerede þe Reaume to Constantyn þe sone of Cador his neuew . Capo. xxiiij. ixo. Whanne king Arthur wiste þat he mighte non leng(er) regne he lete come biforn him Constantin þat was Cadors sone erl of Cornewaile his cosyn: and him bitoke all his reaume and to him saide and bad him þ(er)of to ben king til þat he come aȝen for as muche as he had non heire of his bo- dy bigeten and gret harme was it þat so noble a king & so douȝty had no child of his body bigeten: but al þing þ(t) god wolde haue don moste be don(~). whos name be blessed wiþouten ende Amen. How king Constantin was werred of Mordredus to sones Capitulo xxiiij. xo This Constantin was a noble knyȝt and a worthy of body and þo .ij. sones þat Mordred had bigeten had gret enuye to Constantyn þat þo was crouned king and so þat þey bigonne to meue werre aȝens him and as- semblede a gret host of ham þat ben bifore wiþ Mordred and had ben dryuen away and þey deden moche sorwe þorugh al þat londe. þat o broþ(er) ordeignede him to Londou(~) for to make þe citee and þat oþ(er) to Wynchestr. but Constan- tyn come to Londou(~) and slough him þat was þ(er)e and aft(er) he wente to Wynchestr and slough him þat þere was also
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Language Code:
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enm-GB
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Subject:
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Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
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Subject:
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Great Britain--History
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Subject:
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Arthurian romances
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Subject:
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Chronicles of England
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Codex
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Technique Used:
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Illumination (image-making process)
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Vellum
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Time Period Covered:
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500 - 1000 CE
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Places Covered:
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England
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People Covered:
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Arthur, King
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People Covered:
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Mordred (Legendary character)
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Item Height:
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278 mm
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Item Width:
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183 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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References:
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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.
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References:
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Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.23.
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Bibliographic Citation:
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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)
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Cost:
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Purchased by the John Rylands Library from the London booksellers J. & J. Leighton for £36.00 on 18 June 1908.
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2009-07-22
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Multi Page Number:
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435
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2010-06
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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