HowelevenkngsgatheredagreathostaganstKngArthur。
　　ANDSOwthnalttlespacethethreekngscameuntothecastleofBedegrane，andfoundthereapassngfarfellowshp，andwellbeseen，whereoftheyhadgreatjoy，andvctualtheywantednone。Thswasthecauseofthenorthernhost：thattheywererearedforthedespteandrebuketheskngshadatCarlon。
　　Andthoseskngsbythermeans，gatuntothemfveotherkngs；andthustheybegantogathertherpeople。
　　Andnowtheyswarethatforwealnorwoe，theyshouldnotleaveother，tlltheyhaddestroyedArthur。Andthentheymadeanoath。ThefrstthatbegantheoathwastheDukeofCambenet，thathewouldbrngwthhmfvethousandmenofarms，thewhchwerereadyonhorseback。ThenswareKngBrandegorsofStranggorethathewouldbrngfvethousandmenofarmsonhorseback。ThenswareKngClaranceofNorthumberlandhewouldbrngthreethousandmenofarms。ThenswaretheKngoftheHundredKnghts，thatwasapassnggoodmanandayoung，thathewouldbrngfourthousandmenofarmsonhorseback。ThentheresworeKngLot，apassnggoodknght，andSrGawan’sfather，thathewouldbrngfvethousandmenofarmsonhorseback。AlsotheresworeKngUrence，thatwasSrUwan’sfather，ofthelandofGore，andhewouldbrngsthousandmenofarmsonhorseback。AlsotheresworeKngdresofCornwall，thathewouldbrngfvethousandmenofarmsonhorseback。AlsotheresworeKngCradelmastobrngfvethousandmenonhorseback。AlsotheresworeKngAgwsanceofrelandtobrngfvethousandmenofarmsonhorseback。AlsotheresworeKngNentrestobrngfvethousandmenofarmsonhorseback。AlsotheresworeKngCaradostobrngfvethousandmenofarmsonhorseback。Sotherwholehostwasofcleanmenofarmsonhorsebackfftythousand，anda-foottenthousandofgoodmen’sbodes。Thenweretheysoonready，andmounteduponhorseandsentforththerfore-rders，fortheseelevenkngsntherwaysladasegeuntothecastleofBedegrane；andsotheydepartedanddrewtowardArthur，andleftfewtoabdeatthesege，forthecastleofBedegranewasholdenofKngArthur，andthementhatweretherenwereArthur’s。
　　OfadreamoftheKngwththeHundredKnghts。
　　SobyMerln’sadvcethereweresentfore-rderstoskmthecountry，andtheymetwththefore-rdersofthenorth，andmadethemtotellwhchwaythehostcame，andthentheytoldttoArthur，andbyKngBanandBors’councltheyletburnanddestroyallthecountryaforethem，theretheyshouldrde。
　　TheKngwththeHundredKnghtsmetawonderdreamtwonghtsaforethebattle，thatthereblewagreatwnd，andblewdownthercastlesandthertowns，andafterthatcameawaterandbaretallaway。Allthatheardoftheswevensadtwasatokenofgreatbattle。ThenbycounselofMerln，whentheywstwhchwaytheelevenkngswouldrdeandlodgethatnght，atmdnghttheysetuponthem，astheywerentherpavlons。
　　Butthescout-watchbytherhostcred，Lords!atarms!forherebeyourenemesatyourhand!
　　HowtheelevenkngswththerhostfoughtaganstArthurandhshost，andmanygreatfeatsofthewar。
　　THENKngArthurandKngBanandKngBors，wththergoodandtrustyknghts，setonthemsofercelythattheymadethemoverthrowtherpavlonsontherheads，buttheelevenkngs，bymanlyprowessofarms，tookafarchampagn，buttherewasslanthatmorrowtdetenthousandgoodmen’sbodes。Andsotheyhadaforethemastrongpassage，yetweretheyfftythousandofhardymen。Thentdrewtowardday。Nowshallyedobymneadvce，sadMerlnuntothethreekngs：wouldthatKngBanandKngBors，wththerfellowshpoftenthousandmen，wereputnawoodherebesde，nanambushment，andkeepthemprvy，andthattheybeladorthelghtofthedaycome，andthattheystrnottllyeandyourknghtshavefoughtwththemlong。Andwhentsdaylght，dressyourbattleevenaforethemandthepassage，thattheymayseeallyourhost，forthenwlltheybethemorehardy，whentheyseeyoubutabouttwentythousandmen，andcausethemtobethegladdertosufferyouandyourhosttocomeoverthepassage。AllthethreekngsandthewholebaronssadthatMerlnsadpassnglywell，andtwasdoneanonasMerlnhaddevsed。Soonthemorn，whenetherhostsawother，thehostofthenorthwaswellcomforted。ThentoUlfusandBrastasweredelveredthreethousandmenofarms，andtheysetonthemfercelynthepassage，andslewontherghthandandonthelefthandthattwaswondertotell。
　　Whenthattheelevenkngssawthattherewassofewafellowshpddsuchdeedsofarms，theywereashamedandsetonthemaganfercely；andtherewasSrUlfus’shorseslanunderhm，butheddmarvellouslywellonfoot。ButtheDukeEustaceofCambenetandKngClaranceofNorthumberland，werealwaygrevousonUlfus。ThenBrastassawhsfellowfaredsowthalhesmotethedukewthaspear，thathorseandmanfelldown。
　　ThatsawKngClaranceandreturneduntoBrastas，andethersmoteothersothathorseandmanwenttotheearth，andsotheylaylongastoned，andtherhorses’kneesbrasttothehardbone。ThencameSrKaytheseneschalwthsfellowswthhm，andddpassngwell。Wththatcametheelevenkngs，andtherewasGrfletputtotheearth，horseandman，andLucasthebutler，horseandman，byKngBrandegors，andKngdres，andKngAgwsance。Thenwaxedthemedleypassnghardonbothpartes。WhenSrKaysawGrfletonfoot，herodeonKngNentresandsmotehmdown，andledhshorseuntoSrGrflet，andhorsedhmagan。AlsoSrKaywththesamespearsmotedownKngLot，andhurthmpassngsore。ThatsawtheKngwththeHundredKnghts，andranuntoSrKayandsmotehmdown，andtookhshorse，andgavehmKngLot，whereofhesadgramercy。
　　WhenSrGrfletsawSrKayandLucasthebutleronfoot，hetookasharpspear，greatandsquare，androdetoPnel，agoodmanofarms，andsmotehorseandmandown，andthenhetookhshorse，andgavehmuntoSrKay。ThenKngLotsawKngNentresonfoot，heranuntoMelotdelaRoche，andsmotehmdown，horseandman，andgaveKngNentresthehorse，andhorsedhmagan。
　　AlsotheKngoftheHundredKnghtssawKngdresonfoot；thenheranuntoGwnartdeBlo，andsmotehmdown，horseandman，andgaveKngdresthehorse，andhorsedhmagan；andKngLotsmotedownClarancedelaForestSavage，andgavethehorseuntoDukeEustace。Andsowhentheyhadhorsedthekngsagantheydrewthem，allelevenkngs，together，andsadtheywouldberevengedofthedamagethattheyhadtakenthatday。ThemeanwhlecamenSrEctorwthaneagercountenance，andfoundUlfusandBrastasonfoot，ngreatperlofdeath，thatwerefouldefoledunderhorse-feet。
　　ThenArthurasalon，ranuntoKngCradelmentofNorthWales，andsmotehmthroughtheleftsde，thatthehorseandthekngfelldown；andthenhetookthehorsebytheren，andledhmuntoUlfus，andsad，Havethshorse，mneoldfrend，forgreatneedhastthouofhorse。Gramercy，sadUlfus。ThenSrArthurddsomarvellouslynarms，thatallmenhadwonder。
　　WhentheKngwththeHundredKnghtssawKngCradelmentonfoot，heranuntoSrEctor，thatwaswellhorsed，SrKay’sfather，andsmotehorseandmandown，andgavethehorseuntothekng，andhorsedhmagan。AndwhenKngArthursawthekngrdeonSrEctor’shorse，hewaswrothandwthhsswordhesmotethekngonthehelm，thataquarterofthehelmandsheldfelldown，andsotheswordcarveddownuntothehorse’sneck，andsothekngandthehorsefelldowntotheground。ThenSrKaycameuntoSrMorganore，seneschalwththeKngoftheHundredKnghts，andsmotehmdown，horseandman，andledthehorseuntohsfather，SrEctor；thenSrEctorranuntoaknght，hghtLardans，andsmotehorseandmandown，andledthehorseuntoSrBrastas，thatgreatneedhadofanhorse，andwasgreatlydefoled。WhenBrastasbeheldLucasthebutler，thatlaylkeadeadmanunderthehorses’feet，andeverSrGrfletddmarvellouslyfortorescuehm，andtherewerealwaysfourteenknghtsonSrLucas；thenBrastassmoteoneofthemonthehelm，thattwenttotheteeth，andherodetoanotherandsmotehm，thatthearmflewntothefeld。Thenhewenttothethrdandsmotehmontheshoulder，thatshoulderandarmflewnthefeld。AndwhenGrfletsawrescues，hesmoteaknghtonthetemples，thatheadandhelmwenttotheearth，andGrflettookthehorseofthatknght，andledhmuntoSrLucas，andbadehmmountuponthehorseandrevengehshurts。ForBrastashadslanaknghtto-
　　foreandhorsedGrflet。
　　Yetofthesamebattle。
　　THENLucassawKngAgwsance，thatlatehadslanMorsdelaRoche，andLucasrantohmwthashortspearthatwasgreat，thathegavehmsuchafall，thatthehorsefelldowntotheearth。AlsoLucasfoundthereonfoot，BloasdeLaFlandres，andSrGwnas，twohardyknghts，andnthatwoodnessthatLucaswasn，heslewtwobachelorsandhorsedthemagan。Thenwaxedthebattlepassnghardonbothpartes，butArthurwasgladthathsknghtswerehorsedagan，andthentheyfoughttogether，thatthenoseandsoundrangbythewaterandthewood。WhereforeKngBanandKngBorsmadethemready，anddressedthersheldsandharness，andtheyweresocourageousthatmanyknghtsshookandbeveredforeagerness。AllthswhleLucas，andGwnas，andBrant，andBellasofFlanders，heldstrongmedleyaganstskngs，thatwasKngLot，KngNentres，KngBrandegors，Kngdres，KngUrens，andKngAgwsance。SowththehelpofSrKayandofSrGrflettheyheldtheseskngshard，thatunnethetheyhadanypowertodefendthem。ButwhenSrArthursawthebattlewouldnotbeendedbynomanner，hefaredwoodasalon，andsteeredhshorsehereandthere，ontherghthand，andonthelefthand，thathestntednottllhehadslantwentyknghts。AlsohewoundedKngLotsoreontheshoulder，andmadehmtoleavethatground，forSrKayandGrfletddwthKngArthurtheregreatdeedsofarms。ThenUlfus，andBrastas，andSrEctorencounteredagansttheDukeEustace，andKngCradelment，andKngClaranceofNorthumberland，andKngCarados，andagansttheKngwththeHundredKnghts。Sotheseknghtsencounteredwththesekngs，thattheymadethemtoavodtheground。ThenKngLotmadegreatdoleforhsdamagesandhsfellows，andsaduntothetenkngs，Butfyewlldoas
　　devseweshallbeslananddestroyed；letmehavetheKngwththeHundredKnghts，andKngAgwsance，andKngdres，andtheDukeofCambenet，andwefvekngswllhaveffteenthousandmenofarmswthus，andwewllgoapartwhleyeskngsholdmedleywthtwelvethousand；anweseethatyehavefoughtenwththemlong，thenwllwecomeonfercely，andelseshallwenevermatchthem，sadKngLot，butbythsmean。Sotheydepartedastheyheredevsed，andskngsmadetherpartystrongaganstArthur，andmadegreatwarlong。
　　nthemeanwhlebraketheambushmentofKngBanandKngBors，andLonsesandPharancehadthevanguard，andtheytwoknghtsmetwthKngdresandhsfellowshp，andtherebeganagreatmedleyofbreakngofspears，andsmtngofswords，wthslayngofmenandhorses，andKngdreswasnearatdscomforture。
　　ThatsawAgwsancethekng，andputLonsesandPharancenpontofdeath；fortheDukeofCambenetcameonwthalwthagreatfellowshp。Sothesetwoknghtswerengreatdangeroftherlvesthattheywerefantoreturn，butalwaystheyrescuedthemselvesandtherfellowshpmarvellouslyWhenKngBorssawthoseknghtsputaback，tgrevedhmsore；thenhecameonsofastthathsfellowshpseemedasblackasnde。
　　WhenKngLothadespedKngBors，heknewhmwell，thenhesad，OJesu，defendusfromdeathandhorrblemams!forseewellwebengreatperlofdeath；forseeyonderakng，oneofthemostworshpfullestmenandoneofthebestknghtsoftheworld，snclneduntohsfellowshp。Whatshe？sadtheKngwththeHundredKnghts。ts，sadKngLot，KngBorsofGaul；marvelhowtheycamentothscountrywthoutwttngofusall。twasbyMerln’sadvce，sadtheknght。Asforhm，sadKngCarados，wllencounterwthKngBors，anyewllrescuemewhenmysters。Goon，sadtheyall，wewlldoallthatwemay。ThenKngCaradosandhshostrodeonasoftpace，tllthattheycameasnghKngBorsasbow-draught；thenetherbattlelettherhorserunasfastastheymght。AndBleobers，thatwasgodsonuntoKngBors，hebarehschefstandard，thatwasapassnggoodknght。Nowshallwesee，sadKngBors，howthesenorthernBrtonscanbearthearms：andKngBorsencounteredwthaknght，andsmotehmthroughoutwthaspearthathefelldeaduntotheearth；andafterdrewhsswordandddmarvellousdeedsofarms，thatallparteshadgreatwonderthereof；andhsknghtsfalednot，butddtherpart，andKngCaradoswassmttentotheearth。WththatcametheKngwththeHundredKnghtsandrescuedKngCaradosmghtlybyforceofarms，forhewasapassnggoodknghtofakng，andbutayoungman。