own Sir Kay, and Sir Safere, and Sir
Griflet. And then Sir Lavaine was horsed again, and he smote down Sir
Lucan the Butler and Sir Bedevere and then there began great throng of
good knights.

Then Sir Launcelot hurtled here and there, and raced and pulled off
helms, so that at that time there might none sit him a buffet with
spear nor with sword; and Sir Gareth did such deeds of arms that all men
marvelled what knight he was with the green shield, for he smote down
that day and pulled down mo than thirty knights And, as the French book
saith, Sir Launcelot marvelled; when he beheld Sir Gareth do such deeds,
what knight he might be; and Sir Lavaine pulled down and smote down
twenty knights. Also Sir Launcelot knew not Sir Gareth for an Sir
Tristram de Liones, outher Sir Lamorak de Galis had been alive, Sir
Launcelot would have deemed he had been one of them twain. So ever as
Sir Launcelot Sir Gareth, Sir Lavaine fought, and on the one side
Sir Bors, Sir Ector de Maris, Sir Lionel, Sir Lamorak de Galis, Sir
Bleoberis, Sir Galihud, Sir Galihodin, Sir Pelleas, and with mo other of
King Ban's blood fought upon another party, and held the King with the
Hundred Knights and the King of Northumberland right strait.

CHAPTER XXIV. How King Arthur marvelled much of the jousting in the
field, and how he rode and found Sir Launcelot.

SO this tournament and this jousts dured long, till it was near night,
for the knights of the Round Table relieved ever unto King Arthur; for
the king was wroth out of measure that he and his knights might not
prevail that day. Then Sir Gawaine said to the king: I marvel where all
this day [be] Sir Bors de Ganis and his fellowship of Sir Launcelot's
blood, I marvel all this day they be not about you: it is for some cause
said Sir Gawaine. By my head, said Sir Kay, Sir Bors is yonder all this
day upon the right hand of this field, and there he and his blood do
more worshipfully than we do. It may well be, said Sir Gawaine, but I
dread me ever of guile; for on pain of my life, said Sir Gawaine, this
knight with the red sleeve of gold is himself Sir Launcelot, I see well
by his riding and by his great strokes; and the other knight in the same
colours is the good young knight, Sir Lavaine. Also that knight with
the green shield is my brother, Sir Gareth, and yet he hath disguised
himself, for no man shall never make him be against Sir Launcelot,
because he made him knight. By my head, said Arthur,