Galiot

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Lancelot of the Laik: A Scottish Metrical Romance…

“ Arthur asks Gawane who Galiot is.
If that thei knew or euer hard recorde
596 Of galiot, and wharof he wes lorde;
And ther was non among his knychtis all
Which ansuerd o word in to the hall.
Than galygantynis of walys rase,
Galygantynis of Wales replies,
600 That trauelit in diuerß londis has,
In mony knychtly auentur haith ben;
And to the king he saith, “sir, I haue sen
Galiot, which is the farest knycht,
that Galiot is the tallest knight by half a foot of all he ever saw; that he is wise, liberal, humble,
604 And hiest be half a fut one hycht,
That euer I saw, and ek his men accordith
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Source: Gutenberg

Lancelot of the Laik: A Scottish Metrical Romance…

“ Lastly, Arthur puts the question to Galiot himself, who declares that he would willingly, for the black knight’s sake, suffer that all his honour should be turned into shame, whereat Sir Gawain allows himself xv to be outbidden. The queen then obtains a brief private conference with Galiot, and prays him to obtain for her an interview with the black knight, who promises to do what he can to that end. He accordingly sounds the black knight upon the subject, and, finding him entirely of the same mind, does all he can to promote their acquaintance, and is at last only too successful ”
Source: Gutenberg

Lancelot of the Laik: A Scottish Metrical Romance…

“ Si maist dieu, ie ne scauoye riens de sa voulente quant il vint, fors quil doubtoit de estre congneu, ne oncques plus ne men descouurit.” “Je en auray,” fait elle, “telle mercy comme vous vouldrez.” “Dame, vous auez fait ce que ie vous ay requis; aussi doy ie bien faire ce que vous me requerez.” Se dit la royne, “il ne me requiert de riens.” “He does not dare,” answers Galiot, “but I will ask for him.” ”
Source: Gutenberg

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