A collar was wrought for him, and chains of gold and silver; and whenso the ways were miry, his courtmen bare him on their shoulders.
Here, quaffing mead from out the shell Sit ye, my Courtmen bold, Whilst I go to the mountain drear, Speech with the Dead to hold!
She bid a noble ship be built, Therein gilt masts did stand; With valiant knights and courtmen bold She caused it to be manned.
No two things, save Monk and cowl, Are for aye together tied; As they loathe or like their place Courtmen ride away or bide.
Up then rose the Courtmen bold, To take on anew agreed; Save Sir Niels’ sister’s son, From his uncle would recede.
So I and they all bided still for a little while; and then the courtmen raised their weapons toward me as in salute, and drifted from the deck into the white mists over the water, and were gone.
The courtmen were looking at him now, and her name was passing among them in undertones.
The courtmen yelled, and one or two who tried to get to Arnkel's side were seized and hurled to the ground by the men who cheered for Gerda, and I knew that the day was won.
It was full of the holiday clothes of some half-dozen of the head courtmen of the old king; blue and brown jerkins, and white and blue hose, short red cloaks, and fair linen underwear.
Beyond the fires and below the high place were the courtmen on either hand, so that from end to end of the hall ran a clear way for the serving.
From the hall came the pleasant sounds of song and laughter from the courtmen within.
Some of Asbiorn's men came in as soon as that was done, and the courtmen huddled back at the sight of these newcomers, whose swords were out.
But the courtmen rose to their feet with a wild medley of voices, for this thing seemed to them beyond belief for the moment.
The courtmen sprang at their weapons, and there was uproar enough.
After and with them were a dozen older courtmen of Thorwald's.
The courtmen whom I had loved came, and they ranged themselves across the deck, and I watched them, and felt no wonder that they should be here.
But one, a very tall man, older than most there, spoke to one of the courtmen hard by, and sent him aft with some message.
That I and my men should join such a crew was not to be thought of, if for a moment I had half wondered if I ought to save the lives of these courtmen of ours by yielding.
Eglaf was captain of the Lincoln courtmen or housecarls, whichever the right name may be among those who speak of them.
It is not everyone who is a fisher one day and captain of the courtmen next, as one might say.
Hodulf is dead, and his courtmen would not live after him while there was a chance of avenging his fall.
I thought that they should have asked me about this, for there were some of my courtmen in that line.
They made me captain of thecourtmen who were Havelok's own, maybe because I had served with Alsi, and Withelm was captain of Goldberga's own guard.
Presently our rear was on the water's edge, and it seemed likely that in crossing there might be a breaking of the line; and when he saw that, Havelok called to me, and he went to the front with the courtmen round him.
Then broke out a thunderous cheer from all our men, for with Havelok and Sigurd at her horse's rein, and with Withelm's courtmen of her own guard behind her, came Goldberga the queen to speak with the man who had broken his trust.
Now I left them before the march began, for I and the courtmen were to go forward and see where the foe was posted, and so bring word again.
So I told Withelm to come at my side, and bade half the courtmen follow us closely, and when they were inside to see that the door was not barred after us on any pretence.
I was to go with him, with my courtmen as guard; and we rode to Lincoln on the fourth day after our coming to Saltfleet.
Sigurd himself, with his courtmen running behind him, and he called on the men to stay.
Soon I stood with the jarls and Osritha at the landing place, and behind us were the courtmen in their best array.
Some of our courtmen found you here, and brought me.
From some point in the road they must have seen their pursuers before I cared to look behind me to see who followed, for there was no mistaking the red cloaks that the Danes of the king's courtmen always wear.
There Guthrum's own courtmen met us, and they took us into the fortress, beyond which lies the town, so that we saw little of what straits the host might be in by this time.
They will be well pleased, for the pay is good, and places among Harald's courtmen are much sought for.
His courtmen closed round Guthrum and bore him from before us, and the full tide of pursuit swept him away before we reached him.
He then drew up his courtmen and the bondes in one body, and set up his banner.
O'er dead courtmen into the sea The Jutland king had now to flee.
Now the king's horn sounded, and all lendermen and courtmen were called together.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "courtmen" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
