The following lines are from La3amon's *Brut* (ca. 1200-1220), Caligula
lines 12454-12458, with the translation by Barron.
for god is grith / and god is frith /the freoliche ther halde with
and Godd sulf hit makede /thurh his Godd-cunde.
for grith maketh godne mon / gode workes wurchen.
for alle monnen bith tha bet / that lond bith tha murgre.
['for peace and quiet are good if one maintains them willingly-and God
himself in his divinity created them-for peace allows a good man to do good
deeds whereby all men are the better and the land the happier.']
La3amon seems very different in his praise of peace from Wace, his source,
who is much more courtly and chivalric here. I was wondering if any one
knew of antecedents, sources or analogues for La3amon's passage or the
sentiments in it.
Andrew Lynch
Andrew Lynch
Department of English
University of Western Australia
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