Towarde the brigge so longe; 2916 The Geaunte faught with hem̄ alone, He was so harde and stronge. With a Clo[g|] of an̄ Oke he faugħt, Alagolafre fights That was wele bound with stele. 2920 them with a great oak He slough al þat eve[rh] he raugħt, club. So stronge was his dinte to dele. Richard seizes a bar Richard raught him witħ a bar[rh] of bras, of brass and knocks That he caught at the gate. 2924 him down. He brake his legges, he cryed “alas” And felle alle che[k|]-mate. Loude than̄ gan̄ he to yelle; Thay herde him yelle througħ þat Cite, 2928 Like the grete develle of helle, And saide “Mahounde, nowe helpe me!” [leaf 73] iiij men him caught the[rh], 4 men get hold of him So hevy he was and longe, 2932 and throw him into And cast him ouer in-to the rive[rh]. the river. Chese he, whither[181] he wolde swy«m»me or gon[g|]! They loosened the Anoon̄ thay brast the Chaynes alle, chains; That ouer the brigge were I-drawe. 2936 The Saresyns ronnen̄ to the walle, but, the Saracens Many Cristen̄ men were the[rh] I-slawe. assembling on the Than came forth Dam barro[k|], the bolde, walls of the city, With a sith«e» large and kene, 2940 many Christians were And mewe a-down̄ as þikke as shepe in slain. Alagolafre’s folde, wife, Barrock the That came byforne hir by-dene. giantess, comes on This Barro[k|] was a geaunesse, with her scythe and And wife she was to Astragote, 2944 mows down all whom She did the Cristen̄ grete distresse, she meets. She felled downe alle þat she smote. There durst no man hire sithe abyde, She grenned like a develle of helle. 2948 Kinge Charles with a quarel þat tide Charles dashes out Smote hir, that she lowde gan̄ yelle, her brains, [p085 CHARLES IS SHUT IN IN THE TOWN.]