Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Sir Thomas Malory (best books to read for beginners .TXT) 📖

and escaped with worship. CHAPTER VII. How Lucius sent certain spies in a bushment for to have taken his knights being prisoners, and how they were letted. CHAPTER VIII. How a senator told to Lucius of their discomfiture, and also of the great battle between Arthur and Lucius. CHAPTER IX How Arthur, after he had achieved the battle against the Romans, entered into Almaine, and so into Italy. CHAPTER X. Of a battle done by Sir Gawaine against a Saracen, which after was yielden and became Christian. CHAPTER XI. How the Saracens came out of a wood for to rescue their beasts, and of a great battle. CHAPTER XII. How Sir Gawaine returned to King Arthur with his prisoners, and how the King won a city, and how he was crowned Emperor.

BOOK VI. CHAPTER I. How Sir Launcelot and Sir Lionel departed from the court, and how Sir Lionel left him sleeping and was taken. CHAPTER II. How Sir Ector followed for to seek Sir Launcelot, and how he was taken by Sir Turquine. CHAPTER III How four queens found Launcelot sleeping, and how by enchantment he was taken and led into a castle. CHAPTER IV. How Sir Launcelot was delivered by the mean of a damosel. CHAPTER V. How a knight found Sir Launcelot lying in his leman's bed, and how Sir Launcelot fought with the knight. CHAPTER VI. How Sir Launcelot was received of King Bagdemagus' daughter, and how he made his complaint to her father. CHAPTER VII. How Sir Launcelot behaved him in a tournament, and how he met with Sir Turquine leading Sir Gaheris. CHAPTER VIII. How Sir Launcelot and Sir Turquine fought together. CHAPTER IX. How Sir Turquine was slain, and how Sir Launcelot bade Sir Gaheris deliver all the prisoners. CHAPTER X. How Sir Launcelot rode with a damosel and slew a knight that distressed all ladies and also a villain that kept a bridge. CHAPTER XI. How Sir Launcelot slew two giants, and made a castle free. CHAPTER XII. How Sir Launcelot rode disguised in Sir Kay's harness, and how he smote down a knight. CHAPTER XIII. How Sir Launcelot jousted against four knights of the Round Table and overthrew them. CHAPTER XIV. How Sir Launcelot followed a brachet into a castle, where he found a dead knight, and how he after was required of a damosel to heal her brother. CHAPTER XV. How Sir Launcelot came into the Chapel Perilous and gat there of a dead corpse a piece of the cloth and a sword. CHAPTER XVI. How Sir Launcelot at the request of a lady recovered a falcon, by which he was deceived. CHAPTER XVII. How Sir Launcelot overtook a knight which chased his wife to have slain her, and how he said to him. CHAPTER XVIII. How Sir Launcelot came to King Arthur's Court, and how there were recounted all his noble feats and acts.

BOOK VII. CHAPTER I. How Beaumains came to King Arthur's Court and demanded three petitions of King Arthur. CHAPTER II. How Sir Launcelot and Sir Gawaine were wroth because Sir Kay mocked Beaumains, and of a damosel which desired a knight to fight for a lady. CHAPTER III. How Beaumains desired the battle, and how it was granted to him, and how he desired to be made knight of Sir Launcelot. CHAPTER IV. How Beaumains departed, and how he gat of Sir Kay a spear and a shield, and how he jousted with Sir Launcelot. CHAPTER V. How Beaumains told to Sir Launcelot his name, and how he was dubbed knight of Sir Launcelot, and after overtook the damosel. CHAPTER VI. How Beaumains fought and slew two knights at a passage. CHAPTER VII. How Beaumains fought with the Knight of the Black Launds, and fought with him till he fell down and died. CHAPTER VIII. How the brother of the knight that was slain met with Beaumains, and fought with Beaumains till he was yielden. CHAPTER IX. How the damosel again rebuked Beaumains, and would not suffer him to sit at her table, but called him kitchen boy. CHAPTER X. How the third brother, called the Red Knight, jousted and fought against Beaumains, and how Beaumains overcame him. CHAPTER XI. How Sir Beaumains suffered great rebukes of the damosel, and he suffered it patiently. CHAPTER XII. How Beaumains fought with Sir Persant of Inde, and made him to be yielden. CHAPTER XIII. Of the goodly communication between Sir Persant and Beaumains, and how he told him that his name was Sir Gareth. CHAPTER XIV. How the lady that was besieged had word from her sister how she had brought a knight to fight for her, and what battles he had achieved. CHAPTER XV. How the damosel and Beaumains came to the siege; and came to a sycamore tree, and there Beaumains blew a horn, and then the Knight of the Red Launds came to fight with him. CHAPTER XVI. How the two knights met together, and of their talking, and how they began their battle. CHAPTER XVII. How after long fighting Beaumains overcame the knight and would have slain him, but at the request of the lords he saved his life, and made him to yield him to the lady. CHAPTER XVIII. How the knight yielded him, and how Beaumains made him to go unto King Arthur's court, and to cry Sir Launcelot mercy. CHAPTER XIX How Beaumains came to the lady, and when he came to the castle the gates were closed against him, and of the words that the lady said to him. CHAPTER XX. How Sir Beaumains rode after to rescue his dwarf, and came into the castle where he was. CHAPTER XXI. How Sir Gareth, otherwise called Beaumains, came to the presence of his lady, and how they took acquaintance, and of their love. CHAPTER XXII. How at night came an armed knight, and fought with Sir Gareth, and he, sore hurt in the thigh, smote off the knight's head. CHAPTER XXIII. How the said knight came again the next night and was beheaded again, and how at the feast of Pentecost all the knights that Sir Gareth had overcome came and yielded them to King Arthur. CHAPTER XXIV. How King Arthur pardoned them, and demanded of them where Sir Gareth was. CHAPTER XXV. How the Queen of Orkney came to this feast of Pentecost, and Sir Gawaine and his brethren came to ask her blessing. CHAPTER XXVI. How King Arthur sent for the Lady Lionesse, and how she let cry a tourney at her castle, whereas came many knights. CHAPTER XXVII. How King Arthur went to the tournament with his knights, and how the lady received him worshipfully, and how the knights encountered. CHAPTER XXVIII. How the knights bare them in the battle. CHAPTER XXIX. Yet of the said tournament. CHAPTER XXX. How Sir Gareth was espied by the heralds, and how he escaped out of the field. CHAPTER XXXI. How Sir Gareth came to a castle where he was well lodged, and he jousted with a knight and slew him. CHAPTER XXXII. How Sir Gareth fought with a knight that held within his castle thirty ladies, and how he slew him. CHAPTER XXXIII. How Sir Gareth and Sir Gawaine fought each against other, and how they knew each other by the damosel Linet. CHAPTER XXXIV. How Sir Gareth acknowledged that they loved each other to King Arthur, and of the appointment of their wedding. CHAPTER XXXV. Of the Great Royalty, and what officers were made at the feast of the wedding, and of the jousts at the feast.

BOOK VIII. CHAPTER I. How Sir Tristram de Liones was born, and how his mother died at his birth, wherefore she named him Tristram. CHAPTER II. How the stepmother of Sir Tristram had ordained poison for to have poisoned Sir Tristram. CHAPTER III. How Sir Tristram was sent into France, and had one to govern him named Gouvernail, and how he learned to harp, hawk, and hunt. CHAPTER IV. How Sir Marhaus came out of Ireland for to ask truage of Cornwall, or else he would fight therefore. CHAPTER V. How Tristram enterprized the battle to fight for the truage of Cornwall, and how he was made knight. CHAPTER VI. How Sir Tristram arrived into the Island for to furnish the battle with Sir Marhaus. CHAPTER VII. How Sir Tristram fought against Sir Marhaus and achieved his battle, and how Sir Marhaus fled to his ship. CHAPTER VIII. How Sir Marhaus after that he was arrived in Ireland died of the stroke that Sir Tristram had given him, and how Tristram was hurt. CHAPTER IX. How Sir Tristram was put to the keeping of La Beale Isoud first for to be healed of his wound. CHAPTER X. How Sir Tristram won the degree at a tournament in Ireland, and there made Palamides to bear no more harness in a year. CHAPTER XI. How the queen espied that Sir Tristram had slain her brother Sir Marhaus by his sword, and in what jeopardy he was. CHAPTER XII. How Sir Tristram departed from the king and La Beale Isoud out of Ireland for to come into Cornwall. CHAPTER XIII. How Sir Tristram and King Mark hurted each other for the love of a knight's wife. CHAPTER XIV. How Sir Tristram lay with the lady, and how her husband fought with Sir Tristram. CHAPTER XV. How Sir Bleoberis demanded the fairest lady in King Mark's court, whom he took away, and how he was fought with. CHAPTER XVI. How Sir Tristram fought with two knights of the Round Table. CHAPTER XVII. How Sir Tristram fought with Sir Bleoberis for a lady, and how the lady was put to choice to whom she would go. CHAPTER XVIII. How the lady forsook Sir Tristram and abode with Sir Bleoberis, and how she desired to go to her husband. CHAPTER XIX. How King Mark sent Sir Tristram for La Beale Isoud toward Ireland, and how by fortune he arrived into England. CHAPTER XX. How King Anguish of Ireland was summoned to come to King Arthur's court for treason. CHAPTER XXI. How Sir Tristram rescued a child from a knight, and how Gouvernail told him of King Anguish. CHAPTER XXII. How Sir Tristram fought for Sir Anguish and overcame his adversary, and how his adversary would never yield him. CHAPTER XXIII. How Sir Blamore desired Tristram to slay him, and how Sir Tristram spared him, and how they took appointment. CHAPTER XXIV. How Sir Tristram demanded La Beale Isoud for King Mark, and how Sir Tristram and Isoud drank the love drink. CHAPTER XXV. How Sir Tristram and Isoud were in prison, and how he fought for her beauty, and smote off another lady's head. CHAPTER XXVI. How Sir Tristram fought with Sir Breunor, and at the last smote off his head. CHAPTER XXVII. How Sir Galahad fought with Sir Tristram, and how Sir Tristram yielded him and promised to fellowship with Launcelot. CHAPTER XXVIII. How Sir Launcelot met with Sir Carados bearing away Sir Gawaine, and of the rescue of Sir Gawaine. CHAPTER XXIX. Of the wedding of King Mark to La Beale Isoud, and of Bragwaine her maid, and of Palamides. CHAPTER XXX. How Palamides demanded Queen Isoud, and how Lambegus rode after to rescue her, and of the escape of Isoud. CHAPTER XXXI. How Sir Tristram rode after Palamides, and how he found him and fought with him, and by the means of Isoud the battle ceased. CHAPTER XXXII. How Sir Tristram brought Queen Isoud home, and of the debate of King Mark and Sir Tristram. CHAPTER XXXIII. How Sir Lamorak jousted with thirty knights, and Sir Tristram at the request of King Mark smote his horse down. CHAPTER XXXIV. How Sir Lamorak sent an horn to King Mark in despite of Sir Tristram, and how Sir Tristram was driven into a chapel. CHAPTER XXXV. How Sir Tristram was holpen by his men, and of Queen Isoud which was put in a lazar-cote, and how Tristram