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slaughter of so many brave men for
the sake of one woman, for by my
faith I have never yet looked on so
bloody a battle as this ». The king
and Messer Arrighetto agreed, and
made handfast pledge for single
combat. Then they rode back to the
field, and each side let sound the
trumpet signal of retreat, but they
found it hard work to stop the
fighting, so savage had the combat
become.
In the evening, when both hosts
had returned to camp, the King of
Aragon summoned together all the
kings and counts and barons who
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