Le morte darthur vol 1

Project Gutenberg’s Le Morte D’Arthur, Volume I (of II), by Thomas Malory This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Le Morte D’Arthur, Volume I (of II) King Arthur and of his Noble Knights of the Round Table Author: Thomas Malory Editor: William Caxton Release Date: November 6, 2009 [EBook #1251] Last Updated: October 13, 2019 Language: English *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK LE MORTE D’ARTHUR, VOLUME I *** Produced by Mike Lough, and David Widger Le Morte D’Arthur King Arthur and of his Noble Knights of the Round Table by Thomas Malory IN TWO VOLS.—VOL I Contents BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE PREFACE OF WILLIAM CAXTON BOOK I CHAPTER I First, How Uther Pendragon sent for the duke of Cornwall and Igraine his wife, and of their departing suddenly again CHAPTER II How Uther Pendragon made war on the duke of Cornwall, and how by the mean of Merlin he lay by the duchess and gat Arthur CHAPTER III Of the birth of King Arthur and of his nurture CHAPTER IV Of the death of King Uther Pendragon CHAPTER V How Arthur was chosen king, and of wonders and marvels of a sword taken out of a stone by the said Arthur CHAPTER VI How King Arthur pulled out the sword divers times CHAPTER VII How King Arthur was crowned, and how he made officers CHAPTER VIII How King Arthur held in Wales, at a Pentecost, a great feast, and what kings and lords came to his feast CHAPTER IX Of the first war that King Arthur had, and how he won the field CHAPTER X How Merlin counselled King Arthur to send for King Ban and King Bors, and of their counsel taken for the war CHAPTER XI Of a great tourney made by King Arthur and the two kings Ban and Bors, and how they went over the sea CHAPTER XII How eleven kings gathered a great host against King Arthur CHAPTER XIII Of a dream of the King with the Hundred Knights CHAPTER XIV How the eleven kings with their host fought against Arthur and his host, and many great feats of the war CHAPTER XV Yet of the same battle CHAPTER XVI Yet more of the same battle CHAPTER XVII Yet more of the same battle, and how it was ended by Merlin CHAPTER XVIII How King Arthur, King Ban, and King Bors rescued King Leodegrance, and other incidents CHAPTER XIX How King Arthur rode to Carlion, and of his dream, and how he saw the questing beast CHAPTER XX How King Pellinore took Arthur's horse and followed the Questing Beast, and how Merlin met with Arthur CHAPTER XXI How Ulfius impeached Queen Igraine, Arthur's mother, of treason; and how a knight came and desired to have the death of his master revenged CHAPTER XXII How Griflet was made knight, and jousted with a knight CHAPTER XXIII How twelve knights came from Rome and asked truage for this land of Arthur, and how Arthur fought with a knight CHAPTER XXIV How Merlin saved Arthur's life, and threw an enchantment on King Pellinore and made him to sleep CHAPTER XXV How Arthur by the mean of Merlin gat Excalibur his sword of the Lady of the Lake CHAPTER XXVI How tidings came to Arthur that King Rience had overcome eleven kings, and how he desired Arthur's beard to trim his mantle CHAPTER XXVII How all the children were sent for that were born on Mayday, and how Mordred was saved BOOK II CHAPTER I Of a damosel which came girt with a sword for to find a man of such virtue to draw it out of the scabbard CHAPTER II How Balin, arrayed like a poor knight, pulled out the sword, which afterward was the cause of his death CHAPTER III How the Lady of the Lake demanded the knight's head that had won the sword, or the maiden's head CHAPTER IV How Merlin told the adventure of this damosel CHAPTER V How Balin was pursued by Sir Lanceor, knight of Ireland, and how he jousted and slew him CHAPTER VI How a damosel, which was love to Lanceor, slew herself for love, and how Balin met with his brother Balan CHAPTER VII How a dwarf reproved Balin for the death of Lanceor, and how King Mark of Cornwall found them, and made a tomb over them CHAPTER VIII How Merlin prophesied that two the best knights of the world should fight there, which were Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristram CHAPTER IX How Balin and his brother, by the counsel of Merlin, took King Rience and brought him to King Arthur CHAPTER X How King Arthur had a battle against Nero and King Lot of Orkney, and how King Lot was deceived by Merlin, and how twelve kings were slain CHAPTER XI Of the interment of twelve kings, and of the prophecy of Merlin, and how Balin should give the dolorous stroke CHAPTER XII How a sorrowful knight came before Arthur, and how Balin fetched him, and how that knight was slain by a knight invisible CHAPTER XIII How Balin and the damosel met with a knight which was in likewise slain, and how the damosel bled for the custom of a castle CHAPTER XIV How Balin met with that knight named Garlon at a feast, and there he slew him, to have his blood to heal therewith the son of his host CHAPTER XV How Balin fought with King Pellam, and how his sword brake, and how he gat a spear wherewith he smote the dolorous stroke CHAPTER XVI How Balin was delivered by Merlin, and saved a knight that would have slain himself for love CHAPTER XVII 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 CHAPTER XVIII How Balin met with his brother Balan, and how each of them slew other unknown, till they were wounded to death CHAPTER XIX How Merlin buried them both in one tomb, and of Balin's sword BOOK III CHAPTER I 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 CHAPTER II How the Knights of the Round Table were ordained and their sieges blessed by the Bishop of Canterbury CHAPTER III How a poor man riding upon a lean mare desired King Arthur to make his son knight CHAPTER IV How Sir Tor was known for son of King Pellinore, and how Gawaine was made knight CHAPTER V How at 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 CHAPTER VI How Sir Gawaine rode for to fetch again the hart, and how two brethren fought each against other for the hart CHAPTER VII How the hart was chased into a castle and there slain, and how Sir Gawaine slew a lady CHAPTER VIII How four knights fought against Gawaine and Gaheris, and how they were overcome, and their lives saved at request of four ladies CHAPTER IX How Sir Tor rode after the knight with the brachet, and of his adventure by the way CHAPTER X How Sir Tor found the brachet with a lady, and how a knight assailed him for the said brachet CHAPTER XI How Sir Tor overcame the knight, and how he lost his head at the request of a lady CHAPTER XII 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 CHAPTER XIII How King Pellinore gat the lady and brought her to Camelot to the court of King Arthur CHAPTER XIV How on the way he heard two knights, as he lay by night in a valley, and of their adventures CHAPTER XV How when he was come to Camelot he was sworn upon a book to tell the truth of his quest BOOK IV CHAPTER I 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 CHAPTER II How five kings came into this land to war against King Arthur, and what counsel Arthur had against them CHAPTER III How King Arthur had ado with them and overthrew them, and slew the five kings and made the remnant to flee CHAPTER IV How the battle was finished or he came, and how King Arthur founded an abbey where the battle was CHAPTER V How Sir Tor was made knight of the Round Table, and how Bagdemagus was displeased CHAPTER VI How King Arthur, King Uriens, and Sir Accolon of Gaul, chased an hart, and of their marvellous adventures CHAPTER VII How Arthur took upon him to fight to be delivered out of prison, and also for to deliver twenty knights that were in prison CHAPTER VIII How Accolon found himself by a well, and he took upon him to do battle against Arthur CHAPTER IX Of the battle between King Arthur and Accolon CHAPTER X How King Arthur's sword that he fought with brake, and how he recovered of Accolon his own sword Excalibur, and overcame his enemy CHAPTER XI How Accolon confessed the treason of Morgan le Fay, King Arthur's sister, and how she would have done slay him CHAPTER XII How Arthur accorded the two brethren, and delivered the twenty knights, and how Sir Accolon died CHAPTER XIII How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir Uwaine her son saved him CHAPTER XIV How Queen Morgan le Fay made great sorrow for the death of Accolon, and how she stole away the scabbard from Arthur CHAPTER XV How Morgan le Fay saved a knight that should have been drowned, and how King Arthur returned home again CHAPTER XVI How the Damosel of the Lake saved King Arthur from mantle that should have burnt him CHAPTER XVII How Sir Gawaine and Sir Uwaine met with twelve fair damosels, and how they complained on Sir Marhaus CHAPTER XVIII How Sir Marhaus jousted with Sir Gawaine and Sir Uwaine, and overthrew them both CHAPTER XIX How Sir Marhaus, Sir Gawaine, and Sir Uwaine met three damosels, and each of them took one CHAPTER XX How a knight and a dwarf strove for a lady CHAPTER XXI 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 CHAPTER XXII How Sir Gawaine came to the Lady Ettard, and how Sir Pelleas found them sleeping CHAPTER XXIII How Sir Pelleas loved no more Ettard by means of the Damosel of the Lake, whom he loved ever after CHAPTER XXIV How Sir Marhaus rode with the damosel, and how he came to the Duke of the South Marches CHAPTER XXV How Sir Marhaus fought with the duke and his four sons and made them to yield them CHAPTER XXVI How Sir Uwaine rode with the damosel of sixty year of age, and how he gat the prize at tourneying CHAPTER XXVII How Sir Uwaine fought with two knights and overcame them CHAPTER XXVIII How at the year's end all three knights with their three damosels met at the fountain BOOK V CHAPTER I How twelve aged ambassadors of Rome came to King Arthur to demand truage for Britain CHAPTER II How the kings and lords promised to King Arthur aid and help against the Romans CHAPTER III How King Arthur held a parliament at York, and how he ordained the realm should be governed in his absence CHAPTER IV How King Arthur being shipped and lying in his cabin had a marvellous dream and of the exposition thereof CHAPTER V How a man of the country told to him of a marvellous giant, and how he fought and conquered him CHAPTER VI How King Arthur sent Sir Gawaine and other to Lucius, and how they were assailed 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 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Title: Le Morte D’Arthur, Volume I (of II) King Arthur and of his Noble Knights of the Round Table Author: Thomas Malory Editor: William Caxton Release Date: November 6, 2009 [EBook #12 51] Last Updated: October 13 , 2 019 ... Last Updated: October 13 , 2 019 Language: English *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK LE MORTE D’ARTHUR, VOLUME I *** Produced by Mike Lough, and David Widger Le Morte D’Arthur King Arthur and of his Noble Knights of the Round Table... Sir Kay called him in scorn La Cote Male Taile CHAPTER II How a damosel came into the court and desired a knight to take on him an enquest, which La Cote Male Taile emprised CHAPTER III How La Cote Male Taile overthrew Sir Dagonet the king's fool,