And upon the Assumption Day, when mass and matins were done, there were
heralds with trumpets commanded to blow to the field. And so there came
out Sir Epinogrus, the king’s son of Northumberland, from the castle,
and there encountered with him Sir Sagramore le Desirous, and either of
them brake their spears to their hands. And then came in Sir Palamides
out of the castle, and there encountered with him Gawaine, and either
of them smote other so hard that both the good knights and their horses
fell to the earth. And then knights of either party rescued their
knights. And then came in Sir Safere and Sir Segwarides, brethren to
Sir Palamides; and there encountered Sir Agravaine with Sir Safere and
Sir Gaheris encountered with Sir Segwarides. So Sir Safere smote down
Agravaine, Sir Gawaine’s brother; and Sir Segwarides, Sir Safere’s
brother. And Sir Malegrine, a knight of the castle, encountered with
Sir Uwaine le Blanchemains, and there Sir Uwaine gave Sir Malegrine a
fall, that he had almost broke his neck.
CHAPTER XXVIII. How the knights bare them in the battle.
Then Sir Brian de les Isles and Grummore Grummursum, knights of the
castle, encountered with Sir Aglovale, and Sir Tor smote down Sir
Grummore Grummursum to the earth. Then came in Sir Carados of the
dolorous tower, and Sir Turquine, knights of the castle; and there
encountered with them Sir Percivale de Galis and Sir Lamorak de Galis,
that were two brethren. And there encountered Sir Percivale with Sir
Carados, and either brake their spears unto their hands, and then Sir
Turquine with Sir Lamorak, and either of them smote down other’s horse
and all to the earth, and either parties rescued other, and horsed them
again. And Sir Arnold and Sir Gauter, knights of the castle,
encountered with Sir Brandiles and Sir Kay, and these four knights
encountered mightily, and brake their spears to their hands. Then came
in Sir Tristram, Sir Sadok, and Sir Dinas, knights of the castle, and
there encountered Sir Tristram with Sir Bedivere, and there Sir
Bedivere was smitten to the earth both horse and man. And Sir Sadok
encountered with Sir Petipase, and there Sir Sadok was overthrown. And
there Uwaine les Avoutres smote down Sir Dinas, the Seneschal. Then
came in Sir Persant of Inde, a knight of the castle, and there
encountered with him Sir Launcelot du Lake, and there he smote Sir
Persant, horse and man, to the earth. Then came Sir Pertolepe from the
castle, and there encountered with him Sir Lionel, and there Sir
Pertolepe, the Green Knight, smote down Sir Lionel, brother to Sir
Launcelot. All this was marked by noble heralds, who bare him best, and
their names.
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