Now Gramoflanz reaped sore payment for the garland from off his tree, To the kinsman of his fair lady should the strife none too easy be. 450 His kinship with fair Itonjé had stood Parzival in good stead, If right might have claimed a hearing, yet was not his strife ill-sped. And they who much fame had won them, again for fair fame would fight; And one strove for the sake of his kinsman, and one for his lady bright, For he did but Frau Minne's bidding, as was meet for her vassal true-- 455 Now uprode the gallant Gawain, and e'en as he nearer drew The conflict was nigh its ending, and the Waleis should victor be; And, bareheaded, unto the battle, there hastened those heroes three, Brandelidelein of Punturtois, and Count Bernard of Riviers, And the third knight who rode beside them was Affinamus of Clitiers. 460 From the army over against them came King Arthur beside Gawain, To the two knights, with battle wearied, they rode o'er the grassy plain; And all the five they thought them 'twas time that the strife should end, And Gramoflanz must confess here that no longer he might contend, And his own mouth proclaimed him vanquished, and his foeman had won the day-- 465 And the folk who had seen the combat might never his word gainsay! Then out spake King Lot's son gaily, 'Sir King, I will speak to thee To-day, as yestreen thou spakest when rest thou didst bid to _me_ "_Go rest thee to-day, for 'tis needful_," he who conflict did here demand, He will own thou art all too feeble this day to resist mine hand. 470 _Alone_ I might well have faced thee, but thou with but _two_ wilt fight! To-morrow I'll dare the venture, and may God show forth the right!' Then the king he rode to his army, but first must he pledge his word He would meet Gawain on the morrow, and face him with spear and sword.