[Sidenote:  Sir Launcelot overthrows Sir Mador] This saw Sir Mador de la Porte, and he cried out:  “Ha! see what hath befallen Sir Mordred!” And therewith he also bare down upon Sir Launcelot with all his might and main with intent to overthrow him.  And Sir Launcelot ran against him, and they struck together so fiercely that it was terrible to behold.  But the spear of Sir Mador de la Porte burst into pieces, whilst the spear of Sir Launcelot held, so that both Sir Mador and his horse were overthown, the horse rolling upon the man.  And in that encounter Sir Mador’s shoulder went out of place, and he also had to be borne away by his attendants.

[Sidenote:  Sir Launcelot strikes Sir Galahantine a sad blow] Then Sir Galahantine took a great spear from his esquire, who was nigh him, and he also ran against Sir Launcelot with all his might; and Sir Launcelot met him in full course and that onset was more terrible than either of the other two.  For the spear of each knight was burst into splinters, even to the butt thereof.  Then each threw away the butt of his spear and drew out his sword, and Sir Galahantine struck Sir Launcelot such a blow that the legs of Sir Launcelot’s horse trembled under him because of the weight of that stroke.  At this Sir Launcelot waxed wroth beyond measure and he rose in his stirrups and he smote Sir Galahantine such a buffet that the blood burst out from his nose and his ears, and all his senses so went away from him that he might hardly behold the light of day because of the swimming of his sight.

Therewith Sir Galahantine’s head hung down upon his breast and he had no power to guide his horse, wherefore his horse made way out of the press and galloped off, bearing Sir Galahantine away, whether he would or no.  And after the horse had galloped a little distance Sir Galahantine could not any longer sit upon his saddle, but he fell off of his horse and rolled over upon the ground and had not strength to rise therefrom.

Then Sir Launcelot catched another spear, great and strong, from the esquire who followed him, and before ever that spear broke he overthrew sixteen knights therewith.  Wherefore all who beheld him were amazed and terrified at what he did.

[Sidenote:  Sir Launcelot wins the battle for King Bagdemagus] By now the party of the King of North Wales began to bear more and more aback and in a little they broke, and then the party of King Bagdemagus pursued them hither and thither, and those who did not surrender were overthrown so that it was not possible for them to make any new order of battle.  Then that party surrendered itself as conquered, one and all, and so King Bagdemagus won that tournament with the greatest glory that it was possible for him to have.  For it had never been heard of before that a party of four-score knights should overcome in that way a party of eight-score knights, with three knights of the Round Table to champion them.  Nor would such a victory have been possible only for what Sir Launcelot did in that battle.