at at the feast of our Lady the Assumption next coming, men
should come to the Castle Perilous beside the Isle of Avilion; and there
all the knights that there came should have the choice whether them list
to be on the one party with the knights of the castle, or on the
other party with King Arthur. And two months was to the day that the
tournament should be. And so there came many good knights that were at
their large, and held them for the most part against King Arthur and his
knights of the Round Table and came in the side of them of the
castle. For Sir Epinogrus was the first, and he was the king's son
of Northumberland, and Sir Palamides the Saracen was another, and
Sir Safere his brother, and Sir Segwarides his brother, but they were
christened, and Sir Malegrine another, and Sir Brian de les Isles, a
noble knight, and Sir Grummore Grummursum, a good knight of Scotland,
and Sir Carados of the dolorous tower, a noble knight, and Sir Turquine
his brother, and Sir Arnold and Sir Gauter, two brethren, good knights
of Cornwall. There came Sir Tristram de Liones, and with him Sir Dinas,
the Seneschal, and Sir Sadok; but this Sir Tristram was not at that time
knight of the Table Round, but he was one of the best knights of the
world. And so all these noble knights accompanied them with the lady of
the castle, and with the Red Knight of the Red Launds; but as for Sir
Gareth, he would not take upon him more but as other mean knights.

CHAPTER XXVII. How King Arthur went to the tournament with his knights,
and how the lady received him worshipfully, and how the knights
encountered.

AND then there came with King Arthur Sir Gawaine, Agravaine, Gaheris,
his brethren. And then his nephews Sir Uwaine le Blanchemains, and Sir
Aglovale, Sir Tor, Sir Percivale de Galis, and Sir Lamorak de Galis.
Then came Sir Launcelot du Lake with his brethren, nephews, and cousins,
as Sir Lionel, Sir Ector de Maris, Sir Bors de Ganis, and Sir Galihodin,
Sir Galihud, and many more of Sir Launcelot's blood, and Sir Dinadan,
Sir La Cote Male Taile, his brother, a good knight, and Sir Sagramore,
a good knight; and all the most part of the Round Table. Also there came
with King Arthur these knights, the King of Ireland, King Agwisance, and
the King of Scotland, King Carados and King Uriens of the land of Gore,
and King Bagdemagus and his son Sir Meliaganus, and Sir Galahault the
noble prince. All these kings, princes, and earls, barons, and other