Court, with his mother, came to receive Enid the daughter of Ynywl,
his wife. And there was great rejoicing and gladness throughout the
whole Court, and throughout all the country, concerning Geraint,
because of the greatness of their love towards him, and of the
greatness of the fame which he had gained since he went from amongst
them, and because he was come to take possession of his dominions and
to preserve his boundaries. And they came to the Court. And in the
Court they had ample entertainment, and a multitude of gifts and
abundance of liquor, and a sufficiency of service, and a variety of
minstrelsy and of games. And to do honour to Geraint, all the chief
men of the country were invited that night to visit him. And they
passed that day and that night in the utmost enjoyment. And at dawn
next day Erbin arose, and summoned to him Geraint, and the noble
persons who had borne him company. And he said to Geraint, "I am a
feeble and aged man, and whilst I was able to maintain the dominion
for thee and for myself, I did so. But thou art young, and in the
flower of thy vigour and of thy youth; henceforth do thou preserve
thy possessions." "Truly," said Geraint, "with my consent thou shalt
not give the power over thy dominions at this time into my hands, and
thou shalt not take me from Arthur's Court." "Into thy hands will I
give them," said Erbin, "and this day also shalt thou receive the
homage of thy subjects."

Then said Gwalchmai, "It were better for thee to satisfy those who
have boons to ask, to-day, and to-morrow thou canst receive the
homage of thy dominions." So all that had boons to ask were summoned
into one place. And Kadyrieith came to them, to know what were their
requests. And every one asked that which he desired. And the
followers of Arthur began to make gifts, and immediately the men of
Cornwall came, and gave also. And they were not long in giving, so