![]() ![]() Thou mayest rest assured by this holly token I hold in my hand that I am come in peaceful wise, and seek no quarrel for had I come in company, in fighting wise, I have both a helm and a hauberk at home, and a shield, and a sharp and brightly shining spear, and other weapons I wield there as I ween but because I wage no warfare, my weeds are of softer sort. Alight from thy horse, and linger with us, I pray thee, and afterwards we will come to know what thy will is.' 'Nay,' quoth that fellow, 'As He that sitteth on high shall help me, it is not mine errand to dwell any while in this place, but I am come because the fame of thy knights is so highly praised, and thy burgesses and thy town are held to be the best in the world, and the strongest riders on horses in steel armour, and the bravest and the worthiest of all mankind, and proof in playing in all joustings and here, too, courtesy is well known, as I have heard say and it is for these reasons that I am come hither at this time. [When Arthur on the high daïs beheld that adventure, and royally did reverence unto him, for nothing could affright him, and he said, 'Sir, welcome art thou to this hall. The first word that he uttered was 'Where is the chief of this company? Gladly would I see that man in the body, and speak with him seasonably And the man haled into the hall, and pushed forward to the high daïs, fearful of nothing, and saluted no one, but looked scornfully over them all. And the sturdy knight gripped the steel of the stiff staff that was wound round with iron right along its length, and engraven in green with many noble deeds and lace lapped it about and was fastened on the head, and looped about the handle full oft with many tassels tied thereto and broidered full richly on buttons of bright green. And the head thereof measured an ell, and its grain was of green steel and of hewn gold, and the broad edge of it was burnished brightly, and as well shaped for cutting as a razor. [And he had no helmet nor hauberk, nor was he armour-plated, nor had he spear or shield with which to smite but in one hand he held a holly branch, that is most green when the groves are all bare, and in the other he held an axe, huge and uncanny, and a sharp weapon was it to describe whoso might wish. The pendants of the horse's neck-gear, the proud cropper, the ornaments, and all the metal thereof, were enamelled of green the stirrups that he stood in of the same colour, and his saddle-bow also and they were all glimmering and shining with green stones and the foal on which he rode was of that same hue ![]() Special Collector’s Edition release with exclusive extras you won’t find in the standard version.[And he was all clad in green garments, and fitting close to his sides was a straight coat with a simple mantle above it and well lined with gay and bright furs, as was also his hood hanging about his locks and round his shoulders and he had hosen of that same green on his calves, and bright spurs of gold, that hung down his legs upon silk borders, richly striped, where his foot rested in the stirrup.Īnd verily all his vesture was of pure green, both the stripings of his belt, and the stones that shone brightly in his orgeous apparel, upon silk work, on his person and saddle and it would be too tedious to tell you even the half of such trifles as were thereon embroidered with birds and flies in gaudy greens, and ever gold in the midst. ![]() It is time for you to prove your worth to Merlin and the whole court of Camelot! Will you be able to prevent war and find the traitor who plotted to bring down the King? When the Lady of the Lake goes missing, her husband the Green Knight blames King Arthur, threatening the peace of Camelot for all…Īs Merlin’s apprentice, you are charged with proving that King Arthur was not to blame, and hopefully finding the real culprit behind this dastardly kidnapping and finding the Lady of the Lake to return her to the Green Knight. Tall Tale Games invites you into medieval world of King Arthur, Merlin, and the courts of Camelot!ĭark clouds hover over King Arthur’s mystical kingdom and Camelot. Camelot: Home of King Arthur’s court… and intrigue! ![]()
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