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Many a lance was carried there, flying the colours argent and green, or gold and azure blue. MANY A LANCE WAS CARRIED THERE FLYING THE COLOURS ARDENT AND GREEN OR GOLD AND AZURE BLUE
nment they had given, and many a handsome gift was bestowed upon them: robes of grey squirrel skin and ermine, of rabbit skins and violet stuffs, scarlets and silken stuffs. Whether it be a horse or money, each one got what he deserved according to his skill. And thus the wedding festivities and the court lasted almost a fortnight with great joy and magnificence. For his own glory and satisfaction, as well as to honour Erec the more, King Arthur made all the knights remain a full fortnight. When the third week began, all together by common consent agreed to hold a tournament. On the one side, my lord Gawain offered himself as surety that it would take place between Evroic and Tenebroc: and Meliz and Meliadoc were guarantors on the other side. Then the court separated. (Vv. 2135-2292.) A month after Pentecost the tournament assembled, and the jousting began in the plain below Tenebroc. Many an ensign of red, blue, and white, many a veil and many a sleeve were bestowed as tokens of love. Y WERE FULLY COMPENSATED FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT THEY HAD GIVEN AND MANY A HANDSOME GIFT WAS BESTOWED UPON THEM ROBES OF GRAY SQUIRREL SKIN AND ERMINE OF RABBIT SKINS AND VIOLET STUFFS SCARLETS AND SILKEN STUFF WHETHER IT BE A HORSE OR MONEY EACH ONE GOT WHAT HE DESERVED ACCORDING TO HIS SKILL AND THUS THE WEDDING FESTIVITIES AND THE COURT LASTED ALMOST A FORTNIGHT WITH GREAT JOY AND MAGNIFICENCE FOR HIS OWN GLORY AND SATISFACTION AS WELL AS TO HONOR EREC THE MORE KING ARTHUR MADE ALL THE KNIGHTS REMAIN A FULL FORTNIGHT WHEN THE THIRD WEEK BEGAN ALL TOGETHER BY COMMON CONSENT AGREED TO HOLD A TOURNAMENT ON THE ONE SIDE MY LORD GAWEN OFFERED HIMSELF A SURETY THAT IT WOULD TAKE PLACE BETWEEN IBEROCH AND TENEBROCH AND MELIS AND MELIADOC WERE GUARANTEERS ON THE OTHER SIDE THEN THE COURT SEPARATED A MONTH AFTER PENTECOST THE TOURNAMENT ASSEMBLED AND THE JOUSTING BEGAN IN THE PLAIN BELOW TENEBRAC MANY AN ENSIGN OF RED BLUE AND WHITE MANY A VEIL AND MANY A SLEEVE WERE BESTOWED AS TOKENS OF LOVE
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