This is the story of the Barenton Fountain. One evening when Owein, Arthur's knight, was chatting with Kynon, the latter told him that having gone to the fountain to verify the miracles that had been told to him, he watered the slab with it. Immediately a huge clap of thunder broke out accompanied by a shower of hail. Then a black knight attacked him, and took away his horse.
The Barenton Fountain
Owein immediately decided to discover this place. He rode to a clearing where a black giant, surrounded by animals, showed him the way. He came to a green tree and saw the fountain and the slab.
He poured water on the slab and the terrible storm broke out, even more violent than Kynon had described, then the sun shone and the birds sang. As he enjoyed listening to these songs, he heard moaning and saw the black knight. They charged furiously and broke their two spears, they drew their swords and Owein mortally wounded the knight.
He fled and Owein pursued him to the entrance of a castle where Owein tried to enter behind him, but the people of the castle dropped the portcullis on him. Then they closed the inner door, trapping him between the portcullis and the door. He then saw a lovely young lady with blond hair who was moved by his fate. She gave him a ring which had the property of making one invisible at will. When the men-at-arms came to get him, they did not see him running to find the young girl.
It was then that they heard loud cries, Lunet told him that extreme anointing had just been given to the master of the castle, his body was buried the next day and standing at the window, Owein saw the crowd following the coffin, and in this crowd a very pretty young woman in yellow mourning clothes.
Lunet explained to him that she was the most beautiful, the most generous, the noblest and the wisest of women, and that she was the wife of the knight, the Lady of the Fountain. Owein immediately fell in love with her.
Lunet then tried to reason with the inconsolable Lady by explaining to her that to guard the fountain, she needed a husband, a valiant knight to defend it. She therefore suggested that he go to Arthur's court for her. She was content to remain locked in her room, then returned to the Lady and introduced Owein to her. But the Lady was not fooled, she understood that Owein had not made this long journey, that he was hidden in the castle and that he was the one who had killed her husband.
She still married Owein who, since then, guarded the fountain with spear and sword. Any knight who came there, he overthrew.
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