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Guy of Warwick

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Published/Copyright: 1968

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William B. Todd (1919–2011) was Professor of English at the University ofTexas at Austin.

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THE EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION
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NOTES ON THE ILLUSTRATIONS
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THE TABLE
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t e e begins the Author’s prologue
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1. How Earl Roalt had a fair daughter named Felicia, surpassing in beauty all other dames and damsels, and sent for Guyonet the son of his seneschal to live at his court
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2. How Earl Roalt conducted Guyonet to his daughter Felicia and gave him to her for a page, recommending him above all other lord
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3. How Guyonet began to love his mistress Felicia, and returned to his chamber after having served her at table, making complaints and lamentations
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4. How Guyonet, looking towards the tower where the fair Felicia was, began to weep afresh inasmuch that he fainted and fell upon his bed like one who is dead; and how Herolt Dardenne, his head governor, blamed him for not having been in waiting upon his mistress
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5. How Guy was constrained to tell his governor the sorrow which pressed upon his heart
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6. How Herolt informed the fair Felicia that Guy was so transported with love of her that he was in danger of death, at which she was much displeased
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7. How Felicia desired Guyonet’s governor to cause him to speak to her when he should be recovered from his illness
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8. How Guyonet went to Felicia upon the recital of his governor and discovered his love to her
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9. How Guy was more grieved than before, on account of the refusal of the fair Felicia, and went to the garden where the said Felicia saw him faint and sent him her cousin to console him
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10. How Felicia placed Guy in her lap to make him recover from his fainting, consoling him and telling him that he must be a knight to acquire fame and renown
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11. How Guy was made a knight and returned to the fair Felicia, who told him that, since he had received the order of knighthood, he must follow after merit and feats of arms to possess and acquire praise
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12. How Guy begged leave of the Earl, the father of Felicia, and of his own father, Sequart, to go beyond sea in order to acquire fame and honour
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13. How Guy as he was at the window, and saw lances and arms pass through the streets, asked his host of Rouen what these things meant; by which means he was told of the tournament which was to be held without the city
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4. How Guy looked on at the tilting matches and afterwards fought against Gaher, the son of the Emperor, and beat him to the ground twice, and at last mounted his horse in spite of all his e n e m
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15. How Herolt overthrew the Duke of Moraine and the Count Valdemar; and how also Guy obtained the highest praise from the Emperor’s daughter, and moreover wounded Duke Othes through the body, and overthrew Duke Reiner of Cessoign
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16. How Blanchefleur, daughter of the Emperor, decided among her ladies that the knight with the shield paled or and azure tilted better and did more than all the others
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17. How the messenger of Blanchefleur brought the falcon to Guy which she sent him, with the other presents, telling him that she greatly desired to see him
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18. How Guy sent two servants into England to take the presents which Blanchefleur had made him, that is to say, the falcon to his lady Felicia, and to Earl Roalt the palfrey and the two greyhounds
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19. How Guy, after he had been in Normandy, returned into England and was joyfully received by Earl Roalt and by his daughter Felicia
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20. How Guy, by the desire of Felicia, took leave of the Earl to go upon his adventures, and how she gave him an enchanted ring
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21. How Guy came into little Brittany, where he gained honour in various adventures and cut off the head of a wicked and cruel tyrant who was of small stature, and then went into Spain as a knight errant to acquire fame and renown
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22. How Guy, although much wounded, killed a fierce and cruel Lombard, and another Lombard killed Athosry, the companion of G u
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23. How Guy fought marvellously well against the Lombards, slew and made them fly, and then regretted his companions, who had died in the battle
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24. How Guy left the hermit and came to the good Duke Reiner and there found his master Herolt Dardenne
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25. How Guy deliberated whether he should go to the assistance of the Duke of Lorraine, and took the seneschal of the Emperor prisoner, and finally discomfited the Germans
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26. How the Duke came to see Sir Guy in his house and offered him all his possessions, and afterwards how Duke Othes still conspired against the noble Guyonet
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27. How Sir Guy with the Duke above mentioned defeated Duke Othes of Pavia and pursued him to the army of the Emperor
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28. How the Emperor caused the Duke of Lorraines city to be assaulted, and how the son of the Emperor and others were taken prisoner by Sir Guy, and how the Germans lost the battle
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29. How the Emperor pardoned Duke Segum when he placed himself at his mercy by means of Guy and other princes
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30. How Duke Reiner married the sister of Duke Segum, and Sir Guy in the town of Constantinople assisted the Emperor against the Turks and pagans
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31. How Guy killed the Saracen admiral, and Herolt his governor the King of Turkey; and how Sir Guy also slew Esclandart, who was a very good and valiant Sarace
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32. How the Seneschal of the Emperor of Constantinople was envious of Sir Guy, and told the said Emperor that Guy was with his daughter Lauretta
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33. How the Christians behaved very well against the pagans and so did also Herolt and Sir Guy, who through his subtlety advised rolling carriage wheels from the top of the mountains upon the Saracens
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34. How Sir Guy went into the tent of the Sultan and cut off his head, then made his way through the army, in spite of all the Saracen
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35. How Guy, being rescued from death by his companions, carried the head of the Sultan to the Emperor of Constantinople, who desired to give him his daughter Lauretta in marriage
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36. How Guy was near marrying the Daughter of the Emperor of Constantinople when by chance he looked at the ring which the fair Felicia had given him, at which he was very much grieved and displeased, and how the Seneschal killed his lio n
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37. How Guy slew the Seneschal of the Emperor because he had slain his lion, and afterwards departed from the court of the said Emperor and met with Thiery, who was in grief and affliction and who related to him all his hi
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38. How Guy rescued Thiery from the enemies who were carrying him away and gave him to the doctors to dress his wounds, and went in search of the lady whom the said Thiery loved so much and lost
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39. How Thiery went to the succour of his father, and Guy with him, both performing deeds of high prowess against the Duke of Lorraine and gained the victory
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40. How the Duke of Pavia escaped from Sir Guy and advised the Duke of Lohier to betray Thiery and his father and to give him the body of Guy to do what he pleased with
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41. How the Duke of Pavia treacherously desired to kiss Guy and took Thiery and Herolt Dardenne prisoners, and of Sir Guy’s great feats of arms
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42. How Guy disguised himself and went to seek for Thiery in the custody of Duke Othes of Pavia and delivered him through his prowess and subtlety
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43. How Thiery was received at the castle of the Mountain, and how Sir Guy slew Duke Othes and carried off the maiden whom the false duke was going to marry
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44. How Guy and Thiery did five feats of arms in Lorraine, and how Thiery married Oyselle, the daughter of the Duke of Lorraine, in the town of Metz
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45. How Guy, after killing the son of the Count Florent in the forest, did other fine deeds against the knights of the said F lo re
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46. How Guy left Thiery and began his journey towards his own country and came into England to the Court of the King who received him honourably. And how he slew a dragon which was wasting every thing and carried its head to the K i n
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47. How Sir Guy took possession of his father’s lands and afterwards related to the fair Felicia all his adventures
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48. How Guy married Felicia and left her with great regret to go and do penance, at which she was much grieved
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49. How Guy went to Jerusalem and visited all the holy places, as God inspired him, and was sought for by Herolt his governor, and other things worthy of record which he did against the infidels
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50. How Guy fought valiantly against the great Saracen Amorant in King Triamor’s quarrel, and gave him leave to drink
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51. How Guy drank in spite of Amorant, and at last cut off his head, which he presented to King Triamor
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52. How Felicia was brought to bed of a fine child, named Raimbron, who was afterwards stolen by sea merchants and sold to King Argus
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53. How Herolt Dardenne gave counsel to King Athelstan of England, and was accused of treason by Mordred, Duke of Cornwall, and how he went in search of the son of Sir Guy
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54. How Herolt’s Seneschal transfixed the body of the Duke of Cornwall with his lance, and obliged him to raise the seige before the town he had beseiged; and then how Thiery and Guy met without knowing each other
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55. How Sir Guy was much grieved when he heard that his son Raimbron had been stolen, and caused Thiery to sleep on his lap; and the vision of the said Thiery while he slept, and the treasure which they found in the mountain
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56. How Guy and Duke Besart jousted together, and concerning the treason of Duke Besart and his four nephews, who by night threw Guy in his bed into the sea, where he was found by a mariner
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57. How Guy slew Duke Besart, through his prowess, and conducted Thiery into the presence of the Emperor, who replaced him in higher estate than he had held before
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58. How Thiery and Guy knew each other after the said Thiery had found his wife, who had hid herself in an abbey of nuns for fear of Duke Besart
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59. How the King of England, fearing the arrival of the infidel kings, mourned the loss of Guy and Herolt, and prayed Sir Guy to fight the fierce African Collebrand
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60. How Guy fought with Collebrand and cut off his head and presented it to the King of England, then made himself known to him
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61. How Guy ate and drank in his wife the Countess’s room, without her knowing him, because he was dressed as a poor man
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62. How Sir Guy went into the forest and sent by a servant of his to his wife, the Countess, to come and see him
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63. How the Countess saw Guy, who was giving up his soul to God the Creator, at which she fainted and afterwards she died and was buried with him
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THE EDITOR’S EPILOGUE
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THE INDEX
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Frontmatter

THE EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION

NOTES ON THE ILLUSTRATIONS

THE TABLE

t e e begins the Author’s prologue

1. How Earl Roalt had a fair daughter named Felicia, surpassing in beauty all other dames and damsels, and sent for Guyonet the son of his seneschal to live at his court

2. How Earl Roalt conducted Guyonet to his daughter Felicia and gave him to her for a page, recommending him above all other lord

3. How Guyonet began to love his mistress Felicia, and returned to his chamber after having served her at table, making complaints and lamentations

4. How Guyonet, looking towards the tower where the fair Felicia was, began to weep afresh inasmuch that he fainted and fell upon his bed like one who is dead; and how Herolt Dardenne, his head governor, blamed him for not having been in waiting upon his mistress

5. How Guy was constrained to tell his governor the sorrow which pressed upon his heart

6. How Herolt informed the fair Felicia that Guy was so transported with love of her that he was in danger of death, at which she was much displeased

7. How Felicia desired Guyonet’s governor to cause him to speak to her when he should be recovered from his illness

8. How Guyonet went to Felicia upon the recital of his governor and discovered his love to her

9. How Guy was more grieved than before, on account of the refusal of the fair Felicia, and went to the garden where the said Felicia saw him faint and sent him her cousin to console him

10. How Felicia placed Guy in her lap to make him recover from his fainting, consoling him and telling him that he must be a knight to acquire fame and renown

11. How Guy was made a knight and returned to the fair Felicia, who told him that, since he had received the order of knighthood, he must follow after merit and feats of arms to possess and acquire praise

12. How Guy begged leave of the Earl, the father of Felicia, and of his own father, Sequart, to go beyond sea in order to acquire fame and honour

13. How Guy as he was at the window, and saw lances and arms pass through the streets, asked his host of Rouen what these things meant; by which means he was told of the tournament which was to be held without the city

4. How Guy looked on at the tilting matches and afterwards fought against Gaher, the son of the Emperor, and beat him to the ground twice, and at last mounted his horse in spite of all his e n e m

15. How Herolt overthrew the Duke of Moraine and the Count Valdemar; and how also Guy obtained the highest praise from the Emperor’s daughter, and moreover wounded Duke Othes through the body, and overthrew Duke Reiner of Cessoign

16. How Blanchefleur, daughter of the Emperor, decided among her ladies that the knight with the shield paled or and azure tilted better and did more than all the others

17. How the messenger of Blanchefleur brought the falcon to Guy which she sent him, with the other presents, telling him that she greatly desired to see him

18. How Guy sent two servants into England to take the presents which Blanchefleur had made him, that is to say, the falcon to his lady Felicia, and to Earl Roalt the palfrey and the two greyhounds

19. How Guy, after he had been in Normandy, returned into England and was joyfully received by Earl Roalt and by his daughter Felicia

20. How Guy, by the desire of Felicia, took leave of the Earl to go upon his adventures, and how she gave him an enchanted ring

21. How Guy came into little Brittany, where he gained honour in various adventures and cut off the head of a wicked and cruel tyrant who was of small stature, and then went into Spain as a knight errant to acquire fame and renown

22. How Guy, although much wounded, killed a fierce and cruel Lombard, and another Lombard killed Athosry, the companion of G u

23. How Guy fought marvellously well against the Lombards, slew and made them fly, and then regretted his companions, who had died in the battle

24. How Guy left the hermit and came to the good Duke Reiner and there found his master Herolt Dardenne

25. How Guy deliberated whether he should go to the assistance of the Duke of Lorraine, and took the seneschal of the Emperor prisoner, and finally discomfited the Germans

26. How the Duke came to see Sir Guy in his house and offered him all his possessions, and afterwards how Duke Othes still conspired against the noble Guyonet

27. How Sir Guy with the Duke above mentioned defeated Duke Othes of Pavia and pursued him to the army of the Emperor

28. How the Emperor caused the Duke of Lorraines city to be assaulted, and how the son of the Emperor and others were taken prisoner by Sir Guy, and how the Germans lost the battle

29. How the Emperor pardoned Duke Segum when he placed himself at his mercy by means of Guy and other princes

30. How Duke Reiner married the sister of Duke Segum, and Sir Guy in the town of Constantinople assisted the Emperor against the Turks and pagans

31. How Guy killed the Saracen admiral, and Herolt his governor the King of Turkey; and how Sir Guy also slew Esclandart, who was a very good and valiant Sarace

32. How the Seneschal of the Emperor of Constantinople was envious of Sir Guy, and told the said Emperor that Guy was with his daughter Lauretta

33. How the Christians behaved very well against the pagans and so did also Herolt and Sir Guy, who through his subtlety advised rolling carriage wheels from the top of the mountains upon the Saracens

34. How Sir Guy went into the tent of the Sultan and cut off his head, then made his way through the army, in spite of all the Saracen

35. How Guy, being rescued from death by his companions, carried the head of the Sultan to the Emperor of Constantinople, who desired to give him his daughter Lauretta in marriage

36. How Guy was near marrying the Daughter of the Emperor of Constantinople when by chance he looked at the ring which the fair Felicia had given him, at which he was very much grieved and displeased, and how the Seneschal killed his lio n

37. How Guy slew the Seneschal of the Emperor because he had slain his lion, and afterwards departed from the court of the said Emperor and met with Thiery, who was in grief and affliction and who related to him all his hi

38. How Guy rescued Thiery from the enemies who were carrying him away and gave him to the doctors to dress his wounds, and went in search of the lady whom the said Thiery loved so much and lost

39. How Thiery went to the succour of his father, and Guy with him, both performing deeds of high prowess against the Duke of Lorraine and gained the victory

40. How the Duke of Pavia escaped from Sir Guy and advised the Duke of Lohier to betray Thiery and his father and to give him the body of Guy to do what he pleased with

41. How the Duke of Pavia treacherously desired to kiss Guy and took Thiery and Herolt Dardenne prisoners, and of Sir Guy’s great feats of arms

42. How Guy disguised himself and went to seek for Thiery in the custody of Duke Othes of Pavia and delivered him through his prowess and subtlety

43. How Thiery was received at the castle of the Mountain, and how Sir Guy slew Duke Othes and carried off the maiden whom the false duke was going to marry

44. How Guy and Thiery did five feats of arms in Lorraine, and how Thiery married Oyselle, the daughter of the Duke of Lorraine, in the town of Metz

45. How Guy, after killing the son of the Count Florent in the forest, did other fine deeds against the knights of the said F lo re

46. How Guy left Thiery and began his journey towards his own country and came into England to the Court of the King who received him honourably. And how he slew a dragon which was wasting every thing and carried its head to the K i n

47. How Sir Guy took possession of his father’s lands and afterwards related to the fair Felicia all his adventures

48. How Guy married Felicia and left her with great regret to go and do penance, at which she was much grieved

49. How Guy went to Jerusalem and visited all the holy places, as God inspired him, and was sought for by Herolt his governor, and other things worthy of record which he did against the infidels

50. How Guy fought valiantly against the great Saracen Amorant in King Triamor’s quarrel, and gave him leave to drink

51. How Guy drank in spite of Amorant, and at last cut off his head, which he presented to King Triamor

52. How Felicia was brought to bed of a fine child, named Raimbron, who was afterwards stolen by sea merchants and sold to King Argus

53. How Herolt Dardenne gave counsel to King Athelstan of England, and was accused of treason by Mordred, Duke of Cornwall, and how he went in search of the son of Sir Guy

54. How Herolt’s Seneschal transfixed the body of the Duke of Cornwall with his lance, and obliged him to raise the seige before the town he had beseiged; and then how Thiery and Guy met without knowing each other

55. How Sir Guy was much grieved when he heard that his son Raimbron had been stolen, and caused Thiery to sleep on his lap; and the vision of the said Thiery while he slept, and the treasure which they found in the mountain

56. How Guy and Duke Besart jousted together, and concerning the treason of Duke Besart and his four nephews, who by night threw Guy in his bed into the sea, where he was found by a mariner

57. How Guy slew Duke Besart, through his prowess, and conducted Thiery into the presence of the Emperor, who replaced him in higher estate than he had held before

58. How Thiery and Guy knew each other after the said Thiery had found his wife, who had hid herself in an abbey of nuns for fear of Duke Besart

59. How the King of England, fearing the arrival of the infidel kings, mourned the loss of Guy and Herolt, and prayed Sir Guy to fight the fierce African Collebrand

60. How Guy fought with Collebrand and cut off his head and presented it to the King of England, then made himself known to him

61. How Guy ate and drank in his wife the Countess’s room, without her knowing him, because he was dressed as a poor man

62. How Sir Guy went into the forest and sent by a servant of his to his wife, the Countess, to come and see him

63. How the Countess saw Guy, who was giving up his soul to God the Creator, at which she fainted and afterwards she died and was buried with him

THE EDITOR’S EPILOGUE

THE INDEX

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