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When the king saw that
the Moor was dead he took the boy by the hair and threw him on
top of the Moor, and rubbed him hard against the man, filling his
eyes and face with blood, and he made him stick his hands into
the wounds, and in that way he baptized him in the blood of the
Moor. He grew up very bravely, and in his time in a large part
of the world there could not be found so worthy a knight.
When the good king saw that the battle was won, he began to
pursue the Moors, and he killed all those he caught. This was
the greatest destruction and slaughter of men that took place in
that time, for ninety-seven thousand Moors died in the space of
ten days. Since the king could not walk well because of his
wounds, they brought him a horse so he could ride.
"In truth, I shall not," said the king. "All the others are
going on foot, and if I went on horseback it would be very
unjust."
They went along slowly until they came to the castle where the
Moors had barricaded themselves, and here they made camp and
rested that night.


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