And crack’d the helmet through, and bit the bone,
And fell’d him, and set foot upon his breast,
And said, “Thy name?” To whom the fallen man 575
Made answer, groaning, “Edyrn, son of Nudd!
Ashamed am I that I should tell it thee.
My pride is broken: men have seen my fall.”
“Then, Edyrn, son of Nudd,” replied Geraint,
“These two things shalt thou do, or else thou diest. 580
First, thou thyself, thy lady, and thy dwarf,
Shalt ride to Arthur’s court, and being there,