AndthencamenSrTrstramdeLones;andthenSrTrstramsmotedownSrUwaneandSrLucanere;
andSrPalomdessmotedownothertwoknghtsandSrGarethsmotedownothertwoknghts。ThensadSrArthuruntoSrLauncelot:Seeyonderthreeknghtsdopassnglywell,andnamelythefrstthatjousted。Sr,sadLauncelot,thatknghtbegannotyetbutyeshallseehmthsdaydomarvellously。Andthencamentotheplacetheduke’ssonofOrkney,andthentheybegantodomanydeedsofarms。
WhenSrTrstramsawthemsobegn,hesadtoPalomdes:Howfeelyeyourself?mayyedothsdayasyeddyesterday?Nay,sadPalomdes,feelmyselfsoweary,andsosorebrusedofthedeedsofyesterday,thatmaynotendureasddyesterday。Thatmerepenteth,sadSrTrstram,forshalllackyouthsday。SrPalomdessad:Trustnottome,formaynotdoasdd。AllthesewordssadPalomdesfortobeguleSrTrstram。Sr,sadSrTrstramuntoSrGareth,thenmusttrustuponyou;whereforeprayyoubenotfarfrommetorescueme。Anneedbe,sadSrGareth,shallnotfalyounallthatmaydo。
ThenSrPalomdesrodebyhmself;andthenndespteofSrTrstramheputhmselfnthethckestpressamongthemofOrkney,andthereheddsomarvellouslydeedsofarmsthatallmenhadwonderofhm,fortheremghtnonestandhmastroke。
WhenSrTrstramsawSrPalomdesdosuchdeeds,hemarvelledandsadtohmself:Heswearyofmycompany。SoSrTrstrambeheldhmagreatwhleandddbutlttleelse,forthenoseandcrywassohugeandgreatthatSrTrstrammarvelledfromwhencecamethestrengththatSrPalomdeshadtherenthefeldSr,sadSrGarethuntoSrTrstram,rememberyenotofthewordsthatSrDnadansadtoyouyesterday,whenhecalledyouacoward;forsooth,sr,hesadtfornonell,foryearethemanntheworldthathemostloveth,andallthathesadwasforyourworshp。
Andtherefore,sadSrGarethtoSrTrstram,letmeknowthsdaywhatyebe;andwonderyenotsouponSrPalomdes,forheenforcethhmselftownalltheworshpandhonourfromyou。maywellbelevet,sadSrTrstram。Andsthenunderstandhsevlwllandhsenvy,yeshallsee,fthatenforcemyself,thatthenoseshallbeleftthatnowsuponhm。
ThenSrTrstramrodentothethckestofthepress,andthenheddsomarvellouslywell,andddsogreatdeedsofarms,thatallmensadthatSrTrstramdddoublesomuchdeedsofarmsasSrPalomdeshaddoneaforehand。AndthenthenosewentplanfromSrPalomdes,andallthepeoplecreduponSrTrstram。
OJesu,sadthepeople,seehowSrTrstramsmtethdownwthhsspearsomanyknghts。Andsee,sadtheyall,howmanyknghtshesmtethdownwthhssword,andofhowmanyknghtsherashedofftherhelmsandthershelds;andsohebeatthemallofOrkneyaforehm。Hownow,sadSrLauncelotuntoKngArthur,toldyouthatthsdaytherewouldaknghtplayhspageant。Yonderrdethaknghtyemayseehedothknghtly,forhehathstrengthandwnd。
SoGodmehelp,sadArthurtoLauncelot,yesaysooth,forsawneverabetterknght,forhepassethfarSrPalomdes。Sr,wtyewell,sadLauncelot,tmustbesoofrght,fortshmself,thatnobleknghtSrTrstram。mayrghtwellbelevet,sadArthur。
ButwhenSrPalomdesheardthenoseandthecrywasturnedfromhm,herodeoutonapartandbeheldSrTrstram。AndwhenSrPalomdessawSrTrstramdosomarvellouslywellheweptpassnglysorefordespte,forhewstwellheshouldnoworshpwnthatday;forwellknewSrPalomdes,whenSrTrstramwouldputforthhsstrengthandhsmanhood,beshouldgetbutlttleworshpthatday,L
HowSrTrstramdepartedofthefeld,andawakedSrDnadan,andchangedhsarrayntoblack。
THENcameKngArthur,andtheKngofNorthgals,andSrLauncelotduLake;andSrBleobers,SrBorsdeGans,SrEctordeMars,thesethreeknghtscamentothefeldwthSrLauncelot。AndthenSrLauncelotwththethreeknghtsofhsknddsogreatdeedsofarmsthatallthenosebeganuponSrLauncelot。
AndsotheybeattheKngofWalesandtheKngofScotsfaraback,andmadethemtoavodthefeld;butSrTrstramandSrGarethabodestllnthefeldandenduredallthatevertherecame,thatallmenhadwonderthatanyknghtmghtenduresomanystrokes。ButeverSrLauncelot,andhsthreeknsmenbythecommandmentofSrLauncelot,forbareSrTrstram。ThensadSrArthur:sthatSrPalomdesthatendurethsowell?Nay,sadSrLauncelot,wtyewelltsthegoodknghtSrTrstram,foryonderyemayseeSrPalomdesbeholdethandhoveth,anddothlttleornought。Andsr,yeshallunderstandthatSrTrstramweeneththsdaytobeatusalloutofthefeld。Andasforme,sadSrLauncelot,shallnotbeathm,beathmwhosowll。Sr,sadLauncelotuntoArthur,yemayseehowSrPalomdeshovethyonder,asthoughhewerenadream;wtyewellhesfullheavythatTrstramdothsuchdeedsofarmsThenshebutafool,sadArthur,forneverwasSrPalomdes,nornevershallbe,ofsuchprowessasSrTrstram。AndfhehaveanyenvyatSrTrstram,andcomethnwthhmuponhssdehesafalseknght。
AsthekngandSrLauncelotthusspake,SrTrstramrodeprvlyoutofthepress,thatnoneespedhmbutLaBealesoudandSrPalomdes,fortheytwowouldnotletoffthereyesuponSrTrstram。AndwhenSrTrstramcametohspavlonshefoundSrDnadannhsbedasleep。Awake,sadTrstram,yeoughttobeashamedsotosleepwhenknghtshaveadonthefeld。ThenSrDnadanaroselghtlyandsad:Whatwllyethatshalldo?Makeyouready,sadSrTrstram,tordewthmentothefeld。
SowhenSrDnadanwasarmedhelookeduponSrTrstram’shelmandonhssheld,andwhenhesawsomanystrokesuponhshelmanduponhssheldhesad:ngoodtmewasthusasleep,forhadbeenwthyoumustneedsforshametherehavefollowedyou;moreforshamethananyprowessthatsnme;
thatseewellnowbythosestrokesthatshouldhavebeentrulybeatenaswasyesterday。Leaveyourjapes,sadSrTrstram,andcomeoff,that[we]werenthefeldagan。What,sadSrDnadan,syourheartup?
yesterdayyefaredasthoughyehaddreamed。SothenSrTrstramwasarrayednblackharness。OJesu,sadDnadan,whatalethyouthsday?meseemethyebewlderthanyewereyesterday。ThensmledSrTrstramandsadtoDnadan:Awatwelluponme;fyeseemeovermatchedlookthatyebeeverbehndme,andshallmakeyoureadywaybyGod’sgrace。SoSrTrstramandSrDnadantooktherhorses。AllthsespedSrPalomdes,boththergongandthercomng,andsoddLaBealesoud,forsheknewSrTrstramaboveallother。
HowSrPalomdeschangedhssheldandhsarmourfortohurtSrTrstram,andhowSrLauncelotddtoSrTrstram。
THENwhenSrPalomdessawthatSrTrstramwasdsgused,thenhethoughttodohmashame。SoSrPalomdesrodetoaknghtthatwassorewounded,thatsatunderafarwellfromthefeld。Srknght,sadSrPalomdes,prayyoutolendmeyourarmourandyoursheld,formnesover-wellknownnthsfeld,andthathathdonemegreatdamage;andyeshallhavemnearmourandmysheldthatsassureasyours。
wllwell,sadtheknght,thatyehavemnearmourandmysheld,ftheymaydoyouanyaval。SoSrPalomdesarmedhmhastlynthatknght’sarmourandhssheldthatshoneasanycrystalorslver,andsohecamerdngntothefeld。AndthentherewasnetherSrTrstramnornoneofKngArthur’spartythatknewSrPalomdes。AndrghtsoasSrPalomdeswascomentothefeldSrTrstramsmotedownthreeknghts,evennthesghtofSrPalomdes。AndthenSrPalomdesrodeaganstSrTrstram,andethermetotherwthgreatspears,thattheybrasttotherhands。
Andthentheydashedtogetherwthswordseagerly。
ThenSrTrstramhadmarvelwhatknghthewasthatddbattlesoknghtlywthhm。ThenwasSrTrstramwroth,forhefelthmpassngstrong,sothathedeemedhemghtnothaveadowththeremnantoftheknghts,becauseofthestrengthofSrPalomdes。Sotheylashedtogetherandgavemanysadstrokestogether,andmanyknghtsmarvelledwhatknghthemghtbethatsoencounteredwththeblackknght,SrTrstram。FullwellknewLaBealesoudthattherewasSrPalomdesthatfoughtwthSrTrstram,forsheespedallnherwndowwherethatshestood,asSrPalomdeschangedhsharnesswththewoundedknght。AndthenshebegantoweepsoheartlyforthedespteofSrPalomdesthattheresheswooned。
ThencamenSrLauncelotwththeknghtsofOrkney。AndwhentheotherpartyhadespedSrLauncelot,theycred:Return,return,herecomethSrLauncelotduLake。Sotherecameknghtsandsad:SrLauncelot,yemustneedsfghtwthyonderknghtntheblackharness,thatwasSrTrstram,forhehathalmostovercomethatgoodknghtthatfghtethwthhmwththeslversheld,thatwasSrPalomdes。ThenSrLauncelotrodebetwxtSrTrstramandSrPalomdes,andSrLauncelotsadtoPalomdes:Srknght,letmehavethebattle,foryehaveneedtobereposed。SrPalomdesknewSrLauncelotwell,andsoddSrTrstram,butbecauseSrLauncelotwasfarharderknghtthanhmselfthereforehewasglad,andsufferedSrLauncelottofghtwthSrTrstram。
ForwellwsthethatSrLauncelotknewnotSrTrstram,andtherehehopedthatSrLauncelotshouldbeatorshameSrTrstram,whereofSrPalomdeswasfullfan。AndsoSrLauncelotgaveSrTrstrammanysadstrokes,butSrLauncelotknewnotSrTrstram,butSrTrstramknewwellSrLauncelot。Andthustheyfoughtlongtogether,thatLaBealesoudwaswell-nghoutofhermndforsorrow。
ThenSrDnadantoldSrGarethhowthatknghtntheblackharnesswasSrTrstram:AndthssLauncelotthatfghtethwthhm,thatmustneedshavethebetterofhm,forSrTrstramhathhadtoomuchtravalthsday。
Thenletussmtehmdown,sadSrGareth。Sotsbetterthatwedo,sadSrDnadan,thanSrTrstrambeshamed,foryonderhoveththestrongknghtwththeslversheldtofalluponSrTrstramfneedbe。ThenforthwthalGarethrusheduponSrLauncelot,andgavehmagreatstrokeuponhshelmsohardthathewasastoned。AndthencameSrDnadanwthaspear,andhesmoteSrLauncelotsuchabuffetthathorseandallfelltotheearth。OJesu,sadSrTrstramtoSrGarethandSrDnadan,feforshame,whyddyesmtedownsogoodaknghtashes,andnamelywhenhadadowthhm?nowyedoyourselfgreatshame,andhmnodsworshp;
forheldhmreasonablehot,thoughyehadnotholpenme。
ThencameSrPalomdesthatwasdsgused,andsmotedownSrDnadanfromhshorse。ThenSrLauncelot,becauseSrDnadanhadsmttenhmaforehand,thenSrLauncelotassaledSrDnadanpassngsore,andSrDnadandefendedhmmghtly。ButwellunderstoodSrTrstramthatSrDnadanmghtnotendureSrLauncelot,whereforeSrTrstramwassorry。ThencameSrPalomdesfreshuponSrTrstram。AndwhenSrTrstramsawhmcome,hethoughttodelverhmatonce,becausethathewouldhelpSrDnadan,becausehestoodngreatperlwthSrLauncelot。ThenSrTrstramhurtleduntoSrPalomdesandgavehmagreatbuffet,andthenSrTrstramgatSrPalomdesandpulledhmdownunderneathhm。AndsofellSrTrstramwthhm;andSrTrstramleaptuplghtlyandleftSrPalomdes,andwentbetwxtSrLauncelotandDnadan,andthentheybegantodobattletogether。
RghtsoSrDnadangatSrTrstram’shorse,andsadonhghthatSrLauncelotmghtheart:MylordSrTrstram,takeyourhorse。AndwhenSrLauncelotheardhmnameSrTrstram:OJesu,sadLauncelot,whathavedone?amdshonoured。Ah,mylordSrTrstram,sadLauncelot,whywereyedsgused?yehaveputyourselfngreatperlthsday;butprayyounobleknghttopardonme,foranhadknownyouwehadnotdonethsbattle。Sr,sadSrTrstram,thssnotthefrstkndnessyeshowedme。Sotheywerebothhorsedagan。
ThenallthepeopleontheonesdegaveSrLauncelotthehonourandthedegree,andontheothersdeallthepeoplegavetothenobleknghtSrTrstramthehonourandthedegree;butLauncelotsadnaythereto:Foramnotworthytohavethshonour,forwllreportmeuntoallknghtsthatSrTrstramhathbeenlongernthefeldthan,andhehathsmttendownmanymoreknghtsthsdaythanhavedone。AndthereforewllgveSrTrstrammyvoceandmyname,andsoprayallmylordsandfellowssotodo。Thentherewasthewholevoceofdukesandearls,baronsandknghts,thatSrTrstramthsdaysprovedthebestknght。
HowSrTrstramdepartedwthLaBealesoud,andhowPalomdesfollowedandexcusedhm。
THENtheyblewuntolodgng,andQueensoudwasleduntoherpavlons。ButwtyouwellshewaswrothoutofmeasurewthSrPalomdes,forshesawallhstreasonfromthebegnnngtotheendng。AndallthswhlenetherSrTrstram,netherSrGarethnorDnadan,knewnotofthetreasonofSrPalomdes;butafterwardyeshallhearthattherebefellthegreatestdebatebetwxtSrTrstramandSrPalomdesthatmghtbe。
Sowhenthetournamentwasdone,SrTrstram,Gareth,andDnadan,rodewthLaBealesoudtothesepavlons。AndeverSrPalomdesrodewththemnthercompanydsgusedashewas。ButwhenSrTrstramhadespedhmthathewasthesameknghtwththesheldofslverthatheldhmsohotthatday:Srknght,sadSrTrstram,wtyewellheresnonethathathneedofyourfellowshp,andthereforeprayyoudepartfromus。SrPalomdesansweredaganasthoughhehadnotknownSrTrstram:Wtyouwell,srknght,fromthsfellowshpwllneverdepart,foroneofthebestknghtsoftheworldcommandedmetobenthscompany,andtllhedschargemeofmyservcewllnotbedscharged。
BythatSrTrstramknewthattwasSrPalomdes。Ah,SrPalomdes,sadthenobleknghtSrTrstram,areyesuchaknght?Yehavebeennamedwrong,foryehavelongbeencalledagentleknght,andasthsdayyehaveshowedmegreatungentleness,foryehadalmostbroughtmeuntomydeath。But,asforyou,supposeshouldhavedonewellenough,butSrLauncelotwthyouwasovermuch;forknownoknghtlvngbutSrLauncelotsovergoodforhm,anhewlldohsuttermost。Alas,sadSrPalomdes,areyemylordSrTrstram?Yea,sr,andthatyeknowwellenough。Bymyknghthood,sadPalomdes,untlnowknewyounot;weenedthatyehadbeentheKngofreland,forwellwotyebarehsarms。Hsarmsbare,sadSrTrstram,andthatwll