. The book of romance; . Lancelot made him ready, and fastened the red sleeveupon his helmet, and he and Sir Lavaine rode into a lit-tle wood that lay behind the Knights who should fightagainst those of the Eound Table. Sir, said SirLancelot, yonder is a company of good Knights andthey hold together as boars that are vexed with dogs. That is truth, said Sir Lavaine. * Now, said Sir Lancelot, if you will help me a little,you shall see King Arthurs side, which is winning, drivenback as fast as they came. Spare not, Sir, answered Sir Lavaine, for I shall dowhat I may. So they rode into the thicke
. The book of romance; . Lancelot made him ready, and fastened the red sleeveupon his helmet, and he and Sir Lavaine rode into a lit-tle wood that lay behind the Knights who should fightagainst those of the Eound Table. Sir, said SirLancelot, yonder is a company of good Knights andthey hold together as boars that are vexed with dogs. That is truth, said Sir Lavaine. * Now, said Sir Lancelot, if you will help me a little,you shall see King Arthurs side, which is winning, drivenback as fast as they came. Spare not, Sir, answered Sir Lavaine, for I shall dowhat I may. So they rode into the thickest of the press,and smote so hard both with spear and sword that theKnights of the Kound Table fell back. 0 mercy ! criedSir Gawaine, what Knight is that yonder who does suchmarvellous deeds ? ^ I know well who it is, said King Arthur, but I willnot tell you yet. Sir, answered Sir Gawaine, I should say it was SirLancelot by the blows he deals and the manner that herides, but it cannot be he, for this man has a red sleeve. ElMNE TIES JiEK 5I£El/£ HELWETil THE FAIR MAID OF ASTOLAT 119 upon his helmet, and Sir Lancelot has never borne thetoken of any lady. Let him be/ said Sir Arthur, you will find out hisname, and see him do greater deeds yet, before he the Knights that were fighting against the Kingsparty took heart again, for before they feared theywould be beaten. But when Sir Bors saw this, he calledunto him the Knights that were of kin to Sir Lancelot,and they banded together to make a great charge, andthrew Sir Lancelots horse to the ground, and by misfor-tune the spear of Sir Bors broke, and its head was left inSir Lancelots side. When Sir Lavaine saw that, he un-horsed the King of Scots, and brought his horse to SirLancelot, and helped him mount thereon and gave him asi3ear, with which Sir Lancelot smote Sir Bors to theearth and Sir Ector de Maris, the foster-father of KingArthur, and buffeted sorely the Knights that were withthem. Afterwa
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