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The damsel then brings the shield and the strong lance: she hands him the shield, and he takes it and hangs it about his neck by the strap. She places the lance in his hand, and when he had grasped it by the butt end, he thus addressed the gentle vavasor: "Fair sire," quoth he, "if you please, make your daughter ready now; for I wish to escort her to the sparrow hawk in accordance with our agreement." THE DAMSEL THEN BRINGS THE SHIELD AND THE STRONG LANCE SHE HANDS HIM THE SHIELD AND HE TAKES IT AND HANGS IT ABOUT HIS NECK BY THE STRAP SHE PLACES THE LANCE IN HIS HAND AND WHEN HE HAD GRASPED IT BY THE BUTT END HE THUS ADDRESSED THE GENTLE VAVASOR FAIR SIRE QUOTH HE IF YOU PLEASE MAKE YOUR DAUGHTER READY NOW FOR I WISH TO ESCORT HER TO THE SPARROW HAWK IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR AGREEMENT
. 691-746.) They had sat up very late that night. But now the beds were prepared with white sheets and soft pillows, and when the conversation flagged they all went to bed in happy frame. Erec slept little that night, and the next morn, at crack of dawn, he and his host rose early. They both go to pray at church, and hear a hermit chant the Mass of the Holy Spirit, not forgetting to make an offering. When they had heard Mass both kneel before the altar and then return to the house. Erec was eager for the battle; so he asks for arms, and they are given to him. The maiden herself puts on his arms (though she casts no spell or charm), [111] laces on his iron greaves, and makes them fast with thong of deer-hide. She puts on his hauberk with its strong meshes, and laces on his ventail. The gleaming helmet she sets upon his head, and thus arms him well from tip to toe. At his side she fastens his sword, and then orders his horse to be brought, which is done. Up he jumped clear of the ground. ECEIVE HONOUR AND BE CROWNED RICH GLOOM THEY HAD SAT UP VERY LATE THAT NIGHT BUT NOW THE BEDS WERE PREPARED WITH WHITE SHEETS AND SOFT PILLOWS AND WHEN THE CONVERSATION FLAGGED THEY ALL WENT TO BED IN HAPPY FRAME ERIC SLEPT LITTLE THAT NIGHT AND THE NEXT MORNING AT THE CRACK OF DAWN HE AND HIS HOST ROSE EARLY THEY BOTH GO TO PRAY AT CHURCH AND HERE A HERMIT CHANT THE MASS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT NOT FORGETTING TO MAKE AN OFFERING WHEN THEY HAD HEARD MASS BOTH KNEEL BEFORE THE ALTAR AND THEN RETURN TO THE HOUSE EREC WAS EAGER FOR THE BATTLE SO HE ASKS FOR ARMS AND THEY ARE GIVEN TO HIM THE MAIDEN HERSELF PUTS ON HIS ARMS THOUGH SHE CASTS NO SPELL OR CHARM LAYS ON HIS IRON GREEDS AND MAKES THEM FAST WITH A THONG OF DEER HIDE SHE PUTS ON HIS HABITS WITH ITS STRONG MESHES AND LACES ON HIS VENTAU THE GLEAMING HELMET SHE SETS UPON HIS HEAD AND THUS ARMS HIM WELL FROM TIP TO TOE AT HIS SIDE SHE FASTENS HIS SWORD AND THEN ORDERS HIS HORSE TO BE BROUGHT WHICH IS DONE UP HE JUMPED CLEAR OF THE GROUND
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