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"The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc"


When Tirant saw the foot soldiers falling far behind, and that
they had passed the place where Diafebus was, Tirant raised the
banner he was carrying and they all stopped. Then each squadron
drew a stone's throw apart from the one next to it. When the
Turks saw them stop, they realized they had been tricked. Tirant
ordered the Duke of Pera to attack first, and he charged into the
enemy. When Tirant saw the enemy coming with reinforcements, he
had the Marquis of Saint George lead an attack, then the Duke of
Sinopoli. And so many men were killed that it was an astonishing
sight to see.
Tirant saw that half his men had been involved in the attacks,
and they were still winning. Then, in the melee, he saw the King
of Cappadocia killing many Christians (He recognized him by his
coat of arms: a gold lion with a banner), and he took a lance and
spurred toward him. When the king saw him coming he did not turn
his back, but waited for him in anticipation. And when they met,
it was with such force that both they and their horses fell to
the ground.


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