of Cornwall, that he would bring five thousand men of arms on
horseback. Also there swore King Cradelmas to bring five
thousand men on horseback. Also there swore King Agwisance of
Ireland to bring five thousand men of arms on horseback. Also
there swore King Nentres to bring five thousand men of arms on
horseback. Also there swore King Carados to bring five thousand
men of arms on horseback. So their whole host was of clean men
of arms on horseback fifty thousand, and a-foot ten thousand of
good men's bodies. Then were they soon ready, and mounted upon
horse and sent forth their fore-riders, for these eleven kings in
their ways laid a siege unto the castle of Bedegraine; and so
they departed and drew toward Arthur, and left few to abide at
the siege, for the castle of Bedegraine was holden of King
Arthur, and the men that were therein were Arthur's.


CHAPTER XIII

Of a dream of the King with the Hundred Knights.

So by Merlin's advice there were sent fore-riders to skim the
country, and they met with the fore-riders of the north, and made
them to tell which way the host came, and then they told it to
Arthur, and by King Ban and Bors' council they let burn and
destroy all the country afore them, there they should ride.

The King with the Hundred Knights met a wonder dream two nights
afore the battle, that there blew a great <22>wind, and blew down
their castles and their towns, and after that came a water and
bare it all away. All that heard of the sweven said it was a