Le Morte Darthur
How Sir Lamorak departed from Sir Tristram, and how he met with Sir
Frol, and after with Sir Launcelot. Chap. xl.
How Sir Lamorak slew Sir Frol, and of the courteous fighting with Sir
Belliance his brother. Chap. xli.
Here follow the Chapters of the Ninth Book.
How a young man came into the court of king Arthur, and how Sir Kay
called him in scorn La Cote Male Taile. Chap. i.
How a damsel came unto the court and desired a knight to take on him an
inquest, which La Cote Male Taile emprized. Chap. ii.
How La Cote Male Taile overthrew Sir Dagonet the king’s fool, and of
the rebuke that he had of the damsel. Chap. iii.
How La Cote Male Taile fought against an hundred knights, and how he
escaped by the mean of a lady. Chap. iv.
How Sir Launcelot came to the court and heard of La Cote Male Taile,
and how he followed after him, and how La Cote Male Taile was
prisoner. Chap. v.
How Sir Launcelot fought with six knights, and after with Sir Brian,
and how he delivered the prisoners. Chap. vi.
How Sir Launcelot met with the damsel named Maledisant, and named her
the damsel Bienpensant. Chap. vii.
How La Cote Male Taile was taken prisoner, and after rescued by Sir
Launcelot, and how Sir Launcelot overcame four brethren. Chap. viii.
How Sir Launcelot made La Cote Male Taile lord of the castle of
Pendragon, and after was made knight of the Round Table. Chap. ix.
How La Beale Isoud sent letters unto Sir Tristram by her maid
Bragwaine, and of divers adventures of Sir Tristram. Chap. x.
How Sir Tristram met with Sir Lamorak de Galis, and how they fought,
and after accorded never to fight together. Chap. xi.
How Sir Palamides followed the questing beast, and how he smote down
both Sir Tristram and Sir Lamorak with one spear. Chap. xii.
How Sir Lamorak met with Sir Meliagance, and fought together for the
beauty of queen Guenever. Chap. xiii.
How Sir Meliagance told for what cause they fought, and how Sir Lamorak
justed with king Arthur. Chap. xiv.
How Sir Kay met with Sir Tristram, and after of the shame spoken of the
knights of Cornwall, and how they justed. Chap. xv.
How king Arthur was brought into the Forest Perilous, and how Sir
Tristram saved his life. Chap. xvi.
How Sir Tristram came to La Beale Isoud, and how Kehydius began to love
La Beale Isoud, and of a letter that Tristram found. Chap. xvii.
How Sir Tristram departed from Tintagil, and how he sorrowed, and was
so long in a forest till he was out of his mind. Chap. xviii.
How Sir Tristram soused Dagonet in a well, and how Palamides sent a
damsel to seek Tristram, and how Palamides met with king Mark. Chap.
xix.
How it was noised how Sir Tristram was dead, and how La Beale Isoud
would have slain herself. Chap. xx.
How king Mark found Sir Tristram naked, and made him to be borne home
to Tintagil, and how he was there known by a brachet. Chap. xxi.
How king Mark, by the advice of his council, banished Sir Tristram out
of Cornwall the term of ten year. Chap. xxii.
How a damsel sought help to help Sir Launcelot against thirty knights,
and how Sir Tristram fought with them. Chap. xxiii.
How Sir Tristram and Sir Dinadan came to a lodging where they must just
with two knights. Chap. xxiv.
How Sir Tristram justed with Sir Kay and Sir Sagramor le Desirous, and
how Sir Gawaine turned Sir Tristram from Morgan le Fay. Chap. xxv.
How Sir Tristram and Sir Gawaine rode to have fought against the thirty
knights, but they durst not come out. Chap. xxvi.
How damsel Bragwaine found Tristram sleeping by a well, and how she
delivered letters to him from Beale Isoud. Chap. xxvii.
How Sir Tristram had a fall of Sir Palamides, and how Launcelot
overthrew two knights. Chap. xxviii.
How Sir Launcelot justed with Palamides and overthrew him, and after he
was assailed with twelve knights. Chap. xxix.
How Sir Tristram behaved him the first day of the tournament, and there
he had the prize. Chap. xxx.
How Sir Tristram returned against king Arthur’s party, because he saw
Sir Palamides on that party. Chap. xxxi.
How Sir Tristram found Palamides by a well, and brought him with him to
his lodging. Chap. xxxii.
How Sir Tristram smote down Sir Palamides, and how he justed with king
Arthur, and other feats. Chap. xxxiii.
How Sir Launcelot hurt Sir Tristram, and how after Sir Tristram smote
down Sir Palamides. Chap. xxxiv.
How the prize of the third day was given to Sir Launcelot, and Sir
Launcelot gave it unto Sir Tristram. Chap. xxxv.
How Sir Palamides came to the castle where Sir Tristram was, and of the
quest that Sir Launcelot and ten knights made for Sir Tristram. Chap.
xxxvi.
How Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan were taken and put in
prison. Chap. xxxvii.
How king Mark was sorry for the good renown of Sir Tristram: some of
Arthur’s knights justed with knights of Cornwall. Chap. xxxviii.
Of the treason of king Mark, and how Sir Gaheris smote him down, and
Andred his cousin. Chap. xxxix.
How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been
long in prison they were delivered. Chap. xl.
How Sir Dinadan rescued a lady from Sir Breuse Saunce Pite, and how Sir
Tristram received a shield of Morgan le Fay. Chap. xli.
How Sir Tristram took with him the shield, and also how he slew the
paramour of Morgan le Fay. Chap. xlii.
How Morgan le Fay buried her paramour, and how Sir Tristram praised Sir
Launcelot and his kin. Chap. xliii.
How Sir Tristram at a tournament bare the shield that Morgan le Fay had
delivered him. Chap. xliv.
Here follow the Chapters of the Tenth Book.
How Sir Tristram justed and smote down king Arthur, because he told him
not the cause why he bare that shield. Chap. i.
How Sir Tristram saved Sir Palamides’ life, and how they promised to
fight together within a fortnight. Chap. ii.
How Sir Tristram sought a strong knight that had smitten him down, and
many other knights of the Round Table. Chap. iii.
How Sir Tristram smote down Sir Sagramor le Desirous, and Sir Dodinas
le Savage. Chap. iv.
How Sir Tristram met at the perron with Sir Launcelot, and how they
fought together unknown. Chap. v.
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.
Chap. vi.
How for despite of Sir Tristram king Mark came with two knights into
England, and how he slew one of the knights. Chap. vii.
How king Mark came to a fountain where he found Sir Lamorak complaining
for the love of king Lot’s wife. Chap. viii.
How king Mark, Sir Lamorak, and Sir Dinadan came to a castle, and how
king Mark was known there. Chap. ix.
How Sir Berluse met with king Mark, and how Sir Dinadan took his part.
Chap. x.
How king Mark mocked Sir Dinadan, and how they met with six knights of
the Round Table. Chap. xi.
How the six knights sent Sir Dagonet to just with king Mark, and how
king Mark refused him. Chap. xii.
How Sir Palamides by adventure met king Mark flying, and how he
overthrew Dagonet and other knights. Chap. xiii.
How king Mark and Sir Dinadan heard Sir Palamides making great sorrow
and mourning for La Beale Isoud. Chap. xiv.
How king Mark had slain Sir Amant wrongfully tofore king Arthur, and
Sir Launcelot fetched king Mark to king Arthur. Chap. xv.
How Sir Dinadan told Sir Palamides of the battle between Sir Launcelot
and Sir Tristram. Chap. xvi.
How Sir Lamorak justed with divers knights of the castle, wherein was
Morgan le Fay. Chap. xvii.
How Sir Palamides would have justed for Sir Lamorak with the knights of
the castle. Chap. xviii.
How Sir Lamorak justed with Sir Palamides and hurt him grievously.
Chap. xix.
How it was told Sir Launcelot that Dagonet chased king Mark, and how a
knight overthrew him and six knights. Chap. xx.
How king Arthur let do cry a justs, and how Sir Lamorak came in and
overthrew Sir Gawaine and many other. Chap. xxi.
How king Arthur made king Mark to be accorded with Sir Tristram, and
how they departed toward Cornwall. Chap. xxii.
How Sir Percivale was made knight of king Arthur, and how a dumb maid
spake, and brought him to the Round Table. Chap. xxiii.
How Sir Lamorak visited king Lot’s wife, and how Sir Gaheris slew her
which was his own mother. Chap. xxiv.
How Sir Agravaine and Sir Mordred met with a knight fleeing, and how
they both were overthrown, and of Sir Dinadan. Chap. xxv.
How king Arthur, the queen, and Launcelot received letters out of
Cornwall, and of the answer again. Chap. xxvi.
How Sir Launcelot was wroth with the letter that he received from king
Mark, and of Dinadan, which made a lay of king Mark. Chap. xxvii.
How Sir Tristram was hurt, and of a war made to king Mark; and of Sir
Tristram, how he promised to rescue him. Chap. xxviii.
How Sir Tristram overcame the battle, and how Elias desired a man to
fight body for body. Chap. xxix.
How Sir Elias and Sir Tristram fought together for the truage, and how
Sir Tristram slew Elias in the field. Chap. xxx.
How at a great feast that king Mark made, an harper came and sang the
lay that Dinadan had made. Chap. xxxi.
How king Mark slew by treason his brother Boudwin, for good service
that he had done to him. Chap. xxxii.
How Anglides, Boudwin’s wife, escaped with her young son, Alisander le
Orphelin, and came to the castle of Arundel. Chap. xxxiii.
How Anglides gave the bloody doublet to Alisander her son the same day
that he was made knight, and the charge withal. Chap. xxxiv.
How it was told to king Mark of Alisander, and how he would have slain
Sir Sadok for saving of his life. Chap. xxxv.
How Sir Alisander wan the prize at a tournament, and of Morgan le Fay;
and how he fought with Sir Malgrin and slew him. Chap. xxxvi.
How queen Morgan le Fay had Alisander in her castle, and how she healed
his wounds. Chap. xxxvii.
How Alisander was delivered from the queen Morgan le Fay by the means
of a damsel. Chap. xxxviii.
How Alisander met with Alice la Beale Pilgrim, and how he justed with
two knights; and after of him and of Sir Mordred. Chap. xxxix.
How Sir Galahalt did do cry a justs in Surluse, and queen Guenever’s
knights should just against all that would come. Chap. xl.
How Sir Launcelot fought in the tournament, and how Sir Palamides did
arms there for a damsel. Chap. xli.
How Sir Galahalt and Palamides fought together, and of Sir Dinadan and
Sir Galahalt. Chap. xlii.
How Sir Archad appealed Sir Palamides of treason, and how Sir Palamides
slew him. Chap. xliii.
Of the third day, and how Sir Palamides justed with Sir Lamorak, and
other things. Chap. xliv.
Of the fourth day, and of many great feats of arms. Chap. xlv.
Of the fifth day, and how Sir Lamorak behaved him. Chap. xlvi.
How Sir Palamides fought with Corsabrin for a lady, and how Palamides
slew Corsabrin. Chap. xlvii.
Of the sixth day, and what then was done. Chap. xlviii.
Of the seventh battle, and how Sir Launcelot, being disguised like a
maid, smote down Sir Dinadan. Chap. xlix.
How by treason Sir Tristram was brought to a tournament for to have
been slain, and how he was put in prison. Chap. l.
How king Mark let do counterfeit letters from the Pope, and how Sir
Percivale delivered Sir Tristram out of prison. Chap. li.
How Sir Tristram and La Beale Isoud came into England, and how Sir
Launcelot brought them to Joyous Gard. Chap. lii.
How by the counsel of La Beale Isoud Sir Tristram rode armed, and how
he met with Sir Palamides. Chap. liii.