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had thrust. down every knight the first day. Now Partalopi a1
72 held his spear for a thrust and rode at the one who was
bigger, and Barbarus at the younger one. The others [were]
immediately ready to ride against them, and the charge by
75 both parties was fierce. Nevertheless it went thus with their
exchange, that those brothers were overcome, and they gave
up their weapons. Partalopi asked where they were from
78 and what their names might be. Then the older one an-
swered: “My name is Heinrik, and my brother’s Vilhialm.
We are the sons of the duke of Braband.” Partalopi spoke:
81 “Why did you come here ?” “Because we were going—like
all the others—to this contest, and most especially to seek
Partalopi, the son of King Hlodvir of France.” Barbarus
84 spoke: “What do you want of him?” They said, “To stake
our lives for his life, if he wants to have our service.” Parta-
lopi spoke: “Then you have now found him, and give them
87 back their horses and weapons.” Now they were as delighted
with him as if they had brought him back from the dead.
On this day Marmoria was lead up into the battlements of
90 the city, and a chair made of gold was placed under her.
hundred knights A6. 71-73 Now—bigger] P. now rode at the
one who was bigger and stronger A3. 73 the—one] the other
one A3. 77-78 where—be] who they might be A3. 80 Braband]
Africa A5. 82 all] -=-A3. 85 for—life] -H A5. 86 spoke]
+ “You, B., get them their weapons. But to tell you the truth,
if you have gone looking for P. A5. 86-87 Then—weapons]
You, B., get them their weapons. But to tell you the truth,
here now is P., he whom you are looking for A3. 91 stood—
Partalopi now entered the contest and made a very hard B1
onslaught, because no one was able because of him to sit
in his saddle. This the princes now saw, and both rode at
the same time against him and now broke their lances on
his shield. He quickly thrust the one of them off the baek
of his horse with his lance, and he jerked the other of them
out of the saddle and threw him to the ground, so that he
lay for a very long time uneonscious. After that no one
there dared to ride at him. This extremely remarkable
deed Princess Marmoria now saw where she was standing
in one of the highest towers which were in the city, and did