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If France, and all of England, and all who live from here to Liege were ranged about to lay a siege, they would never take it in their lives; for the isle on which the town stands stretches away four leagues or more, and within the enclosure grows all that a rich town needs: fruit and wheat and wine are found; and of wood and water there is no lack. IF FRANCE AND ALL OF ENGLAND AND ALL WHO LIVE FROM HERE TO LIEGE WERE RANGED ABOUT TO LAY A SIEGE THEY WOULD NEVER TAKE IT IN THEIR LIVES FOR THE ISLE ON WHICH THE TOWN STANDS STRETCHES AWAY FOUR LEAGUES OR MORE AND WITHIN THE ENCLOSURE GROWS ALL THAT A RICH TOWN NEEDS FRUIT AND WHEAT AND WINE ARE FOUND AND OF WOOD OR WATER THERE IS NO LACK
ted it gladly; then the gentlemen and squires quickly mounted too. For their pleasure and sport Guivret caused to be taken with them rich falcons, both young and moulted, many a tercel and sparrow-hawk, and many a setter and greyhound. (Vv. 5367-5446.) [136] They rode straight on from morn till eve more than thirty Welsh leagues, and then came to the towers of a stronghold, rich and fair, girt all about with a new wall. And all around, beneath this wall, ran a very deep stream, roaring rushing like a storm. Erec stops to look at it, and ask and find out if any one could truly tell him who was the lord of this town. "Friend," said he to his kind companion, "could you tell me the name of this town, and whose it is? Tell me if it belongs to a count or a king. Since you have brought me here, tell me, if you know." "Sire," he says, "I know very well, and will tell you the truth about it. The name of the town is Brandigant, and it is so strong and fine that it fears neither king nor emperor. Y THUS RICHLY APPARELLED WAS GIVEN TO HER AND SHE MOUNTED IT GLADLY THEN THE GENTLEMEN AND THE SQUIRES QUICKLY MOUNTED TOO FOR THEIR PLEASURE AND SPORT GUIVRET CAUSED TO BE TAKEN WITH THEM RICH FALCONS BOTH YOUNG AND MOLTEN MANY A TRESSEL AND SPARROW HAWK AND MANY A SETTER AND GREYHOUND THEY RODE STRAIGHT ON FROM MORN TILL EVE MORE THAN THIRTY WELL SHEAGUES AND THEN CAME TO THE TOWERS OF A STRONGHOLD RICH AND FAIR GIRT ALL ABOUT WITH A NEW WALL AND ALL AROUND BENEATH THIS WALL RAN A VERY DEEP STREAM ROARING RUSHING LIKE A STORM ERIC STOPPED TO LOOK AT IT AND ASK AND FIND OUT IF ANY ONE COULD TRULY TELL HIM WHO WAS THE LORD OF THIS TOWN FRIEND SAID HE TO HIS KIND COMPANION COULD YOU TELL ME THE NAME OF THIS TOWN AND WHOSE IT IS TELL ME IF IT BELONGS TO A COUNT OR A KING SINCE YOU HAVE BROUGHT ME HERE TELL ME IF YOU KNOW SIRE HE SAYS I KNOW VERY WELL AND WILL TELL YOU THE TRUTH ABOUT IT THE NAME OF THE TOWN IS BRANDIGANT AND IT IS SO STRONG AND FINE THAT IT FEARS NEITHER KING NOR EMPEROR
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