Le Morte Darthur: Sir Thomas Malory's Book of King Arthur and his Noble; Knights of the Round TableMalory, Thomas, Sir
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Le Morte Darthur: Sir Thomas Malory's Book of King Arthur and his Noble; Knights of the Round Table
Malory, Thomas, Sir
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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 damsel which desired a knight for 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.
How Beaumains departed, and how he gat of Sir Kay a spear and a shield,
and how he justed and fought 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 damsel. Chap. v.
How Sir Beaumains fought and slew two knights at a passage. Chap. vi.
How Beaumains fought with the knight of the black lands, 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.
How the damsel ever rebuked Beaumains, and would not suffer him to sit
at her table, but called him kitchen boy. Chap. ix.
How the third brother, called the red knight, jousted and fought
against Beaumains, and how Beaumains overcame him. Chap. x.
How Sir Beaumains suffered great rebukes of the damsel, and he suffered
it patiently. Chap. xi.
How Sir Beaumains fought with Sir Persant of inde, and made him to be
yielden. Chap. xii.
Of the goodly communication between Sir Persant and Beaumains, and how
he told him that his name was Sir Gareth. Chap. xiii.
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.
Chap. xiv.
How the damsel and Beaumains came to the siege, and came to a sycamore
tree, and there Beaumains blew an horn, and then the knight of the
red lands came to fight with him. Chap. xv.
How the two knights met together, and of their talking, and how they
began their battle. Chap. xvi.
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. Chap. xvii.
How the knight yielded him, and how Beaumains made him to go unto king
Arthur’s court, and to cry Sir Launcelot mercy. Chap. xviii.
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. Chap. xix.
How Sir Beaumains rode after to rescue his dwarf, and came into the
castle where he was. Chap. xx.
How Sir Gareth, otherwise called Beaumains, came to the presence of his
lady, and how they took acquaintance, and of their love. Chap. xxi.
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