Chapter XXIII

The Knight thought that he had slain Sir Griflet when he knocked him to the ground. The Knight cared onto Sir Griflet to see if he was okay, for he did not intend to kill Sir Griflet. The Knight sent Sir Griflet on his horse and rode him to court to see King Arthur where he was saved and healed. Since Sir Griflet was saved by the grace of God, therefore he will become a good and noble night. Then The 12 Knights of the Round Table came from Rome to speak to King Arthur. They wanted truage for the land of King Arthur. King Arthur denied the twelve knights their truage. King Arthur said he owes the emperor nothing and they do not deserve truage of the land of Arthur. Sir Knight, who is one of the 12 Knights of the Round Table, went to the fountain to go talk to King Arthur. Sir Knight said to King Arthur, “I ask you to a joust my good lord.” His reasoning was that, “no knight ride this way but if he joust with thee?” He rode all the way from Rome and he wanted the chance to joust a King. They got their spears and swords ready. Sir Knight hit King Arthur with his sword and King Arthur was knocked off his horse and fell to the ground. King Arthur and Sir Knight began fighting on foot with their swords. They fought for quite awhile, until something extraordinary happened. “Smack!” Sir Knight had hit King Arthur’s sword and broke it in half. When Sir Knight realized he had cut the Excalibur in half, he said, "Thou art in my daunger whether me list to save thee or slay thee.” Sir Knight was debating if she should kill King Arthur or let him survive. King Arthur responded by saying, “As for death, welcome be it when it cometh, but to yield me unto thee as recreant I had liefer die than to be so shamed.” King Arthur is saying that he rather die than to be shameful that his sword was cut in half. Sir Knight spared King Arthur’s life.

Summary By: Kristin Judson 2008