Ritson supposes it to be Caer-went, in Monmouthshire,
and afterwards confounded with Caer-wynt, or Winchester.
and afterwards confounded with Caer-wynt, or Winchester.
Gawaine and the Green Knight
]
[Sidenote H: Thus in Arthur's day this adventure befell. ]
[Sidenote I: He that bore the crown of thorns bring us to His bliss! ]
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NOTES.
Line 8 Ricchis turns, goes,
The king . . .
Ricchis his reynys and the Renke metys:
Girden to gedur with ? ere grete speires. --T. B. l. 1232.
37 ? is kyng lay at Camylot vpon kryst-masse.
Camalot, in Malory's "Morte Arthure," is said to be the same as
Winchester.
Ritson supposes it to be Caer-went, in Monmouthshire,
and afterwards confounded with Caer-wynt, or Winchester. But
popular tradition here seems the best guide, which assigned the site
of Camalot to the ruins of a castle on a hill, near the church of
South Cadbury, in Somersetshire (Sir F. Madden).
65 Nowel nayted o-newe, neuened ful ofte.
Christmas celebrated anew, mentioned full often.
Sir F. Madden leaves the word nayted unexplained in his Glossary
to "Syr Gawayne. "
124 syluener ylueren, i. e. silver dishes.
139 lyndes endes, loins.
142 in his muckel, in his greatness.
184 Wat3 euesed al umbe-torne--? was trimmed, all cut evenly around;
umbe-torne may be an error for vmbe-corue ,ut round.
216 in gracios werkes. Sir F.
[Sidenote H: Thus in Arthur's day this adventure befell. ]
[Sidenote I: He that bore the crown of thorns bring us to His bliss! ]
* * * * *
NOTES.
Line 8 Ricchis turns, goes,
The king . . .
Ricchis his reynys and the Renke metys:
Girden to gedur with ? ere grete speires. --T. B. l. 1232.
37 ? is kyng lay at Camylot vpon kryst-masse.
Camalot, in Malory's "Morte Arthure," is said to be the same as
Winchester.
Ritson supposes it to be Caer-went, in Monmouthshire,
and afterwards confounded with Caer-wynt, or Winchester. But
popular tradition here seems the best guide, which assigned the site
of Camalot to the ruins of a castle on a hill, near the church of
South Cadbury, in Somersetshire (Sir F. Madden).
65 Nowel nayted o-newe, neuened ful ofte.
Christmas celebrated anew, mentioned full often.
Sir F. Madden leaves the word nayted unexplained in his Glossary
to "Syr Gawayne. "
124 syluener ylueren, i. e. silver dishes.
139 lyndes endes, loins.
142 in his muckel, in his greatness.
184 Wat3 euesed al umbe-torne--? was trimmed, all cut evenly around;
umbe-torne may be an error for vmbe-corue ,ut round.
216 in gracios werkes. Sir F.
