And therewith they took their course, and either met other so hard that Sir Tristram smote down that knight over his horse's tail.

Then the other knight dressed him to Sir Tristram, and in the same wise he served the other knight.

And then they gat off their horses as well as they might, and dressed their shields and swords to do their battle to the utterance.

Knights, said Sir Tristram, ye shall tell me of whence ye are, and what be your names, for such men ye might be ye should hard escape my hands; and ye might be such men of such a country that for all your evil deeds ye should pass quit.

Wit thou well, sir knight, said they, we fear not to tell thee our names, for my name is Sir Agravaine, and my name is Gaheris, brethren unto the good knight Sir Gawaine, and we be nephews unto King Arthur.