When Guy told the herald that he was the son of Lord Gordian he was admitted.  All the lords and ladies looked at him scornfully because he wore plain black armor with nothing painted upon his shield.  As he had not worn spurs, he was not yet a knight.  Guy entered the lists and met and conquered Prince Philaner, the Emperor’s son, Duke Otto, Duke Ranier, and Duke Louvain.

Guy took the prize offered with the exception of the hand of Blanche.  “For my fair Phyllis alone I keep my love,” he said.

Guy went back to England and heard that a terrible dun-colored cow had appeared in Warwickshire.  It was twelve feet high and eighteen feet long.  Its horns were thicker than an elephant’s tusks curled and twisted.  The King said that whoever would kill the Dun Cow should be made a knight and receive a great deal of land and money.  Guy went out to meet him and after a fearful encounter was able to deal a deathblow with his battle-axe behind the beast’s ear.

Then the King gave the new knight a pair of golden spurs, and Lady Phyllis fastened them on.  In memory of Guy’s deed one rib of the Dun Cow was hung up at the gate of Coventry and another in the Castle of Warwick.

II

TRAVELS AND DEEDS IN MANY LANDS

Guy next went to France, where he was wounded at a tournament.  His enemy, Duke Otto, bribed fifteen villains to lie in wait, take him and cast him into prison.  With the help of his friend Heraud, Guy was able to slay them all, but one of the traitor men smote Heraud so hard that he fell to the ground as if dead.

One day news was brought to Guy that Ledgwin of Louvain was shut up in his city of Arrascoun sore beset by the Emperor.  Gathering his soldiers and knights together he set out to help his friend and was overjoyed to find Heraud in the guise of a pilgrim sitting by the roadside.  Heraud had been nursed back to health by a kind hermit.  At once he put on armor and rode forth with Guy to the city of Arrascoun to release Ledgwin.  There was a great battle but the Almains who surrounded the city were defeated and the Emperor yielded and forgave Ledgwin.

While in Greece, Guy went out hunting and came upon a most wonderful sight, a conflict between a lion and a dragon.  Just when the dragon was about to crush the lion Guy drew his sword, and setting spurs to his horse, sprang upon the dragon.  The fight was then between the dragon and Guy.  It seemed at first that the dragon would be the victor, but, like a flash, Guy leaped from his horse and plunged his sword deep into the brute’s side.  For a moment his speckled crest quivered, then all was still.

Guy thought he would have to kill the lion too, but as it came near it licked Guy’s feet and fawned upon him, purring softly like a great pussy-cat.  When Guy rode back the lion trotted after him and lived with him every day.

Guy had an enemy at court, Morgadour, who hated the brave knight and said, “I cannot kill thee, Guy of Warwick, but I will grieve thee.  I will kill thy lion.”  This he did in secret.  The King was angry when the deed was discovered and told Guy to meet him in combat, which he did, and slew Morgadour.