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In that beautiful part of England where flows the river Don[1] there was in ancient times a large forest, where lived famous bandits. Their adventures have been described in many English ballads.
This is our scene. The date of our story refers to a period towards the end of the reign of Richard I,[2] who was still in prison in a foreign country, while his subjects were oppressed in every possible way. The nobles had become powerful, and each one of them wanted to have a castle and an army.
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The northern entrance to the lists was prepared for those knights who wanted to enter the lists with the challengers.
Around the lists there were temporary galleries for those ladies and nobles who were expected to come to the tournament. Other spectators occupied the narrow space between these galleries and the lists or sat on the elevated ground behind the galleries.
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