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There was none of them but had a parti coloured robe of rich brocade of Alexandria, each one choosing such as pleased his fancy. All had arms of a uniform pattern, and horses swift and full of mettle, of which the worst was worth a hundred livres. (Vv. 2025 2068.) THERE WAS NONE OF THEM BUT HAD A PARTI COLORED ROBE OF RICH BROCADE OF ALEXANDRIA EACH ONE CHOOSING SUCH AS PLEASED HIS FANCY ALL HAD ARMS OF A UNIFORM PATTERN AND HORSES SWIFT AND FULL OF METAL OF WHICH THE WORSE WAS WORTH A HUNDRED LIVRES
youngest was seven score years old. Because of their great age, their heads were all as white as snow, and their beards reached down to their girdles. Arthur held them in great respect. The lord of the dwarfs came next, Bilis, the king of Antipodes. This king of whom I speak was a dwarf himself and own brother of Brien. Bilis, on the one hand, was the smallest of all the dwarfs, while his brother Brien was a half-foot or full palm taller than any other knight in the kingdom. To display his wealth and power, Bilis brought with him two kings who were also dwarfs and who were vassals of his, Grigoras and Glecidalan. Every one looked at them as marvels. When they had arrived at court, they were treated with great esteem. All three were honoured and served at the court like kings, for they were very perfect gentlemen. In brief, when King Arthur saw all his lords assembled, his heart was glad. Then, to heighten the joy, he ordered a hundred squires to be bathed whom he wished to dub knights. IONS OF WHOM THE YOUNGEST WAS SEVEN SCORE YEARS OLD BECAUSE OF THEIR GREAT AGE THEIR HEADS WERE ALL AS WHITE AS SNOW AND THEIR BEARDS REACHED DOWN TO THEIR GIRDLES ARTHUR HELD THEM IN GREAT RESPECT THE LORD OF THE DWARFS CAME NEXT PHYLLIS THE KING OF THE ANDROPODS THIS KING OF WHOM I SPEAK WAS A DWARF HIMSELF AND HIS OWN BROTHER OF BRION BRIAS ON ONE HAND WAS THE SMALLEST OF ALL THE DWARFS WHILE HIS BROTHER BRION WAS A HALF FOOT OR A FULL PALM TALLER THAN ANY OTHER KNIGHT IN THE KINGDOM TO DISPLAY HIS WEALTH AND POWER BRILLIS BROUGHT WITH HIM TWO KINGS WHO WERE ALSO DWARFS AND WHO WERE VASSALS OF HIS GRIGORIS AND GLACIDALEN EVERY ONE LOOKED AT THEM AS MARVELS WHEN THEY HAD ARRIVED AT COURT THEY WERE TREATED WITH GREAT ESTEEM ALL THREE WERE HONOURED AND SERVED AT THE COURT LIKE KINGS FOR THEY WERE VERY PERFECT GENTLEMEN IN BRIEF WHEN KING ARTHUR SAW ALL HIS LORDS ASSEMBLED HIS HEART WAS GLAD THEN TO HEIGHTEN THE JOY HE ORDERED A HUNDRED SQUIRES TO BE BATHED WHOM HE WISHED TO DUB KNIGHTS
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