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

                                
                                  Y-slawe he haþ dan Guinman,
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                                  A strong kniȝt he was & an Aleman.
                                
                                  Wiþ þat come forþ an amireld,
                                
                                  A Sarrazin of wicked erd,
                                
                                  Dan Gauter he haþ y-slawe,
                                
                                  & gode Gilmin his felawe.
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                                  When Herhaud þat of-seye þo,
                                
                                  In his hert him was ful wo;
                                
                                  An amiral he smot so,
                                
                                  Ded he feld him an hast [MS. anhast]  þo,
                                
                                  & mani anoþer he haþ aqueld,
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                                  & adoun feld in þe feld.
                                
                                  Sone so Esclandar y-seye þis,
                                
                                  To awreke þe amiral lef him is.
                                
                                  To Herhaud he smot heteliche,
                                
                                  & he him mett hardiliche;
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                                  Heteliche þai smiten togider þo,
                                
                                  Þat of her hors þai fellen bo.
                                
                                  Seþþen þai drouȝ her brondes of stiel,
                                
                                  & smiten togider hard & wel,
                                
                                  To-hewe hauberk & scheldes also,
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                                  Gode bodis þai ben boþe to.
                                
                                  Of her helmes þe flours gan fle,
                                
                                  So heteliche togider smiten he.
                                
                                  Herhaud goþ him driueand fast,
                                
                                  His heued to smiten of on hast. [C line 2900] 
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                                  Ac so gret socour him com þer,
                                
                                  An hundred Turkes & her pouer;
                                
                                  Herhaud þai gin alle asaile,
                                
                                  & neye hadde slain him in þat bataile,
                                
                                  No hadde Gij [Gij added over the line.]  þat y-seye, þat was sorij;
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                                  Hastiliche he com him to socourey.
                                
                                  His gode brond þan drouȝ he,
                                
                                  Þe heued of a Sarrazin he dede of fle,
                                
                                  & anoþer he dede also;
                                
                                  Þe þridde to deþ he dede do.

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Title: The romance of Guy of Warwick. The first or 14th-century version.
Canvas: Page 174
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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