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And now the field is quite covered with arms. AND NOW THE FIELD IS QUITE COVERED WITH ARMS
ne 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. Many a lance was carried there, flying the colours argent and green, or gold and azure blue. There were many, too, with different devices, some with stripes and some with dots. That day one saw laced on many a helmet of gold or steel, some green, some yellow, and others red, all aglowing in the sun; so many scutcheons and white hauberks; so many swords girt on the left side; so many good shields, fresh and new, some resplendent in silver and green, others of azure with buckles of gold; so many good steeds marked with white, or sorrel, tawny, white, black, and bay: all gather hastily. 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 MANY A LANCE WAS CARRIED THERE FLYING THE COLOURS ARDENT AND GREEN OR GOLD AND AZURE BLUE THEY WERE MANY TOO WITH DIFFERENT DEVICES SOME WITH STRIPES AND SOME WITH DOTS THAT DAY ONE SAW LACED ON MANY A HELMET OF GOLD OR STEEL SOME GREEN SOME YELLOW AND OTHERS RED ALL AGLOWING IN THE SUN SO MANY SCRIPTIONS IN WHITE HABERKS SO MANY SWORDS GIRT ON THE LEFT SIDE SO MANY GOOD SHIELDS FRESH AND NEW SOME RESPLENDENT IN SILVER AND GREEN OTHERS OF AZURE WITH BUCKLES OF GOLD SO MANY GOOD STEEDS MARKED WITH WHITE OR SORREL TAWNY WHITE BLACK AND BAY ALL GATHER HASTILY
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