There is a lot of smiting! Using nltk (a Python toolkit for Natural Language Processing), we can get this basic concordance for "smote" (first 25 lines of like 600!). I wonder how hard it would be to NLP the information of who smote whom. Mallory's anaphoras for "he" often take a bit of tracing back to pin down.
and how he gat a spear wherewith he smote the dolorous stroke . CHAPTER XVI .
d in Sir Kay 's harness , and how he smote down a knight . CHAPTER XIII . How S
, and he , sore hurt in the thigh , smote off the knight 's head . CHAPTER XXI
d how he fought for her beauty , and smote of another lady 's head . CHAPTER XX
t with Sir Breunor , and at the last smote off his head . CHAPTER XXVII . How S
Tristram at the request of King Mark smote his horse down . CHAPTER XXXIV . How
es followed the Questing Beast , and smote down Sir Tristram and Sir Lamorak wi
. CHAPTER XXXIII . How Sir Tristram smote down Sir Palomides , and how he jous
ristram , and how after Sir Tristram smote down Sir Palomides . CHAPTER XXXV .
n of King Mark , and how Sir Gaheris smote him down and Andred his cousin . CHA
Arthur turned with his knights , and smote behind and before , and ever Sir Art
erneath him . And therewith King Lot smote down King Arthur . With that his fou
m again , and so Ulfius and Brastias smote other two down , and so passed on th
five knights with him , and they six smote other six down . But Sir Kay did tha
knight , and met with Sir Kay , and smote him down horse and man , where fore
as saw his fellow fared so withal he smote the duke with a spear , that horse a
returned unto Brastias , and either smote other so that horse and man went to
n foot , he rode on King Nentres and smote him down , and led his horse unto Si
n . Also Sir Kay with the same spear smote down King Lot , and hurt him passing
d Knights , and ran unto Sir Kay and smote him down , and took his horse , and
to Pinel , a good man of arms , and smote horse and man down , and then he too
he ran unto Melot de la Roche , and smote him down , horse and man , and gave
n he ran unto Gwiniart de Bloi , and smote him down , horse and man , and gave
and horsed him again ; and King Lot smote down Clariance de la Forest Savage ,
King Cradelment of North Wales , and smote him through the left side , that the
