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

                                  
                                    Tho smote they to-gedyr faste,
                                  
                                    Whiles ther wepon wold laste.
                                  
                                    There be-gan a stronge fyght:
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                                    They smot on helmys, that were bryght.
                                  
                                    They brekyn steroppis and paytrellis, [Caius MS. 107 page 223] 
                                  
                                    And theyre sperys euery-deale,
                                  
                                    But her hawberkis wold not ryve.
                                  
                                    Down of theyre stedis gan they dryve.
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                                    Now be they on the erth both:
                                  
                                    Full sone I wene they will be wroth.
                                  
                                    On her stedys they lepyn, sans dowt;
                                  
                                    Non dred other: they were so stowt.
                                  
                                    They drew swerdys stowt and stronge,
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                                    And fought to-gedyr swyth long.
                                  
                                    The dyntis on helmys were so stoute,
                                  
                                    That all the hyll dynned a-bowt.
                                  
                                    They breke hawberkis and shyldys:
                                  
                                    The pecis flow into the fyldys.
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                                    Sir Gye was armyd well thore,
                                  
                                    But the Duke had armour more:
                                  
                                    He had two helmys styf and bryȝt,
                                  
                                    And two hawberkis for dred of fyȝt.
                                  
                                    They were set with preciouse stonys
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                                    All a-bowte for the nonys.
                                  
                                    Well grete and stronge was that bateyle:
                                  
                                    Her horse were stronge, with-owt fayle.
                                  
                                    They seyd a-mong hem eche man
                                  
                                    That seyen the bateyle than
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                                    That Gye was erthly man none:
                                  
                                    Of hevyn he was an angell one,
                                  
                                    Other ellys a man of fer londe:
                                  
                                    He myȝt not ellys the Duke with-stond.

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Title: The romance of Guy of Warwick. The first or 14th-century version.
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Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner, & co., limited,; 1883, 1887, 1891.
Subject terms: Guy of Warwick (Legendary character)

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