Madeglant of Oriande heard say that Lancelot was repaired back, and
that the land of Albanie was all void save for the folk of the country.
He maketh ready his navy at once and cometh back to the land in great
force. He burneth the land and layeth it waste on every side, and doth
far worse therein than he did aforetime. They of the land sent over to
King Arthur and told him of their evil plight, warning him that, and he
send them not succour betimes, they will leave the land and yield up
the castles, for that they might not hold them longer. He took
counsel, the King with his knights, whom he might send thither, and
they said that Lancelot had already been there and that now another
knight should be sent thither. The King sent thither Briant of the
Isles, and lent him forty knights. Briant, that loved not the King in
his heart, came into the land, but only made pretence of helping him to
defend it. One day fell out a battle betwixt Madeglant and Briant and
all their men. Briant was discomfited, and had many of his knights
killed. Madeglant and his people spread themselves over the land and
laid the towns in ruins and destroyed the castles, that were
disgarnished, and put to death all them that would not believe in their
gods, and cut off their heads.