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There were many, too, with different devices, some with stripes and some with dots. THEY WERE MANY TOO WITH DIFFERENT DEVICES SOME WITH STRIPES AND SOME WITH DOTS
 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. Many a lance was carried there, flying the colours argent and green, or gold and azure blue.  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 MANY A LANCE WAS CARRIED THERE FLYING THE COLOURS ARDENT AND GREEN OR GOLD AND AZURE BLUE
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