(Sir). Native of Poperyng in Flanders; a capital sportsman,
archer, wrestler, and runner. He resolved to marry no one but an “elf
queen,” and set out for fairy-land. On his way he met the
three-headed giant Olifaunt, who challenged him to single combat. Sir
Thopas got permission to go back for his armour, and promised to meet
him next day. Here mine host interrupts the narrative as “intolerable
nonsense,” and the “rime” is left unfinished.
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