{"collection":"Northern European Mythology","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/neu/mart/mart054.htm","path":"neu/mart/mart054.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/neu/mart/mart054.htm","text":"Le Morte d'Arthur BOOK III CHAPTER IX\n \n Sacred Texts\u00a0\n Legends and Sagas\u00a0\n Index\u00a0\n BOOK III\u00a0\n Previous\u00a0\n Next\u00a0\n \n \n CHAPTER IX\n \n How Sir Tor rode after the knight with the brachet, and\n of his adventure by the way.\n \n WHEN Sir Tor was ready, he mounted upon his horseback, and rode\n after the knight with the brachet. So as he rode he met with a\n dwarf suddenly that smote his horse on the head with a staff,\n that he went backward his spear length. Why dost thou so? said\n Sir Tor. For thou shalt not pass this way, but if thou joust\n with yonder knights of the pavilions. Then was Tor ware where\n two pavilions were, and great spears stood out, and two shields\n hung on trees by the pavilions. I may not tarry, said Sir Tor,\n for I am in a quest that I must needs follow. Thou shalt not\n pass, said the dwarf, and therewithal he blew his horn. Then\n there came one armed on horseback, and dressed his shield,\n <91>and came fast toward Tor, and he dressed him against him, and\n so ran together that Tor bare him from his horse. And anon the\n knight yielded him to his mercy. But, sir, I have a fellow in\n yonder pavilion that will have ado with you anon. He shall be\n welcome, said Sir Tor. Then was he ware of another knight coming\n with great raundon, and each of them dressed to other, that\n marvel it was to see; but the knight smote Sir Tor a great stroke\n in midst of the shield that his spear all to-shivered. And Sir\n Tor smote him through the shield below of the shield that it went\n through the cost of the knight, but the stroke slew him not. And\n therewith Sir Tor alighted and smote him on the helm a great\n stroke, and therewith the knight yielded him and besought him of\n mercy. I will well, said Sir Tor, but thou and thy fellow must\n go unto King Arthur, and yield you prisoners unto him. By whom\n shall we say are we thither sent? Ye shall say by the knight\n that went in the quest of the knight that went with the brachet. \n Now, what be your two names? said Sir Tor. My name is, said the\n one, Sir Felot of Langduk; and my name is, said the other, Sir\n Petipase of Winchelsea. Now go ye forth, said Sir Tor, and God\n speed you and me. Then came the dwarf and said unto Sir Tor, I\n pray you give me a gift. I will well, said Sir Tor, ask. I ask\n no more, said the dwarf, but that ye will suffer me to do you\n service, for I will serve no more recreant knights. Take an\n horse, said Sir Tor, and ride on with me. I wot ye ride after\n the knight with the white brachet, and I shall bring you where he\n is, said the dwarf. And so they rode throughout a forest, and at\n the last they were ware of two pavilions, even by a priory, with\n two shields, and the one shield was enewed with white, and the\n other shield was red.\n \n \n \n <92>","title":"Le Morte d'Arthur BOOK III CHAPTER IX","type":"page"}