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Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1
Thomas, Sir, -1471 Malory
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CHAPTER XVII. How that knight slew his love and a knight lying by her,
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CHAPTER V. How at feast of the wedding of King Arthur to Guenever, a
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CHAPTER XII. How King Pellinore rode after the lady and the knight
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CHAPTER XXI. How King Pelleas suffered himself to be taken prisoner
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CHAPTER XV. How the damosel and Beaumains came to the siege; and came
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CHAPTER XVII. How after long fighting Beaumains overcame the knight
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CHAPTER XXIII. How the said knight came again the next night and was
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CHAPTER XLIII. How Sir Tristram at a tournament bare the shield that
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CHAPTER I. First, How Uther Pendragon sent for the duke of Cornwall and
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CHAPTER II. How Uther Pendragon made war on the duke of Cornwall, and
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CHAPTER III. Of the birth of King Arthur and of his nurture.
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CHAPTER IV. Of the death of King Uther Pendragon.
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CHAPTER V. How Arthur was chosen king, and of wonders and marvels of a
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CHAPTER VI. How King Arthur pulled out the sword divers times.
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CHAPTER VII. How King Arthur was crowned, and how he made officers.
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CHAPTER VIII. How King Arthur held in Wales, at a Pentecost, a great
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CHAPTER IX. Of the first war that King Arthur had, and how he won the
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CHAPTER X. How Merlin counselled King Arthur to send for King Ban and
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CHAPTER XI. Of a great tourney made by King Arthur and the two kings
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CHAPTER XII. How eleven kings gathered a great host against King
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CHAPTER XIII. Of a dream of the King with the Hundred Knights.
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CHAPTER XIV. How the eleven kings with their host fought against Arthur
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CHAPTER XV. Yet of the same battle.
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CHAPTER XVI. Yet more of the same battle.
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CHAPTER XVII. Yet more of the same battle, and how it was ended by
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CHAPTER XVIII. How King Arthur, King Ban, and King Bors rescued King
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CHAPTER XIX. How King Arthur rode to Carlion, and of his dream, and how
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CHAPTER XX. How King Pellinore took Arthur’s horse and followed the
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CHAPTER XXI. How Ulfius impeached Queen Igraine, Arthur’s mother, of
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CHAPTER XXII. How Griflet was made knight, and jousted with a knight.
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CHAPTER XXIII. How twelve knights came from Rome and asked truage for
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CHAPTER XXIV. How Merlin saved Arthur’s life, and threw an enchantment
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CHAPTER XXV. How Arthur by the mean of Merlin gat Excalibur his sword
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CHAPTER XXVI. How tidings came to Arthur that King Rience had overcome
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CHAPTER XXVII. How all the children were sent for that were born on
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CHAPTER I. Of a damosel which came girt with a sword for to find a man
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CHAPTER II. How Balin, arrayed like a poor knight, pulled out the
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CHAPTER III. How the Lady of the Lake demanded the knight’s head that
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CHAPTER IV. How Merlin told the adventure of this damosel.
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CHAPTER V. How Balin was pursued by Sir Lanceor, knight of Ireland, and
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CHAPTER VI. How a damosel, which was love to Lanceor, slew herself for
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CHAPTER VII. How a dwarf reproved Balin for the death of Lanceor, and
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CHAPTER VIII. How Merlin prophesied that two the best knights of the
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CHAPTER IX. How Balin and his brother, by the counsel of Merlin, took
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CHAPTER X. How King Arthur had a battle against Nero and King Lot of
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CHAPTER XI. Of the interment of twelve kings, and of the prophecy of
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CHAPTER XII. How a sorrowful knight came before Arthur, and how Balin
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CHAPTER XIII. How Balin and the damosel met with a knight which was in
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CHAPTER XIV. How Balin met with that knight named Garlon at a feast,
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CHAPTER XV. How Balin fought with King Pellam, and how his sword brake,
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CHAPTER XVI. How Balin was delivered by Merlin, and saved a knight that
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CHAPTER XVII. How that knight slew his love and a knight lying by her,
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CHAPTER XVIII. How Balin met with his brother Balan, and how each of
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CHAPTER XIX. How Merlin buried them both in one tomb, and of Balin’s
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CHAPTER I. How King Arthur took a wife, and wedded Guenever, daughter
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CHAPTER II. How the Knights of the Round Table were ordained and their
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CHAPTER III. How a poor man riding upon a lean mare desired King Arthur
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CHAPTER IV. How Sir Tor was known for son of King Pellinore, and how
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CHAPTER V. How at feast of the wedding of King Arthur to Guenever, a
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CHAPTER VI. How Sir Gawaine rode for to fetch again the hart, and how
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CHAPTER VII How the hart was chased into a castle and there slain, and
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CHAPTER VIII. How four knights fought against Gawaine and Gaheris, and
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CHAPTER IX. How Sir Tor rode after the knight with the brachet, and of
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CHAPTER X. How Sir Tor found the brachet with a lady, and how a knight
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CHAPTER XI. How Sir Tor overcame the knight, and how he lost his head
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CHAPTER XII. How King Pellinore rode after the lady and the knight that
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CHAPTER XIII. How King Pellinore gat the lady and brought her to
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CHAPTER XIV. How on the way he heard two knights, as he lay by night in
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CHAPTER XV. How when he was come to Camelot he was sworn upon a book to
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CHAPTER I. How Merlin was assotted and doted on one of the ladies of
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CHAPTER II. How five kings came into this land to war against King
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CHAPTER III. How King Arthur had ado with them and overthrew them, and
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CHAPTER IV. How the battle was finished or he came, and how King Arthur
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CHAPTER V. How Sir Tor was made knight of the Round Table, and how
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CHAPTER VI. How King Arthur, King Uriens, and Sir Accolon of Gaul,
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CHAPTER VII. How Arthur took upon him to fight to be delivered out of
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CHAPTER VIII. How Accolon found himself by a well, and he took upon him
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CHAPTER IX. Of the battle between King Arthur and Accolon.
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CHAPTER X. How King Arthur’s sword that he fought with brake, and how
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CHAPTER XI. How Accolon confessed the treason of Morgan le Fay, King
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CHAPTER XII. How Arthur accorded the two brethren, and delivered the
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CHAPTER XIII. How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and
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CHAPTER XIV. How Queen Morgan le Fay made great sorrow for the death of
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CHAPTER XV. How Morgan le Fay saved a knight that should have been
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CHAPTER XVI. How the Damosel of the Lake saved King Arthur from mantle
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CHAPTER XVII. How Sir Gawaine and Sir Uwaine met with twelve fair
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CHAPTER XVIII. How Sir Marhaus jousted with Sir Gawaine and Sir Uwaine,
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CHAPTER XIX. How Sir Marhaus, Sir Gawaine, and Sir Uwaine met three
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CHAPTER XX. How a knight and a dwarf strove for a lady.
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CHAPTER XXI. How King Pelleas suffered himself to be taken prisoner
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CHAPTER XXII. How Sir Gawaine came to the Lady Ettard, and how Sir
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CHAPTER XXIII. How Sir Pelleas loved no more Ettard by means of the
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CHAPTER XXIV. How Sir Marhaus rode with the damosel, and how he came to
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CHAPTER XXV. How Sir Marhaus fought with the duke and his four sons and
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CHAPTER XXVI. How Sir Uwaine rode with the damosel of sixty year of
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CHAPTER XXVII. How Sir Uwaine fought with two knights and overcame
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CHAPTER XXVIII. How at the year’s end all three knights with their
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CHAPTER I. How twelve aged ambassadors of Rome came to King Arthur to
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CHAPTER II. How the kings and lords promised to King Arthur aid and
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CHAPTER III. How King Arthur held a parliament at York, and how he
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CHAPTER IV. How King Arthur being shipped and lying in his cabin had a
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CHAPTER V. How a man of the country told to him of a marvellous giant,
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CHAPTER VI. How King Arthur sent Sir Gawaine and other to Lucius, and
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CHAPTER VII. How Lucius sent certain spies in a bushment for to have
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CHAPTER VIII. How a senator told to Lucius of their discomfiture, and
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CHAPTER IX. How Arthur, after he had achieved the battle against the
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CHAPTER X. Of a battle done by Sir Gawaine against a Saracen, which
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CHAPTER XI. How the Saracens came out of a wood for to rescue their
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CHAPTER XII. How Sir Gawaine returned to King Arthur with his
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CHAPTER I. How Sir Launcelot and Sir Lionel departed from the court,
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CHAPTER II. How Sir Ector followed for to seek Sir Launcelot, and how
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CHAPTER III. How four queens found Launcelot sleeping, and how by
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CHAPTER IV. How Sir Launcelot was delivered by the mean of a damosel.
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CHAPTER V. How a knight found Sir Launcelot lying in his leman’s bed,
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CHAPTER VI. How Sir Launcelot was received of King Bagdemagus’
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CHAPTER VII. How Sir Launcelot behaved him in a tournament, and how he
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CHAPTER VIII. How Sir Launcelot and Sir Turquine fought together.
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CHAPTER IX. How Sir Turquine was slain, and how Sir Launcelot bade Sir
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CHAPTER X. How Sir Launcelot rode with a damosel and slew a knight that
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CHAPTER XI. How Sir Launcelot slew two giants, and made a castle free.
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CHAPTER XII. How Sir Launcelot rode disguised in Sir Kay’s harness, and
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CHAPTER XIII. How Sir Launcelot jousted against four knights of the
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CHAPTER XIV. How Sir Launcelot followed a brachet into a castle, where
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CHAPTER XV. How Sir Launcelot came into the Chapel Perilous and gat
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CHAPTER XVI. How Sir Launcelot at the request of a lady recovered a
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CHAPTER XVII. How Sir Launcelot overtook a knight which chased his wife
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CHAPTER XVIII. How Sir Launcelot came to King Arthur’s Court, and how
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CHAPTER I. How Beaumains came to King Arthur’s Court and demanded three
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CHAPTER II. How Sir Launcelot and Sir Gawaine were wroth because Sir
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CHAPTER III. How Beaumains desired the battle, and how it was granted
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CHAPTER IV. How Beaumains departed, and how he gat of Sir Kay a spear
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CHAPTER V. How Beaumains told to Sir Launcelot his name, and how he was
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CHAPTER VI. How Beaumains fought and slew two knights at a passage.
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CHAPTER VII. How Beaumains fought with the Knight of the Black Launds,
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CHAPTER VIII. How the brother of the knight that was slain met with
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CHAPTER IX. How the damosel again rebuked Beaumains, and would not
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CHAPTER X. How the third brother, called the Red Knight, jousted and
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CHAPTER XI. How Sir Beaumains suffered great rebukes of the damosel,
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CHAPTER XII. How Beaumains fought with Sir Persant of Inde, and made
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CHAPTER XIII. Of the goodly communication between Sir Persant and
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CHAPTER XIV. How the lady that was besieged had word from her sister
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CHAPTER XV. How the damosel and Beaumains came to the siege; and came
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CHAPTER XVI. How the two knights met together, and of their talking,
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CHAPTER XVII. How after long fighting Beaumains overcame the knight and
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CHAPTER XVIII. How the knight yielded him, and how Beaumains made him
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CHAPTER XIX. How Beaumains came to the lady, and when he came to the
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CHAPTER XX. How Sir Beaumains rode after to rescue his dwarf, and came
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CHAPTER XXI. How Sir Gareth, otherwise called Beaumains, came to the
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CHAPTER XXII. How at night came an armed knight, and fought with Sir
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CHAPTER XXIII. How the said knight came again the next night and was
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CHAPTER XXIV. How King Arthur pardoned them, and demanded of them where
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CHAPTER XXV. How the Queen of Orkney came to this feast of Pentecost,
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CHAPTER XXVI. How King Arthur sent for the Lady Lionesse, and how she
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CHAPTER XXVII. How King Arthur went to the tournament with his knights,
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CHAPTER XXVIII. How the knights bare them in the battle.
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CHAPTER XXIX. Yet of the said tournament.
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CHAPTER XXX. How Sir Gareth was espied by the heralds, and how he
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CHAPTER XXXI. How Sir Gareth came to a castle where he was well lodged,
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CHAPTER XXXII. How Sir Gareth fought with a knight that held within his
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CHAPTER XXXIII. How Sir Gareth and Sir Gawaine fought each against
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CHAPTER XXXIV. How Sir Gareth acknowledged that they loved each other
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CHAPTER XXXV. Of the Great Royalty, and what officers were made at the
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CHAPTER I. How Sir Tristram de Liones was born, and how his mother died
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CHAPTER II. How the stepmother of Sir Tristram had ordained poison for
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CHAPTER III. How Sir Tristram was sent into France, and had one to
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CHAPTER IV. How Sir Marhaus came out of Ireland for to ask truage of
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CHAPTER V. How Tristram enterprized the battle to fight for the truage
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CHAPTER VI. How Sir Tristram arrived into the Island for to furnish the
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CHAPTER VII. How Sir Tristram fought against Sir Marhaus and achieved
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CHAPTER VIII. How Sir Marhaus after that he was arrived in Ireland died
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CHAPTER IX. How Sir Tristram was put to the keeping of La Beale Isoud
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CHAPTER X. How Sir Tristram won the degree at a tournament in Ireland,
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CHAPTER XI. How the queen espied that Sir Tristram had slain her
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CHAPTER XII. How Sir Tristram departed from the king and La Beale Isoud
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CHAPTER XIII. How Sir Tristram and King Mark hurted each other for the
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CHAPTER XIV. How Sir Tristram lay with the lady, and how her husband
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CHAPTER XV. How Sir Bleoberis demanded the fairest lady in King Mark’s
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CHAPTER XVI. How Sir Tristram fought with two knights of the Round
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CHAPTER XVII. How Sir Tristram fought with Sir Bleoberis for a lady,
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CHAPTER XVIII. How the lady forsook Sir Tristram and abode with Sir
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CHAPTER XIX. How King Mark sent Sir Tristram for La Beale Isoud toward
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CHAPTER XX. How King Anguish of Ireland was summoned to come to King
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CHAPTER XXI. How Sir Tristram rescued a child from a knight, and how
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CHAPTER XXII. How Sir Tristram fought for Sir Anguish and overcame his
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CHAPTER XXIII. How Sir Blamore desired Tristram to slay him, and how
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CHAPTER XXIV. How Sir Tristram demanded La Beale Isoud for King Mark,
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CHAPTER XXV. How Sir Tristram and Isoud were in prison, and how he
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CHAPTER XXVI. How Sir Tristram fought with Sir Breunor, and at the last
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CHAPTER XXVII. How Sir Galahad fought with Sir Tristram, and how Sir
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CHAPTER XXVIII. How Sir Launcelot met with Sir Carados bearing away Sir
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CHAPTER XXIX. Of the wedding of King Mark to La Beale Isoud, and of
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CHAPTER XXX. How Palamides demanded Queen Isoud, and how Lambegus rode
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CHAPTER XXXI. How Sir Tristram rode after Palamides, and how he found
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CHAPTER XXXII. How Sir Tristram brought Queen Isoud home, and of the
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CHAPTER XXXIII. How Sir Lamorak jousted with thirty knights, and Sir
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CHAPTER XXXIV. How Sir Lamorak sent an horn to King Mark in despite of
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CHAPTER XXXV. How Sir Tristram was holpen by his men, and of Queen
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CHAPTER XXXVI. How Sir Tristram served in war King Howel of Brittany,
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CHAPTER XXXVII. How Sir Suppinabiles told Sir Tristram how he was
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CHAPTER XXXVIII. How Sir Tristram and his wife arrived in Wales, and
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CHAPTER XXXIX. How Sir Tristram fought with Sir Nabon, and overcame
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CHAPTER XL. How Sir Lamorak departed from Sir Tristram, and how he met
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CHAPTER XLI. How Sir Lamorak slew Sir Frol, and of the courteous
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CHAPTER I. How a young man came into the court of King Arthur, and how
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CHAPTER II. How a damosel came into the court and desired a knight to
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CHAPTER III. How La Cote Male Taile overthrew Sir Dagonet the king’s
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CHAPTER IV. How La Cote Male Taile fought against an hundred knights,
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CHAPTER V. How Sir Launcelot came to the court and heard of La Cote
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CHAPTER VI. How Sir Launcelot fought with six knights, and after with
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CHAPTER VII. How Sir Launcelot met with the damosel named Male disant,
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CHAPTER VIII. How La Cote Male Taile was taken prisoner, and after
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CHAPTER IX. How Sir Launcelot made La Cote Male Taile lord of the
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CHAPTER X. How La Beale Isoud sent letters to Sir Tristram by her maid
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CHAPTER XI. How Sir Tristram met with Sir Lamorak de Galis, and how
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CHAPTER XII. How Sir Palomides followed the Questing Beast, and smote
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CHAPTER XIII. How Sir Lamorak met with Sir Meliagaunce, and fought
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CHAPTER XIV. How Sir Kay met with Sir Tristram, and after of the shame
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CHAPTER XV. How King Arthur was brought into the Forest Perilous, and
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CHAPTER XVI. How Sir Tristram came to La Beale Isoud, and how Kehydius
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CHAPTER XVII. How Sir Tristram departed from Tintagil, and how he
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CHAPTER XVIII. How Sir Tristram soused Dagonet in a well, and how
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CHAPTER XIX. How it was noised how Sir Tristram was dead, and how La
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CHAPTER XX. How King Mark found Sir Tristram naked, and made him to be
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CHAPTER XXI. How King Mark, by the advice of his council, banished Sir
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CHAPTER XXII. How a damosel sought help to help Sir Launcelot against
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CHAPTER XXIII. How Sir Tristram and Sir Dinadan came to a lodging where
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CHAPTER XXIV. How Sir Tristram jousted with Sir Kay and Sir Sagramore
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CHAPTER XXV. How Sir Tristram and Sir Gawaine rode to have foughten
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CHAPTER XXVI. How damosel Bragwaine found Tristram sleeping by a well,
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CHAPTER XXVII. How Sir Tristram had a fall with Sir Palomides, and how
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CHAPTER XXVIII. How Sir Launcelot jousted with Palomides and overthrew
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CHAPTER XXIX. How Sir Tristram behaved him the first day of the
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CHAPTER XXX. How Sir Tristram returned against King Arthur’s party
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CHAPTER XXXI. How Sir Tristram found Palomides by a well, and brought
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CHAPTER XXXII. How Sir Tristram smote down Sir Palomides, and how he
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CHAPTER XXXIII. How Sir Launcelot hurt Sir Tristram, and how after Sir
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CHAPTER XXXIV. How the prize of the third day was given to Sir
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CHAPTER XXXV. How Palomides came to the castle where Sir Tristram was,
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CHAPTER XXXVI. How Sir Tristram, Sir Palomides, and Sir Dinadan were
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CHAPTER XXXVII. How King Mark was sorry for the good renown of Sir
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CHAPTER XXVIII. Of the treason of King Mark, and how Sir Gaheris smote
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CHAPTER XIX. How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palomides, and Sir
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CHAPTER XL. How Sir Dinadan rescued a lady from Sir Breuse Saunce Pité,
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CHAPTER XLI. How Sir Tristram took with him the shield, and also how he
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CHAPTER XLII. How Morgan le Fay buried her paramour, and how Sir
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CHAPTER XLIII. How Sir Tristram at a tournament bare the shield that
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CHAPTER I. First, How Uther Pendragon sent for the duke of Cornwall and
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