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An Arthurian poem in Greek from the 13th-14th century found in a Vatican Codex by Friedrich Heinrich Von der Hagen in the early 19th century. Although it is a fragment, the episode is complete. An unnamed ancient knight fells all of King Arthur's best to prove that he is worthy of being admitted to the Round Table. Then a damsel askes King Arthur for help against a pillaging prince. With all of Arthur's knights on their back, the old one accepts and, of course, wins the day. This is the first translation into modern English, and is followed by a facsimile of Von der Hagen's transcription, explanatory preface and Latin translation of 1821.