With that again he left them, and in secret his way he sped, And he gat him again to his chamber, and he armed him from foot to head; 810 He would know if his wounds were healèd so that never a scar should pain, And his limbs would he test, since so many, both maiden and man were fain To look on the strife, had they wisdom they should see if his dauntless hand Might even to-day, as aforetime, the victor's crown command. A squire did he bid to bring him his charger, Gringuljet, 815 And he sprang to the saddle lightly and the horse to a gallop set. He would try both himself and his charger, if ready for strife the twain-- Ah! woe is me for his journey! so rode he upon the plain, And so had his Fortune willed it, that a knight his bridle drew By the side of the river Sabbins, and ye know that knight so true, 820 And a rock, men well might call him, for manhood and courage high, And no knight might stand before him, and falsehood his heart did fly. And yet so weak was his body that no burden it bare of wrong, Yea, a hand's-breadth had been too heavy, and a finger-length too long! And, I ween, of this gallant hero of old time ye oft must hear, 825 For my tale hath come to its root-tree, and draweth its goal anear. BOOK XIV GRAMOFLANZ ARGUMENT BOOK XIV. tells how Parzival and Gawain met and, unknowing, fought with each other, how Gawain was defeated, and of Parzival's grief when he learnt with whom he had fought. How the combat between Gawain and Gramoflanz was deferred till the morrow; and how Parzival was welcomed at the court of King Arthur, and admitted to the Brotherhood of the Round Table. How Parzival, in Gawain's stead, fought with and overcame King Gramoflanz, and how the latter sent messengers to King Arthur to pray that none but Gawain should fight against him. Of the grief of Itonjé when she learnt how her brother would fight with King Gramoflanz, and how she prayed the aid of King Arthur. How Arthur and Brandelidelein made peace between the Duchess and Gawain, and of the wedding feast that was held in the camp. Of Parzival's sorrow and longing for his wife, and how ere the dawn of day he stole in secret from the court. BOOK XIV GRAMOFLANZ