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According to Wikipedia: "a compilation by Sir Thomas Malory of Romance tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, and the Knights of the Round Table. Malory interprets existing French and English stories about these figures and adds original material (the Gareth story). First published in 1485 by William Caxton, Le Morte d'Arthur is today perhaps the best-known work of Arthurian literature in English. Many modern Arthurian writers have used Malory as their principal source, including T. H. White in his popular The Once and Future King and Tennyson in The Idylls of the King... Sir Thomas Malory (c. 1405 – 14 March 1471) was an English writer, the author or compiler of Le Morte d'Arthur. The antiquary John Leland (1506–1552) believed him to be Welsh, but most modern scholars, beginning with G.L. Kittridge in 1894, assume that he was Sir Thomas Malory of Newbold Revel in Warwickshire, who was a knight, land-owner and Member of Parliament. The surname appears in various spellings, including Maillorie, Mallory, Mallery, and Maleore. The name comes from the Old French adjective maleüré (from Latin male auguratus) meaning ill-omened or unfortunate."

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LE MORTE DARTHUR

Sir Thomas Malory's Book of King Arthur and of his Noble Knights of the Round Table

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BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

PREFACE OF WILLIAM CAXTON

BOOK I

CHAPTER I 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 May-day, 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 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 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 of 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 was hurt.

CHAPTER XXXVI  How Sir Tristram served in war King Howel of Brittany, and slew his adversary in the field.

CHAPTER XXXVII  How Sir Suppinabiles told Sir Tristram how he was defamed in the court of King Arthur, and of Sir Lamorak.

CHAPTER XXXVIII  How Sir Tristram and his wife arrived in Wales, and how he met there with Sir Lamorak.

CHAPTER XXXIX  How Sir Tristram fought with Sir Nabon, and overcame him, and made Sir Segwarides lord of the isle.

CHAPTER XL  How Sir Lamorak departed from Sir Tristram, and how he met with Sir Frol, and after with Sir Launcelot.

CHAPTER XLI  How Sir Lamorak slew Sir Frol, and of the courteous fighting with Sir Belliance his brother.

BOOK IX

CHAPTER I  How a young man came into the court of King Arthur, and how 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, and of the rebuke that he had of the damosel.

CHAPTER IV  How La Cote Male Taile fought against an hundred knights, and how he escaped by the mean of a lady.

CHAPTER V  How Sir Launcelot came to the court and heard of La Cote Male Taile, and how he followed after him, and how La Cote Male Taile was prisoner.

CHAPTER VI  How Sir Launcelot fought with six knights, and after with Sir Brian, and how he delivered the prisoners.

CHAPTER VII  How Sir Launcelot met with the damosel named Male disant, and named her the Damosel Bienpensant.

CHAPTER VIII  How La Cote Male Taile was taken prisoner, and after rescued by Sir Launcelot, and how Sir Launcelot overcame four brethren.

CHAPTER IX  How Sir Launcelot made La Cote Male Taile lord of the Castle of Pendragon, and after was made knight of the Round Table.

CHAPTER X  How La Beale Isoud sent letters to Sir Tristram by her maid Bragwaine, and of divers adventures of Sir Tristram.

CHAPTER XI  How Sir Tristram met with Sir Lamorak de Galis, and how they fought, and after accorded never to fight together.

CHAPTER XII  How Sir Palomides followed the Questing Beast, and smote down Sir Tristram and Sir Lamorak with one spear.

CHAPTER XIII  How Sir Lamorak met with Sir Meliagaunce, and fought together for the beauty of Dame Guenever.

CHAPTER XIV  How Sir Meliagaunce told for what cause they fought, and how Sir Lamorak jousted with King Arthur.

CHAPTER XV  How Sir Kay met with Sir Tristram, and after of the shame spoken of the knights of Cornwall, and how they jousted.

CHAPTER XVI  How King Arthur was brought into the Forest Perilous, and how Sir Tristram saved his life.

CHAPTER XVII  How Sir Tristram came to La Beale Isoud, and how Kehydius began to love Beale Isoud, and of a letter that Tristram found.

CHAPTER XVIII  How Sir Tristram departed from Tintagil, and how he sorrowed and was so long in a forest till he was out of his mind.

CHAPTER XIX  How Sir Tristram soused Dagonet in a well, and how Palomides sent a damosel to seek Tristram, and how Palomides met with King Mark.

CHAPTER XX  How it was noised how Sir Tristram was dead, and how La Beale Isoud would have slain herself.

CHAPTER XXI  How King Mark found Sir Tristram naked, and made him to be borne home to Tintagil, and how he was there known by a brachet.

CHAPTER XXII  How King Mark, by the advice of his council, banished Sir Tristram out of Cornwall the term of ten years.

CHAPTER XXIII  How a damosel sought help to help Sir Launcelot against thirty knights, and how Sir Tristram fought with them.

CHAPTER XXIV  How Sir Tristram and Sir Dinadan came to a lodging where they must joust with two knights.

CHAPTER XXV  How Sir Tristram jousted with Sir Kay and Sir Sagramore le Desirous, and how Sir Gawaine turned Sir Tristram from Morgan le Fay.

CHAPTER XXVI  How Sir Tristram and Sir Gawaine rode to have foughten with the thirty knights, but they durst not come out.

CHAPTER XXVII  How damosel Bragwaine found Tristram sleeping by a well, and how she delivered letters to him from La Beale Isoud.

CHAPTER XXVIII  How Sir Tristram had a fall with Sir Palomides, and how Launcelot overthrew two knights.

CHAPTER XXIX  How Sir Launcelot jousted with Palomides and overthrew him, and after he was assailed with twelve knights.

CHAPTER XXX  How Sir Tristram behaved him the first day of the tournament, and there he had the prize.

CHAPTER XXXI  How Sir Tristram returned against King Arthur's party because he saw Sir Palomides on that party.

CHAPTER XXXII  How Sir Tristram found Palomides by a well, and brought him with him to his lodging.

CHAPTER XXXIII  How Sir Tristram smote down Sir Palomides, and how he jousted with King Arthur, and other feats.

CHAPTER XXXIV  How Sir Launcelot hurt Sir Tristram, and how after Sir Tristram smote down Sir Palomides.

CHAPTER XXXV  How the prize of the third day was given to Sir Launcelot, and Sir Launcelot gave it to Sir Tristram.

CHAPTER XXXVI  How Palomides came to the castle where Sir Tristram was, and of the quest that Sir Launcelot and ten knights made for Sir Tristram.

CHAPTER XXXVII  How Sir Tristram, Sir Palomides, and Sir Dinadan were taken and put in prison.

CHAPTER XXXVIII  How King Mark was sorry for the good renown of Sir Tristram.  Some of King Arthur's knights jousted with knights of Cornwall.

CHAPTER XXXIX  Of the treason of King Mark, and how Sir Gaheris smote him down and Andred his cousin.

CHAPTER XL  How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palomides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered.

CHAPTER XLI  How Sir Dinadan rescued a lady from Sir Breuse Saunce Pite, and how Sir Tristram received a shield of Morgan le Fay.

CHAPTER XLII  How Sir Tristram took with him the shield, and also how he slew the paramour of Morgan le Fay.

CHAPTER XLIII  How Morgan le Fay buried her paramour, and how Sir Tristram praised Sir Launcelot and his kin.

CHAPTER XLIV  How Sir Tristram at a tournament bare the shield that Morgan le Fay delivered to him.

BOOK X

CHAPTER I  How Sir Tristram jousted, and smote down King Arthur, because he told him not the cause why he bare that shield.

CHAPTER II How Sir Tristram saved Sir Palomides' life, and how they promised to fight together within a fortnight.

CHAPTER III  How Sir Tristram sought a strong knight that had smitten him down, and many other knights of the Round Table.

CHAPTER IV  How Sir Tristram smote down Sir Sagramore le Desirous and Sir Dodinas le Savage.

CHAPTER V  How Sir Tristram met at the peron with Sir Launcelot, and how they fought together unknown.

CHAPTER VI  How Sir Launcelot brought Sir Tristram to the court, and of the great joy that the king and other made for the coming of Sir Tristram.

CHAPTER VII  How for the despite of Sir Tristram King Mark came with two knights into England, and how he slew one of the knights.

CHAPTER VIII  How King Mark came to a fountain where he found Sir Lamorak complaining for the love of King Lot's wife.

CHAPTER IX  How King Mark, Sir Lamorak, and Sir Dinadan came to a castle, and how King Mark was known there.

CHAPTER X  How Sir Berluse met with King Mark, and how Sir Dinadan took his part.

CHAPTER XI  How King Mark mocked Sir Dinadan, and how they met with six knights of the Round Table.

CHAPTER XII  How the six knights sent Sir Dagonet to joust with King Mark, and how King Mark refused him.

CHAPTER XIII  How Sir Palomides by adventure met King Mark flying, and how he overthrew Dagonet and other knights.

CHAPTER XIV  How King Mark and Sir Dinadan heard Sir Palomides making great sorrow and mourning for La Beale Isoud.

CHAPTER XV  How King Mark had slain Sir Amant wrongfully to-fore King Arthur, and Sir Launcelot fetched King Mark to King Arthur.

CHAPTER XVI How Sir Dinadan told Sir Palomides of the battle between Sir Launcelot and Sir Tristam.

CHAPTER XVII  How Sir Lamorak jousted with divers knights of the castle wherein was Morgan le Fay.

CHAPTER XVIII How Sir Palomides would have jousted for Sir Lamorak with the knights of the castle.

CHAPTER XIX  How Sir Lamorak jousted with Sir Palomides, and hurt him grievously.

CHAPTER XX How it was told Sir Launcelot that Dagonet chased King Mark, and how a knight overthrew him and six knights.

CHAPTER XXI  How King Arthur let do cry a jousts, and how Sir Lamorak came in, and overthrew Sir Gawaine and many other.

CHAPTER XXII  How King Arthur made King Mark to be accorded with Sir Tristram, and how they departed toward Cornwall.

CHAPTER XXIII  How Sir Percivale was made knight of King Arthur, and how a dumb maid spake, and brought him to the Round Table.

CHAPTER XXIV  How Sir Lamorak visited King Lot's wife, and how Sir Gaheris slew her which was his own mother.

CHAPTER XXV  How Sir Agravaine and Sir Mordred met with a knight fleeing, and how they both were overthrown, and of Sir Dinadan.

CHAPTER XXVI  How King Arthur, the Queen, and Launcelot received letters out of Cornwall, and of the answer again.

CHAPTER XXVII  How Sir Launcelot was wroth with the letter that he received from King Mark, and of Dinadan which made a lay of King Mark.

CHAPTER XXVIII  How Sir Tristram was hurt, and of a war made to King Mark; and of Sir Tristram how he promised to rescue him.

CHAPTER XXIX  How Sir Tristram overcame the battle, and how Elias desired a man to fight body for body.

CHAPTER XXX  How Sir Elias and Sir Tristram fought together for the truage, and how Sir Tristram slew Elias in the field.

CHAPTER XXXI  How at a great feast that King Mark made an harper came and sang the lay that Dinadan had made.

CHAPTER XXXII  How King Mark slew by treason his brother Boudwin, for good service that he had done to him.

CHAPTER XXXIII  How Anglides, Boudwin's wife, escaped with her young son, Alisander le Orphelin, and came to the Castle of Arundel.

CHAPTER XXXIV  How Anglides gave the bloody doublet to Alisander, her son, the same day that he was made knight, and the charge withal.

CHAPTER XXXV  How it was told to King Mark of Sir Alisander, and how he would have slain Sir Sadok for saving his life.

CHAPTER XXXVI  How Sir Alisander won the prize at a tournament, and of Morgan le Fay: and how he fought with Sir Malgrin, and slew him.

CHAPTER XXXVII  How Queen Morgan le Fay had Alisander in her castle, and how she healed his wounds.

CHAPTER XXXVIII How Alisander was delivered from Queen Morgan le Fay by the means of a damosel.

CHAPTER XXXIX How Alisander met with Alice la Beale Pilgrim, and how he jousted with two knights; and after of him and of Sir Mordred.

CHAPTER XL  How Sir Galahalt did do cry a jousts in Surluse, and Queen Guenever's knights should joust against all that would come.

CHAPTER XLI  How Sir Launcelot fought in the tournament, and how Sir Palomides did arms there for a damosel.

CHAPTER XLII  How Sir Galahalt and Palomides fought together, and of Sir Dinadan and Sir Galahalt.

CHAPTER XLIII  How Sir Archade appealed Sir Palomides of treason, and how Sir Palomides slew him.

CHAPTER XLIV  Of the third day, and how Sir Palomides jousted with Sir Lamorak, and other things.

CHAPTER XLV  Of the fourth day, and of many great feats of arms.

CHAPTER XLVI  Of the Fifth day, and how Sir Lamorak behaved him.

CHAPTER XLVII  How Sir Palomides fought with Corsabrin for a lady, and how Palomides slew Corsabrin.

CHAPTER XLVIII  Of the sixth day, and what then was done.

CHAPTER XLIX  Of the seventh battle, and how Sir Launcelot, being disguised like a maid, smote down Sir Dinadan.

CHAPTER L  How by treason Sir Tristram was brought to a tournament for to have been slain, and how he was put in prison.

CHAPTER LI  How King Mark let do counterfeit letters from the Pope, and how Sir Percivale delivered Sir Tristram out of prison.

CHAPTER LII  How Sir Tristram and La Beale Isoud came unto England, and how Sir Launcelot brought them to Joyous Gard.

CHAPTER LIII  How by the counsel of La Beale Isoud Sir Tristram rode armed, and how he met with Sir Palomides.

CHAPTER LIV  Of Sir Palomides, and how he met with Sir Bleoberis and with Sir Ector, and of Sir Pervivale.

CHAPTER LV  How Sir Tristram met with Sir Dinadan, and of their devices, and what he said to Sir Gawaine's brethren.

CHAPTER LVI  How Sir Tristram smote down Sir Agravaine and Sir Gaheris, and how Sir Dinadan was sent for by La Beale Isoud.

CHAPTER LVII  How Sir Dinadan met with Sir Tristram, and with jousting with Sir Palomides, Sir Dinadan knew him.

CHAPTER LVIII  How they approached the Castle Lonazep, and of other devices of the death of Sir Lamorak.

CHAPTER LIX  How they came to Humber bank, and how they found a ship there, wherein lay the body of King Hermance.

CHAPTER LX  How Sir Tristram with his fellowship came and were with an host which after fought with Sir Tristram; and other matters.

CHAPTER LXI  How Palomides went for to fight with two brethren for the death of King Hermance.

CHAPTER LXII  The copy of the letter written for to revenge the king's death, and how Sir Palomides fought for to have the battle.

CHAPTER LXIII  Of the preparation of Sir Palomides and the two brethren that should fight with him.

CHAPTER LXIV  Of the battle between Sir Palomides and the two brethren, and how the two brethren were slain.

CHAPTER LXV  How Sir Tristram and Sir Palomides met Breuse Saunce Pit<e'>, and how Sir Tristram and La Beale Isoud went unto Lonazep.

CHAPTER LXVI  How Sir Palomides jousted with Sir Galihodin, and after with Sir Gawaine, and smote them down.

CHAPTER LXVII  How Sir Tristram and his fellowship came into the tournament of Lonazep; and of divers jousts and matters.

CHAPTER LXVIII  How Sir Tristram and his fellowship jousted, and of the noble feats that they did in that tourneying.

CHAPTER LXIX  How Sir Tristram was unhorsed and smitten down by Sir Launcelot, and after that Sir Tristram smote down King Arthur.

CHAPTER LXX  How Sir Tristram changed his harness and it was all red, and how he demeaned him, and how Sir Palomides slew Launcelot's horse.

CHAPTER LXXI  How Sir Launcelot said to Sir Palomides, and how the prize of that day was given unto Sir Palomides.

CHAPTER LXXII  How Sir Dinadan provoked Sir Tristram to do well.

CHAPTER LXXIII  How King Arthur and Sir Lancelot came to see La Beale Isoud, and how Palomides smote down King Arthur.

CHAPTER LXXIV  How the second day Palomides forsook Sir Tristram, and went to the contrary part against him.

CHAPTER LXXV  How Sir Tristram departed of the field, and awaked Sir Dinadan, and changed his array into black.

CHAPTER LXXVI  How Sir Palomides changed his shield and his armour for to hurt Sir Tristram, and how Sir Launcelot did to Sir Tristram.

CHAPTER LXXVII  How Sir Tristram departed with La Beale Isoud, and how Palomides followed and excused him.

CHAPTER LXXVIII  How King Arthur and Sir Launcelot came unto their pavilions as they sat at supper, and of Sir Palomides.

CHAPTER LXXIX  How Sir Tristram and Sir Palomides did the next day, and how King Arthur was unhorsed.

CHAPTER LXXX  How Sir Tristram turned to King Arthur's side, and how Palomides would not.

CHAPTER LXXXI  How Sir Bleoberis and Sir Ector reported to Queen Guenever of the beauty of La Beale Isoud.

CHAPTER LXXXII  How Epinogris complained by a well, and how Sir Palomides came and found him, and of their both sorrowing.

CHAPTER LXXXIII  How Sir Palomides brought Sir Epinogris his lady; and how Sir Palomides and Sir Safere were assailed.

CHAPTER LXXXIV  How Sir Palomides and Sir Safere conducted Sir Epinogris to his castle, and of other adventures.

CHAPTER LXXXV  How Sir Tristram made him ready to rescue Sir Palomides, but Sir Launcelot rescued him or he came.

CHAPTER LXXXVI  How Sir Tristram and Launcelot, with Palomides, came to joyous Gard; and of Palomides and Sir Tristram.

CHAPTER LXXXVII  How there was a day set between Sir Tristram and Sir Palomides for to fight, and how Sir Tristram was hurt.

CHAPTER LXXXVIII  How Sir Palomides kept his day to have foughten, but Sir Tristram might not come; and other things.

BOOK XI

CHAPTER I  How Sir Launcelot rode on his adventure, and how he holp a dolorous lady from her pain, and how that he fought with a dragon.

CHAPTER II  How Sir Launcelot came to Pelles, and of the Sangreal, and of Elaine, King Pelles' daughter.

CHAPTER III  How Sir Launcelot was displeased when he knew that he had lain by Dame Elaine, and how she was delivered of Galahad.

CHAPTER IV How Sir Bors came to Dame Elaine and saw Galahad, and how he was fed with the Sangreal.

CHAPTER V  How Sir Bors made Sir Pedivere to yield him, and of marvellous adventures that he had, and how he achieved them.

CHAPTER VI  How Sir Bors departed; and how Sir Launcelot was rebuked of Queen Guenever, and of his excuse.

CHAPTER VII  How Dame Elaine, Galahad's mother, came in great estate unto Camelot, and how Sir Launcelot behaved him there.

CHAPTER VIII  How Dame Brisen by enchantment brought Sir Launcelot to Dame Elaine's bed, and how Queen Guenever rebuked him.

CHAPTER IX  How Dame Elaine was commanded by Queen Guenever to avoid the court, and how Sir Launcelot became mad.

CHAPTER X  What sorrow Queen Guenever made for Sir Launcelot, and how he was sought by knights of his kin.

CHAPTER XI  How a servant of Sir Aglovale's was slain, and what vengeance Sir Aglovale and Sir Percivale did therefore.

CHAPTER XII  How Sir Pervivale departed secretly from his brother, and how he loosed a knight bound with a chain, and of other doings.

CHAPTER XIII  How Sir Percivale met with Sir Ector, and how they fought long, and each had almost slain other.

CHAPTER XIV  How by miracle they were both made whole by the coming of the holy vessel of Sangreal.

BOOK XII

CHAPTER I  How Sir Launcelot in his madness took a sword and fought with a knight, and leapt in a bed.

CHAPTER II  How Sir Lancelot was carried in an horse litter, and how Sir Launcelot rescued Sir Bliant, his host.

CHAPTER III  How Sir Launcelot fought against a boar and slew him, and how he was hurt, and brought unto an hermitage.

CHAPTER IV  How Sir Launcelot was known by Dame Elaine, and was borne into a chamber and after healed by the Sangreal.

CHAPTER V  How Sir Launcelot, after that he was whole and had his mind, he was ashamed, and how that Elaine desired a castle for him.

CHAPTER VI  How Sir Launcelot came into the joyous Isle, and there he named himself Le Chevaler Mal Fet.

CHAPTER VII  Of a great tourneying in the Joyous Isle, and how Sir Pervivale and Sir Ector came thither, and Sir Percivale fought with him.

CHAPTER VIlI  How each of them knew other, and of their great courtesy, and how his brother Sir Ector came unto him, and of their joy.

CHAPTER IX  How Sir Bors and Sir Lionel came to King Brandegore, and how Sir Bors took his son Helin le Blank, and of Sir Launcelot.

CHAPTER X  How Sir Launcelot with Sir Percivale and Sir Ector came to the court, and of the great joy of him.

CHAPTER XI  How La Beale Isoud counselled Sir Tristram to go unto the court, to the great feast of Pentecost.

CHAPTER XII  How Sir Tristram departed unarmed and met with Sir Palomides, and how they smote each other, and how Sir Palomides forbare him.

CHAPTER XIII  How that Sir Tristram gat him harness of a knight which was hurt, and how he overthrew Sir Palomides.

CHAPTER XIV  How Sir Tristram and Sir Palomides fought long together, and after accorded, and how Sir Tristram made him to be christened.

BOOK XIII

CHAPTER I  How at the vigil of the Feast of Pentecost entered into the hall before King Arthur a damosel, and desired Sir Launcelot for to come and dub a knight, and how he went with her.

CHAPTER II  How the letters were found written in the Siege Perilous and of the marvellous adventure of the sword in a stone.

CHAPTER III  How Sir Gawaine assayed to draw out the sword, and how an old man brought in Galahad.

CHAPTER IV  How the old man brought Galahad to the Siege Perilous and set him therein, and how all the knights marvelled.

CHAPTER V  How King Arthur shewed the stone hoving on the water to Galahad, and how he drew out the sword.

CHAPTER VI  How King Arthur had all the knights together for to joust in the meadow beside Camelot or they departed.

CHAPTER VII  How the queen desired to see Galahad; and how after, all the knights were replenished with the Holy Sangreal, and how they avowed the enquest of the same.

CHAPTER VIII  How great sorrow was made of the king and the queen and ladies for the departing of the knights, and how they departed.

CHAPTER IX  How Galahad gat him a shield, and how they sped that presumed to take down the said shield.

CHAPTER X  How Galahad departed with the shield, and how King Evelake had received the shield of Joseph of Aramathie.

CHAPTER XI  How Joseph made a cross on the white shield with his blood, and how Galahad was by a monk brought to a tomb.

CHAPTER XII  Of the marvel that Sir Galahad saw and heard in the tomb, and how he made Melias knight.

CHAPTER XIII  Of the adventure that Melias had, and how Galahad revenged him, and how Melias was carried into an abbey.

CHAPTER XIV  How Sir Galahad departed, and how he was commanded to go to the Castle of Maidens to destroy the wicked custom.

CHAPTER XV  How Sir Galahad fought with the knights of the castle, and destroyed the wicked custom.

CHAPTER XVI  How Sir Gawaine came to the abbey for to follow Galahad, and how he was shriven to a hermit.

CHAPTER XVII  How Sir Galahad met with Sir Launcelot and Sir Percivale, and smote them down, and departed from them.

CHAPTER XVIII  How Sir Launcelot, half sleeping and half waking, saw a sick man borne in a litter, and how he was healed with the Sangreal.

CHAPTER XIX  How a voice spake to Sir Launcelot, and how he found his horse and his helm borne away, and after went afoot.

CHAPTER XX  How Sir Launcelot was shriven, and what sorrow he made and of the good ensamples which were shewed him.

BOOK XIV

CHAPTER I  How Sir Percivale came to a recluse and asked counsel, and how she told him that she was his aunt.

CHAPTER II  How Merlin likened the Round Table to the world, and how the knights that should achieve the Sangreal should be known.

CHAPTER III  How Sir Percivale came into a monastery, where he found King Evelake, which was an old man.

CHAPTER IV  How Sir Percivale saw many men of arms bearing a dead knight, and how he fought against them.

CHAPTER V  How a yeoman desired him to get again an horse, and how Sir Percivale's hackney was slain, and how he gat an horse.

CHAPTER VI  Of the great danger that Sir Percivale was in by his horse, and how he saw a serpent and a lion fight.

CHAPTER VII  Of the vision that Sir Percivale saw, and how his vision was expounded, and of his lion.

CHAPTER VIII  How Sir Percivale saw a ship coming to him-ward, and how the lady of the ship told him of her disheritance.

CHAPTER IX  How Sir Percivale promised her help, and how he required her of love, and how he was saved from the fiend.

CHAPTER X  How Sir Percivale for penance rove himself through the thigh; and how she was known for the devil.

BOOK XV

CHAPTER I  How Sir Launcelot came to a chapel, where he found dead, in a white shirt, a man of religion, of an hundred winter old.

CHAPTER II  Of a dead man, how men would have hewn him, and it would not be, and how Sir Launcelot took the hair of the dead man.

CHAPTER III  Of an advision that Sir Launcelot had, and how he told it to an hermit, and desired counsel of him.

CHAPTER IV  How the hermit expounded to Sir Launcelot his advision, and told him that Sir Galahad was his son.

CHAPTER V  How Sir Launcelot jousted with many knights, and how he was taken.

CHAPTER VI  How Sir Launcelot told his advision to a woman, and how she expounded it to him.

BOOK XVI

CHAPTER I  How Sir Gawaine was nigh weary of the quest of the Sangreal, and of his marvellous dream.

CHAPTER II  Of the advision of Sir Ector, and how he jousted with Sir Uwaine les Avoutres, his sworn brother.

CHAPTER III  How Sir Gawaine and Sir Ector came to an hermitage to be confessed, and how they told to the hermit their advisions.

CHAPTER IV  How the hermit expounded their advision.

CHAPTER V  Of the good counsel that the hermit gave to them.

CHAPTER VI  How Sir Bors met with an hermit, and how he was confessed to him, and of his penance enjoined to him.

CHAPTER VII  How Sir Bors was lodged with a lady, and how he took upon him for to fight against a champion for her land.

CHAPTER VIII  Of an advision which Sir Bors had that night, and how he fought and overcame his adversary.

CHAPTER IX  How the lady was returned to her lands by the battle of Sir Bors, and of his departing, and how he met Sir Lionel taken and beaten with thorns, and also of a maid which should have been devoured.

CHAPTER X  How Sir Bors left to rescue his brother, and rescued the damosel; and how it was told him that Lionel was dead.

CHAPTER XI  How Sir Bors told his dream to a priest, which he had dreamed, and of the counsel that the priest gave to him.

CHAPTER XII  How the devil in a woman's likeness would have had Sir Bors to have lain by her, and how by God's grace he escaped.

CHAPTER XIII  Of the holy communication of an Abbot to Sir Bors, and how the Abbot counselled him.

CHAPTER XIV  How Sir Bors met with his brother Sir Lionel, and how Sir Lionel would have slain Sir Bors.

CHAPTER XV  How Sir Colgrevance fought against Sir Lionel for to save Sir Bors, and how the hermit was slain.

CHAPTER XVI  How Sir Lionel slew Sir Colgrevance, and how after he would have slain Sir Bors.

CHAPTER XVII  How there came a voice which charged Sir Bors to touch him not, and of a cloud that came between them.

BOOK XVII

CHAPTER I  How Sir Galahad fought at a tournament, and how he was known of Sir Gawaine and Sir Ector de Maris.

CHAPTER II  How Sir Galahad rode with a damosel, and came to the ship whereas Sir Bors and Sir Percivale were in.

CHAPTER III  How Sir Galahad entered into the ship, and of a fair bed therein, with other marvellous things, and of a sword.

CHAPTER IV  Of the marvels of the sword and of the scabbard.

CHAPTER V  How King Pelles was smitten through both thighs because he drew the sword, and other marvellous histories.

CHAPTER VI  How Solomon took David's sword by the counsel of his wife, and of other matters marvellous.

CHAPTER VII  A wonderful tale of King Solomon and his wife.

CHAPTER VIII  How Galahad and his fellows came to a castle, and how they were fought withal, and how they slew their adversaries, and other matters.

CHAPTER IX  How the three knights, with Percivale's sister, came unto the same forest, and of an hart and four lions, and other things.

CHAPTER X  How they were desired of a strange custom, the which they would not obey; wherefore they fought and slew many knights.

CHAPTER XI  How Sir Percivale's sister bled a dish full of blood for to heal a lady, wherefore she died; and how that the body was put in a ship.

CHAPTER XII  How Galahad and Percivale found in a castle many tombs of maidens that had bled to death.

CHAPTER XIII  How Sir Launcelot entered into the ship where Sir Percivale's sister lay dead, and how he met with Sir Galahad, his son.

CHAPTER XIV  How a knight brought unto Sir Galahad a horse, and bade him come from his father, Sir Launcelot.

CHAPTER XV  How Sir Launcelot was to-fore the door of the chamber wherein the Holy Sangreal was.

CHAPTER XVI  How Sir launcelot had lain four-and-twenty days and as many nights as a dead man, and other divers matters.

CHAPTER XVII  How Sir Launcelot returned towards Logris, and of other adventures which he saw in the way.

CHAPTER XVIII  How Galahad came to King Mordrains, and of other matters and adventures.

CHAPTER XIX  How Sir Percivale and Sir Bors met with Sir Galahad, and how they came to the castle of Carbonek, and other matters.

CHAPTER XX How Galahad and his fellows were fed of the Holy Sangreal, and how Our Lord appeared to them, and other things.

CHAPTER XXI  How Galahad anointed with the blood of the spear the Maimed King, and of other adventures.

CHAPTER XXII  How they were fed with the Sangreal while they were in prison, and how Galahad was made king.

CHAPTER XXIII Of the sorrow that Percivale and Bors made when Galahad was dead: and of Percivale how he died, and other matters.

BOOK XVIII

CHAPTER I  Of the joy King Arthur and the queen had of the achievement of the Sangreal; and how Launcelot fell to his old love again.

CHAPTER II  How the queen commanded Sir Launcelot to avoid the court, and of the sorrow that Launcelot made.

CHAPTER III  How at a dinner that the queen made there was a knight enpoisoned, which Sir Mador laid on the queen.

CHAPTER IV  How Sir Mador appeached the queen of treason, and there was no knight would fight for her at the first time.

CHAPTER V  How the queen required Sir Bors to fight for her, and how he granted upon condition; and how he warned Sir Launcelot thereof.

CHAPTER VI  How at the day Sir Bors made him ready for to fight for the queen; and when he would fight how another discharged him.

CHAPTER VII How Sir Launcelot fought against Sir Mador for the queen, and how he overcame Sir Mador, and discharged the queen.

CHAPTER VIII  How the truth was known by the Maiden of the Lake, and of divers other matters.

CHAPTER IX  How Sir Launcelot rode to Astolat, and received a sleeve to wear upon his helm at the request of a maid.

CHAPTER X  How the tourney began at Winchester, and what knights were at the jousts; and other things.

CHAPTER XI  How Sir Launcelot and Sir Lavaine entered in the field against them of King Arthur's court, and how Launcelot was hurt.

CHAPTER XII  How Sir Launcelot and Sir Lavaine departed out of the field, and in what jeopardy Launcelot was.

CHAPTER XIII  How Launcelot was brought to an hermit for to be healed of his wound, and of other matters.

CHAPTER XIV  How Sir Gawaine was lodged with the lord of Astolat, and there had knowledge that it was Sir Launcelot that bare the red sleeve.

CHAPTER XV  Of the sorrow that Sir Bors had for the hurt of Launcelot; and of the anger that the queen had because Launcelot bare the sleeve.

CHAPTER XVI  How Sir Bors sought Launcelot and found him in the hermitage, and of the lamentation between them.

CHAPTER XVII  How Sir Launcelot armed him to assay if he might bear arms, and how his wounds brast out again.

CHAPTER XVIII  How Sir Bors returned and told tidings of Sir Launcelot; and of the tourney, and to whom the prize was given.

CHAPTER XIX  Of the great lamentation of the Fair Maid of Astolat when Launcelot should depart, and how she died for his love.

CHAPTER XX  How the corpse of the Maid of Astolat arrived to-fore King Arthur, and of the burying, and how Sir Launcelot offered the mass-penny.

CHAPTER XXI  Of great jousts done all a Christmas, and of a great jousts and tourney ordained by King Arthur, and of Sir Launcelot.

CHAPTER XXII  How Launcelot after that he was hurt of a gentlewoman came to an hermit, and of other matters.

CHAPTER XXIII  How Sir Launcelot behaved him at the jousts, and other men also.

CHAPTER XXIV  How King Arthur marvelled much of the jousting in the field, and how he rode and found Sir Launcelot.

CHAPTER XXV  How true love is likened to summer.

BOOK XIX

CHAPTER I  How Queen Guenever rode a-Maying with certain knights of the Round Table and clad all in green.

CHAPTER II  How Sir Meliagrance took the queen and her knights, which were sore hurt in fighting