As soon as he had landed, he saw come riding towards him, a knight dressedall in red, upon a horse trapped in the same colour. When the red knightsaw Sir Balin, and the two swords he wore, he thought it must have beenhis brother (for the red knight was Sir Balan), but when he saw thestrange arms on his shield, he forgot the thought, and came against himfiercely. At the first course they overthrew each other, and both layswooning on the ground; but Sir Balin was the most hurt and bruised, forhe was weary and spent with travelling. So Sir Balan rose up first to hisfeet and drew his sword, and Sir Balin painfully rose against him andraised his shield.
Then did they hurtle together like two wild bulls, slashing and lashingwith their shields and swords, and sometimes falling both on to theground. For two more hours they fought so, and at the last Sir Turquinegrew very faint, and gave a little back, and bare his shield full low forweariness. When Sir Lancelot saw him thus, he leaped upon him fiercely asa lion, and took him by the crest of his helmet, and dragged him to hisknees; and then he tore his helmet off and smote his neck asunder.
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So they took their horses and came together as fast as they could fly, andSir Tristram lightly smote Sir Brewnor from his horse. But he rose rightquickly, and when Sir Tristram came again he thrust his horse through boththe shoulders, so that it reeled and fell. But Sir Tristram was light andnimble, and voided his horse, and rose up and dressed his shield beforehim, though meanwhile, ere he could draw out his sword, Sir Brewnor gavehim three or four grievous strokes. Then they rushed furiously togetherlike two wild boars, and fought hurtling and hewing here and there fornigh two hours, and wounded each other full sorely. Then at the last SirBrewnor rushed upon Sir Tristram and took him in his arms to throw him,for he trusted greatly in his strength. But Sir Tristram was at that timecalled the strongest and biggest knight of the world; for he was biggerthan Sir Lancelot, though Sir Lancelot was better breathed. So anon hethrust Sir Brewnor grovelling to the earth, and then unlaced his helm andstruck off his head. Then all they that belonged to the castle came anddid him homage and fealty, and prayed him to abide there for a season andput an end to that foul custom.
Then Sir Galahad, at the prayer of the king and queen, put on a coat oflight armour, and a helmet, but shield he would take none, and grasping alance, he drove into the middle of the press of knights, and began tobreak spears marvellously, so that all men were full of wonder. And in soshort a time he had surmounted and exceeded the rest, save Sir Lancelotand Sir Percival, that he took the chief worship of the field.
On the morrow morning all the knights rose early, and when they were fullyarmed, save shields and helms, they went in with the king and queen toservice in the minster. Then the king counted all who had taken theadventure on themselves, and found them a hundred and fifty knights of theRound Table; and so they all put on their helms, and rode away together inthe midst of cries and lamentations from the court, and from the ladies,and from all the town.
Sir Lancelot and Sir Percival heard her words also, and rode fast afterhim, but within awhile he was out of their sight. Then Sir Percival rodeback to ask his name of the recluse; but Sir Lancelot went forward on hisquest, and following any path his horse would take, he came by-and-byafter nightfall to a stone cross hard by an ancient chapel. When he hadalighted and tied his horse up to a tree, he went and looked in throughthe chapel door, which was all ruinous and wasted, and there within he sawan altar, richly decked with silk, whereon there stood a fair candlestickof silver, bearing six great lights. And when Sir Lancelot saw the light,he tried to get within the chapel, but could find no place. So, beingpassing weary and heavy, he came again to his horse, and when he hadunsaddled him, and set him free to pasture, he unlaced his helm, andungirded his sword, and laid him down to sleep upon his shield before thecross.
Then the two knights departed asunder a little space, and came togetherwith such force, that both their spears were shivered, and their shieldsand hauberks pierced through; and both fell to the ground sorely wounded,with their horses under them. But swiftly they arose, and drew theirswords, and smote each other on the head with many great and heavy blows,till the blood ran down their bodies; and Sir Pridan was a full goodknight, so that Sir Bors had more ado than he had thought for to overcomehim.
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