Chương Chương 467 · How there was a party made of an hundred knights against

. How there was a party made of an hundred knights against

an hundred knights, and of other matters.

Then Arthur made a party of hundred knights to be against an hundred

knights. And so upon the morn they jousted for a diamond, but there

jousted none of the dangerous knights; and so for to shorten this tale,

Sir Urre and Sir Lavaine jousted best that day, for there was none of

them but he overthrew and pulled down thirty knights; and then by the

assent of all the kings and lords, Sir Urre and Sir Lavaine were made

knights of the Table Round. And Sir Lavaine cast his love unto Dame

Felelolie, Sir Urre’s sister, and then they were wedded together with

great joy, and King Arthur gave to everych of them a barony of lands.

And this Sir Urre would never go from Sir Launcelot, but he and Sir

Lavaine awaited evermore upon him; and they were in all the court

accounted for good knights, and full desirous in arms; and many noble

deeds they did, for they would have no rest, but ever sought

adventures.

Thus they lived in all that court with great noblesse and joy long

time. But every night and day Sir Agravaine, Sir Gawaine’s brother,

awaited Queen Guenever and Sir Launcelot du Lake to put them to a

rebuke and shame. And so I leave here of this tale, and overskip great

books of Sir Launcelot du Lake, what great adventures he did when he

was called Le Chevaler du Chariot. For as the French book saith,

because of despite that knights and ladies called him the knight that

rode in the chariot like as he were judged to the gallows, therefore in

despite of all them that named him so, he was carried in a chariot a

twelvemonth, for, but little after that he had slain Sir Meliagrance in

the queen’s quarrel, he never in a twelvemonth came on horseback. And

as the French book saith, he did that twelvemonth more than forty

battles. And because I have lost the very matter of Le Chevaier du

Chariot, I depart from the tale of Sir Launcelot, and here I go unto

the morte of King Arthur; and that caused Sir Agravaine.

_Explicit liber xix. And hereafter followeth the most piteous history

of the morte of King Arthur, the which is the twentieth book._

BOOK XX.