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Medieval Collection
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Image Number:
JRL0925140dc
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JRL0925140dc
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Reference Number:
English MS 103
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English MS 103
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Previous Accession Number:
R15385
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
King Harold
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King Harold
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Alternative Image Title:
Duke William of Normandy
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Duke William of Normandy
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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:
54v
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54v
Page
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Image Sequence Number:
054v
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054v
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Description:
The header 'Harold' appears in the top margin. The tale of how Harold is put in prison by Duke William, but is released after swearing to marry his daughter. How Harold returns to England and is crowned King, breaking his promise to William. How Harold fights and overcomes King Harold of Denmark. Red rubrication at the bottom of the folio introduces the next tale. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
description
The header 'Harold' appears in the top margin. The tale of how Harold is put in prison by Duke William, but is released after swearing to marry his daughter. How Harold returns to England and is crowned King, breaking his promise to William. How Harold fights and overcomes King Harold of Denmark. Red rubrication at the bottom of the folio introduces the next tale. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
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Transcription:
þat was Richardes mooder duk of Normandie. þat was Ayel þe duk William // And noþeles whanne þe duk Willi- am had Harold in p(ri)sou(~) and vnder his poer for as muche as þis Harold was a noble knyȝt wys and worþy of body and þat his fader & he were accordede w(t) þe goode kyng Edward and þ(er)fore wolde nought mysdone him. but alle maner þin- ges þat bituene ham were spoken and ordeignede Harold by his goode wille swor vppon a book and vppon holy seintes þat he sholde spouse and wedde duk Williames doughter after þe deþ of seynt Edward. and þat he shulde bisely don his deuere for to kepe and saue þe reaume of Engelonde to þe p(ro)fite and auauntage of Duk William // And whanne. Ha rold had þus made his oth vn to Duk Will(a)m. he lete him gon and ȝaf him manye riche ȝiftes and he þo wente þennes and come in to Engelond: and anon dede in this manere whan sent Edward was dede and as a man falsly forswore he lete croune him king of Engelond and falsly brak þe coue- nauntȝ þat he had made byfore w(t) Duk William wherfore he was with him wonder wroþ and swore þ(t) he wolde op- on him ben avenged what eu(er)e so him bifell // And anon William let assemble a gret ost and come in to Engelonde to avenge him vppon Harold and to conq(e)re þe lande ȝif þ(t) he mighte // And in þe same ȝere þ(t) Harolde was crouned Harold Harestrenge kyng of Denmarc arryuede in Scotland and thoughte haue ben king of Engelonde and he come in to Engelonde and quelde and robbede and destroyede al þat he myghte til þat he come to ȝork and þ(er)e he quelde many men of armes a .Ml. and an .C. p(ri)stes // Whanne þis tydinge com to þe king. he assemblede a strong poer and wente for to fiȝte w(t) Harold. of Denmarc. and wiþ his owene hande him quelde. and þe Danoys were descomfitede. and þo þat lefte a lif wiþ muchel sorwe fleyen to here shippes and þus king. Harold. of Engelond quelde king Harold. of Denmarc How William Bastard Duk of Normandie come in to
transcription
þat was Richardes mooder duk of Normandie. þat was Ayel þe duk William // And noþeles whanne þe duk Willi- am had Harold in p(ri)sou(~) and vnder his poer for as muche as þis Harold was a noble knyȝt wys and worþy of body and þat his fader & he were accordede w(t) þe goode kyng Edward and þ(er)fore wolde nought mysdone him. but alle maner þin- ges þat bituene ham were spoken and ordeignede Harold by his goode wille swor vppon a book and vppon holy seintes þat he sholde spouse and wedde duk Williames doughter after þe deþ of seynt Edward. and þat he shulde bisely don his deuere for to kepe and saue þe reaume of Engelonde to þe p(ro)fite and auauntage of Duk William // And whanne. Ha rold had þus made his oth vn to Duk Will(a)m. he lete him gon and ȝaf him manye riche ȝiftes and he þo wente þennes and come in to Engelond: and anon dede in this manere whan sent Edward was dede and as a man falsly forswore he lete croune him king of Engelond and falsly brak þe coue- nauntȝ þat he had made byfore w(t) Duk William wherfore he was with him wonder wroþ and swore þ(t) he wolde op- on him ben avenged what eu(er)e so him bifell // And anon William let assemble a gret ost and come in to Engelonde to avenge him vppon Harold and to conq(e)re þe lande ȝif þ(t) he mighte // And in þe same ȝere þ(t) Harolde was crouned Harold Harestrenge kyng of Denmarc arryuede in Scotland and thoughte haue ben king of Engelonde and he come in to Engelonde and quelde and robbede and destroyede al þat he myghte til þat he come to ȝork and þ(er)e he quelde many men of armes a .Ml. and an .C. p(ri)stes // Whanne þis tydinge com to þe king. he assemblede a strong poer and wente for to fiȝte w(t) Harold. of Denmarc. and wiþ his owene hande him quelde. and þe Danoys were descomfitede. and þo þat lefte a lif wiþ muchel sorwe fleyen to here shippes and þus king. Harold. of Engelond quelde king Harold. of Denmarc How William Bastard Duk of Normandie come in to
Transcription
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Language Code:
enm-GB
language
enm-GB
Language Code
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Subject:
Chronicles of England
subject
Chronicles of England
Subject
false
Subject:
Great Britain--History
subject
Great Britain--History
Subject
false
Subject:
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
subject
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
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Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Codex
sub_category
Codex
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Handwriting
technique_used
Handwriting
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Ink
medium
Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Vellum
support
Vellum
Support
false
Time Period Covered:
1000 - 1200 CE
time_period_covered
1000 - 1200 CE
Time Period Covered
false
Places Covered:
England
places_covered
England
Places Covered
false
People Covered:
Harold, King of England, 1022?-1066
people_covered
Harold, King of England, 1022?-1066
People Covered
false
People Covered:
William I, King of England, 1027 or 8-1087
people_covered
William I, King of England, 1027 or 8-1087
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
false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
rights_holder___image
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Image
false
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
rights_holder___work
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work
false
Access Rights:
access_rights
<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/4.0/88x31.png" /></a>
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
false
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
false
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
false
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2009-07-22
Multi Page Number:
590
multi_page_number
590
Multi Page Number
false
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2010-06
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Medieval
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Medieval
Collection Code
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