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he loved the Quene agayne aboven all other ladyes dayes of his lyff, and for hir he dud many dedys of armys, and saved her from the fyre thorow his noble chevalry. | He loved and did great deeds for the queen |
she hath ordeyned by enchauntemente that ye shall never love none other but hir, nother none other damesell ne lady shall rejoyce you | She cast a love spell on him |
wherfor ther were many lordes wroth, and saide it was grete shame unto them alle and the reame to be over-governyd with a boye of no hyghe blood borne. | Nobels didn't want a nobody like Arthur to be king |
the Queene there was sette a queste of ladyes uppon Sir Gawain, and they juged hym for ever whyle he lyved to be with all ladyes and to fyght for hir quarels, | He had to go on a quest and help the ladies |
That is an unhappy customme," said Balyn, "that a knyght may not passe this wey but yf he juste. | A knight must joust topass this way |
The custom of that castell was suche that who that rode by the castell and brought ony lady wyth hym, he muste nedys fyght with the lorde | If you bring a lady to the castle, you have to fight the owner |
And the thyrd syster was put to scole in a nonnery, and ther she lerned so moche that she was a grete clerke of nygromancye. | She was sent to a nunnery school and learned magic |
All thanke ye God," seyde Arthur, "and no man ellys" | Thank God, not man |