l slay thee. Anon, as King Mark beheld his shield, he said
to himself: Yonder is Sir Launcelot; alas, now am I destroyed; and
therewithal he made his horse to run as fast as it might through thick
and thin. And ever Sir Dagonet followed after King Mark, crying and
rating him as a wood man, through a great forest. When Sir Uwaine and
Sir Brandiles saw Dagonet so chase King Mark, they laughed all as they
were wood. And then they took their horses, and rode after to see how
Sir Dagonet sped, for they would not for no good that Sir Dagonet were
shent, for King Arthur loved him passing well, and made him knight with
his own hands. And at every tournament he began to make King Arthur to
laugh. Then the knights rode here and there, crying and chasing after
King Mark, that all the forest rang of the noise.

CHAPTER XIII. How Sir Palomides by adventure met King Mark flying, and
how he overthrew Dagonet and other knights.

SO King Mark rode by fortune by a well, in the way where stood a
knight-errant on horseback, armed at all points, with a great spear
in his hand. And when he saw King Mark coming flying he said: Knight,
return again for shame and stand with me, and I shall be thy warrant.
Ah, fair knight, said King Mark, let me pass, for yonder cometh after
me the best knight of the world, with the black bended shield. Fie, for
shame, said the knight, he is none of the worthy knights, and if he were
Sir Launcelot or Sir Tristram I should not doubt to meet the better of
them both. When King Mark heard him say that word, he turned his horse
and abode by him. And then that strong knight bare a spear to Dagonet,
and smote him so sore that he bare him over his horse's tail, and nigh
he had broken his neck. And anon after him came Sir Brandiles, and when
he saw Dagonet have that fall he was passing wroth, and cried: Keep
thee, knight, and so they hurtled together wonder sore. But the knight
smote Sir Brandiles so sore that he went to the earth, horse and man.
Sir Uwaine came after and saw all this. Jesu, said he, yonder is a
strong knight. And then they feutred their spears, and this knight came
so eagerly that he smote down Sir Uwaine. Then came Ozana with the hardy
heart, and he was smitten down. Now, said Sir Griflet, by my counsel
let us send to yonder errant-knight, and wit whether he be of Arthur's
court, for as I deem it is Sir Lamorak de Galis. So they sent unto him,
and prayed the strange knight to tell his name, and w