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To all of which, the other answered: "I do not wish this at all, since I have come to you to give you my challenge here and now." Without further ado, he ran up and struck him such a great blow on the helmet that he all but overwhelmed him. The Knight of the Parrot struck him back with such power that he clearly showed him he was not his friend and that he had every intention of protecting his right hand. From the outset, the battle the knights fought was thick indeed. They struck one another blows on the helmet, hauberk, and landed heavy blows, often and quickly, on both their shields, and did so for so long that they soon came to know one another's blows, for they did not strike at one another, except according to the rules of fencing. He who was battling with the Knight of the Parrot pranced about like a leopard when stalking the roebuck, and had the Knight of the Parrot not known how to guard himself well, he never could have lasted against him. They fought in this manner by the light of the jewel that was in the helmet of the Knight of the Parrot's enemy, until midnight and beyond, when the Knight of the Parrot struck such a blow on the nasal of the other's helmet that he cut off as much as he hit, so that the jewel fell down on the thick turf and they had to postpone the battle until daybreak.
And so they dragged themselves up against one another to take their rest.
But of sleep, there was none; for when either one wished to fall asleep, it seemed that a blow would be given from the other, and so neither went to sleep the whole night long.

When daybreak came, the birds began to sing throughout the woods.
The parrot then said to his dwarf: "Take the cover off my cage so I may see my knight and the other one who is fighting with him." The dwarf did as he was ordered. Then the parrot asked his knight how he had done in the battle. When he wanted to answer him, his enemy ran toward him, and they both ran at each other, and without further ado, struck one another such blows that the whole forest resounded from them; the noise could be heard for well over a league. They fought so hard that the Knight of the Parrot was convinced he would never know another such bloody battle, for he was sorely wounded in more than seven places. The battle lasted up to and beyond the hour of nones [3 p.m.]. The Knight of the Parrot marveled greatly that, no matter how much he was able to strike his enemy on the hauberk, he did not hurt him at all. He then gave him a blow with all of his might on his shield which split off as much as was hit; the blow glanced onto the left knee so that his leg, right down to his foot, was chopped off by it. It fell on the ground at the feet of the Knight of the Parrot, and made such noise in the falling that it sounded as though one of the trees of the forest was being felled. The Knight of the Parrot went over to his opponent as quickly as he could, and that one said to him: "My good lord, for God's sake, mercy! You are surely one of the best knights in the world. For this reason, I pray you to please take the hauberk I am wearing on my back before I die. It is the best one you ever saw because no matter what blow, either by lance or sword, it cannot be damaged one bit, and yet it is so light a little boy can wear it all day long. Know also that you can cut away from it a great length I had added on to it, although I think it will be more than long enough for you.

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After he had fully confessed himself to the Knight of the Parrot, he said his culpas and died on the spot before him. The Knight of the Parrot took his hauberk and tied it to the back of the dwarf and prayed God to have mercy on his soul; then he covered him with branches and grass against the sun's rays, and would have very willingly buried him but could not because of his great weight.

Knight of the Parrot