Chivalry -- Fiction; Knights and knighthood -- Fiction; Romances, Spanish -- Translations into English
At that hour, Arquisil, and Floyan, and Flamineo, and many other of
their comrades, did so well that no Knights could do better, striving
all they could to slay Agrayes and those Knights who were dismounted;
but Florestan and the other Knights, who had forced their way to them,
never gave back how hardly soever they were prest; and now were the
Romans so sharply set on by Don Quadragante, and by Amadis on another
side, who saw the feats of Quadragante, and so bestirred himself, that
he left not a man in the saddle whom he could reach; and also by Don
Gandales, who had come up with eight hundred Knights, that they began
to give ground. The Emperor, who from the time he had received that
blow from Quadragante had employed himself more in directing his troops
than in fighting, called out to rally them, but with little effect. For
now Agrayes, and Angriote, and Don Bruneo, after so much peril and
so hard contest, got to horse at last, and pricked forward into the
press, and drove back the Romans, till they had retired to the division
of King Arban of North Wales, about the hour of sunset. He made way
for their retreat to protect them, but he did not advance to battle,
because of the lateness of the evening, and because King Lisuarte had
forbidden him, for many of the other army had not as yet taken part in
the battle. They on their part ceased from pursuit, and thus that day
ended with great loss to both parties, although the Romans suffered
most. The field was in possession of Amadis, who had all his wounded
men removed, and his people spoiled their enemies. But many of the
wounded Romans perished for want of help.
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