. Page, esquire, and knight : a book of chivalry . e the girdle of green silk wovenwith gold. Joy awakened in the dwelling of KingArthur when that knight came to court. Theking kissed him, and the queen, and many ofthe brave knights. They asked him how hefared, and he told them all that had happened 74 PAGE, ESQUIRE, AND KNIGHT to him. Last of all he showed them the girdle,and the blood flew to his face for shame as hetold the tale. Lo, here, my lord, he said, and he handedArthur the girdle, is the bond of my blame,the token of my cowardice. And I must needsv/ear it as long as I live, for none
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. Page, esquire, and knight : a book of chivalry . e the girdle of green silk wovenwith gold. Joy awakened in the dwelling of KingArthur when that knight came to court. Theking kissed him, and the queen, and many ofthe brave knights. They asked him how hefared, and he told them all that had happened 74 PAGE, ESQUIRE, AND KNIGHT to him. Last of all he showed them the girdle, and the blood flew to his face for shame as hetold the tale. Lo, here, my lord, he said, and he handedArthur the girdle, is the bond of my blame, the token of my cowardice. And I must needsv/ear it as long as I live, for none may hidehis harm, but undone it may not be. Then the king comforted the knight, andall the court, both the lords and ladies andevery knight of the Round Table, agreed withone accord that every one should wear abright green girdle for the sake of Gawain.To this was agreed all the honor of the RoundTable, so that he who wore the green girdleshould henceforth be honored the more. Thus it is told in the book of the adven-tures of King Arthurs court.. THE PASSING OF ARTHUR And Arthur and his knighthood for a spaceWere all one will, and thro that strength the KingDrew in the petty princedoms under him, Fought, and in twelve great battles overcameThe heathen hordes, and made a realm and reignd. Many brave knights came into KingArthurs fellowship, and they wrought to-gether and conquered all the land and didmany good deeds. Courtesy and justice andhonor flourished in those days. But therecame a time when the goodly fellowship wasscattered. While Arthur was absent from hiscourt there appeared to the knights as theysat in the castle hall a strange vision of theHoly Grail, which was a sacred vessel thatnone but the purest might see. When thevision was past the knights had sworn withbinding vows that they would follow thequest for that Holy Grail until they hadlooked upon it, for it had seemed to them to 75 76 PAGE, ESQUIRE, AND KNIGHT be veiled in a cloud and they would see itplainly. One