Vincent Darlage’s Reviews > Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene, a Prose Rendering, Volume 3 of 3: A Text-Faithful Translation of the 1590s Epic Poem > Status Update

Book Five, Canto Four, wherein Artegall has to adjudicate a dispute between two brothers, and then he finds a fellow knight on the gallows, surrounded by Amazons. Talus makes the women flee, and Sir Terpine tells what happened to him, that he preferred death to slavery. Artegall, Terpine, and Talus battle the Amazons until nightfall, when all rest. Radegund offers to meet Artegall in single combat the next day.

Book Five, Canto Three, wherein we arrive at the wedding of Florimell, at which a tournament for many knights is held. Marinell and his six buddies take all comers, and win for two days, but on the third Marinell is overwhelmed and taken captive. Artegall rescues him, but Braggadocchio claims the deed. He is exposed. Guyon even recovers his horse. Braggadocchio's weapons are broken and he is stripped of his armor.

Book Five, Canto Two, wherein Artegall meets Florimell's servant dwarf who tells Artegall of Florimell's upcoming marriage. The dwarf needs help with a knight who blocks a bridge and steals from everyone. Artegall battles Pollente, killing him, then he kills Pollente's thieving sister, killing her. They find a giant arguing for equality in all things and kills him too.

Book Five, Canto One, wherein Artegall, with the services of Talus, a man of iron, goes forth into the world to restore Irena, who is unjustly held by a strong tyrant. He finds a squire and a beheaded lady, and finds another knight (Sangliere) killed his own lady and left it, stealing the squire's lady instead. Talus fetches Sangliere and Artegall forces him to ride forth carrying his former lady's head.