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Most had their flowing hair coifed with bright helms; some had burdened their arms with shields; some bore steel hauberks over their linen smocks: almost all had some piece of war-gear on their bodies; and one, to wit, Steed-linden of the Sickle, a tall and fair damsel, was so arrayed that no garment could be seen on her but bright steel war-gear.
They mounted on their fairest destriers, vested in hauberks of steel, with laced helmets, and shields hung round their necks. They took their weapons in their hands, and rode forth from the camp. Now when certain knights and divers bold and reckless varlets saw the embassy make ready to seek the emperor, they came to Gawain and gave him freely of their counsel.
But come, let me bring you armour from the inner chamber, that ye may be clad in hauberks, for, methinks, within that room and not elsewhere did Odysseus and his renowned son lay by the arms.
And for more than two hours did they hack and hew at each other, till their shields and hauberks were all dinted with many blows, and they themselves were sorely wounded. And at the last, Sir Beaumains smote Sir Perseant on the helm, so that he fell grovelling on the earth. And when he unlaced his helm to slay him, the damsel prayed for his life.
Therewith he sang in a sweet and clear voice: and this is the meaning of his words: In hay-tide, through the day new-born, Across the meads we come; Our hauberks brush the blossomed corn A furlong short of home. Ere yet the gables we behold Forth flasheth the red sun, And smites our fallow helms and cold Though all the fight be done.
Thus they fought two hours and more, that their shields and their hauberks were all forhewen, and in many steads they were wounded. So at the last Sir Beaumains smote him through the cost of the body, and then he retrayed him here and there, and knightly maintained his battle long time.
They were indifferently well wrought, specially a chevesail, of which the " "Spare me the fashion of thy mechanicals, and come to the point," interrupted Marmaduke, impatiently. "Pardon me, Master Nevile. I interrupt thee not when thou talkest of bassinets and hauberks, every cobbler to his last.
The knights of the eleventh century A.D., in addition to very large shields, wore ponderous hauberks or byrnies, as we shall prove presently. As this combination of great shield with corslet was common and natural, we cannot agree with Mr. Shields never make corslets superfluous when men can manufacture corslets.
Three hundred lances then were couched, with pennons streaming gay; Three hundred shields were pierced through no steel the shock might stay; Three hundred hauberks were torn off in that encounter sore; Three hundred snow-white pennons were crimson-dyed in gore; Three hundred chargers wandered loose their lords were overthrown; The Christians cry 'St. James for Spain! the Moormen cry 'Mahoun!"
Great were the lamentation and the cry when the news of this mischance was noised about the city. Such a tumult of mourning was never before heard, for the whole city was moved. All men hastened forth to the place where the lists were set. Meetly to mourn the dead there rode nigh upon two thousand knights, with hauberks unlaced, and uncovered heads, plucking upon their beards.
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