whenhebeheldSrGarethdosuchdeeds,whatknghthemghtbe;andSrLavanepulleddownandsmotedowntwentyknghts。AlsoSrLauncelotknewnotSrGarethforanSrTrstramdeLones,outherSrLamorakdeGalshadbeenalve,SrLauncelotwouldhavedeemedhehadbeenoneofthemtwan。SoeverasSrLauncelotSrGareth,SrLavanefought,andontheonesdeSrBors,SrEctordeMars,SrLonel,SrLamorakdeGals,SrBleobers,SrGalhud,SrGalhodn,SrPelleas,andwthmootherofKngBan’sbloodfoughtuponanotherparty,andheldtheKngwththeHundredKnghtsandtheKngofNorthumberlandrghtstrat。
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HowKngArthurmarvelledmuchofthejoustngnthefeld,andhowherodeandfoundSrLauncelot。
SOthstournamentandthsjoustsduredlong,tlltwasnearnght,fortheknghtsoftheRoundTablerelevedeveruntoKngArthur;forthekngwaswrothoutofmeasurethatheandhsknghtsmghtnotprevalthatday。ThenSrGawanesadtothekng:marvelwhereallthsday[be]SrBorsdeGansandhsfellowshpofSrLauncelot’sblood,marvelallthsdaytheybenotaboutyou:tsforsomecausesadSrGawane。Bymyhead,sadSrKay,SrBorssyonderallthsdayupontherghthandofthsfeld,andthereheandhsblooddomoreworshpfullythanwedo。tmaywellbe,sadSrGawane,butdreadmeeverofgule;foronpanofmylfe,sadSrGawane,thsknghtwththeredsleeveofgoldshmselfSrLauncelot,seewellbyhsrdngandbyhsgreatstrokes;andtheotherknghtnthesamecolourssthegoodyoungknght,SrLavane。Alsothatknghtwththegreensheldsmybrother,SrGareth,andyethehathdsgusedhmself,fornomanshallnevermakehmbeaganstSrLauncelot,becausehemadehmknght。Bymyhead,sadArthur,nephew,beleveyou;thereforetellmenowwhatsyourbestcounsel。
Sr,sadSrGawane,yeshallhavemycounsel:letblowuntolodgng,foranhebeSrLauncelotduLake,andmybrother,SrGareth,wthhm,wththehelpofthatgoodyoungknght,SrLavane,trustmetrulytwllbenoboottostrvewththembutfweshouldfalltenortwelveupononeknght,andthatwerenoworshp,butshame。Yesaytruth,sadthekng;andfortosaysooth,sadthekng,twereshametoussomanyaswebetosetuponthemanymore;forwtyewell,sadKngArthur,theybethreegoodknghts,andnamelythatknghtwththesleeveofgold。