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144 wounded with two wounds and that he would soon be over- a1
come, then the twelve best knights put on their armor, so
that other men did not know that. Now they met, the king
147 of the Bretons and Partalopi. The king asked him to permit
to take the third spear, and that Partalopi permitted him.
When they met, then each thrust at the other, and Mark-
150 auld’s spearshaft broke to pieees. Partalopí knooked him
off his horse as far as the spearshaft reached. As soon as
the Bretons saw this—those twelve who were in armor—-
153 they rode immediately at Partalopi and knocked him im-
mediately from his horse. But Markauld, there where he
was laying, asked them not to kill Partalopi, “because he
156 has fittingly won back his father’s country.” But they did
not pay attention to that and wanted to have Partalopi
trodden to death under the hoofs of their horses. At this
159 moment they looked up in the air and saw a bird as white
as a swan and not smaller than a vulture. Great terror
the French A2-3. 146-49 Now—met] M. took the third spear.
Then they rode at each other again A3. 150 broke] -fagainA2’3
156 fittingly] manfully A3. 159 they—saw] they saw in the
air A3. 167 stood] +up A2’3. 169-70 pursued—kingdom]
the king of the Bretons got ready, so that King Hlodver b1
and his men knew nothing of it—of this treachery. The
Bretons intended to avenge their chieftain, if he got the
worst of it, and were now prepared. Then the king spoke
to Partalopi: “I ask you, good knight, that you permit me
to take the third spear and try then how things may go.”
“It will be of little help to you,” Partalopi said, “but do
as you wish.” Thus it was done, and they rode at each
other then the very hardest. Partalopi now fixed his lance
in the coat of mail of Mannholld, king of the Bretons, and
knocked him a long distance off his horse and threw him
disgracefully to the ground, so that he lay unconscious,
but nevertheless did not kill him. As soon as the Bretons
saw this, they rode at Partalopi and knocked him from
his horse, because he was not on his guard against them.
Then Mannholld called where he was lying and asked them
not to kill him, “because he has now defeated me valiantly
and won back his kingdom.” But they paid no attention to
that. At that moment a terrible bird in the shape of a vulture