And so the cry was made in England, Wales, and Scotland, Ireland,
Cornwall, and in all the Out Isles, and in Brittany and in many
countries; that at the feast of our Lady the Assumption next coming,
men should come to the Castle Perilous beside the Isle of Avilion; and
there all the knights that there came should have the choice whether
them list to be on the one party with the knights of the castle, or on
the other party with King Arthur. And two months was to the day that
the tournament should be. And so there came many good knights that were
at their large, and held them for the most part against King Arthur and
his knights of the Round Table and came in the side of them of the
castle. For Sir Epinogrus was the first, and he was the king’s son of
Northumberland, and Sir Palamides the Saracen was another, and Sir
Safere his brother, and Sir Segwarides his brother, but they were
christened, and Sir Malegrine another, and Sir Brian de les Isles, a
noble knight, and Sir Grummore Grummursum, a good knight of Scotland,
and Sir Carados of the dolorous tower, a noble knight, and Sir Turquine
his brother, and Sir Arnold and Sir Gauter, two brethren, good knights
of Cornwall. There came Sir Tristram de Liones, and with him Sir Dinas,
the Seneschal, and Sir Sadok; but this Sir Tristram was not at that
time knight of the Table Round, but he was one of the best knights of
the world. And so all these noble knights accompanied them with the
lady of the castle, and with the Red Knight of the Red Launds; but as
for Sir Gareth, he would not take upon him more but as other mean
knights.
CHAPTER XXVII. How King Arthur went to the tournament with his knights,
and how the lady received him worshipfully, and how the knights
encountered.
And then there came with King Arthur Sir Gawaine, Agravaine, Gaheris,
his brethren. And then his nephews Sir Uwaine le Blanchemains, and Sir
Aglovale, Sir Tor, Sir Percivale de Galis, and Sir Lamorak de Galis.
Then came Sir Launcelot du Lake with his brethren, nephews, and
cousins, as Sir Lionel, Sir Ector de Maris, Sir Bors de Ganis, and Sir
Galihodin, Sir Galihud, and many more of Sir Launcelot’s blood, and Sir
Dinadan, Sir La Cote Male Taile, his brother, a good knight, and Sir
Sagramore, a good knight; and all the most part of the Round Table.
Also there came with King Arthur these knights, the King of Ireland,
King Agwisance, and the King of Scotland, King Carados and King Uriens
of the land of Gore, and King Bagdemagus and his son Sir Meliaganus,
and Sir Galahault the noble prince. All these kings, princes, and
earls, barons, and other noble knights, as Sir Brandiles, Sir Uwaine
les Avoutres, and Sir Kay, Sir Bedivere, Sir Meliot de Logres, Sir
Petipase of Winchelsea, Sir Godelake: all these came with King Arthur,
and more that cannot be rehearsed.
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