Le Morte d'Arthur, Volume 2

What it's about

Galahad comes to Camelot, draws the sword from the floating stone and sits in the Siege Perilous; the knights ride out after the Holy Grail, and only Galahad achieves it. Then Lancelot and Guenever, the breaking of the Round Table and the passing of Arthur. Books XIII to XVII are the Grail quest.

Who it's for

- Anyone looking for the story of Galahad and the Grail - Readers who finished Volume 1 and want the end - Anyone who wants the oldest great English telling of the Grail

What’s inside

1. 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.

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

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

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

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

   3 min
6. 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.

   4 min
7. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    3 min

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