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Two Old French Werwolf Lays Tot seul a seul priveement, Que il n’ait honte de la gent’. Li rois a Gavain apelé, 544 Si a od lui Ydel mené, En une cambre l’en mena. Qant il fu ens, l’uis si ferma, L’anel li a sor le chief mis; 548 D’ome li aparut le vis, Tote sa figure mua. f. 344r col. 4 Lors devint hom et si parla. As pies le roi se lait cheïr; 552 D’un mantel le firent covrir. Qant le virent home formé, Molt ont grant joie demené. De pitié li rois en plora, 556 Et en plorant li demanda Comment li estoit avenu, Par pechié l’avoient perdu. Son canberlenc a fait mander, 560 Riches dras li fist aporter; Bien le vesti et conrea Et en la sale le mena. Merveillié sont par la maison 564 Qant voient venir Melïon. Li rois a sa fille amenee. Al roi Artus l’a presentee, A tote sa volenté faire, 568 Voille l’ardoir, voille desfaire. Melïons dist: ‘Jel toucherai De la piere, ja nel lairai’. Artus li a dit: ‘Non ferés! 572 Por vos beaus enfans le lairés.’ Tot li baron l’en ont proié; Melïon lor a otroié. Li rois Artus tant demora 576 Que la guerre tot acorda. En sa contree en est alés, Melïon a od lui menés; Molt en fu liés, grant joie en a. 580 Sa feme en Yrlande laissa: A deables l’a commandee; Jamais n’iert jor de li amee, Por ce qu’ele l’ot si bailli, 584 Con vos avés el conte oï. Ne le volt il onques reprendre, 76
Melion In absolute privacy So that he is not shamed in front of people.’ The king called Gawain, 544 And he took Yder with him; He led Melion to a chamber. When he was inside, he closed the door. He put the ring to Melion’s head; 548 His face appeared like a man’s, All his body changed. Then he became a man and spoke. He let himself fall at the king’s feet; 552 They wrapped him in a cloak. When they saw him shaped as a man, They felt very great joy. The king wept for pity over him 556 And weeping asked him How this had happened to him; Through misfortune they had lost him. He had his chamberlain sent for, 560 And had rich clothing brought to him; He dressed Melion and turned him out well And took him into the hall. Throughout the dwelling they marvelled 564 When they saw Melion coming. The king brought his daughter. He presented her to King Arthur, To do with as he wished, 568 Whether to burn her or have her torn to pieces. Melion said: ‘I shall touch her With the stone, nothing will stop me’. Arthur said to him: ‘Don’t! 572 For the sake of your beautiful children, let her be’. All the barons begged it of him; Melion granted their wish. Arthur remained there 576 Until the war was settled. Then he set out for his own land, Taking Melion with him; Melion was very glad, he rejoiced at it. 580 He left his wife in Ireland. He commended her to the devil; She would never again be loved by him Because she had mistreated him so badly, 584 As you have heard in the tale. He never wished to take her back, 77
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