. The romance of King Arthur and his knights of the Round table. he is;for it were shame unto us, inasmuch as he is but one knight,an we should both do battle with him. Do ye as ye list,said Sir Ector, and here I shall abide you until that I hearof you. Then passed Sir Percivale the water, and when he cameto the castle gate he bade the porter: Go thou to the goodknight within the castle, and tell him here is come an errantknight to joust with him. Sir, said the porter, ride ye withinthe castle, and there is a common place for jousting, thatlords and ladies may behold you. So anon as Sir Launce
. The romance of King Arthur and his knights of the Round table. he is;for it were shame unto us, inasmuch as he is but one knight,an we should both do battle with him. Do ye as ye list,said Sir Ector, and here I shall abide you until that I hearof you. Then passed Sir Percivale the water, and when he cameto the castle gate he bade the porter: Go thou to the goodknight within the castle, and tell him here is come an errantknight to joust with him. Sir, said the porter, ride ye withinthe castle, and there is a common place for jousting, thatlords and ladies may behold you. So anon as Sir Launce-lot had warning he was soon ready; and there Sir Percivaleand Sir Launcelot encountered with such a might, and theirspears were so rude, that both the horses and the knightsfell to the earth. Then they avoided their horses, and flangout noble swords, and hewed away cantels of their shields,and hurtled together with their shields like two boars, andeither wounded other passing sore. At the last Sir Per-civale spake first when they had foughten there more than. SIR LAUNCELOT RETURNS TO COURT 309 two hours. Fair knight, said Sir Percivale, I require theetell me thy name, for I met never with such a knight. Sir,said Sir Launcelot, my name is Le Chevaler Mai Fet. Nowtell me your name, said Sir Launcelot, I require you, gentleknight. Truly, said Sir Percivale, my name is Sir Percivalede Galis, that was brother unto the good knight. Sir Lamorakde Galis, and King Pellinore was our father, and Sir Ag-lovale is my brother. Alas, said Sir Launcelot, what haveI done to fight with you that art a knight of the Round Table,that sometime was your fellow ? And therewithal Sir Launcelot kneeled down upon hisknees, and threw away his shield and his sword from Sir Percivale saw him do so he marvelled what hemeant. And then thus he said: Sir knight, whatsomeverthou be, I require thee upon the high order of knighthood,tell nie thy true name. Then he said: So God me help,my name is Sir Laun
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