Le Morte D'Arthur, vol 1 by Sir Malory Thomas (best love story novels in english txt) 📖

for love … Chap. xvi.

 

How that knight slew his love and a knight lying by her, and after, how he slew himself with his own sword, and how Balin rode toward a castle where he lost his life . . Chap. xvii.

 

How Balin met with his brother Balan, and how each of them slew other unknown, till they were wounded to death . Chap. xviii.

 

How Merlin buried them both in one tomb, and of Balin’s sword Chap. YiX.

 

Here follow the Chapters of the Third Book.

 

How King Arthur took a wife, and wedded Guenever, daughter to Leodegrance, King of the Land of Cameliard, with whom he had the Round Table … . . Chap. i.

 

How the Knights of the Round Table were ordained and their sieges blessed by the Bishop of Canterbury . . Chap. ii.

 

How a poor man, riding upon a lean mare, desired King Arthur to make his son knight … .Chap. iii.

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How Sir Tor was known for son of King Pellinore, and how Gawaine was made knight … . . Chap. iv.

How at the feast of the wedding of King Arthur to Guenever, a white hart came into the hall, and thirty couple hounds, and how a brachet pinched the hart, which was taken away . Chap. v.

How Sir Gawaine rode for to fetch again the hart, and how two brethren fought each against other for the hart . Chap. vi.

How the hart was chased into a castle and there slain, and how Sir Galraine slew a lady … . Chap. vii.

How four knights fought against Sir Gawaine and Gaheris, and how they were overcome, and their lives saved at the request of four ladies .

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… . Chap. viii.

How Sir Tor rode after the knight with the brachet, and of his adventure by

the way … . Chap. ix.

How Sir Tor found the brachet with a lady, and how a knight assailed him for the said brachet … . Chap. x.

How Sir Tor overcame the knight, and how he lost his head at the request of a lady … . . Chap. xi.

How King Pellinore rode after the lady and the knight that led her away, and how a lady desired help of him, and how he fought with two knights for that lady, of whom he slew the one at the first stroke .

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Chap. xii.

How King Pellinore gat the lady and brought her to Camelot to the court of

King Arthur … . Chap. xiii.

 

How on the way he heard two knights, as he lay by night in a valley, and of

other adventures … . Chap. xiv.

How when he was come to Camelot he was sworn upon a book to tell the truth of his quest … . Chap. xv.

 

Here follow the Chapters of the Fourth Book.

 

How Merlin was assotted and doted on one of the ladies of the lake, and how he was shut in a rock under a stone and there died Chap. i.

 

How five kings came into this land to war against King Arthur, and what counsel Arthur had against them . . Chap. ii.

How King Arthur had ado with them and overthrew them, and slew the five kings and made the remnant to flee . Chap. iii.

How the battle was finished or he came, and how King Arthur founded an abbey where the battle was … - Chap. iv.

How Sir Tor was made knight of the Round Table, and how Bagdemagus was displeased … .Chap. v.

 

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How King Arthur, King Uriens, and Sir Accolon of Gaul, chased an hart, and of their marvellous adventures . . Chap. vi.

How Arthur took upon him to fight to be delivered out of prison, and also

for to deliver twenty knights that were in prison Chap. vii.

How Accolon found himself by a well, and he took upon him to do battle against Arthur … . Chap. viii.

Of the battle between King Arthur and Accolon . Chap. ix.

How King Arthur’s sword that he fought with brake, and how he recovered of Accolon his own sword Excalibur, and overcame his enemy … . .

. Chap. x.

How Accolon confessed the treason of Morgan le Fays King Arthur’s sister, and how she would have done slay him . Chap. Yi.

 

How Arthur accorded the two brethren, and delivered the twenty knights, and how Sir Accolon died . . Chap. Yii.

 

How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir Uwaine her son saved him … Chap. xiii.

How Queen Morgan le Fay made great sorrow f-or the death of Accolon, and how she stole away the scabbard from Arthur . Chap. YiV.

 

How Morgan le Fay saved a knight that should have been drowned, and how King Arthur returned home again . Chap. xv.

How the Damosel of the Lake saved King Arthur from a mantle which should have burnt him … . Chap. xvi.

How Sir Gawaine and Sir Uwaine met with twelve fair damosels, and how they complained on Sir Marhaus . . Chap. YVii.

 

How Sir Marhaus jousted with Sir Gawaine and Sir Uwaine, and overthrew them both … . Chap. xviii.

How Sir Marhaus, Sir Gawaine, and Sir Uwaine met three damosels, and each of them took one … Chap. YiX.

 

How a knight and a dwarf strove for a lady . . Chap. xx.

How King Pelleas suffered himself to be taken prisoner because he would have a sight of his lady, and how Sir Gawaine promised him to get to him the love of his lady . . Chap. xxi.

How Sir Gawaine came to the Lady Ettard, and how Sir Pelleas found them sleeping … . . Chap. xxii.

How Sir Pelleas loved no more Ettard by the mean of the Damosel of the Lake, whom he loved ever after . . Chap. xxiii.

How Sir Marhaus rode with the damosel, and how he came to the Duke of the South Marches … Chap. xxiv.

 

How Sir Marhaus fought with the duke and his four sons and made them to yield them … . Chap. xxv.

How Sir Uwaine rode with the damosel of sixty year of age, and how he gat the prize at tourneying … Chap. xxvi.

 

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How Sir Uwaine fought with two knights and overcame them Chap. xxvii.

 

How at the year’s end all three knights with their three damosels met at the fountain … . . Chap. xxviii.

 

Of the Fifth Book the Chapters follow.

 

How twelve aged ambassadors of Rome came to King Arthur to demand truage for Britain… . . Chap. i.

How the kings and lords promised to King Arthur aid and help against the Romans … . . Chap. ii.

How King Arthur held a parliament at York, and how he ordained the realm should be governed in his absence . Chap. iii.

How King Arthur being shipped and lying in his cabin had a marvellous dream and of the exposition thereof . . Chap. iv.

How a man of the country told to him of a marvellous giant, and how he fought and conquered him … Chap. v.

How King Arthur sent Sir Gawaine and other to Lucius, and how they were assailed and escaped with worship . Chap. vi.

How Lucius sent certain spies in a bushment for to have taken his knights

being prisoners, and how they were letted Chap. vii.

How a senator told to Lucius of their discomfiture, and also of the great

battle between Arthur and Lucius . . Chap. viii.

How Arthur, after he had achieved the battle against the Romans, entered into Almaine, and so into Italy . . Chap. ix.

Of a battle done by Gawaine against a Saracen, which after was yielden and became Christian … Chap. x.

How the Saracens came out of a wood for to rescue their beasts, and of a great battle … . . Chap. xi.

How Sir Gawaine returned to King Arthur with his prisoners, and how the King won a city, and how he was crowned Emperor Chap. Xii.

 

Here follow the Chapters of the Sixth Book.

 

How Sir Launcelot and Sir Lionel departed from the court for to seek adventures, and how Sir Lionel left him sleeping and was taken Chap. i.

 

How Sir Ector followed for to seek Sir Launcelot, and how he was taken by Sir Turquine … .Chap. ii.

 

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How four queens found Launcelot sleeping, and how by enchantment he was taken and led into a castle . . Chap. iii.

 

How Sir Launcelot was delivered by the mean of a damosel Chap. iv.

 

How a knight found Sir Launcelot lying in his leman’s bed, and how Sir Launcelot fought with the knight . . Chap. v.

 

How Sir Launcelot was received of King Bagdemagus’ daughter, and how he made his complaint to her father . . Chap. vi.

 

How Sir Launcelot behaved him in a tournament, and how he met with Sir Turquine leading Sir Gaheris . . Chap. vii.

 

How Sir Launcelot and Sir Turquine fought together . Chap. viii.

 

How Sir Turquine was slain, and how Sir Launcelot bade Sir Gaheris deliver all the prisoners … . Chap. ix.

 

How Sir Launcelot rode with a damosel and slew a knight that distressed all ladies and also a villain that kept a bridge Chap. x.

 

How Sir Launcelot slew two giants, and made a castle free Chap. xi.

 

How Sir Launcelot rode disguised in Sir Kay’s harness, and how he smote down a knight … . Chap. xii.

 

How Sir Launcelot jousted against four knights of the Round Table and overthrew them … . Chap. xiii.

 

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 … . . Chap. xiv.

 

How Sir Launcelot came into the Chapel Perilous and gat there of a dead corpse a piece of the cloth and a sword . Chap. xv.

 

How Sir Launcelot at the request of a lady recovered a falcon, by which he was deceived … . Chap. xvi.

 

How Sir Launcelot overtook a knight which chased his wife to have slain her, and how he said to him … Chap. xvii.

 

How Sir Launcelot came to King Arthur’s Court, and how there were recounted all his noble feats and acts . . Chap. xviii.

 

Here follow the Chapters of the Seventh Book.

 

How Beaumains came to King Arthur’s court and demanded three petitions of King Arthur … . Chap. i.

 

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 … . . Chap. ii.

 

How Beaumains desired the battle, and how it was granted to him, and how he desired to be made knight of Sir Launcelot Chap. iii.

 

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How Beaumains departed, and how he gat of Sir Kay a spear and a shield, and how he jousted with Sir Launcelot . Chap. iv.

How Beaumains told to Sir Launcelot his name, and how he was dubbed knight of Sir Launcelot, and after overtook the damosel Chap. v.

How Beaumains fought and slew two knights at a passage Chap. vi.

How Beaumains fought with the Knight of the Black Launds, and fought with him till he fell down and died . Chap. vii.

How the brother of the knight that was slain met with Beaumains, and fought with Beaumains till he was yielden . Chap. viii.