ten o'clock
It was built at one end of the lists , which had been purposely placed in a hollow , so that a great number of people besides those in the pavilions could obtain a view from the surrounding slopes . The castle was substantially built of heavy timber painted gray , and looked at a little distance as if constructed of stone . A flag floated from the central tower , and the building looked so formidable that the general opinion was freely expressed that the task of the assailants , whoever they might be -- for at present this was unknown -- was quite impossible . At ten o'clock the king and his court arrived . After they had taken their places the two bands , headed by their leaders , advanced from the lower end of the lists , and drew up in front of the royal pavilion . The leaders took their places in front . Behind them stood the ten chosen followers , all of whom , as well as their chiefs , were incased in full armor .