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But of this there might come great ill, for there are here five hundred damsels of high birth, gentle and prudent daughters of kings, and there is none of them but has a bold and valiant knight for her lover who would be ready to contend, whether fight or wrong, that she who is his lady is the fairest and gentlest of them all." BUT OF THIS MIGHT COME GREAT ILL FOR THERE ARE HERE FIVE HUNDRED DAMSELS OF HIGH BIRTH GENTLE AND PRUDENT DAUGHTERS OF KINGS AND THERE IS NONE OF THEM BUT HAS A BOLD AND VALIANT KNIGHT FOR HER LOVER WHO WOULD BE READY TO CONTEND WHETHER RIGHT OR WRONG THAT SHE WHO IS HIS LADY IS THE FAIREST AND GENTLEST OF THEM ALL
im grace. The story is about Erec the son of Lac--a story which those who earn a living by telling stories are accustomed to mutilate and spoil in the presence of kings and counts. And now I shall begin the tale which will be remembered so long as Christendom endures. This is Chretien's boast. (Vv. 27-66.) One Easter Day in the Springtime, King Arthur held court in his town of Cardigan. Never was there seen so rich a court; for many a good knight was there, hardy, bold, and brave, and rich ladies and damsels, gentle and fair daughters of kings. But before the court was disbanded, the King told his knights that he wished to hunt the White Stag, [12] in order to observe worthily the ancient custom. When my lord Gawain heard this, he was sore displeased, and said: "Sire, you will derive neither thanks nor goodwill from this hunt. We all know long since what this custom of the White Stag is: whoever can kill the White Stag must forsooth kiss the fairest maiden of your court, come what may.  HIS KNOWLEDGE SO LONG AS GOD MAY GIVE HIM GRACE THE STORY IS ABOUT ERIC THE SON OF LUCK A STORY WHICH THOSE WHO EARN A LIVING BY TELLING STORIES ARE ACCUSTOMED TO MUTILATE AND SPOIL IN THE PRESENCE OF KINGS AND COUNTS AND NOW I SHALL BEGIN THE TALE WHICH WILL BE REMEMBERED SO LONG AS CHRISTENDOM ENDURES THIS IS COURTIENNE'S HOST ONE EASTER DAY IN THE SPRING TIME KING ARTHUR HELD COURT IN HIS TOWN OF CARDIGAN NEVER WAS THERE SEEN SO RICH A COURT FOR MANY A GOOD KNIGHT WAS THERE HARDY BOLD AND BRAVE AND RICH LADIES AND DAMSELS GENTLE AND FAIR DAUGHTERS OF KINGS BUT BEFORE THE COURT WAS DISBANDED THE KING TOLD HIS KNIGHTS THAT HE WISHED TO HUNT THE WHITE STAG IN ORDER TO OBSERVE WORTHILY THE ANCIENT CUSTOM WHEN MY LORD GAWAIN HEARD THIS HE WAS SORE DISPLEASED AND SAID SIRE YOU WILL DERIVE NEITHER THANKS NOR GOOD WILL FROM THIS HUNT WE ALL KNOW LONG SINCE WHAT THIS CUSTOM OF THE WHITE STAG IS WHOEVER CAN KILL THE WHITE STAG MUST FORSOOTH KISS THE FAIREST MAIDEN OF YOUR COURT COME WHAT MAY
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