s, Sir Mordred, Sir
Dinadan, Sir La Cote Male Taile, and Sir Pelleas the noble knight. Well,
said Arthur, some of these I dare undertake are here this day against
us.

Then came therein two brethren, cousins unto Sir Gawaine, the one hight
Sir Edward, that other hight Sir Sadok, the which were two good knights;
and they asked of King Arthur that they might have the first jousts,
for they were of Orkney. I am pleased, said King Arthur. Then Sir Edward
encountered with the King of Scots, in whose party was Sir Tristram and
Sir Palomides; and Sir Edward smote the King of Scots quite from his
horse, and Sir Sadok smote down the King of North Wales, and gave him
a wonder great fall, that there was a great cry on King Arthur's party,
and that made Sir Palomides passing wroth. And so Sir Palomides dressed
his shield and his spear, and with all his might he met with Sir Edward
of Orkney, that he smote him so hard that his horse might not stand on
his feet, and so they hurtled to the earth; and then with the same spear
Sir Palomides smote down Sir Sadok over his horse's croup. O Jesu, said
Arthur, what knight is that arrayed all in green? he jousteth mightily.
Wit you well, said Sir Gawaine, he is a good knight, and yet shall
ye see him joust better or he depart. And yet shall ye see, said Sir
Gawaine, another bigger knight, in the same colour, than he is; for
that same knight, said Sir Gawaine, that smote down right now my four
cousins, he smote me down within these two days, and seven fellows more.

This meanwhile as they stood thus talking there came into the place Sir
Tristram upon a black horse, and or ever he stint he smote down with one
spear four good knights of Orkney that were of the kin of Sir Gawaine;
and Sir Gareth and Sir Dinadan everych of them smote down a good knight.
Jesu, said Arthur, yonder knight upon the black horse doth mightily and
marvellously well. Abide you, said Sir Gawaine; that knight with the
black horse began not yet. Then Sir Tristram made to horse again the two
kings that Edward and Sadok had unhorsed at the beginning. And then Sir
Tristram drew his sword and rode into the thickest of the press against
them of Orkney; and there he smote down knights, and rashed off helms,
and pulled away their shields, and hurtled down many knights: he fared
so that Sir Arthur and all knights had great marvel when they saw one
knight do so great deeds of arms. And Sir Palomides failed not upon the
other side, b