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Le MorteDArthur

Sir Thomas Malory's Book ofKing Arthur and of his Noble

Knights of the Round Table

This edition m y st ic r e a lm s .o r g .u k 2k5
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al so of hi s f al l . Al so Gal f r i dus i n hi s Br i t i sh book r ecount et hhi s l i f e: and i n di ver s pl aces of Engl and many r emembr ances be

yet of hi m, and shal l r emai n per pet ual l y, and al so of hi skni ght s. Fi r st i n t he abbey of West mi nst er , at St . Edward' sshr i ne, r emai net h t he pr i nt of hi s seal i n r ed wax cl osed i n

ber yl , i n whi ch i s wr i t t en, Pat r i ci us Ar t hur us Br i t anni e, Gal l i e,Ger mani e, Daci e, I mper ator. I t em i n t he cast l e of Dover ye may

see Gawai ne' s skul l , and Cr adok' s mant l e: at Wi nchest er t he RoundTabl e: i n ot her pl aces Launcel ot ' s swor d and many ot her t hi ngs.Then al l t hese t hi ngs consi dered, t here can no man r easonabl ygai nsay but t her e was a ki ng of t hi s l and named Ar t hur . For i nal l pl aces, Chr i st i an and heat hen, he i s r eput ed and taken f or

one of t he ni ne wort hy, and t he f i r st of t he t hr ee Chr i st i an men.And al so, he i s more spoken of beyond t he sea, mor e books made of

hi s nobl e acts, t han t her e be i n Engl and, as wel l i n Dut ch,I t al i an, Spani sh, and Gr eeki sh, as i n French. And yet of r ecor dr emai n i n wi t ness of hi m i n Wal es, i n t he t own of Camel ot , t hegr eat st ones and the marvel l ous works of i r on l yi ng under t hegr ound, and royal vaul t s, whi ch di ver s now l i vi ng have seen.

Wher ef ore i t i s a marvel why he i s no more r enowned i n hi s own

count r y, save onl y i t accordet h t o the Word of God, whi ch sai t ht hat no man i s accept ed f or a pr ophet i n hi s own count r y.

Then al l t hese t hi ngs af or esai d al l eged, I coul d not wel l denybut t hat t her e was such a nobl e ki ng named Ar t hur , and r eputed

one of t he ni ne wort hy, and f i r st and chi ef of t he Chr i st i an men.And many nobl e vol umes be made of hi m and of hi s nobl e kni ght s i nFr ench, whi ch I have seen and r ead beyond the sea, whi ch be nothad i n our mat ernal t ongue. But i n Wel sh be many and al so i nFrench, and some i n Engl i sh but nowhere ni gh al l . Wheref ore,such as have l ate been dr awn out br i ef l y i nt o Engl i sh I have

af t er t he si mpl e conni ng t hat God hath sent t o me, under


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and t r ansi t or y l i f e to come unt o ever l ast i ng bl i ss i n heaven; t hewhi ch He gr ant us t hat r ei gnet h i n heaven, t he bl essed Tri ni t y.

Amen.

Then t o proceed f or t h i n t hi s sai d book, whi ch I di r ect unto al lnobl e pr i nces, l ords and l adi es, gent l emen or gent l ewomen, t hatdesi r e t o read or hear r ead of t he nobl e and j oyous hi st ory of

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The Table or Rubrysshe of the Content of Chapters

Shor t l y of t he Fi r st Book of Ki ng Ar t hur .

How Ut her Pendr agon sent f or t he duke of Cornwal l and I gr ai ne hi swi f e, and of t hei r depart i ng suddenl y agai n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chap. i .

How Ut her Pendr agon made war on the duke of Cor nwal l , andhow by t he mean of Mer l i n he l ay by t he duchess and gat

Ar t hur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chap. i i .Of t he bi rt h of Ki ng Art hur and of hi s nurt ure . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chap.

i i i .And of t he deat h of Ki ng Ut her Pendr agon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chap.

i v.And how Ar t hur was chosen ki ng, and of wonder s and marvel s of a

swor d t aken out of a st one by t he sai d Ar t hur . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chap. v.How Ki ng Ar t hur pul l ed out t he swor d di ver s t i mes. . . . . . . . . . . . . Chap.

vi .How Ki ng Ar t hur was crowned, and how he made of f i cer s. . . . . . . . . . Chap.

vi i .How Ki ng Ar t hur hel d i n Wal es, at a Pent ecost , a gr eat f east , andwhat ki ngs and l ords came t o hi s f east . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chap. vi i i .

Of t he f i r st war t hat Ki ng Ar t hur had, and how he won t he f i el d. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chap. i x.

How Merl i n counsel l ed Ki ng Ar t hur t o send f or Ki ng Ban and Ki ngBor s, and of t hei r counsel t aken f or t he war . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chap. x.

Of a gr eat t ourney made by Ki ng Ar t hur and the t wo ki ngs Ban andBor s, and how t hey went over t he sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chap. xi .How el even ki ngs gat her ed a gr eat host agai nst Ki ng Ar t hur . . . . . . . Chap.

xi i .Of a dr eam of t he Ki ng wi t h t he Hundr ed Kni ght s. . . . . . . . . . . . . Chap.

xi i i .How t he el even ki ngs wi t h thei r host f ought agai nst Ar t hur and hi s

host , and many gr eat f eat s of t he war . . Chap. xi v.Yet of t he same bat t l e . . . . . Chap. xv.

[ Yet mor e of t he same bat t l e] . . . . Chap. xvi .Yet mor e of t he sai d bat t l e, and how i t was ended by Mer l i n

Chap. xvi i .How Ki ng Ar t hur , Ki ng Ban, and Ki ng Bors r escued Ki ng Leodegrance,

and ot her i nci dent s . . . . Chap. xvi i i .How Ki ng Ar t hur r ode t o Car l i on, and of hi s dr eam, and how he saw t he

Quest i ng Beast . . . . Chap. xi x.How Ki ng Pel l i nore t ook Ar t hur ' s hor se and f ol l owed the Quest i ng Beast ,

and how Merl i n met wi t h Ar t hur . . Chap. xx.How Ul f i us i mpeached Queen I gr ai ne, Ar t hur ' s mot her, of t r eason; and how

a kni ght came and desi r ed t o have t he deat h of hi s mast er r evenged .

.. . . Chap. xxi .How Gr i f l et was made kni ght , and j oust ed wi t h a kni ght Chap. xxi i .How t wel ve kni ght s came f r om Rome and asked t r uage f or t hi s l and of

Ar t hur , and how Ar t hur f ought wi t h a kni ght . Chap. xxi i i .How Merl i n saved Ar t hur ' s l i f e, and threw an enchant ment on Ki ng

Pel l i nore and made hi m t o sl eep . . . Chap. xxi v.How Ar t hur by t he mean of Mer l i n gat Excal i bur hi s sword of t he Lady of

t he Lake . . . . . Chap. xxv.How t i di ngs came t o Ar t hur t hat Ki ng Ri ence had over come el even ki ngs,

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and how he desi r ed Ar t hur ' s beard t o t r i m hi s mant l eChap. xxvi .

How al l t he chi l dren were sent f or t hat were bor n on May- day, and howMordred was saved . . . . Chap. xxvi i .

The Second Book.

Of a damosel whi ch came gi r t wi t h a sword f or t o f i nd a man of suchvi r t ue to dr aw i t out of t he scabbar d . . Chap. i .

How Bal i n, arr ayed l i ke a poor kni ght , pul l ed out t he sword, whi chaf t er war d was cause of hi s death . . . Chap. i i .

How t he Lady of t he Lake demanded t he kni ght ' s head t hat had won theswor d, or t he mai den' s head . . . Chap. i i i .

How Merl i n tol d the advent ur e of t hi s damosel . Chap. i v.How Bal i n was pursued by Si r Lanceor , kni ght of I r el and, and how he

j oust ed and sl ew hi m . . . . Chap. v.How a damosel , whi ch was l ove t o Lanceor , sl ew hersel f f or l ove, and

how Bal i n met wi t h hi s br other Bal an . . Chap. viHow a dwar f r epr oved Bal i n f or t he deat h of Lanceor, and how Ki ng

Mar k of Cor nwal l f ound them, and made a t omb over t hem

Chap. vi i .How Mer l i n pr ophesi ed t hat t wo the best kni ghts of t he wor l d shoul df i ght t her e, whi ch wer e Si r Lancel ot and Si r Tr i st r am Chap. vi i i .

How Bal i n and hi s br other , by the counsel of Merl i n, t ook Ki ngRi ence and br ought hi m t o Ki ng Ar t hur . . Chap. i x.

How Ki ng Ar t hur had a bat t l e agai nst Nero and Ki ng Lot of Or kney,and how Ki ng Lot was decei ved by Mer l i n, and how t wel ve

ki ngs wer e sl ai n . . . . . Chap. x.Of t he i nt er ment of t wel ve ki ngs, and of t he pr ophecy of Mer l i n, and

how Bal i n shoul d gi ve t he dol orous st r oke . Chap. xi .How a sor r owf ul kni ght came bef ore Ar t hur , and how Bal i n f etched

hi m, and how t hat kni ght was sl ai n by a kni ght i nvi si bl e _Chap. xi i .

How Bal i n and t he damosel met wi t h a kni ght whi ch was i n l i kewi sesl ai n, and how t he damosel bl ed f or t he cust omof a cast l e

Chap. xi i i .How Bal i n met wi t h t hat kni ght named Gar l on at a f east , and therehe sl ew hi m, t o have hi s bl ood t o heal t her ewi t h the son of hi s

host . . . . . . Chap. xi v.How Bal i n f ought wi t h Ki ng Pel l am, and how hi s sword br ake, and

how he gat a spear wher ewi t h he smot e t he dol orous s t r okeChap. xv.

How Bal i n was del i ver ed by Mer l i n, and saved a kni ght t hat woul dhave sl ai n hi msel f f or l ove . . . Chap. xvi .

How t hat kni ght sl ew hi s l ove and a kni ght l yi ng by her, and af t er ,how he sl ew hi msel f wi t h hi s own sword, and how Bal i n rode

t owar d a cast l e wher e he l ost hi s l i f e . . Chap. xvi i

How Bal i n met wi t h hi s brother Bal an, and how each of t hemsl ewother unknown, t i l l t hey were wounded to death . Chap. xvi i i .How Merl i n buri ed t hemboth i n one t omb, and of Bal i n' s sword

Chap. Yi X.

Her e f ol l ow t he Chapt er s of t he Thi r d Book.

How Ki ng Ar t hur t ook a wi f e, and wedded Guenever , daught er t oLeodegr ance, Ki ng of t he Land of Camel i ard, wi t h whom he had

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How Ki ng Ar t hur ' s sword that he f ought wi t h brake, and how he r ecoveredof Accol on hi s own sword Excal i bur , and overcame hi s enemy . . . . .

. Chap. x.How Accol on conf essed t he t r eason of Morgan l e Fays Ki ng Ar t hur ' s

si st er , and how she woul d have done sl ay hi m . Chap. Yi .

How Ar t hur accor ded t he t wo br ethr en, and del i ver ed t he t went y kni ght s,and how Si r Accol on di ed . . Chap. Yi i .

How Morgan woul d have sl ai n Si r Ur i ens her husband, and how Si rUwai ne her son saved hi m . . . Chap. xi i i .

How Queen Mor gan l e Fay made great sor r ow f - or t he deat h of Accol on,and how she st ol e away the scabbar d f r om Ar t hur . Chap. Yi V.

How Mor gan l e Fay saved a kni ght t hat shoul d have been dr owned, andhow Ki ng Ar t hur r eturned home agai n . Chap. xv.

How t he Damosel of t he Lake saved Ki ng Ar t hur f r om a mant l e whi chshoul d have bur nt hi m . . . . Chap. xvi .

How Si r Gawai ne and Si r Uwai ne met wi t h t wel ve f ai r damosel s, and howt hey compl ai ned on Si r Marhaus . . Chap. YVi i .

How Si r Marhaus j oust ed wi t h Si r Gawai ne and Si r Uwai ne, andover t hr ew t hem bot h . . . . Chap. xvi i i .

How Si r Marhaus, Si r Gawai ne, and Si r Uwai ne met t hree damosel s, andeach of t hem t ook one . . . Chap. Yi X.

How a kni ght and a dwarf st r ove f or a l ady . . Chap. xx.How Ki ng Pel l eas suf f ered hi msel f t o be taken pri soner because he woul d

have a si ght of hi s l ady, and how Si r Gawai ne pr omi sed hi m t o get t ohi m t he l ove of hi s l ady . . Chap. xxi .

How Si r Gawai ne came t o t he Lady Et t ard, and how Si r Pel l eas f oundt hem sl eepi ng . . . . . Chap. xxi i .

How Si r Pel l eas l oved no more Et t ard by t he mean of t he Damosel of t heLake, whom he l oved ever af t er . . Chap. xxi i i .

How Si r Mar haus r ode wi t h t he damosel , and how he came t o t he Duke oft he Sout h Marches . . . Chap. xxi v.

How Si r Marhaus f ought wi t h the duke and hi s f our sons and made t hemt o yi el d t hem . . . . Chap. xxv.

How Si r Uwai ne r ode wi t h the damosel of si xt y year of age, and howhe gat t he pr i ze at t our neyi ng . . . Chap. xxvi .


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How Si r Launcel ot came t o Ki ng Ar t hur ' s Cour t , and how t her e werer ecount ed al l hi s nobl e f eat s and act s . . Chap. xvi i i .

Here f ol l ow t he Chapt ers of t he Sevent h Book.

How Beaumai ns came to Ki ng Ar t hur' s court and demanded t hreepet i t i ons of Ki ng Art hur . . . . Chap. i .

How Si r Launcel ot and Si r Gawai ne were wr ot h because Si r Kaymocked Beaumai ns, and of a damosel whi ch desi r ed a kni ght t o

f i ght f or a l ady . . . . . Chap. i i .How Beaumai ns desi r ed t he bat t l e, and how i t was grant ed t o hi m, and

how he desi r ed t o be made kni ght of Si r Launcel ot Chap. i i i .How Beaumai ns depart ed, and how he gat of Si r Kay a spear and a shi el d,

and how he j oust ed wi t h Si r Launcel ot . Chap. i v.How Beaumai ns t ol d t o Si r Launcel ot hi s name, and how he was dubbed

kni ght of Si r Launcel ot , and af t er over t ook t he damoselChap. v.

How Beaumai ns f ought and sl ew t wo kni ght s at a passage Chap. vi .How Beaumai ns f ought wi t h t he Kni ght of t he Bl ack Launds, and f ought

wi t h hi m t i l l he f el l down and di ed . Chap. vi i .

How t he br ot her of t he kni ght t hat was sl ai n met wi t h Beaumai ns, andf ought wi t h Beaumai ns t i l l he was yi el den . Chap. vi i i .

How t he damosel ever r ebuked Beaumai ns, and woul d not suf f er hi m t o si tat her t abl e, but cal l ed hi m ki t chen boy . Chap. i x.

How t he t hi r d br other , cal l ed t he Red Kni ght , j oust ed and f ought agai nstBeaumai ns, and how Beaumai ns over came hi m Chap. x.

How Si r Beaumai ns suf f ered great r ebukes of t he damosel , and he suf f eredi t pat i ent l y . . . . Chap. xi .

How Beaumai ns f ought wi t h Si r Per sant of I nde, and made hi m t o beyi el den . . . . . . Chap. xi i .

Of t he goodl y communi cat i on bet ween Si r Persant and Beaumai ns, andhow he t ol d hi m t hat hi s name was Si r Garet h . Chap. xi i i .

How t he l ady t hat was besi eged had word f r om her si st er how she hadbr ought a kni ght t o f i ght f or her , and what bat t l es he had achi eved

Chap. xi v.How t he damosel and Beaumai ns came t o t he si ege, and came t o a

sycamore t r ee, and t her e Beaumai ns bl ew a horn, and t hen t he Kni ghtof t he Red Launds came to f i ght wi t h hi m Chap. xv.

How t he two kni ght s met t ogether , and of t hei r t al ki ng, and how t heybegan

t hei r bat t l e . . . . Chap. xvi .How af t er l ong f i ght i ng Beaumai ns over came t he kni ght and woul d havesl ai n hi m, but at t he r equest of t he l ords he saved hi s l i f e and made

hi m t o yi el d hi m t o t he l ady . . Chap. xvi i .How t he kni ght yi el ded hi m, and how Beaumai ns made hi m t o go unt o Ki ng

Ar t hur ' s cour t , and t o cry Si r Launcel ot mer cy Chap. xvi i i .How Beaumai ns came t o t he l ady, and when he came t o t he cast l e t he

gates wer e cl osed agai nst hi m, and of t he words t hat t he l ady sai d tohi m . . . . . . Chap. xi x.

How Si r Beaumai ns r ode af t er t o r escue hi s dwarf , and came i nt o t hecast l e where he was . . . . Chap. xx.

How Si r Gareth, ot herwi se cal l ed Beaumai ns, came t o t he pr esence of hi sl ady, and how t hey t ook acquai nt ance, and of t hei r l ove

Chap. xxi .How at ni ght came an armed kni ght , and f ought wi t h Si r Gareth, and he,

sorthur t i n t he t hi gh, smot e of f t he kni ght ' s head Chap. xxi i .

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How t he sai d kni ght came agai n t he next ni ght and was beheadedagai n, and how at t he f east of Pent ecost al l t he kni ght s t hat Si r

Garet h had overcome came and yi el ded t hem t o Ki ng Ar t hurChap. xxi i i .

How Ki ng Ar t hur pardoned t hem, and demanded of t hemwhere Si rGar et h was . . . . . Chap. xxi v.

How t he Queen of Or kney came to thi s f east of Pentecost , and Si rGawai ne and hi s br ethren came t o ask her bl essi ng Chap. xxv.

How Ki ng Ar t hur sent f or t he Lady Li onesse, and how she l et cr y at our ney at her cast l e, wher eas came many kni ght s . Chap. XYVi .

How Ki ng Ar t hur went t o the t our nament wi t h hi s kni ght s, and howt he l ady r ecei ved hi m worshi pf ul l y, and how t he kni ght s en-

count ered . . . . . . Chap. xxvi i .How t he kni ght s bar e them i n t he bat t l e . . Chap. xxvi i i .

Yet of t he sai d t ournament . . . . Chap. xxi x.

How Si r Gar et h was espi ed by the her al ds, and how he escaped out oft he f i el d . . . . . . Chap. xxx.

How Si r Gar et h came t o a cast l e wher e he was wel l l odged, and hej oust ed wi t h a kni ght and sl ew hi m . . Chap. xxxi .

How Si r Gar et h f ought wi t h a kni ght t hat hel d wi t hi n hi s cast l e t hi r t yl adi es, and how he sl ew hi m . . . Chap. xxxi i .

How Si r Gareth and Si r Gawai ne f ought each agai nst ot her , and howt hey knew each ot her by the damosel Li net . Chap. xxxi i i .

How Si r Garet h knowl edged t hat t hey l oved each ot her t o Ki ngAr t hur , and of t he appoi nt ment of t hei r weddi ng . Chap. xxxi v.

Of t he Gr eat Royal t y, and what of f i cers were made at t he f east of t heweddi ng, and of t he j oust s at t he f east . . Chap. xxxv.

Here f ol l ow t he Chapt ers of t he Ei ght h Book.

How Si r Tr i st r amde Li ones was born, and how hi s mot her di ed athi s bi r t h, wher ef or e she named hi m Tr i st r am . Chap. i .

How t he stepmother of Si r Tri st r amhad ordai ned poi son f or t o havepoi soned Si r Tr i str am . . . . Chap. i i .

How Si r Tri st r amwas sent i nt o Fr ance, and had one to govern hi mnamed Gouvernai l , and how he l earned t o har p, hawk, and hunt

Chap. i i i .How Si r Marhaus came out of I r el and f or t o ask t r uage of Cornwal l ,

or el se he woul d f i ght t her ef or e . . . Chap. i v.How Tr i st r am ent er pr i zed t he bat t l e t o f i ght f or t he t r uage of Cor n

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heal ed of hi s wound . . . Chap. i x.How Si r Tri st r amwon t he degr ee at a t our nament i n I r el and, and ther e

made Pal ami des t o bear no har ness i n a year . Chap. x.How t he queen espi ed t hat Si r Tri st r amhad sl ai n her br other Si r Marhaus

by hi s sword, and i n what j eopar dy he was Chap. xi .How Si r Tri st r amdepart ed f r omt he ki ng and La Beal e I soud out of

I rel andf or t o come i nt o Cor nwal l . . Chap. xi i .

How Si r Tri st r amand Ki ng Mark 11U t ed each ot her f or t he l ove of akni ght ' s wi f e . . . . . Chap. xi i i .

How Si r Tri st r aml ay wi t h t he l ady, and how h er husband f ought wi t h Si rTr i st r am . . . . Chap. xi v.

How Si r Bl eober i s demanded t he f ai r est l ady i n Ki ng Mark' s cour t , whomhe t ook away, and how he w as f ought wi t h. Chap. xv.

How Si r Tri st r amf ought wi t h t wo kni ght s of t he Round Tabl eChap. xvi .

How Si r Tr i st r am f ought wi t h Si r Bl eober i s f or a l ady, and how t he l adywas put t o choi ce t o whom she woul d go . Chap. xvi i .

How t he l ady f orsook Si r Tri st r amand abode wi t h Si r Bl eober i s, and howshe desi r ed to go to her husband . . Chap. xvi i i .

How Ki ng Mark sent Si r Tri st r amf or La Beal e I soud t oward I r el and, andhow by f ort une he ar r i ved i nt o Engl and . Chap. xi x.

How Ki ng Angui sh of I r el and was summoned t o come t o Ki ng Ar t hur ' scour t f or t r eason . . . . Chap. xx.

How Si r Tri st r amr escued a chi l d f r oma kni ght , and how Gouver nai lt ol d hi m of Ki ng Angui sh . . . Chap. xxi .

How Si r Tri st r amf ought f or Si r Angui sh and overcame hi s adver sary, andhow hi s adver sary woul d never yi el d hi m . Chap. xxi i .

How Si r Bl amor e desi r ed Tri st r am t o sl ay hi m, and how Si r Tri st r amspar ed hi m, and how t hey t ook appoi nt ment . Chap. xxi i i .

How Si r Tr i st r am demanded La Beal e I soud f or Ki ng Mark, and how Si rTr i st r am and I soud drank t he l ove dr i nk . Chap. xxi v.

How Si r Tri st r amand I soud were i n pr i son, and how he f ought f orher beauty, and smote of f another l ady' s head . Chap. xxv.

How Si r Tr i st r am f ought wi t h Si r Br eunor , and at t he l ast smote of f hi shead

. . . . . . Chap. xxvi .How Si r Gal ahad f ought wi t h Si r Tr i st r am, and how Si r Tr i st r amyi el ded

hi m and pr omi sed t o f el l owshi p wi t h Launcel otChap. xxvi i .

How Si r Launcel ot met wi t h Si r Carados bear i ng away Si r Gawai ne, andof t he r escue of Si r Gawai ne . . . Chap. xxvi i i .

Of t he weddi ng of Ki ng Mark t o La Beal e I soud, and of Br agwai ne hermai d, and of Pal ami des . . . Chap. xxi x.

How Pal ami des demanded Queen I soud, and how Lambegus r ode af t er t or escue her , and of t he escape of I soud . Chap. xxx.

How Si r Tr i st r amr ode af t er Pal ami des, and how he f ound hi m and f ought

wi t h hi m, and by t he means of I soud the bat t l e ceasedChap. xxxi .

How Si r Tr i st r am br ought Queen I soud home, and of t he debate of Ki ngMar k and Si r Tr i st r am . . . Chap. xxxi i .

How Si r Lamorak j oust ed wi t h t hi r t y kni ght s, and Si r Tr i st r amat t her equest of Ki ng Mark smot e hi s hor se down . Chap. xxxi i i .

How Si r Lamorak sent an horn t o Ki ng Mark i n despi t e of Si r Tr i st r am,and

how Si r Tri st r amwas dr i ven i nt o a chapelChap. xxxi v.

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How Si r Tr i st r am was hol pen by hi s men, and of Queen I soud whi ch wasput i n a l azar - cote, and how Tri st r amwas hur t Chap. xxxv.

How Si r Tri st r amserved i n war Ki ng Howel of Br i t t any, and sl ew hi sadver sar y i n t he f i el d . . . . Chap. xxxvi .

How Si r Suppi nabi l es tol d Si r Tr i st r am how he was def amed i n t he cour tof Ki ng Ar t hur , and of Si r Lamorak . Chap. xxxvi i .

How Si r Tri st r amand hi s wi f e ar r i ved i n Wal es, and how he met t her ewi t h Si r Lamor ak . . . . Chap. xxxvi i i .

How Si r Tr i st r am f ought wi t h Si r Nabon, and over came hi m, and made Si rSegwar i des l or d of t he i sl e . . Chap. xxxi x.

How Si r Lamorak depar t ed f r om Si r Tr i st r am, and how he met wi t h Si rFrol , and af t er wi t h Si r Launcel ot . . Chap. xl .

How Si r Lamorak sl ew Si r Frol , and of t he cour t eous f i ght i ng wi t h Si rBel l i ance hi s br ot her . . . . Chap. xl i .

Here f ol l ow t he Chapt ers of t he Ni nt h Book.

How a young man came i nto t he court of Ki ng Ar t hur , and how Si r Kaycal l ed hi m i n scor n La Cot e Mal e Tai l e . Chap. i .

How a damosel came i nto t he cour t and desi r ed a kni ght t o t ake on hi m an

enquest , whi ch La Cote Mal e Tai l e empri sed Chap. i i .How La Cot e Mal e Tai l e overt hrew Si r Dagonet t he ki ng' s f ool , and

of t he r ebuke t hat he had of t he damosel . . Chap. i i i .How La Cot e Mal e Tai l e f ought agai nst an hundr ed kni ght s, and how

he escaped by t he mean of a l ady . . . Chap. i v.How Si r Launcel ot came t o t he cour t and hear d of La Cot e Mal eTai l e, and how he f ol l owed af t er hi m, and how La Cot e Mal e

Tai l e was pr i soner . . . . Chap. v.How Si r Launcel ot f ought wi t h si x kni ght s, and af t er wi t h Si r Br i an,

and how he del i ver ed t he pr i soner s . . Chap. vi .How Si r Launcel ot met wi t h the damosel named Mal edi sant , and

named her t he damosel Bi enpensant . . Chap. vi i .How La Cot e Mal e Tai l e was t aken pr i soner, and af t er r escued by

Si r Launcel ot , and how Si r Launcel ot over came f our br et hr en Chap. vi i i .How Si r Launcel ot made La Cot e Mal e Tai l e l ord of t he Cast l e of

Pendr agon, and af t er was made kni ght of t he Round Tabl e Chap. i x.How La Beal e I soud sent l et t ers t o Si r Tri st r amby her mai d Br ag-

wai ne, and of di ver s advent ur es of Si r Tri st r am . Chap. x.How Si r Tr i st r am met wi t h Si r Lamorak de Gal i s, and how t hey

f ought , and af t er accor ded never t o f i ght t oget her . Chap. si .How Si r Pal omi des f ol l owed t he Quest i ng Beast , and smot e down Si r

Tr i st r am and Si r Lamor ak wi t h one spear . . Chap. xi i .How Si r Lamorak met wi t h Si r Mel i agaunce, and f ought t oget her f or

t he beaut y of Dame Guenever . . . Chap. xi i i .[ How Si r Mel i agaunce t ol d f or what cause t hey f ought , and how Si r

Lamorak j oust ed wi t h Ki ng Ar t hur ] . . Chap. xi v.How Si r Kay met wi t h Si r Tr i st r am, and af t er of t he shame spoken

of t he kni ght s of Cornwal l , and how t hey j oust ed . Chap. xv.How Ki ng Ar t hur was br ought i nt o the Forest Per i l ous, and how Si r

Tr i st r am saved hi s l i f e . . . . Chap. xvi .How Si r Tr i st r am came to La Beal e I soud, and how Kehydi us began

t o l ove Beal e I soud, and of a l et t er t hat Tr i st r am f ound Chap. xvi i .How Si r Tri st r amdepart ed f r omTi nt agi l , and how he sor r owed and

was so l ong i n a f or est t i l l he was out of hi s mi nd . Chap. xvi i i .How Si r Tr i st r am soused Dagonet i n a wel l , and how Pal omi des sent

a damosel t o seek Tr i st r am, and how Pal omi des met wi t h Ki ngMark . . . . . . Chap. xi x.

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How i t was noi sed how Si r Tr i st r am was dead, and how La Beal eI soud woul d have sl ai n her sel f . . . Chap. xx.How Ki ng Mark f ound Si r Tr i st r am naked, and made hi m t o be

bor ne home t o Ti ntagi l , and how he was t her e known by abr achet . . . . . . Chap. xxi .

How Ki ng Mark, by t he advi ce of hi s counci l , bani shed Si r Tri st r amout of Cor nwal l t he t er m of t en year s. . . Chap. xxi i .

How a damosel sought hel p t o hel p Si r Launcel ot agai nst t hi r t ykni ght s, and how Si r Tr i st r am f ought wi t h t hem . Chap. xxi i i .How Si r Tr i st r amand Si r Di nadan came t o a l odgi ng where t hey

must j oust wi t h t wo kni ght s . . . Chap. xxi v.How Si r Tr i st r am j oust ed wi t h Si r Kay and Si r Sagr amor e l e

Desi r ous, and how Si r Gawai ne turned Si r Tr i st r amf r omMor gan l e Fay . . . . . Chap. xxv.

How Si r Tr i st r amand Si r Gawai ne r ode t o have f ought en wi t h t het hi r t y kni ght s, but t hey dur st not come out . Chap. xxvi .

How damosel Br agwai ne f ound Tr i st r amsl eepi ng by a wel l , and howshe del i ver ed l et t er s t o hi m f r om La Beal e I soud . Chap. xxvi i .

How Si r Tri st r amhad a f al l wi t h Si r Pal omi des, and how Launcel otover t hr ew t wo kni ght s . . . . Chap. xxvi i i .

How Si r Launcel ot j oust ed wi t h Pal omi des and overt hr ew hi m, andaf t er he was assai l ed wi t h t wel ve kni ght s . . Chap. xxi x.

How Si r Tr i st r ambehaved hi m t he f i r st day of t he tour nament , andt her e he had t he pr i ze . . . . Chap. xxx.

How Si r Tr i st r am r et ur ned agai nst Ki ng Ar t hur ' s par t y because hesaw Si r Pal omi des on t hat par t y . . . Chap. xxxi .

How Si r Tri st r amf ound Pal omi des by a wel l , and br ought hi m wi t hhi m t o hi s l odgi ng . . . . Chap. xxxi i .

How Si r Tr i st r amsmote down Si r Pal omi des, and how he j oust edwi t h Ki ng Ar t hur , and ot her f eat s . . Chap. xxxi i i .

How Si r Launcel ot hur t Si r Tri st r am, and how af t er Si r Tr i st r amsmot e down Si r Pal omi des . . . Chap. xxxi v.

How t he pr i ze of t he thi r d day was gi ven t o Si r Launcel ot , and Si rLauncel ot gave i t t o Si r Tr i st r am . . . Chap. xxxv.

How Pal omi des came to t he cast l e wher e Si r Tr i st r am was, and of t hequest t hat Si r Launcel ot and t en kni ght s made f or Si r Tr i st r am Chap. xxsvi .

How Si r Tr i st r am, Si r Pal omi des, and Si r Di nadan were t aken andput i n pr i son . . . . . Chap. xxxvi i .

How Ki ng Mark was sor r y f or t he good r enown of Si r Tr i st r am.Some of Ki ng Ar t hur ' s kni ght s j oust ed wi t h kni ght s of Cornwal l Chap. xxxvi i i

Of t he t r eason of Ki ng Mark, and how Si r Gaher i s smot e hi m downand Andr ed hi s cousi n . . . . Chap. xxxi x.

How af t er t hat Si r Tri st r am, Si r Pal omi des, and Si r Di nadan had beenl ong i n pr i son t hey wer c del i ver ed . . Chap. xl .

How Si r Di nadan r escued a l ady f r om Si r Br euse Saunce Pi t e, and how

Si r Tr i st r am r ecei ved a shi el d of Mor gan l e Fay Chap. xl i .How Si r Tr i st r am t ook wi t h hi m t he shi el d, and al so how he sl ew t he

par amour of Mor gan l e Fay . . . Chap. xl i i .How Morgan l e Fey her paramour , and how Si r Tr i st r am pr ai sed Si r

Launcel ot and hi s ki n . . . Chap. xl i i i .How Si r Tri st r amat a t our nament bare t he shi el d t hat Morgan l e Fay

del i vered t o hi m . . . . . Chap xl i

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here f ol l ow t he Chapt ers of t he Tent h Book.

How Si r Tr i st r am j oust ed, and smot e down Ki ng Ar t hur , because het ol d hi m not t he cause why he bar e that shi el d . Chap. i .

How Si r Tri st r amsaved Si r Pal omi des' l i f e, and how t hey pr omi sedt o f i ght t oget her wi t hi n a f ort ni ght . . Chap. i i .

How Si r Tri st r amsought a st r ong kni ght t hat had smi t t en hi m down,and many ot her kni ght s of t he Round Tabl e . Chap. i i i .

How Si r Tr i st r amsmote down Si r Sagr amore l e Desi r ous and Si rDodi nas l e Savage . . . . Chap. i v.

How Si r Tri st r ammet at t he peron wi t h Si r Launcel ot , and how t heyf ought t oget her unknown . . . . Chap. v.

How Si r Launcel ot br ought Si r Tr i st r am t o t he cour t , and of t hej oy t hat t he ki ng and ot her made f or t he comi ng of Si r

Tr i st r am . . . . . . Chap. vi .How f or t he despi t e of Si r Tri st r amKi ng Mark came wi t h two

kni ght s i nt o Engl and, and how he sl ew one of t he kni ght s Chap. vi i .How t he ki ng came t o a f ount ai n wher e he f ound Si r Lamor akcompl ai ni ng f or t he l ove of Ki ng Lot ' s wi f e . Chap. vi i i .

How Ki ng Mark, Si r Lamorak, and Si r Di nadan came to a cast l e, and

how Ki ng Mark was known ther e . . Chap. i x.How Si r Ber l use met wi t h Ki ng Mark, and how Si r Di nadan took hi s

part . . . . . . Chap. x.How Ki ng Mar k mocked Si r Di nadan, and how t hey met wi t h si x

kni ght s of t he Round Tabl e . . . Chap. xi .How t he si x kni ght s sent Si r Dagonet t o j oust wi t h Ki ng Mark, and

how Ki ng Mar k ref used hi m . . . Chap. xi i .How Si r Pal omi des by advent ure met Ki ng Mark f l yi ng, and how he

overt hr ew Dagonet and other kni ght s . . Chap. xi i i .How Ki ng Mark and Si r Di nadan hear d Si r Pal omi des maki ng great

sor r ow and mour ni ng f or La Beal e I soud . . Chap. xi v.How t he ki ng had sl ai n Amant wr ongf ul l y t o- f ore Ki ng Ar t hur , and

Si r Launcel ot f etched Ki ng Mark t o Ki ng Ar t hur . Chap. xv.How Si r Di nadan t ol d Si r Pal omi des of t he bat t l e between Si r

Launcel ot and Si r Tr i st r am . . . Chap. xvi .How Si r Lamorak j oust ed wi t h di ver s kni ght s of t he cast l e wher ei n

was Mor gan l e Fay . . . . Chap. xvi i .How Si r Pal omi des woul d have j oust ed f or Si r Lamorak wi t h the

kni ght s of t he castl e . . . . Chap. xvi i i .How Si r Lamorak j oust ed wi t h Si r Pal omi des, and hur t hi m gr i evousl y

. . . . . . Chap xi x.How i t was t ol d Si r Launcel ot t hat Dagonet chased Ki ng Mark, and

how a kni ght overt hrew hi m and si x kni ght s . Chap. xx.How Ki ng Ar t hur l et do cr y a j oust s, and how Si r Lamorak came i n,

and overt hrew Si r Gawai ne and many ot her . Chap. xxi .How Ki ng Ar t hur made Ki ng Mark t o be accor ded wi t h Si r Tr i st r am,

and how t hey depar t ed t oward Cornwal l . . Chap. xxi i .

How Si r Perci val e was made kni ght of Ki ng Ar t hur , and how a dumbmai d spake, and brought hi m t o the Round Tabl e Chap. xxi i i .

How Si r Lamorak l ay wi t h Ki ng Lot ' s wi f e, and how Si r Gaher i s sl ewher whi ch was hi s own mot her . . . Chap. xxi v.

How Si r Agravai ne and Si r Mordr ed met wi t h a kni ght f l eei ng, andhow t hey bot h were over t hrown, and of Si r Di nadan Chap. xxv.

How Ki ng Ar t hur , t he Queen, and Launcel ot r ecei ved l et t ers out ofCornwal l , and of t he answer agai n . . Chap. xxvi .

How Si r Launcel ot was wr oth wi t h t he l et t er t hat he r ecei ved f r omKi ng Mark, and of Di nadan whi ch made a l ay of Ki ng Mark Chap. xxvi i .

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How Si r Tr i st r amwas hurt , and of a war made to Ki ng Mark; andof Si r Tr i st r am how he pr omi sed t o rescue hi m . Chap. xxvi i i .

How Si r Tr i st r am overcame t he bat t l e, and how El i as desi r ed a mant o f i ght body f or body . . . . Chap. xxi x.

How Si r El i as and Si r Tr i st r am f ought t oget her f or t he tr uage, andhow Si r Tr i st r am sl ew El i as i n t he f i el d . . Chap. xxx.

How at a great f east t hat Ki ng Mar k made an harper came and sangt he l ay t hat Di nadan had made . . . Chap. xxxi .

How Ki ng Mark sl ew by t r eason hi s brot her Boudwi n, f or goodser vi ce t hat he had done t o hi m . . . Chap. xxxi i .

How Angl i des, Boudwi n' s wi f e, escaped wi t h her young son, Al i sanderl e Or phel i n, and came to the Cast l e of Ar undel . Chap. xxxi i i .How Angl i des gave t he bl oody doubl et t o Al i sander, her son, t he

same day t hat he was made kni ght , and t he char ge wi t hal Chap. xxxi v.How i t was t ol d t o Ki ng Mark of Si r Al i sander , and how he woul d

have sl ai n Si r Sadok f or savi ng of hi s l i f e . . Chap. xxxv.How Si r Al i sander won t he pr i ze at a t our nament , and of Morgan l eFay: and how he f ought wi t h Si r Mal gr i n, and sl ew hi m Chap. xxxvi .How Queen Morgan l e Fay had Al i sander i n her cast l e, and how she

heal ed hi s wounds . . . . Chap xxxvi i .

How Al i sander was del i vered f r om t he queen Morgan l e Fay by t hemean of a damosel . . . . Chap. xxxvi i i .

How Al i sander met wi t h Al i ce l a Beal e Pi l gr i m, and how he j oust edwi t h two kni ght s; and af t er of hi m and of Si r Mor dr ed Chap. xxxi x.

How Si r Gal ahal t di d do cr y a j oust s i n Sur l use, and Queen Guenever' skni ght s shoul d j oust agai nst al l t hat woul d come . Chap. xl .

How Si r Launcel ot f ought i n t he t our nament , and how Si r Pal omi desdi d arms t her e f or a damosel . . . Chap. xl i .

How Si r Gal ahal t and Si r Pal omi des f ought t oget her , and of Si rDi nadan and Si r Gal ahal t . . . Chap. xl i i .

How Si r Ar chade appeal ed Si r Pal omi des of t r eason, and how Si rPal omi des sl ew hi m . . . . Chap. xl i i i .

Of t he t hi r d day, and how Si r Pal omi des j oust ed wi t h Si r Lamorakand ot her t hi ngs . . . . . Chap. xl i v.

Of t he f our t h day, and of many gr eat f eat s of arms . Chap. xl v.Of t he f i f t h day, and how Si r Lamorak behaved hi m . Chap. xl vi .

How Pal omi des f ought wi t h Cor sabri n f or a l ady, and how Pal omi dessl ew Corsabri n . . . . Chap. xl vi i .

Of t he si xt h day, and what was t hen done . . Chap. xl vi i i .Of t he sevent h bat t l e, and how Si r Launcel ot , bei ng di sgui sed l i ke a

mai d, smote down Si r Di nadan . . . Chap. xl i x.How by t r eason Si r Tr i st r am was br ought t o a t our nament f or t o have

been sl ai n, and how he was put i n pr i son . . Chap. l .How Ki ng Mark l et do count er f ei t l et t ers f r omt he Pope, and howSi r Perci val e del i vered Si r Tr i str am out of pr i son . Chap. l i .How Si r Tr i st r amand La Beal e I soud came i nt o Engl and, and how

Si r Launcel ot br ought t hem t o J oyous Gar d . Chap. l i i .

How by t he counsel of Beal e I soud Tr i st r am r ode ar med, and howhe met wi t h Si r Pal omi des . . . Chap. l i i i .

Of Si r Pal omi des, and how he met wi t h Si r Bl eober i s and wi t h Si rEctor, and of Si r Perci val e . . . Chap. l i v.

How Si r Tr i st r am met wi t h Si r Di nadan, and of t hei r devi ces, andwhat he sai d t o Si r Gawai ne' s br et hr en . . Chap. l v.

How Si r Tr i st r amsmote down Si r Agr avai ne and Si r Gaheri s, andhow Si r Di nadan was sent f or by La Beal e I soud . Chap. l vi .

How Si r Di nadan met wi t h Si r Tri st r am, and wi t h j oust i ng wi t h Si rPal omi des, Si r Di nadan knew hi m . . Chap. l vi i .

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How t hey appr oached t he Cast l e Lonazep, and of ot her devi ces of t hedeat h of Si r Lamor ak . . . . Chap. l vi i i .

How t hey came t o Humber bank, and how t hey f ound a shi p t here,wherei n l ay t he body of Ki ng Hermance . . Chap. l i x.

How Si r Tri st r amwi t h hi s f el l owshi p came and were wi t h an hostwhi ch af t er f ought wi t h Si r Tri st r amm; and other matt er s Chap. l xHow Pal omi des went f or t o f i ght wi t h t wo br ethr en f or t he death of

Ki ng Her mance . . . . . Chap. l xi .The copy of t he l et t er wr i t t en f or t o r evenge t he ki ng' s death, and

how Si r Pal omi des f ought f or t o have t he bat t l e . Chap. l xi i .Of t he pr eparat i on of Si r Pal omi des and t he two br et hr en t hat shoul d

f i ght wi th hi m . . . . . Chap. l xi i i .Of t he bat t l e between Si r Pal omi des and t he t wo br ethren, and how

t he t wo br et hr en wer e sl ai n . . . Chap. l xi v.How Si r Tr i st r am and Si r Pal omi des met Br euse Saunce Pi t


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How t her e was a day set bet ween Si r Tr i st r am and Si r Pal omi des f ort o f i ght , and how Si r Tr i st r am was hur t . . Chap. l xxxvi i .

How Si r Pal omi des kept hi s day f or t o have f ought en, but Si r Tri st r ammi ght not come; and other t hi ngs . Chap. l xxxvi i i .

Here f ol l ow t he Chapt ers of t he El event h Book

How Si r Launcel ot r ode on hi s advent ure, and how he hol p a dol orousl ady f r omher pai n, and how t hat he f ought wi t h a dr agon Chap. i .How Si r Launcel ot came t o Pel l es, and of t he Sangreal , and how he

begat Gal ahad on El ai ne, Ki ng Pel l es' daught er . Chap. i i .How Si r Launcel ot was di spl eased when he knew t hat he had l ai n by

El ai ne, and how she was del i ver ed of Gal ahad . Chap. i i i .How Si r Bor s came t o Dame El ai ne and saw Gal ahad, and how he

was f ed wi t h t he Sangr eal . . . Chap. i v.How Si r Bors made Si r Pedi ver e to yi el d hi m, and of marvel l ous

adventures t hat he had, and how he achi eved t hem Chap. v.How Si r Bor s depar t ed; and how Si r Launcel ot was r ebuked of Queen

Guenever , and of hi s excuse . . . Chap. vi .

How Dame El ai ne, Gal ahad' s mot her , came i n gr eat est at e untoCamel ot , and how Si r Launcel ot behaved hi m t her e Chap. vi i .How Dame Br i sen by enchant ment brought Si r Launcel ot t o DameEl ai ne' s bed, and how Queen Guenever r ebuked hi m Chap. vi i i .How Dame El ai ne was commanded by Queen Guenever t o voi d t he

cour t , and how Si r Launcel ot became mad . Chap. i x.What sor r ow Queen Guenever made f or Si r Launcel ot , and how he

was sought by kni ght s of hi s ki n . . . Chap. x.How a ser vant of Si r Agl oval e' s was sl ai n, and what vengeance Si r

Agl oval e and Si r Per ci val e di d t her ef or e . . Chap. xi .How Si r Per ci val e depart ed secret l y f r omhi s br other , and how hel oosed a kni ght bound wi t h a chai n, and ot her doi ngs Chap. xi i .

How Si r Per ci val e met wi t h Si r Ect or, and how t hey f ought l ong, andeach had al most sl ai n ot her . . . Chap. xi i i .

How by mi r acl e t hey wer e bot h made whol e by t he comi ng of t hehol y vessel of Sangr eal . . . . Chap. xi v.

Her e f ol l ow t he Chapt er s of t he Twel f t h Book

How Si r Launcel ot i n hi s madness t ook a sword and f ought wi t h akni ght , and af t er l eapt i nt o a bed . . . Chap. i .

How Si r Launcel ot was car r i ed i n an horse l i t t er, and how Si rLauncel ot r escued Si r Bl i ant , hi s host . . Chap. i i .

How Si r Launcel ot f ought agai nst a boar and sl ew hi m, and how hewas hur t , and br ought t o an her mi t age . . Chap. i i i .

How Si r Launcel ot was known by Dame El ai ne, and was borne i nto a

chamber and af t er heal ed by t he Sangr eal . Chap. i v.How Si r Launcel ot , af t er t hat he was whol e and had hi s mi nd, he

was ashamed, and how t hat El ai ne desi r ed a cast l e f or hi m Chap. v.How Si r Launcel ot came i nt o t he J oyous I sl e, and t here he named

hi msel f Le Cheval er Mal Fet . . . Chap. viOf a gr eat t our neyi ng i n t he J oyous I sl e, and how Si r Per ci val e andSi r Ect or came t hi t her , and Si r Per ci val e f ought wi t h hi m Chap. vi i .

How each of t hem knew ot her, and of t hei r cour t esy, and how hi sbr ot her Ect or came t o hi m, and of t hei r j oy . Chap. vi i i .

How Si r Bor s and Si r Li onel came t o Ki ng Br andegor e, and how Si r

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Bor s t ook hi s son Hel i n l e Bl ank, and of Si r Launcel ot Chap. i x.How Si r Launcel ot wi t h Si r Per ci val e and Si r Ect or came t o the

cour t , and of t he gr eat j oy of hi m . . . Chap. x.How La Beal e I soud counsel l ed Si r Tri st r am t o go unt o the cour t , t o

t he gr eat f east of Pent ecost . . . Chap. xi .How Si r Tr i st r am depart ed unarmed and met wi t h Si r Pal omi des, and

how t hey smote each ot her, and how Pal omi des f orbare hi m Chap. xi i .How Si r Tr i st r am gat hi m har ness of a kni ght whi ch was hur t , and

how he over t hr ew Si r Pal omi des . . . Chap. xi i i .How Si r Tr i st r amand Si r Pal omi des f ought l ong toget her , and af t er

accor ded, and Si r Tri st r am made hi m t o be chr i st ened Chap. xi v.

Her e f ol l ow t he Chapt er s of t he Thi r t eent h Book

How at t he vi gi l of t he Feast of Pent ecost ent er ed i nt o t he hal l bef or eKi ng Ar t hur a damosel , and desi r ed Si r Launcel ot f or t o come

and dub a kni ght , and how he went wi t h her . Chap. i .How t he l et t er s wer e f ound wr i t t en i n t he Si ege Per i l ous, and of t he

marvel l ous advent ur e of t he sword i n a st one . Chap. i i .

How Si r Gawai ne assayed t o draw out t he swor d, and how an ol d manbr ought i n Gal ahad . . . . Chap. i i i .

How t he ol d man brought Gal ahad t o t he Si ege Per i l ous and set hi mt her ei n, and how al l t he kni ght s mar vel l ed . Chap. i v.

How Ki ng Ar t hur shewed t he st one hovi ng on t he wat er t o Gal ahad,and how he drew out t he sword . . . Chap. v.

How Ki ng Ar t hur had al l t he kni ght s t oget her f or t o j oust i n t hemeadow besi de Camel ot or t hey depar t ed . . Chap. vi .

How t he queen desi r ed t o see Gal ahad; and how af t er , al l t he kni ght swere repl eni shed wi t h t he Hol y Sangr eal , and how t hey avowed

t he enquest of t he same . . . . Chap. vi iHow great sor r ow was made of t he ki ng and t he queen and l adi es f or

t he depart i ng of t he kni ght s, and how t hey depart ed Chap. vi i i .How Gal ahad gat hi m a shi el d, and how t hey sped t hat presumed t o

t ake down t he sai d shi el d . . . Chap. i x.How Gal ahad depar t ed wi t h t he shi el d, and how Ki ng Evel ake had

r ecei ved t he shi el d of J oseph of Ar amathi e . Chap. x.How J oseph made a cr oss on the whi t e shi el d wi t h hi s bl ood, and how

Gal ahad was by a monk br ought t o a t omb . Chap. xi .Of t he marvel t hat Si r Gal ahad saw and hear d i n t he t omb, and how

he made Mel i as kni ght . . . . Chap. xi i .Of t he advent ure that Mel i as had, and how Gal ahad r evenged hi m,

and how Mel i as was car r i ed i nt o an abbey . Chap. xi i i .How Gal ahad depar t ed, and how he was commanded to go t o t heCast l e of Mai dens t o dest r oy t he wi cked cust om. Chap. xi v.

How Si r Gal ahad f ought wi t h the kni ght s of t he cast l e, and dest r oyedt he wi cked cust om . . . . Chap. xv.

How Si r Gawai ne came t o t he abbey f or t o f ol l ow Gal ahad, and howhe was shr i ven t o a her mi t . . . Chap. xvi .

How Si r Gal ahad met wi t h Si r Launcel ot and Si r Per ci val e, and smotet hem down, and depar t ed f r om t hem . . Chap. xvi i .

How Si r Launcel ot , hal f sl eepi ng and hal f waki ng, saw a si ck manborne i n a l i t t er , and how he was heal ed by t he Sangr eal Chap. xvi i i .

How a voi ce spake to Si r Launcel ot , and how he f ound hi s horse andhi s hel m borne away, and af t er went af oot . Chap. xi x.

How Si r Launcel ot was shr i ven, and what sor r ow he made, and ofgood ensampl es whi ch were shewed hi m . . Chap. xx.

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her e f ol l ow t he Chapt ers of t he Four t eent h Book

How Si r Per ci val e came to a r ecl use and asked her counsel , and howshe t ol d hi m t hat she was hi s aunt . . Chap. i .

How Mer l i n l i kened t he Round Tabl e t o t he wor l d, and how t hekni ght s t hat shoul d achi eve t he Sangr eal shoul d be known Chap. i i .

How Si r Per ci val e came i nto a monast ery, wher e he f ound Ki ng Evel ake,whi ch was an ol d man . . . Chap. i i i .

How Si r Perci val e saw many men of arms bear i ng a dead kni ght , andhow he f ought agai nst t hem . . . Chap. i v.

How a yeoman desi r ed hi m t o get agai n an horse, and how Si r Per ci val e' shackney was sl ai n, and how he gat an horse. Chap. v.

Of t he great danger t hat Si r Per ci val e was i n by hi s horse, and how hesaw a ser pent and a l i on f i ght . . . Chap. vi .

Of t he advi si on t hat Si r Per ci val e saw, and how hi s advi si on wasexpounded, and of hi s l i on . . . Chap. vi i .

How Si r Per ci val e saw a shi p comi ng t o hi m- ward, and how t he l adyof t he shi p t ol d hi m of her di sher i t ance . . Chap. vi i i .

How Si r Per ci val e pr omi sed her hel p, and how he r equi r ed her of l ove,and how he was saved f r om t he f i end . . Chap. i x.

How Si r Per ci val e f or penance rove hi msel f t hr ough t he thi gh; andhow she was known f or t he devi l . . . Chap. x.

here f ol l ow t he Chapt er s of t he Fi f t eent h Book whi ch i s ofSi r Launcel ot .

How Si r Launcel ot came i nto a chapel , wher e he f ound dead, i n a whi t e

shi r t , a man of r el i gi on, of an hundr ed wi nt er ol d . Chap i .Of a dead man, how men woul d have hewn hi m, and i t woul d not

be, and how Si r Launcel ot t ook t he hai r of t he dead man Chap. i i .Of an advi si on t hat Si r Launcel ot had, and how he t ol d i t t o an hermi t ,

and desi r ed counsel of hi m . . . Chap. i i i .How t he hermi t expounded t o Si r Launcel ot hi s advi si on, and tol d

hi m t hat Si r Gal ahad was hi s son. . . Chap. i v.How Si r Launcel ot j oust ed wi t h many kni ght s, and how he was t aken Chap. v.

How Si r Launcel ot t ol d hi s advi si on t o a woman, and how sheexpounded i t t o hi m . . . . Chap. vi .

her e f ol l ow t he Chapt er s of t he Si xteent h Book

How Si r Gawai ne was ni gh wear y of t he quest of t he Sangr eal , and ofhi s mar vel l ous dr eam . . . . Chap. i .

Of t he advi si on of Si r Ect or, and how he j oust ed wi t h Si r Uwai ne l es

Avout r es, hi s swor n br ot her . . . Chap. i i .How Si r Gawai ne and Si r Ect or came to an hermi t age to be conf essed,

and how t hey tol d t o t he her mi t t hei r advi si ons . Chap. i i i .How t he her mi t expounded t hei r advi si on . . Chap. i v.

Of t he good counsel t hat t he hermi t gave to them. Chap. v.How Si r Bor s met wi t h an her mi t , and how he was conf essed to hi m,

and of hi s penance enj oi ned t o hi m . . Chap. vi .How Si r Bor s was l odged wi t h a l ady, and how he t ook upon hi m f or

t o get agai nst a champi on f or her l and . . Chap. vi i .Of a vi si on whi ch Si r Bors had t hat ni ght , and how he f ought and

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over came hi s adver sar y . . . . Chap. vi i i .How t he l ady was rest ored t o her l ands by t he bat t l e of Si r Bors, and

of hi s depar t i ng, and how he met Si r Li onel t aken and beat enwi t h thor ns, and al so of a mai d whi ch shoul d have been devour ed Chap. i x.

How Si r Bors l ef t t o rescue hi s brot her, and r escued t he damosel andhow i t was tol d hi m t hat Li onel was dead . Chap. x.

How Si r Bors t ol d hi s dream t o a pr i est , whi ch he had dr eamed, andof t he counsel t hat t he pr i est gave t o hi m . . Chap. xi .

How t he devi l i n a woman' s l i keness woul d have had Si r Bors t o havel ai n by her, and how by God' s grace he escaped . Chap. xi i .

Of t he hol y communi cat i on of an abbot t o Si r Bors, and how t heabbot counsel l ed hi m . . . . Chap. xi i i .

How Si r Bors met wi t h hi s br other Si r Li onel , and how Si r Li onelwoul d have sl ai n Si r Bor s . . . . Chap. xi v.

How Si r Col gr evance f ought agai nst Si r Li onel f or t o save Si r Borsand how t he hermi t was sl ai n . . . Chap. xv.

How Si r Li onel sl ew Si r Col gr evance, and how af t er he woul d havesl ai n Si r Bors . . . . . Chap. xvi .

How t her e came a voi ce whi ch charged Si r Bors t o t ouch hi m not , anda cl oud that came between t hem. . Chap. xvi i .

her e f ol l ow t he Chapt ers of t he Sevent eent h Book

How Si r Gal ahad f ought at a t ournament , and how he was known of Si rGawai ne and of Si r Ect or de Mari s . . Chap. i .

How Si r Gal ahad r ode wi t h a damosel , and came to t he shi p wher eas i n Bor sand Si r Per ci val e wer e i n . . Chap. i i .

How Si r Gal ahad ent er ed i nt o the shi p, and of a f ai r bed ther ei n, wi t hOt her mar vel l ous t hi ngs, and of a swor d . . Chap. i i i .

Of t he marvel s of t he sword and of t he scabbard . Chap. i v.How Ki ng Pel l es was smi t t en t hrough bot h t hi ghs because he dr ew t he sword,

and ot her mar vel l ous hi st or i es . . Chap. v.How Sol omon t ook Davi d' s sword by t he counsel of hi s wi f e, and of other

mat t er s mar vel l ous . . . . Chap. vi .A wonderf ul t al e of Ki ng Sol omon and hi s wi f e . Chap. vi i .

How Gal ahad and hi s f el l ows came t o a cast l e, and how t hey were f oughtwi t hal , and how t hey sl ew t hei r adver sar i es, and other

matt ers . . . . . . Chap. vi i i .How t he t hr ee kni ght s, wi t h Per ci val e' s si st er , came

i nt o t he wast e f or est , andof an har t and f our l i ons, and ot her t hi ngs Chap. i x.

How t hey were desi r ed of a st r ange cust om, t he whi ch t hey woul d not obey;wher ef ore t hey f ought and sl ew many kni ght s Chap. x.

How Si r Per ci val e' s si st er bl ed a di sh f ul l of bl ood f or t o heal a l ady,wher ef ore she di ed; and how t hat t he body was put i n a shi p Chap. xi .

How Gal ahad and Perci val e f ound i n a cast l e many t ombs of mai dens t hat hadbl ed t o deat h . . . . Chap. xi i .

How Si r Launcel ot ent er ed i nt o the shi p wher e Si r Per ci val e' s si st erl ay dead, and how he met wi t h Si r Gal ahad, hi s son Chap. xi i i .

How a kni ght brought t o Si r Gal ahad an horse, and bade hi m come f r om hi sf at her , Si r Launcel ot . . . Chap. xi v.

How Si r Launcel ot was t o- f ore t he door of t he chamber wher ei n t he Hol ySangr eal was . . . . Chap. xv.

How Si r Launcel ot had l ai n f our - and- t went y days and as many ni ght s as adead man, and ot her di ver s mat t ers . . Chap. xvi .

How Si r Launcel ot r etur ned t owards Logr i s, and of other advent ures whi ch hesaw i n t he way . . . . Chap. xvi i .

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How Gal ahad came to Ki ng Mor drai ns, and of ot her mat t ers andadvent ur es . . . . . Chap. xvi i i .

How Si r Per ci val e and Si r Bors met wi t h Si r Gal ahad, and how t heycame to the cast l e of Carbonek, and ot her mat t ers . Chap. xi x.

How Gal ahad and hi s f el l ows were f ed of t he Hol y Sangreal , and howOur Lord appeared t o them, and ot her t hi ngs . Chap. xx.

How Gal ahad anoi nted wi t h the bl ood of t he spear t he Mai med Ki ng,and of ot her advent ur es . . . Chap. xxi .

How t hey were f ed wi t h the Sangr eal whi l e t hey were i n pr i son, andhow Gal ahad was made ki ng . . . Chap xxi i .

Of t he sor r ow t hat Perci val e and Bor s made when Gal ahad was dead:and of Per ci val e how he di ed, and other mat t er s . Chap. xxi i i .

her e f ol l ow t he Chapt ers of t he Ei ght eenth Book.

Of t he j oy Ki ng Ar t hur and t he queen had of t he achi evement of t heSangr eal ; and how Launcel ot f el l t o hi s ol d l ove agai n Chap. i .How t he queen commanded Si r Launcel ot t o avoi d t he cour t , and of

t he sor r ow t hat Launcel ot made . . . Chap. i i .

How at a di nner t hat t he queen made t her e was a kni ght enpoi soned,whi ch Si r Mador l ai d on t he queen . . Chap. i i i .

How Si r Mador appeached t he queen of t r eason, and t her e was nokni ght woul d f i ght f or her at t he f i r st t i me . Chap. i v.

How t he queen r equi r ed Si r Bors t o f i ght f or her, and how he gr ant edupon condi t i on; and how he warned Si r Launcel ot t hereof Chap. v.

How at t he day Si r Bors made hi m r eady f or t o f i ght f or t he queen;and when he woul d f i ght how anot her di scharged hi m Chap. vi .

How Si r Launcel ot f ought agai nst Si r Mador f or t he queen, and howhe over came Si r Mador , and di scharged the queen Chap. vi i .

How t he t r uth was known by t he Mai den of t he Lake, and of di versot her mat t ers . . . . . Chap. vi i i .

How Si r Launcel ot r ode to Ast ol at , and r ecei ved a sl eeve t o wear uponhi s hel m at t he r equest of a mai d . . . Chap. i x.

How t he t our ney began at Wi nchest er , and what kni ght s were at t heJ oust s; and ot her t hi ngs . . . . Chap. x.

How Si r Launcel ot and Si r Lavai ne ent er ed i n t he f i el d agai nst t hemof Ki ng Ar t hur ' s cour t , and how Launcel ot was hur t Chap. xi .

How Si r Launcel ot and Si r Lavai ne depart ed out of t he f i el d, and i nwhat j eopar dy Launcel ot was . . . Chap. xi i .

How Launcel ot was br ought t o an hermi t f or t o be heal ed of hi swound, and of ot her mat t er s . . . Chap. xi i i .

How Si r Gawai ne was l odged wi t h the l ord of Ast ol at , and ther e hadknowl edge t hat i t was Si r Launcel ot t hat bare t he r ed sl eeve

Of t he sor r ow t hat Si r Bor s had f or t he hur t of Launcel ot ; and of t heanger t hat t he queen had because Launcel ot bar e t he sl eeve Chap. xv.

How Si r Bors sought Launcel ot and f ound hi m i n t he hermi t age, and

of t he l ament at i on bet ween t hem . . . Chap. xvi .How Si r Launcel ot armed hi m t o assay i f he mi ght bear arms, and how

hi s wounds br ast out agai n . . . Chap. xvi i .How Si r Bor s r et ur ned and t ol d t i di ngs of Si r Launcel ot; and of t he

t our ney, and t o whomt he pr i ze was gi ven . Chap. xvi i i .Of t he gr eat l ament at i on of t he Fai r Mai d of Ast ol at when Launcel ot

shoul d depart , and how she di ed f or hi s l ove . Chap. xi x.How t he cor pse of t he Mai d of Ast ol at ar r i ved t o- f ore Ki ng Ar t hur ,

and of t he bur yi ng, and how Si r Launcel ot of f ered t he mass- penny Chap. xx.Of gr eat j oust s done al l a Chr i st mas, and of a gr eat j oust s and t our ney

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or dai ned by Ki ng Ar t hur , and of Si r Launcel ot . Chap. xxi .How Launcel ot af t er t hat he was hur t of a gent l ewoman came t o an

her mi t , and of ot her mat t er s . . . Chap. xxi i .How Si r Launcel ot behaved hi m at t he j oust s, and ot her men al so Chap. xxi i i

How Ki ng Ar t hur marvel l ed much of t he j oust i ng i n t he f i el d, andhow he rode and f ound Si r Launcel ot . . Chap. xxi v.How t r ue l ove i s l i kened t o summer . . . Chap. xxv.

her e f ol l ow t he Chapt ers of t he Ni neteent h Book

How Queen Guenever r ode a- Mayi ng wi t h cer t ai n kni ght s of t heRound Tabl e and cl ad al l i n gr een . . Chap. i .

How Si r Mel i agr ance t ook t he queen and al l her kni ght s, whi ch weresore hurt i n f i ght i ng . . . . Chap. i i .

How Si r Launcel ot had wor d how t he queen was t aken, and how Si rMel i agr ance l ai d a bushment f or Launcel ot . Chap. i i i .

How Si r Launcel ot ' s hor se was sl ai n, and how Si r Launcel ot r ode i n acar t f or t o r escue t he queen . . . Chap. i v.

How Si r Mel i agr ance r equi r ed f orgi veness of t he queen, and how she

appeased Si r Launcel ot ; and other mat t ers . Chap. v.How Si r Launcel ot came i n t he ni ght t o t he queen and l ay wi t h her, and

how Si r Mel i agr ance appeached the queen of t r eason Chap. vi .How Si r Launcel ot answered f or t he queen, and waged bat t l e agai nst

Si r Mel i agr ance; and how Si r Launcel ot was t aken i n a t r ap Chap. vi i .How Si r Launcel ot was del i ver ed out of pr i son by a l ady, and took a

whi t e cour ser and came f or t o keep hi s day . Chap. vi i i .How Si r Launcel ot came t he same t i me t hat Si r Mel i agr ance abode

hi m i n t he f i el d and dr essed hi m t o bat t l e . Chap. i x.How Si r Ur r e came i nt o Ar t hur ' s cour t f or t o be heal ed of hi s wounds,

and how Ki ng Ar t hur woul d begi n t o handl e hi m. Chap. x.How Ki ng Ar t hur handl ed Si r Ur r e, and af t er hi m many other kni ght s

of t he Round Tabl e . . . . Chap. xi .How Si r Launcel ot was commanded by Ar t hur t o handl e hi s wounds,and anon he was al l whol e, and how t hey t hanked God Chap. xi i .

How t her e was a part y made of an hundr ed kni ght s agai nst an hundredkni ght s, and of ot her mat t er s . . . Chap. xi i i .

her e f ol l owet h t he book of t he Pi t eous Hi st ory whi chi s of t he Mort e or Death of Ki ng Aur t hur , and

t he Chapt ers of t he Twent i eth Book.

How Si r Agravai ne and Si r Mor dred were busy upon Si r Gawai ne f ort o di scl ose t he l ove between Si r Launcel ot and Queen Guenever Chap. i .

How Si r Agr avai ne di scl osed t hei r l ove to Ki ng Ar t hur , and how Ki ngAr t hur gave t hem l i cence t o t ake hi m . . Chap. i i .

How Si r Launcel ot was espi ed i n t he queen' s chamber , and how Si rAgr avai ne and Si r Mordred came wi t h t wel ve kni ght s t o sl ay hi m Chap. i i i .

How Si r Launcel ot sl ew Si r Col gr evance, and ar med hi m i n hi shar ness, and af t er sl ew Si r Agr avai ne, and t wel ve of hi s f el l ows Chap. i v.

How Si r Launcel ot came t o Si r Bors, and t ol d hi m how he had sped,and i n what advent ure he had been, and how he escaped Chap. v.

Of t he counsel and advi ce that was t aken by Si r Launcel ot and hi sf r i ends f or t o save the queen . . . Chap. vi .

How Si r Mor dr ed r ode hast i l y t o t he ki ng, t o t el l hi m of t he af f r ayand death of Si r Agr avai ne and t he other kni ght s . Chap. vi i .

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How Si r Launcel ot and hi s ki nsmen r escued t he queen f r omt he f i r e,and how he sl ew many kni ght s . . . Chap. vi i i .

Of t he sor r ow and l ament at i on of Ki ng Ar t hur f or t he death of hi snephews and other good kni ght s, and al so f or t he queen, hi s wi f e Chap. i x.

How Ki ng Ar t hur at t he r equest of Si r Gawai ne concl uded t o makewar agai nst Si r Launcel ot , and l ai d si ege t o hi s cast l e cal l ed

J oyous Gar d . . . . . Chap. x.Of t he communi cat i on bet ween Ki ng Ar t hur and Si r Launcel ot , and

how Ki ng Ar t hur r epr oved hi m . . . Chap. xi .How t he cousi ns and ki nsmen of Si r Launcel ot exci t ed hi m t o go out

t o bat t l e, and how t hey made them r eady . . Chap. xi i .How Si r Gawai ne j oust ed and smot e down Si r Li onel , and how Si r

Launcel ot hor sed Ki ng Ar t hur . . . Chap. l i i i .How t he Pope sent down hi s bul l s t o make peace, and how Si r

Launcel ot br ought t he queen t o Ki ng Ar t hur . Chap. xi v.Of t he del i ver ance of t he queen t o the ki ng by Si r Launcel ot , and

what l anguage Si r Gawai ne had t o Si r Launcel ot . Chap. xv.Of t he communi cat i on bet ween Si r Gawai ne and Si r Launcel ot , wi t h

much other l anguage . . . . Chap. xvi .

How Si r Launcel ot depart ed f r omt he ki ng and f r om J oyous Gard overseaward, and what kni ght s went wi t h hi m . Chap. xvi i .

How Si r Launcel ot passed over t he sea, and how he made gr eat l or dsof t he kni ght s t hat went wi t h hi m . . Chap. xvi i i .

How Ki ng Ar t hur and Si r Gawai ne made a great host r eady t o go oversea t o make war on Si r Launcel ot . . Chap. xi x.

What message Si r Gawai ne sent t o Si r Launcel ot ; and how Ki ngAr t hur l ai d si ege to Benwi ck, and other matt ers . Chap. xx.

How Si r Launcel ot and Si r Gawai ne di d bat t l e together , and how Si rGawai ne was over t hrown and hur t . . Chap. xxi .

Of t he sorr ow t hat Ki ng Ar t hur made f or t he war , and of anotherbat t l e wher e al so Si r Gawai ne had t he worse . Chap. xxi i .

here f ol l ow t he Chapt ers of t he Twent y- f i r st Book.

How Si r Mordred presumed and took on hi m t o be Ki ng of Engl and,and woul d have marr i ed t he queen, hi s f ather ' s wi f e Chap. i .

How af t er t hat Ki ng Ar t hur had t i di ngs, he ret ur ned and came t oDover , wher e Si r Mordred met hi m t o l et hi s l andi ng; and of

t he deat h of Si r Gawai ne . . . . Chap. i i .How af t er, Si r Gawai ne' s ghost appear ed t o Ki ng Ar t hur , and warned

hi m t hat he shoul d not f i ght t hat day . . Chap. i i i .How by mi sadvent ure of an adder t he bat t l e began, wher e Mordred

was sl ai n, and Ar t hur hur t t o t he deat h . . Chap. i v.How Ki ng Ar t hur commanded t o cast hi s sword Excal i bur i nto thewat er, and how he was del i ver ed t o l adi es i n a barge Chap. v.

How Si r Bedi vere f ound hi m on t he morn dead i n an hermi t age, andhow he abode there wi t h the hermi t . . Chap. vi .

Of t he opi ni on of some men of t he deat h of Ki ng Ar t hur ; and howQueen Guenever made her a nun i n Al mesbur y . Chap. vi i .

How when Si r Launcel ot heard of t he deat h of Ki ng Ar t hur , and ofSi r Gawai ne, and ot her mat t ers, he came i nt o Engl and Chap. vi i i .How Si r Launcel ot depar t ed t o seek the Queen Guenever , and how

he f ound her at Al mesbur y . . . Chap. i x.How Si r Launcel ot came t o t he hermi t age wher e t he Ar chbi shop of

Cant erbur y was, and how he t ook t he habi t on hi m Chap. x.

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How Si r Launcel ot went wi t h hi s seven f el l ows t o Al mesbur y, andf ound t her e Queen Guenever dead, whom t hey brought t o

Gl ast onbur y . . . . . Chap. xi .How Si r Launcel ot began t o si cken, and af t er di ed, whose body was

bor ne t o J oyous Gard f or t o be bur i ed . . Chap. xi i .How Si r Ect or f ound Si r Launcel ot hi s brot her dead, and how

Const ant i ne rei gned next af t er Ar t hur ; and of t he end of t hi sbook . . . . . . Chap. xi i i .

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BOOK I

CHAPTER I

How Ut her Pendr agon sent f or t he duke of Cornwal l andI gr ai ne hi s wi f e, and of t hei r depar t i ng suddenl y agai n.

I T bef el l i n the days of Ut her Pendr agon, when he was ki ng of al lEngl and, and so rei gned, t hat t here was a mi ght y duke i n Cornwal lt hat hel d war agai nst hi m l ong t i me. And t he duke was cal l ed t heDuke of Ti nt agi l . And so by means Ki ng Ut her sent f or t hi s duke,

chargi ng hi m t o br i ng hi s wi f e wi t h hi m, f or she was cal l ed af ai r l ady, and a passi ng wi se, and her name was cal l ed I gr ai ne.

So when t he duke and hi s wi f e were come unt o t he ki ng, by themeans of great l ords t hey were accor ded both. The ki ng l i ked and

l oved t hi s l ady wel l , and he made t hemgreat cheer out ofmeasure, and desi r ed t o have l ai n by her. But she was a passi ng

good woman, and woul d not assent unt o the ki ng. And t hen shet ol d the duke her husband, and sai d, I suppose t hat we were sentf or t hat I shoul d be di shonour ed; wher ef ore, husband, I counselyou, t hat we depar t f r om hence suddenl y, t hat we may r i de al l

ni ght unt o our own cast l e. And i n l i ke wi se as she sai d so t heydepart ed, t hat nei t her t he ki ng nor none of hi s counci l were ware

of t hei r depar t i ng. Al l so soon as Ki ng Ut her knew of t hei rdepar t i ng so suddenl y, he was wonder l y wr ot h. Then he cal l ed t ohi m hi s pr i vy counci l , and t ol d t hem of t he sudden depar t i ng of

t he duke and hi s wi f e.

Then t hey advi sed t he ki ng t o send f or t he duke and hi s wi f e by agreat char ge; and i f he wi l l not come at your summons, t hen mayye do your best , t hen have ye cause t o make mi ghty war upon hi m.So t hat was done, and t he messenger s had thei r answers; and t hatwas t hi s shor t l y, t hat nei t her he nor hi s wi f e woul d not come at

hi m.

Then was t he ki ng wonder l y wr ot h. And t hen t he ki ng sent hi mpl ai n word agai n, and bade hi m be ready and st uf f hi m and garni shhi m, f or wi t hi n f or t y days he woul d f et ch hi m out of t he bi ggest

cast l e that he hat h.

When t he duke had thi s warni ng, anon he went and f urni shed andgarni shed t wo st r ong cast l es of hi s, of t he whi ch t he one hi ght

Ti nt agi l , and t he ot her cast l e hi ght Ter r abi l . So hi s wi f e Dame

I gr ai ne he put i n t he cast l e of Ti nt agi l , and hi msel f he put i nt he cast l e of Ter r abi l , t he whi ch had many i ssues and post er nsout . Then i n al l haste came Ut her wi t h a gr eat host , and l ai d a

si ege about t he cast l e of Terr abi l . And t her e he pi ght manypavi l i ons, and ther e was great war made on bot h par t i es, and much

peopl e sl ai n. Then f or pur e anger and f or great l ove of f ai rI gr ai ne t he ki ng Ut her f el l si ck. So came t o t he ki ng Ut her Si rUl f i us, a nobl e kni ght , and asked t he ki ng why he was si ck. I

shal l t el l t hee, sai d t he ki ng, I am si ck f or anger and f or l oveof f ai r I gr ai ne, t hat I may not be whol e. Wel l , my l or d, sai d

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Si r Ul f i us, I shal l seek Mer l i n, and he shal l do you r emedy, t hatyour heart shal l be pl eased. So Ul f i us depart ed, and by

advent ur e he met Mer l i n i n a beggar' s ar r ay, and ther e Mer l i nasked Ul f i us whomhe sought . And he sai d he had l i t t l e ado t o

t el l hi m. Wel l , sai d Mer l i n, I know whom t hou seekest , f or t houseekest Mer l i n; t her ef or e seek no f ar t her , f or I am he; and i f

Ki ng Ut her wi l l wel l r eward me, and be sworn unt o me to f ul f i l mydesi r e, t hat shal l be hi s honour and pr of i t mor e than mi ne; f or I

shal l cause hi m t o have al l hi s desi re. Al l t hi s wi l l Iunder t ake, sai d Ul f i us, t hat t her e shal l be not hi ng r easonabl e

but t hou shal t have t hy desi r e. Wel l , sai d Mer l i n, he shal l havehi s i nt ent and desi r e. And t her ef or e, sai d Mer l i n, r i de on your

way, f or I wi l l not be l ong behi nd.

CHAPTER I I

How Ut her Pendragon made war on t he duke of Cor nwal l , and how by

t he mean of Mer l i n he l ay by t he duchess and gat Ar t hur .

THEN Ul f i us was gl ad, and r ode on mor e t han a pace t i l l t hat hecame to Ki ng Ut her Pendr agon, and tol d hi m he had met wi t h

Mer l i n. Wher e i s he? sai d t he ki ng. Si r , sai d Ul f i us, he wi l lnot dwel l l ong. Ther ewi t hal Ul f i us was ware where Mer l i n st oodat t he porch of t he pavi l i on' s door . And t hen Mer l i n was boundt o come to the ki ng. When Ki ng Ut her saw hi m, he sai d he was

wel come. Si r , sai d Mer l i n, I know al l your hear t ever y deal ; soye wi l l be sworn unt o me as ye be a t r ue ki ng anoi nt ed, t o f ul f i l

my desi r e, ye shal l have your desi r e. Then t he ki ng was swornupon t he Four Evangel i st s. Si r , sai d Mer l i n, t hi s i s my desi r e:t he f i rst ni ght t hat ye shal l l i e by I grai ne ye shal l get a chi l don her , and when t hat i s bor n, t hat i t shal l be del i ver ed to me

f or t o nour i sh t her e as I wi l l have i t ; f or i t shal l be yourwor shi p, and t he chi l d' s avai l , as mi ckl e as t he chi l d i s wor t h.I wi l l wel l , sai d t he ki ng, as thou wi l t have i t . Now make your eady, sai d Mer l i n, t hi s ni ght ye shal l l i e wi t h I gr ai ne i n t hecast l e of Ti nt agi l ; and ye shal l be l i ke t he duke her husband,

Ul f i us shal l be l i ke Si r Br ast i as, a kni ght of t he duke' s, and Iwi l l be l i ke a kni ght t hat hi ght Si r J or danus, a kni ght of t heduke' s. But wai t ye make not many quest i ons wi t h her nor her

men, but say ye are di seased, and so hi e you t o bed, and r i se noton t he mor n t i l l I come t o you, f or t he cast l e of Ti nt agi l i s butt en mi l es hence; so t hi s was done as they devi sed. But t he dukeof Ti nt agi l espi ed how t he ki ng r ode f r om t he si ege of Ter r abi l ,and t her ef or e t hat ni ght he i ssued out of t he cast l e at a post er n

f or t o have di st r essed t he ki ng' s host . And so, t hr ough hi s owni ssue, t he duke hi msel f was sl ai n or ever t he ki ng came at t he

cast l e of Ti nt agi l .

So af t er t he deat h of t he duke, Ki ng Ut her l ay wi t h I gr ai ne moret han t hr ee hour s af t er hi s death, and begat on her t hat ni ght

Ar t hur , and on day came Mer l i n t o t he ki ng, and bade hi m make hi mr eady, and so he ki ssed t he l ady I gr ai ne and depart ed i n al l

hast e. But when t he l ady hear d t el l of t he duke her husband, and

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by al l r ecor d he was dead or ever Ki ng Ut her came t o her, t henshe marvel l ed who t hat mi ght be that l ay wi t h her i n l i keness ofher l ord; so she mour ned pr i vi l y and hel d her peace. Then al lt he barons by one assent pr ayed t he ki ng of accor d betwi xt t he

l ady I gr ai ne and hi m; t he ki ng gave t heml eave, f or f ai n woul d hehave been accorded wi t h her . So t he ki ng put al l t he t r ust i nUl f i us t o ent r eat bet ween t hem, so by t he ent r eat y at t he l ast

t he ki ng and she met t ogether . Now wi l l we do wel l , sai d Ul f i us,our ki ng i s a l ust y kni ght and wi f el ess, and my l ady I gr ai ne i s a

passi ng f ai r l ady; i t wer e gr eat j oy unt o us al l , an i t mi ghtpl ease t he ki ng t o make her hi s queen. Unt o t hat t hey al l wel l

accorded and moved i t t o t he ki ng. And anon, l i ke a l ust ykni ght , he assent ed t her et o wi t h good wi l l , and so i n al l hast e

t hey were marr i ed i n a morni ng wi t h gr eat mi r t h and j oy.

And Ki ng Lot of Lot hi an and of Or kney t hen wedded Mar gawse t hatwas Gawai ne' s mot her, and Ki ng Nent r es of t he l and of Gar l ot

wedded El ai ne. Al l t hi s was done at t he r equest of Ki ng Ut her .And t he thi r d si st er Morgan l e Fay was put t o school i n a

nunnery, and t her e she l ear ned so much t hat she was a gr eat cl erk

of necr omancy. And af t er she was wedded t o Ki ng Ur i ens of t hel and of Gor e, t hat was Si r Ewai n' s l e Bl anchemai n' s f at her .

CHAPTER I I I

Of t he bi r t h of Ki ng Ar t hur and of hi s nur t ur e.

THEN Queen I grai ne waxed dai l y great er and great er , soi t bef el l af t er wi t hi n hal f a year , as Ki ng Ut her l ay by hi squeen, he asked her , by the f ai t h she owed t o hi m, whose was


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wi f e nour i sh your s. And when t he chi l d i s bor n l et i t bedel i ver ed t o me at yonder pr i vy post er n unchr i st ened. So l i ke asMer l i n devi sed i t was done. And when Si r Ect or was come he made

f i aunce t o t he ki ng f or t o nour i sh t he chi l d l i ke as t he ki ngdesi r ed; and t her e t he ki ng gr ant ed Si r Ect or great r ewards.

Then when t he l ady was del i ver ed, t he ki ng commanded t wo kni ghtsand t wo l adi es t o take t he chi l d, bound i n a cl oth of gol d, andt hat ye del i ver hi m t o what poor man ye meet at t he post ern gat eof t he cast l e. So t he chi l d was del i ver ed unt o Mer l i n, and so he

bare i t f ort h unt o Si r Ect or, and made an hol y man t o chr i st enhi m, and named hi m Ar t hur ; and so Si r Ect or' s wi f e nour i shed hi m

wi t h her own pap.

CHAPTER I V

Of t he deat h of Ki ng Ut her Pendr agon.

THEN wi t hi n t wo year s Ki ng Ut her f el l si ck of a great mal ady.

And i n t he meanwhi l e hi s enemi es usur ped upon hi m, and di d agr eat bat t l e upon hi s men, and sl ew many of hi s peopl e. Si r ,

sai d Mer l i n, ye may not l i e so as ye do, f or ye must t o the f i el dt hough ye r i de on an horse- l i t t er : f or ye shal l never have t hebet t er of your enemi es but i f your per son be t her e, and then

shal l ye have t he vi ct ory. So i t was done as Mer l i n had devi sed,and t hey car r i ed t he ki ng f or t h i n an hor se- l i t t er wi t h a gr eathost t owards hi s enemi es. And at St . Al bans t here met wi t h t heki ng a gr eat host of t he Nor t h. And t hat day Si r Ul f i us and Si rBr ast i as di d great deeds of arms, and Ki ng Ut her ' s men over camet he Nor t her n bat t l e and sl ew many peopl e, and put t he r emnant t of l i ght . And t hen t he ki ng r etur ned unto London, and made gr eat

j oy of hi s vi ct or y. And t hen he f el l passi ng sor e si ck, so t hatt hr ee days and t hr ee ni ght s he was speechl ess: wher ef ore al l t he

bar ons made great sor r ow, and asked Mer l i n what counsel werebest . There i s none other r emedy, sai d Mer l i n, but God wi l l havehi s wi l l . But l ook ye al l bar ons be bef or e Ki ng Ut her t o- mor n,and God and I shal l make hi m t o speak. So on t he morn al l t he

barons wi t h Merl i n came t o- f ore t he ki ng; t hen Mer l i n sai d al oudunt o Ki ng Ut her , Si r , shal l your son Ar t hur be ki ng af t er your

days, of t hi s real m wi t h al l t he appur t enance? Then Ut herPendr agon t ur ned hi m, and sai d i n hear i ng of t hem al l , I gi ve hi m

God' s bl essi ng and mi ne, and bi d hi m pr ay f or my soul , andr i ght eousl y and wor shi pf ul l y t hat he cl ai m t he crown, upon

f orf ei t ur e of my bl essi ng; and t herewi t h he yi el ded up t he ghost ,and t hen was he i nt err ed as l onged t o a ki ng. Wheref ore t hequeen, f ai r I gr ai ne, made gr eat sorr ow, and al l t he barons.

CHAPTER V

How Ar t hur was chosen ki ng, and of wonders and marvel sof a sword t aken out of a st one by the sai d Ar t hur .

THEN st ood t he r eal m i n great j eopar dy l ong whi l e, f or every l or d

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t hat was mi ght y of men made hi m st r ong, and many weened to havebeen ki ng. Then Mer l i n went t o t he Ar chbi shop of Cant erbur y, and

counsel l ed hi m f or t o send f or al l t he l or ds of t he r eal m, andal l t he gent l emen of arms, t hat t hey shoul d t o London come by

Chr i st mas, upon pai n of cur si ng; and f or t hi s cause, t hat J esus,t hat was born on t hat ni ght , t hat he woul d of hi s great mer cy

show some mi r acl e, as he was come to be ki ng of manki nd, f or t oshow some mi r acl e who shoul d be r i ght wi se ki ng of t hi s r eal m. Sot he Ar chbi shop, by the advi ce of Mer l i n, sent f or al l t he l or dsand gent l emen of ar ms t hat t hey shoul d come by Chr i st mas evenunt o London. And many of t hemmade t hemcl ean of t hei r l i f e,

t hat t hei r pr ayer mi ght be t he more accept abl e unt o God. So i nt he gr eatest chur ch of London, whether i t wer e Paul ' s or not t heFr ench book maket h no ment i on, al l t he est at es were l ong or dayi n t he chur ch f or t o pr ay. And when mat i ns and t he f i r st masswas done, t her e was seen i n the chur chyar d, agai nst t he hi gh

al t ar, a gr eat st one f our squar e, l i ke unt o a marbl e st one; andi n mi dst t her eof was l i ke an anvi l of st eel a f oot on hi gh, andt her ei n st uck a f ai r sword naked by the poi nt , and l et t er s t her e

were wr i t t en i n gol d about t he sword t hat sai d t hus: - - Whoso

pul l et h out t hi s swor d of t hi s stone and anvi l , i s ri ght wi se ki ngbor n of al l Engl and. Then t he peopl e mar vel l ed, and t ol d i t t o

t he Ar chbi shop. I command, sai d t he Ar chbi shop, t hat ye keep youwi t hi n your chur ch and pr ay unt o God st i l l , t hat no man t ouch t he

sword t i l l t he hi gh mass be al l done. So when al l masses weredone al l t he l ords went t o behol d t he st one and t he sword. Andwhen t hey saw t he scr i pt ure some assayed, such as


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came t o hi s br other Si r Kay, and del i ver ed hi m t he sword. And assoon as Si r Kay saw t he sword, he wi st wel l i t was t he sword of

t he st one, and so he rode to hi s f at her Si r Ect or , and sai d: Si r ,l o her e i s t he sword of t he st one, wher ef ore I must be ki ng of

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out but Ar t hur ; wheref ore ther e were many l ords wr ot h, and sai di t was gr eat shame unt o t hem al l and the real m, t o be

overgoverned wi t h a boy of no hi gh bl ood born. And so they f el lout at t hat t i me t hat i t was put of f t i l l Candl emas and t hen al lt he barons shoul d meet t here agai n; but al ways t he ten kni ght s

were or dai ned to wat ch the sword day and ni ght , and so they set apavi l i on over t he st one and the sword, and f i ve al ways wat ched.So at Candl emas many more gr eat l ords came t hi t her f or t o have

won t he sword, but t here mi ght none pr evai l . And r i ght as Ar t hurdi d at Chri st mas, he di d at Candl emas, and pul l ed out t he swordeasi l y, wher eof t he barons were sor e aggr i eved and put i t of f i ndel ay t i l l t he hi gh f east of East er . And as Ar t hur sped bef or e,so di d he at East er ; yet t here were some of t he gr eat l ords had

i ndi gnat i on t hat Ar t hur shoul d be ki ng, and put i t of f i n a del ayt i l l t he f east of Pent ecost.

Then t he Ar chbi shop of Cant erbur y by Mer l i n' s provi dence l etpur vey then of t he best kni ght s t hat t hey mi ght get , and suchkni ght s as Ut her Pendr agon l oved best


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Ar t hur won al l t he nor t h, Scot l and, and al l t hat wer e under t hei robei ssance. Al so Wal es, a par t of i t , hel d agai nst Ar t hur , buthe over came themal l , as he di d t he remnant , t hrough the nobl e

pr owess of hi msel f and hi s kni ght s of t he Round Tabl e.

CHAPTER VI I I

How Ki ng Ar t hur hel d i n Wal es, at a Pent ecost , a gr eatf east , and what ki ngs and l ords came to hi s f east .

THEN t he ki ng r emoved i nt o Wal es, and l et cr y a great f east t hati t shoul d be hol den at Pent ecost af t er t he i ncor onat i on of hi m att he ci t y of Car l i on. Unt o t he f east came Ki ng Lot of Lot hi an andof Or kney, wi t h f i ve hundr ed kni ght s wi t h hi m. Al so t here camet o t he f east Ki ng Ur i ens of Gore wi t h f our hundr ed kni ght s wi t hhi m. Al so t her e came t o t hat f east Ki ng Nent r es of Gar l ot , wi t hseven hundred kni ght s wi t h hi m. Al so t here came t o t he f east t he

ki ng of Scot l and wi t h si x hundr ed kni ght s wi t h hi m, and he was

but a young man. Al so t her e came t o the f east a ki ng t hat wascal l ed t he Ki ng wi t h the Hundred Kni ght s, but he and hi s men werepassi ng wel l beseen at al l poi nt s. Al so t her e came t he ki ng ofCarados wi t h f i ve hundr ed kni ght s. And Ki ng Ar t hur was gl ad oft hei r comi ng, f or he weened that al l t he ki ngs and kni ght s hadcome f or gr eat l ove, and to have done hi m worshi p at hi s f east ;

wheref ore t he ki ng made gr eat j oy, and sent t he ki ngs and kni ghtsgr eat pr esent s. But t he ki ngs woul d none r ecei ve, but r ebuked

t he messengers shamef ul l y, and sai d they had no j oy to r ecei ve nogi f t s of a beardl ess boy t hat was come of l ow bl ood, and sent hi m

word t hey woul d none of hi s gi f t s, but t hat t hey were come togi ve hi m gi f t s wi t h hard swords betwi xt t he neck and t he

shoul der s: and ther ef or e they came thi t her , so t hey t ol d to t hemessenger s pl ai nl y, f or i t was great shame to al l t hem t o see

such a boy t o have a r ul e of so nobl e a r eal m as t hi s l and was.Wi t h t hi s answer t he messengers


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wi t h the ki ngs, and to come saf e and to go saf e, such surancet here was made. So Mer l i n went unt o Ki ng Ar t hur, and t ol d hi mhow he had done, and bade hi m f ear not , but come out bol dl y andspeak wi t h t hem, and spar e themnot , but answer t hemas t hei r

ki ng and chi ef t ai n; f or ye shal l over come t hem al l , whet her t heywi l l or ni l l .

CHAPTER I X

Of t he f i r st war t hat Ki ng Ar t hur had, andhow he won the f i el d.

THEN Ki ng Ar t hur came out of hi s t ower , and had under hi s gown aj esseraunt of doubl e mai l , and t here went wi t h


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CHAPTER X

How Merl i n counsel l ed Ki ng Ar t hur t o send f or Ki ng Ban and Ki ngBors, and of t hei r counsel t aken f or t he war.

SO af t er t he f east and j our ney, Ki ng Ar t hur dr ew hi m unt o London,and so by the counsel of Mer l i n, t he ki ng l et cal l hi s bar ons t o

counci l , f or Mer l i n had t ol d t he ki ng t hat t he si x ki ngs t hatmade war upon hi m woul d i n al l hast e be awr oke on hi m and on hi sl ands. Wher ef ore t he ki ng asked counsel at t hem al l . They coul d

no counsel gi ve, but sai d t hey were bi g enough. Ye say wel l ,sai d Ar t hur ; I t hank you f or your good cour age, but wi l l ye al lt hat l ovet h me speak wi t h Mer l i n? ye know wel l t hat he hat h done

much f or me, and he knowet h many thi ngs, and when he i s af or eyou, I woul d t hat ye pr ayed hi m hear t i l y of hi s best advi ce. Al l

t he barons sai d t hey woul d pr ay hi m and desi r e hi m. So Mer l i nwas sent f or , and f ai r desi r ed of al l t he bar ons t o gi ve t hem

best counsel . I shal l say you, sai d Mer l i n, I war n you al l , yourenemi es ar e passi ng st r ong f or you, and t hey are good men of arms

as be al i ve, and by thi s t i me t hey have got t en t o themf our ki ngsmor e, and a mi ght y duke; and unl ess t hat our ki ng have more

chi val r y wi t h hi m t han he may make wi t hi n t he bounds of hi s ownr eal m, an he f i ght wi t h t hem i n bat t l e, he shal l be over come andsl ai n. What wer e best t o do i n t hi s cause? sai d al l t he bar ons.

I shal l t el l you, sai d Mer l i n, mi ne advi ce; t her e ar e t wobret hren beyond t he sea, and t hey be ki ngs bot h, and marvel l ousgood men of t hei r hands; and that one hi ght Ki ng Ban of Benwi ck,and t hat ot her hi ght Ki ng Bors of


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Of a great t our ney made by Ki ng Ar t hur and t he t wo ki ngsBan and Bor s, and how t hey went over t he sea.

AND Ki ng Ar t hur and the t wo ki ngs l et depar t t he seven hundredkni ght s i n t wo part i es. And t her e wer e t hr ee hundr ed kni ght s oft he r eal m of Benwi ck and of Gaul t ur ned on t he other si de. Thent hey dr essed t hei r shi el ds, and began t o couch t hei r spears manygood kni ght s. So Gr i f l et was t he f i r st t hat met wi t h a kni ght ,

one Ladi nas, and they met so eager l y t hat al l men had wonder ; andt hey so f ought t hat t hei r shi el ds f el l t o pi eces, and hor se and

man f el l t o the eart h; and both t he Fr ench kni ght and the Engl i shkni ght l ay so l ong t hat al l men weened t hey had been dead. WhenLucas t he but l er saw Gr i f l et so l i e, he horsed hi m agai n anon,and they t wo di d marvel l ous deeds of arms wi t h many bachel or s.Al so Si r Kay came out of an ambushment wi t h f i ve kni ght s wi t h

hi m, and t hey si x smote ot her si x down. But Si r Kay di d t hat daymarvel l ous deeds of arms, t hat t her e was none di d so wel l as het hat day. Then t her e came Ladi nas and Gr aci an, t wo kni ghts of

France, and di d passi ng wel l , t hat al l men pr ai sed t hem.

Then came t here Si r Pl aci das, a good kni ght , and met wi t h Si rKay, and smot e hi m down hor se and man, where


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he l odged them secr et l y.

Then r ode Mer l i n unt o Ar t hur and t he t wo ki ngs, and t ol d t hemhowhe had sped; wher eof t hey had gr eat marvel , t hat man on ear t hmi ght speed so soon, and go and come. So Mer l i n t ol d t hem t ent housand wer e i n the f orest of Bedegr ai ne, wel l armed at al l

poi nt s. Then was ther e no more t o say, but t o horseback went al lt he host as Ar t hur had af ore pur veyed. So wi t h t went y t housandhe passed by ni ght and day, but t her e was made such an ordi nanceaf ore by Mer l i n, t hat t her e shoul d no man of war r i de nor go i nno count r

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