The Quest Of The Holy Graal. The Adventure : p. 71 III THE ADVENTURE OF SIR GALAHAD Now Sir Galahad had as yet no shield, and he rode four days without meeting any adventure, till at last he came to a White Abbey, where he dismounted and asked if he might sleep there that night. The brethren received him with great reverence, and led him...
The Evil Days Of Arthur. The Fight For The Queen : p. 102 THE FIGHT FOR THE QUEEN So the quest of the Holy Graal had been fulfilled, and the few Knights that had been left alive returned to the Round Table, and there was great joy in the Court. To do them honour the Queen made them a dinner; and there were four and twenty Knights present...
The Quest Of The Holy Graal. V. The Adventure : p. 80 V THE ADVENTURE OF SIR PERCIVALE All this while Sir Percivale had pursued adventures of his own, and came nigh unto losing his life, but he was saved from his enemies by the good Knight, Sir Galahad, whom he did not know, although he was seeking him, for Sir Galahad now bore a red shield...
The Quest Of The Holy Graal. The Quest : p. 64 THE QUEST OF THE HOLY GRAAL THIS is a mysterious part of the adventures of King Arthur's Knights. We must remember that parts of these stories are very old; they were invented by the heathen Welsh, or by the ancient Britons, from whom the Welsh are descended, and by the old pagan Irish, who...
The Questing Beast : p. 9 THE QUESTING BEAST BUT Arthur had many battles to fight and many Kings to conquer before he was acknowledged lord of them all, and often he would have failed had he not listened to the wisdom of Merlin, and been helped by his sword Excalibur, which in obedience to Merlin's orders he never...
The Quest Of The Holy Graal. I. How The King : p. 66 I HOW THE KING WENT ON PILGRIMAGE, AND HIS SQUIRE WAS SLAIN IN A DREAM Now the King was minded to go on a pilgrimage, and he agreed with the Queen that he would set forth to seek the holy chapel of St. Augustine, which is in the White Forest, and may only be found by adventure. Much he...
The Evil Days Of Arthur. The End Of It All : p. 160 THE END OF IT ALL Now when King Arthur left England to fight with Sir Lancelot he ordered his nephew Sir Mordred to govern the land, which that false Knight did gladly. And as soon as he thought he might safely do so he caused some letters to be written saying that King Arthur had been...
What Beaumains Asked Of The King : p. 38 WHAT BEAUMAINS ASKED OF THE KING As Pentecost drew near King Arthur commanded that all the Knights of the Round Table should keep the feast at a city called Kin-Kenadon, hard by the sands of Wales, where there was a great castle. Now it was the King's custom that he would eat no food...
The Quest Of The Holy Graal. Viii. The Adventure : p. 88 VIII THE ADVENTURE OF SIR BORS When Sir Bors left Camelot on his quest he met a holy man riding on an ass, and Sir Bors saluted him. Then the good man knew him to be one of the Knights who were in quest of the Holy Graal. 'What are you?' said he, and Sir Bors answered, 'I am a Knight th...
The Quest Of The Holy Graal. Xi. How Sir : p. 96 XI HOW SIR GALAHAD FOUND THE GRAAL AND DIED OF THAT FINDING Sir Galahad rode on till he met Sir Percivale and afterwards Sir Bors, whom they greeted most gladly, and they bare each other company. First they came to the Castle of Carbonek, where dwelled King Pelles, who welcomed them with joy...
The Quest Of The Holy Graal. Ix. Adventure : p. 91 IX ADVENTURE OF SIR GALAHAD Sir Galahad rested one evening at a hermitage. And while he was resting, there came a gentlewoman and asked leave of the hermit to speak with Sir Galahad, and would not be denied, though she was told he was weary and asleep. Then the hermit waked Sir Galahad...
The Story Of Sir Balin : p. 16 THE STORY OF SIR BALIN IN those days many Kings reigned in the Islands of the Sea, and they constantly waged war upon each other, and on their liege lord, and news came to Arthur that Ryons, King of North Wales, had collected a large host and had ravaged his lands and slain some of his...
The Quest Of The Holy Graal. Ii. The Coming : p. 69 II THE COMING OF THE HOLY GRAAL It was on the eve of Pentecost that all the Knights of the Table Round met together at Camelot, and a great feast was made ready for them. And as they sat at supper they heard a loud noise, as of the crashing of thunder, and it seemed as if the roof would fall...
The Passing Of Merlin : p. 30 p. 31 THE PASSING OF MERLIN SIR TOR proved before long by his gallant deeds that he was worthy to sit in one of the two empty seats of the Round Table. Many of the other Knights went out also in search of adventures, and one of them, Sir Pellinore, brought a damsel of the lake to Arthur's...
The Drawing Of The Sword : p. 3 KING ARTHUR. Tales Of The Round Table THE DRAWING OF THE SWORD LONG, long ago, after Uther Pendragon died, there was no King in Britain, and every Knight hoped to seize the crown for himself. The country was like to fare ill when laws were broken on every side, and the corn which was to give...
The Quest Of The Holy Graal. Vii. An Adventure : p. 87 VII AN ADVENTURE OF SIR GAWAINE Sir Gawaine rode long without meeting any adventure, and from Pentecost to Michaelmas found none that pleased him. But at Michaelmas he met Sir Ector de Maris and rejoiced greatly. As they sat talking there appeared before them a hand showing unto the elbow...
How The Round Table Began : p. 25 HOW THE ROUND TABLE BEGAN IT was told in the story of the Questing Beast that King Arthur married the daughter of Leodegrance, King of Cameliard, but there was not space there to say how it came about. And as the tales of the Round Table are full of this lady, Queen Guenevere, it is well...
The Evil Days Of Arthur. The Fair Maid Of Astolat : p. 113 THE FAIR MAID OF ASTOLAT SOON after this it befell that the damsel of the lake, called by some Nimue and by others Vivien, wedded Sir Pelleas, and came to the Court of King Arthur. And when she heard the talk of the death of Sir Patrise and how the Queen had been accused of it, she found...
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The Quest Of The Holy Graal. X. Sir Lancelot : p. 94 X SIR LANCELOT MEETS SIR GALAHAD, AND THEY PART FOR EVER Now we must tell what happened to Sir Lancelot. When he was come to a water called Mortoise he fell asleep, awaiting for the adventure that should be sent to him, and in his sleep a voice spoke to him, and bade him rise and take his...
The Quest Of The Holy Graal. Iv. How Sir : p. 77 IV HOW SIR LANCELOT SAW A VISION, AND REPENTED OF HIS SINS He halted when he came to a stone cross, which had by it a block of marble, while nigh at hand stood an old chapel. He tied his horse to a tree, and hung his shield on a branch, and looked into the chapel, for the door was waste...
How Morgan Le Fay Tried To Kill King Arthur : p. 33 HOW MORGAN LE FAY TRIED TO KILL KING ARTHUR KING ARTHUR had a sister called Morgan le Fay, who was skilled in magic of all sorts, and hated her brother because he had slain in battle a Knight whom she loved. But to gain her own ends, and to revenge herself upon the King, she kept a smiling...
The Sword Excalibur : p. 14 THE SWORD EXCALIBUR KING ARTHUR had fought a hard battle with the tallest Knight in all the land, and though he struck hard and well, he would have been slain had not Merlin enchanted the Knight and cast him into a deep sleep, and brought the King to a hermit who had studied the art...
The Quest Of The Holy Graal. Vi. An Adventure : p. 85 VI AN ADVENTURE OF SIR LANCELOT As Lancelot went his way through the forest he met with many hermits who dwelled therein, and had adventure with the Knight who stole his horse and his helm, and got them back again. And he learned from one of the hermits that Sir Galahad was his son, and th...
The Evil Days Of Arthur. Lancelot And Guenevere : p. 132 LANCELOT AND GUENEVERE Now we come to the sorrowful tale of Lancelot and Guenevere, and of the death of King Arthur. Already it has been told that King Arthur had wedded Guenevere, the daughter of Leodegrance, King of Cornwall, a damsel who seemed made of all the flowers, so fair was she...