The romance of Guy of Warwick. The first or 14th-century version.

At a pas he houed riȝt, As a kniȝt of gret miȝt; Line 3570 A gisarme he bar kerueinde, He smot bifore & bi-hinde. Þe Sarraȝins so he agast, Al þat he smot to grounde he cast. . . . . . . . . . . His scheld he hadde forlore, To-hewe it lay his fet bifore. So mani Sarrazin he slouȝ þat day, Þat ich on oþer ded lay; Line 3580 So mani to ded þer he dede, Þat þe hepe lay to his girdel stede. ¶ Who so seye þan Herhaud fiȝt, [C line 3369] Of a gode kniȝt ȝelp he miȝt. A damsax he bar on his hond: Line 3585 Al þat he rauȝt to grounde he wond; Sarrazins he slouȝ mo þan sexti, & Gij an hundred & fourti. Herhaud þat day so sore swong, Þat þurch his mouþe þe fom it sprong; Line 3590 Al to-hewe [MS. alto hewe] was his helme, Þe blod ran out als a welme. What schuld y make tale muche? Þe Sarrazins þai slowen strongliche; Ac euer he was gode, apliȝt, Line 3595 Gij of Warwike michel of miȝt,

More dede þan ani oþer: His stroke was heui so a foþer. Gij and his feren also Als lyouns þai fouȝten þo, Line 3600 & the Gregeys forþ wiþ hem, [folio 126a:a] Þai wered hem as douhti men. [C line 3382] Weynes & cartes þai han y-nome Mo þan fiften þousende atte frome. Y-ioined hij han þe gret piles, Line 3605 Ginnes þai made on selcouþe wise, Sum piles scharpe kerueinde, Al aboute so mani stondinde, Þat ich ne can þe noumbre telle, Noiþer in rime no in spelle. Line 3610 Þer nas man þat þer neye come, Þat he ne was to-corwen anon. So griseliche be þe engins, For to sle þe Sarrazines, In ich half y-sett arawe, Line 3615 Scharpe soules doun of þe hulle y-drawe. [r added over the line.] Þer-mid þai hewe þe gret stonis, Bi-hewe quarre for þe nonis, So gret so tventie men miȝt drawe, To slen hem of þe heþen lawe. Line 3620 Swiche a þousende for-smiten þai be, Þat neuer after schullen y-the; Wel iuel hem is bifallen þare, Ded þai ben wiþ sorwe & care. [C line 3404]