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Le Morte D'Arthur

by Sir Thomas Malory
(ca. 1405-1471)


Table of Contents | Book 4, Chapters: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |

Book 4

Chapter 1. How Merlin was assotted and doted on one of the ladies of the lake, and how he was shut in a rock under a stone and there died.

Chapter 2. How five kings came into this land to war against King Arthur, and what counsel Arthur had against them.

Chapter 3. How King Arthur had ado with them and overthrew them, and slew the five kings and made the remnant to flee.

Chapter 4. How the battle was finished or he came, and how King Arthur founded an abbey where the battle was.

Chapter 5. How Sir Tor was made knight of the Round Table, and how Bagdemagus was displeased.

Chapter 6. How King Arthur, King Uriens, and Sir Accolon of Gaul, chased an hart, and of their marvellous adventures.

Chapter 7. How Arthur took upon him to fight to be delivered out of prison, and also for to deliver twenty knights that were in prison.

Chapter 8. How Accolon found himself by a well, and he took upon him to do battle against Arthur.

Chapter 9. Of the battle between King Arthur and Accolon.

Chapter 10. How King Arthur's sword that he fought with brake, and how he recovered of Accolon his own sword Excalibur, and overcame his enemy.

Chapter 11. How Accolon confessed the treason of Morgan le Fay, King Arthur's sister, and how she would have done slay him.

Chapter 12. How Arthur accorded the two brethren, and delivered the twenty knights, and how Sir Accolon died.

Chapter 13. How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir Uwaine her son saved him.

Chapter 14. How Queen Morgan le Fay made great sorrow for the death of Accolon, and how she stole away the scabbard from Arthur.

Chapter 15. How Morgan le Fay saved a knight that should have been drowned, and how King Arthur returned home again.

Chapter 16. How the Damosel of the Lake saved King Arthur from mantle that should have burnt him.

Chapter 17. How Sir Gawaine and Sir Uwaine met with twelve fair damosels, and how they complained on Sir Marhaus.

Chapter 18. How Sir Marhaus jousted with Sir Gawaine and Sir Uwaine, and overthrew them both.

Chapter 19. How Sir Marhaus, Sir Gawaine, and Sir Uwaine met three damosels, and each of them took one.

Chapter 20. How a knight and a dwarf strove for a lady.

Chapter 21. How King Pelleas suffered himself to be taken prisoner because he would have a sight of his lady, and how Sir Gawaine promised him to get to him the love of his lady.

Chapter 22. How Sir Gawaine came to the Lady Ettard, and how Sir Pelleas found them sleeping.

Chapter 23. How Sir Pelleas loved no more Ettard by means of the Damosel of the Lake, whom he loved ever after.

Chapter 24. How Sir Marhaus rode with the damosel, and how he came to the Duke of the South Marches.

Chapter 25. How Sir Marhaus fought with the duke and his four sons and made them to yield them.

Chapter 26. How Sir Uwaine rode with the damosel of sixty year of age, and how he gat the prize at tourneying.

Chapter 27. How Sir Uwaine fought with two knights and overcame them.

Chapter 28. How at the year's end all three knights with their three damosels met at the fountain.


Table of Contents | Book 4, Chapters: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
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