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Chapter IV
ThenthekingbadeSirKeyto“smiteoffthegiant’sheadandsetitonthetruncheonofaspear,andbearittoSirHoel,andtellhimthathisenemyisslain;andafterwardsletitbefastenedtothecastlegate,thatallthepeoplemaybeholdit.Andgoyetwouponthemountainandfetchmemyshieldandsword,andalsothegreatclubofironyewillseethere;andasforthetreasure,yeshallfindtherewealthbeyondcounting,buttakeasmuchasyewill,forifIhavehiskirtleandtheclub,Idesirenomore.”
Thentheknightsfetchedtheclubandkirtle,asthekinghadordered,andtookthetreasuretothemselves,asmuchastheycouldcarry,andreturnedtothearmy.Butwhenthisdeedwasnoisedabroad,allthepeoplecameinmultitudestothanktheking,whotoldthem“togivethankstoGod,andtodividethegiant’sspoilsamongstthemequally.”AndKingArthurdesiredSirHoeltobuildachurchuponthemount,anddedicateittotheArchangelMichael.
Onthemorrow,allthehostmovedonwardsintothecountryofChampagne,andFlollo,theRomantribune,retiredbeforethemintoParis.Butwhilehewaspreparingtocollectmoreforcesfromtheneighbouringcountries,KingArthurcameuponhimunawares,andbesiegedhiminthetown.
Andwhenamonthhadpassed,Flollo—fullofgriefatthestarvationofhispeople,whodiedinhundredsdaybyday—senttoKingArthur,anddesiredthattheytwomightfighttogether;forhewasamanofmightystatureandcourage,andthoughthimselfsureofthevictory.
