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He rewarded them liberally with horses, arms and silver, cloths and brocades of many kinds, because of his generosity, and because of Erec whom he loved so much. HE REWARDED THEM LIBERALLY WITH HORSES ARMS AND SILVER CLOTHS AND BROCADES OF MANY KINDS BECAUSE OF HIS GENEROSITY AND BECAUSE OF EIRIK WHOM HE LOVED SO MUCH
ue. It would seem too great a lie were I to say that five hundred tables were set in rows in one palace, so I will not say it; rather were there five hails so filled with them that with great difficulty could one make his way among the tables. At each table there was in truth a king or a duke or a count; and full a hundred knights were seated at each table. A thousand knights served the bread, and a thousand served the wine, and a thousand the meat--all of them dressed in fresh fur robes of ermine. All are served with divers dishes. Even if I did not see them, I might still be able to tell you about them; but I must attend to something else than to tell you what they had to eat. They had enough, without wanting more; joyfully and liberally they were served to their heart's desire. (Vv. 6947-6958.) When this celebration was concluded, the King dismissed the assemblage of kings, dukes, and counts, of which the number was immense, and of the other humble folk who had come to the festival. U BELIEVE A THING WHICH DOES NOT SEEM TRUE IT WOULD SEEM TOO GREAT ALIVE WERE I TO SAY THAT FIVE HUNDRED TABLES WERE SET IN ROWS IN ONE PALACE SO I WILL NOT SAY IT RATHER WERE THERE FIVE HALLS SO FILLED WITH THEM THAT WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY COULD ONE MAKE HIS WAY AMONG THE TABLES AT EACH TABLE THERE WAS IN TRUTH A KING OR A DUKE OR A COUNT AND FULL A HUNDRED KNIGHTS WERE SEATED AT EACH TABLE A THOUSAND KNIGHTS SERVED THE BREAD AND A THOUSAND SERVED THE WINE AND A THOUSAND THE MEAT ALL OF THEM DRESSED IN FRESH FUR ROBES OF ERMINE ALL ARE SERVED WITH DIVERS DISHES EVEN IF I DID NOT SEE THEM I MIGHT STILL BE ABLE TO TELL YOU ABOUT THEM BUT I MUST ATTEND TO SOMETHING ELSE THAN TO TELL YOU WHAT THEY HAD TO EAT THEY HAD ENOUGH WITHOUT WANTING MORE JOYFULLY AND LIBERALLY THEY WERE SERVED TO THEIR HEART'S DESIRE WHEN THIS CELEBRATION WAS CONCLUDED THE KING DISMISSED THE ASSEMBLAGE OF KINGS DUKES AND COUNTS OF WHICH THE NUMBER WAS IMMENSE AND OF THE OTHER HUMBLE FOLK WHO HAD COME TO THE FESTIVAL
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