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第12章 BOOK I(8)

But the scout-watch by their host cried,Lords!at arms!for here be your enemies at your hand!

CHAPTER XIV

How the eleven kings with their host fought against Arthur and his host,and many great feats of the war.

THEN King Arthur and King Ban and King Bors,with their good and trusty knights,set on them so fiercely that they made them overthrow their pavilions on their heads,but the eleven kings,by manly prowess of arms,took a fair champaign,but there was slain that morrowtide ten thousand good men's bodies.And so they had afore them a strong passage,yet were they fifty thousand of hardy men.Then it drew toward day.Now shall ye do by mine advice,said Merlin unto the three kings:I would that King Ban and King Bors,with their fellowship of ten thousand men,were put in a wood here beside,in an ambushment,and keep them privy,and that they be laid or the light of the day come,and that they stir not till ye and your knights have fought with them long.And when it is daylight,dress your battle even afore them and the passage,that they may see all your host,for then will they be the more hardy,when they see you but about twenty thousand men,and cause them to be the gladder to suffer you and your host to come over the passage.All the three kings and the whole barons said that Merlin said passingly well,and it was done anon as Merlin had devised.So on the morn,when either host saw other,the host of the north was well comforted.Then to Ulfius and Brastias were delivered three thousand men of arms,and they set on them fiercely in the passage,and slew on the right hand and on the left hand that it was wonder to tell.

When that the eleven kings saw that there was so few a fellowship did such deeds of arms,they were ashamed and set on them again fiercely;and there was Sir Ulfius's horse slain under him,but he did marvellously well on foot.But the Duke Eustace of Cambenet and King Clariance of Northumberland,were alway grievous on Ulfius.Then Brastias saw his fellow fared so withal he smote the duke with a spear,that horse and man fell down.

That saw King Clariance and returned unto Brastias,and either smote other so that horse and man went to the earth,and so they lay long astonied,and their horses'knees brast to the hard bone.Then came Sir Kay the seneschal with six fellows with him,and did passing well.With that came the eleven kings,and there was Griflet put to the earth,horse and man,and Lucas the butler,horse and man,by King Brandegoris,and King Idres,and King Agwisance.Then waxed the medley passing hard on both parties.When Sir Kay saw Griflet on foot,he rode on King Nentres and smote him down,and led his horse unto Sir Griflet,and horsed him again.Also Sir Kay with the same spear smote down King Lot,and hurt him passing sore.That saw the King with the Hundred Knights,and ran unto Sir Kay and smote him down,and took his horse,and gave him King Lot,whereof he said gramercy.

When Sir Griflet saw Sir Kay and Lucas the butler on foot,he took a sharp spear,great and square,and rode to Pinel,a good man of arms,and smote horse and man down,and then he took his horse,and gave him unto Sir Kay.Then King Lot saw King Nentres on foot,he ran unto Melot de la Roche,and smote him down,horse and man,and gave King Nentres the horse,and horsed him again.

Also the King of the Hundred Knights saw King Idres on foot;then he ran unto Gwiniart de Bloi,and smote him down,horse and man,and gave King Idres the horse,and horsed him again;and King Lot smote down Clariance de la Forest Savage,and gave the horse unto Duke Eustace.And so when they had horsed the kings again they drew them,all eleven kings,together,and said they would be revenged of the damage that they had taken that day.The meanwhile came in Sir Ector with an eager countenance,and found Ulfius and Brastias on foot,in great peril of death,that were foul defoiled under horse-feet.

Then Arthur as a lion,ran unto King Cradelment of North Wales,and smote him through the left side,that the horse and the king fell down;and then he took the horse by the rein,and led him unto Ulfius,and said,Have this horse,mine old friend,for great need hast thou of horse.Gramercy,said Ulfius.Then Sir Arthur did so marvellously in arms,that all men had wonder.

When the King with the Hundred Knights saw King Cradelment on foot,he ran unto Sir Ector,that was well horsed,Sir Kay's father,and smote horse and man down,and gave the horse unto the king,and horsed him again.And when King Arthur saw the king ride on Sir Ector's horse,he was wroth and with his sword he smote the king on the helm,that a quarter of the helm and shield fell down,and so the sword carved down unto the horse's neck,and so the king and the horse fell down to the ground.Then Sir Kay came unto Sir Morganore,seneschal with the King of the Hundred Knights,and smote him down,horse and man,and led the horse unto his father,Sir Ector;then Sir Ector ran unto a knight,hight Lardans,and smote horse and man down,and led the horse unto Sir Brastias,that great need had of an horse,and was greatly defoiled.When Brastias beheld Lucas the butler,that lay like a dead man under the horses'feet,and ever Sir Griflet did marvellously for to rescue him,and there were always fourteen knights on Sir Lucas;then Brastias smote one of them on the helm,that it went to the teeth,and he rode to another and smote him,that the arm flew into the field.Then he went to the third and smote him on the shoulder,that shoulder and arm flew in the field.And when Griflet saw rescues,he smote a knight on the temples,that head and helm went to the earth,and Griflet took the horse of that knight,and led him unto Sir Lucas,and bade him mount upon the horse and revenge his hurts.For Brastias had slain a knight to-fore and horsed Griflet.

CHAPTER XV

Yet of the same battle.

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