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 the pope sent down his bulls to make peace, and how Sir Launcelot
brought the queen to king Arthur. Chap. xiv.
Of the deliverance of the queen to the king by Sir Launcelot, and what
language Sir Gawaine had to Sir Launcelot. Chap. xv.
Of the communication between Sir Gawaine and Sir Launcelot, with much
other language. Chap. xvi.
How Sir Launcelot departed from the king and from Joyous Gard over
seaward, and what knights went with him. Chap. xvii.
How Sir Launcelot passed over the sea, and how he made great lords of
the knights that went with him. Chap. xviii.
How king Arthur and Sir Gawaine made a great host ready to go over sea
to make war on Sir Launcelot. Chap. xix.
What message Sir Gawaine sent to Sir Launcelot, and king Arthur laid
siege to Benwick, and other matters. Chap. xx.
How Sir Gawaine and Sir Launcelot did battle together, and how Sir
Gawaine was overthrown and hurt. Chap. xxi.
Of the sorrow that king Arthur made for the war, and of another battle
where also Sir Gawaine had the worse. Chap. xxii.
Here follow the Chapters of the Twenty-first Book.
How Sir Mordred presumed and took on him to be king of England, and
would have married the queen, his uncle’s wife. Chap. i.
How after that king Arthur had tidings he returned and came to Dover,
where Sir Mordred met him to let his landing, and of the death of Sir
Gawaine. Chap. ii.
How after Sir Gawaine’s ghost appeared to king Arthur, and warned him
that he should not fight that day. Chap. iii.
How by misadventure of an adder the battle began, where Mordred was
slain, and Arthur hurt to the death. Chap. iv.
How king Arthur commanded to cast his sword Excalibur into the water,
and how he was delivered to ladies in a barge. Chap. v.
How Sir Bedivere found him on the morrow dead in an hermitage, and how
he abode there with the hermit. Chap. vi.
Of the opinion of some men of the death of king Arthur; and how queen
Guenever made her a nun in Almesbury. Chap. vii.
How when Sir Launcelot heard of the death of king Arthur, and of Sir
Gawaine, and other matters, he came into England. Chap. viii.
How Sir Launcelot departed to seek the queen Guenever, and how he found
at Almesbury. Chap. ix.
How Sir Launcelot came to the hermitage where the archbishop of
Canterbury was, and how he took the habit on him. Chap. x.
How Sir Launcelot went with his seven fellows to Almesbury, and found
there queen Guenever dead, whom they brought to Glastonbury. Chap. xi.
How Sir Launcelot began to sicken, and after died, whose body was borne
to Joyous Gard for to be buried. Chap. xii.
How Sir Ector found Sir Launcelot his brother dead. And how Constantine
reigned next after Arthur, and of the end of this Book. Chap. xiii.
Explicit the Table.
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THE BOOK OF
KING ARTHUR
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