![]() Much of the chill blasts of Boreas as the wolf of the number , (Here we have a hearth and pitchy brands: here, a good fire everīlazing and door-posts black with never-failing soot. Numerum lupus aut torrentia flumina ripas.(5) Postes fulgine nigri: hic tantum Boreae curamus frigora, quantum aut Hic focus et taedae pingues, hic plurimus ignis semper et adsidua Ultimately based on an attested Latin proverb. Indeed have circulated as a current, vernacular proverb. There are has the ring of authentic 'folk' wisdom, and may The first is the figurativeĬontest between a wolf and a goat, and the second Arthur'sĪrthur's assertion that the wolf does not care how many goats There are two main features of this elaborate comparison,Įach of which can be discussed separately. One passage of the poem and to see something of the process of poeticĮlaboration and amplification which characterizes Laghamon's art in Precise, the proverbial and figurative context of Arthur'sĬomparison of himself to a wolf in order to explicate more fully this In this paper we should like to explore the sources, or to be more It has not attracted much critical analysis.(4) Which reflects the ferocity and audacity of Laghamon's Arthur, but This is certainly a powerful passage, one Utter contempt for his enemy is expressed in the comparison: Colgrim isĪ 'goat', and wolves do not care how many goats are huddled 'wolf', and his enemy a beast to be preyed upon. Reflects the energy and delight in battle which characterize the poem asĪ whole, and this particular passage, in fact, graphically literalizes Literary source for Laghamon's striking passage. Neither Geoffrey of Monmouth(2) nor Wace(3) provides a direct I am the wolf and he is the goat - the man shall So now this very day, will I destroyĬolgrim utterly. There were five hundred goats in a single enclosure, the wolf will set Though the wolf were alone, away from the pack, and The hillside it defends itself with its horns when the savage wolf comes Towards the hills, my bold warriors! For yesterday Colgrim was theīravest of men now he is like the goat guarding the hilltop high on Made a stand and so the king called out very loudly: 'Advance (Then Arthur, noblest of kings, saw where Colgrim turned at bay and the wulf heom to i witedh and alle heorn abitedh. thenne comedh the wulf wilde toward hire winden. Him is al swa there gat ther he then hul wat. For ghersterndaei wes Colgrim monnen alre kennest. Is Arthur's speech to his men before the final assault on Colgrim Occasions on which Arthur addresses his troops before battle. ![]() The Brut is a poem about war and its consequences, and Arthur isĭepicted in the Brut as a great leader in war, there are several Historical and poetical context in which the narrative unfolds. ![]() Speeches in which Arthur or some other important figure defines the Laghamon's Brut includes a number of rhetorically elaborate ![]() APA style: The wolf doesn't care: the proverbial and traditional context of Lagamon's 'Brut' lines 10624-36.The wolf doesn't care: the proverbial and traditional context of Lagamon's 'Brut' lines 10624-36." Retrieved from MLA style: "The wolf doesn't care: the proverbial and traditional context of Lagamon's 'Brut' lines 10624-36." The Free Library.
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