and of steel; The shieldës bright, the testers, 721 and trappures; 722 Gold-hewen helmets, hauberks, coat-armures; Lordës in parements 723 on their coursérs, Knightës of retinue, and eke squiérs, Nailing the spears, and helmës buckëling, Gniding 724 of shieldës, with lainers 725 lacing; There as need is, they werë nothing idle: The foamy steeds upon the golden bridle Gnawing, and fast the armourers also With file and hammer pricking to and fro; Yeomen on foot, and knavës 726 many one With shortë stavës, thick as they may gon;