The Anglo-Norman metrical chronicle printed for the first time in entire from the MS. in the British museum; With illustrative notes and an appendix ... the Legend of Ernulf, and the life of Herward

by Geoffroy Gaimar

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1850 ...A Westmostre f urent posez, En dous sarcuz mult bien overez. Apres lur mort une comete, Une esteile est, dunt li prophete E li bon astronomien Sovent ke esplet u mal u bien, Se demustra el firmament; Asez la virent maiute gent. 5150 La nuit de Letanie major, Fist tele darte" cum se fust jor. Mult plusurs homes l'esgarderent, En maint endreit en devinerent; Chescon disait sa divinaille, Meis tost surviut la grant contraille E la grant tribulacion, Ke puis avint el region. Done vint Tosti od mult grant gent, 5141. La Raine Editthe. This is an she lived till the year 1074. 5151. Letanie Major. The 24th of April. This is taken from the Sax Chron. sub an. 1060. 5159. viNTTosTfi. Gaimar here again adds various incidents--probably from local tradition--to the nar Tut li plusur furent Flemeng. 5100 A Wardstane sunt arive-; Tat eel pais unt fort praie", E mult des homes i out oscis. En Tanelh vont; en eel pais Encontre lui Copsi la vint, Un son baron ki de li tint. Il vint de l'isle de Orkeneie, Dis e seit niefs out en baillie. Puis corurent en Brunemue; Cele contra ont conf undue. 5170 Grant damages e grant dolurs Firent iloc e unc aillurs. Puis vont en Hurubre od lur navire, Grant praie ont pris en Lindeseie. Plusurs homes i unt oscis, Ainz k'il turnasent del pais. Li quens Edwine od mult grant ost En Lindeseie vint mult tost, Puis lur defent eel pais; Mes mult l'aveient ainz malmis. 5480 Li quens Morkar, de l'altre part, Defent sa terre; n'ad reguart. Sur Humbre sunt, pres de la mer, Dont lur defent l'ariver. Meis li Flemenc, quant il co virent, Emblerent s'en, Tosti faillirent; rative of the Saxon Chronicle. The descents at Wardstane (the College of Arms MS. reads Waldestane) and at Brunemue are not mentioned elswhere. 5165. Copsi. According to ...

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Published January 1, 2012