echless, and three fair damosels turning three broaches whereon were
broached twelve young children late born, like young birds.

When King Arthur beheld that piteous sight he had great compassion on
them, so that his heart bled for sorrow, and hailed him, saying in this
wise: He that all the world wieldeth give thee short life and shameful
death; and the devil have thy soul; why hast thou murdered these young
innocent children, and murdered this duchess? Therefore, arise and dress
thee, thou glutton, for this day shalt thou die of my hand. Then the
glutton anon started up, and took a great club in his hand, and smote at
the king that his coronal fell to the earth. And the king hit him again
that he carved his belly and cut off his genitours, that his guts and
his entrails fell down to the ground. Then the giant threw away his
club, and caught the king in his arms that he crushed his ribs. Then the
three maidens kneeled down and called to Christ for help and comfort
of Arthur. And then Arthur weltered and wrung, that he was other while
under and another time above. And so weltering and wallowing they
rolled down the hill till they came to the sea mark, and ever as they so
weltered Arthur smote him with his dagger.

And it fortuned they came to the place whereas the two knights were and
kept Arthur's horse; then when they saw the king fast in the giant's
arms they came and loosed him. And then the king commanded Sir Kay to
smite off the giant's head, and to set it upon a truncheon of a spear,
and bear it to Sir Howell, and tell him that his enemy was slain; and
after let this head be bound to a barbican that all the people may see
and behold it; and go ye two up to the mountain, and fetch me my shield,
my sword, and the club of iron; and as for the treasure, take ye it, for
ye shall find there goods out of number; so I have the kirtle and the
club I desire no more. This was the fiercest giant that ever I met with,
save one in the mount of Araby, which I overcame, but this was greater
and fiercer. Then the knights fetched the club and the kirtle, and some
of the treasure they took to themselves, and returned again to the host.
And anon this was known through all the country, wherefore the people
came and thanked the king. And he said again, Give the thanks to God,
and depart the goods among you.

And after that King Arthur said and commanded his cousin Howell, that he
should ordain for a church to be builded on the same