First he took across a thousand noble knights, then his own men-at-arms.

Tell me, I pray you, noble knights, how it standeth with you.

Jesu mercy, said the king, where are all my noble knights become?

Jesu mercy, said the king, where are all my noble knights becomen?

They led five hundred noble knights as prisoners to the Rhine.

Pray let me hear how it standeth with you noble knights.

Then spake many noble knights: Sir, we will never fail.

Sir Malgrace, do not slay my noble knights, and I will go with you.

Did noble knights set forth from these castles on fine steeds to battle evil?

Seeing that the two noble knights had apparently reached a satisfactory agreement, she said, Good.

So all these seven noble knights there abode still.

We have come hither unattended, trusting to the honour of these noble knights and gentlemen.

And for this cause the damosel came for to seek noble knights to help Sir Launcelot.

To exalt the occasion there were many kings, dukes, counts and marquis, and many noble knights.

Sir Gareth and Sir Dinadan did there as noble knights; then all the parties began to flee.

Before her were seen to stand the two Margraves Eckewart and Gere, the noble knights and good.