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Then Sir Dinadan said to Sir Tristram: It is shame to see the lord's
cousin of this place defoiled. Abide, said Sir Tristram, and I shall
redress it. And in the meanwhile Sir Dinadan was on horseback, and he
jousted with Lucan the butler, and there Sir Lucan smote Dinadan through
the thick of the thigh, and so he rode his way; and Sir Tristram was
wroth that Sir Dinadan was hurt, and followed after, and thought to
avenge him; and within a while he overtook Sir Lucan, and bade him turn;
and so they met together so that Sir Tristram hurt Sir Lucan passing
sore and gave him a fall. With that came Sir Uwaine, a gentle knight,
and when he saw Sir Lucan so hurt he called Sir Tristram to joust with
him. Fair knight, said Sir Tristram, tell me your name I require you.
Sir knight, wit ye well my name is Sir Uwaine le Fise de Roy Ureine. Ah,
said Sir Tristram, by my will I would not have ado with you at no time.
Ye shall not so, said Sir Uwaine, but ye shall have ado with me.
And then Sir Tristram saw none other bote, but rode against him, and
overthrew Sir Uwaine and hurt him in the side, and so he departed unto
his lodging again. And when Sir Dinadan understood that Sir Tristram had
hurt Sir Lucan he would have ridden after Sir Lucan for to have slain
him, but Sir Tristram would not suffer him. Then Sir Uwaine let ordain
an horse litter, and brought Sir Lucan to the abbey of Ganis, and the
castle thereby hight the Castle of Ganis, of the which Sir Bleoberis was
lord. And at that castle Sir Launcelot promised all his fellows to meet
in the quest of Sir Tristram.
So when Sir Tristram was come to his lodging there came a damosel that
told Sir Darras that three of his sons were slain at that tournament,
and two grievously wounded that they were never like to help themself.
And all this was done by a noble knight that bare the black shield, and
that was he that bare the prize. Then came there one and told Sir Darras
that the same knight was within, him that bare the black shield. Then
Sir Darras yede unto Sir Tristram's chamber, and there he found his
shield and showed it to the damosel. Ah sir, said the damosel, that same
is he that slew your three sons. Then without any tarrying Sir Darras
put Sir Tristram, and Sir Palomides, and Sir Dinadan, within a strong
prison, and there Sir Tristram was like to have died of great sickness;
and every day Sir Palomides would reprove Sir Tristram of old hate
betwixt them. And ever Sir Tr
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