The White Knight: Tirant Lo BlancMartorell, Joanot
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The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc
Martorell, Joanot
Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction; Adventure stories; Knights and knighthood -- Fiction
The King of Egypt was able to see Tirant fighting very bravely.
He drew apart from the battle, and the Kings of Cappadocia and
Africa came out with him. The King of Egypt asked them to leave
the others and try to kill only Tirant. And with this accord
they returned to the battle. While Tirant was fighting, the Duke
of Macedonia came up behind Tirant, and plunged his sword into
his neck, under the helmet. Hippolytus and Pyramus saw it, and
cried:
"You traitor! Why are you trying to kill one of the best knights
in the world?"
The three kings had lances, and they worked their way forward
until they saw Tirant. They galloped toward him, but only the
King of Egypt and the King of Cappadocia were able to reach him.
The clash was so great that both Tirant and his horse fell to the
ground. The horse had seven wounds.
The King of Africa attacked the Duke of Macedonia who was
fighting near Tirant, and the king plunged his lance into the
duke's chest with such force that it came out the other side, and
that is how he paid for his wickedness.
Tirant was on the ground with his horse lying on his leg, and he
could barely get up. But with a great effort he stood up, and
the beaver fell from his helmet, for a lance hit him there, and
another hit his left vambrace. If it had not been for his own
soldiers then, he would have been killed. The King of Egypt saw
him on the ground, and quickly tried to dismount. When his leg
was on the saddlebow Lord Agramunt plunged a lance into his
thigh, and it came out the other side. The wound left him in
great pain, and he fell to the ground. When Tirant saw him
stretched out on the ground like that he ran toward him, but with
all the men fighting he could not reach him. The king stood up
again and picked up a lance that he found lying on the ground,
and he made his way forward until he was able to hurl his lance
at Tirant. Tirant was hit in the cheek, and since he had no
beaver, four of his teeth were knocked out, and he lost a great
deal of blood, but that did not stop him, and he continued to
fight. Hippolytus saw him on foot, wounded, and he made his way
to him. Then he dismounted as quickly as he could, and said:
"My lord, take my horse, I beg you."
Tirant was fighting at one end of the wing, moving away from the
thick of battle little by little. He mounted, and said to
Hippolytus:
"What will you do?"
Hippolytus answered:
"Sir, save yourself. Even if they kill me, my love for you is
such that I will consider it worthwhile."
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