ntes, two thousand, who achieved many memorable actions, celebrated
in songs to this day. Lambert, Count of Berry, led two thousand men.
Rinaldo of the White Thorn, Vulterinus Garinus, Duke of Lorraine, four
thousand. Hago, Albert of Burgundy, Berard de Miblis, Gumard, Esturinite,
Theodoric, Juonius, Beringaire, Hato, and Ganalon, who afterwards proved
the traitor, attended the King into Spain. The army of the King's own
territory was forty thousand horse and foot innumerable.

These were all famous heroes and warriors, mighty in battle,
illustrious in worldly honour, zealous soldiers of Christ, that spread
his name far and near, wherever they came. For even as our Lord and his
twelve Apostles subdued the world by their doctrine, so did Charles,
King of the French and Emperor of the Romans, recover Spain to the glory
of God. And now the troops, assembling in Bordeaux, overspread the
country for the space of two days' journey, and the noise they made was
heard at twelve miles distance. Arnold of Berlanda first traversed the
pass of the Pyrenees, and came to Pampeluna. Then came Astolfo, followed
by Aristagnus; Angelerus, Galdebode, Ogier the King, and Constantine,
with their several divisions. Charles and his troops brought up the
rear, covering the whole land from the river of Rume to the mountains,
that lie three leagues beyond them on the Compostella road. They now
halted for eight days. In the interval Charles sent Argolander word, if
he would restore the city he had built, he would return home, or
otherwise wage cruel war against him: but Argolander, finding he could
not keep possession of the city, resolved to march out, rather than
tamely perish in it. Charles then granted him a truce to draw out his
army and prepare for battle; expressing moreover his willingness to see
him face to face, as Argolander wished.

CHAPTER XII.

_Of the Truce, and of the Discourse between the King and Argolander._

A truce thus being granted, Argolander drew out his people from the
city, and attended by sixty guards came into the King's presence, who
was at this time encamped about a mile from Pampeluna. The two armies
occupied a spacious plain six miles square, separated by the main road
to Compostella.

When Charles perceived Argolander, he addressed him in these words:

"You are, then, he that have fraudulently taken possession of my
territories in Spain and Gascony, which I conquered by the favour of
God, and reduced