Le Morte Darthur
Of Sir Palamides, and how he met with Sir Bleoberis and with Sir Ector,
and of Sir Percivale. Chap. liv.
How Sir Tristram met with Sir Dinadan, and of their devices, and what
he said to Sir Gawaine’s brethren. Chap. lv.
How Sir Tristram smote down Sir Agravaine and Sir Gaheris, and how Sir
Dinadan was sent for by La Beale Isoud. Chap. lvi.
How Sir Dinadan met with Sir Tristram, and with justing with Sir
Palamides Sir Dinadan knew him. Chap. lvii.
How they approached the castle Lonazep, and of other devices of the
death of Sir Lamorak. Chap. lviii.
How they came to Humber bank, and how they found a ship there, wherein
lay the body of king Hermance. Chap. lix.
How Sir Tristram with his fellowship came and were with an host which
after fought with Sir Tristram; and other matters. Chap. lx.
How Palamides went for to fight with two brethren for the death of king
Hermance. Chap. lxi.
The copy of the letter written for to revenge the king’s death, and how
Sir Palamides fought for to have the battle. Chap. lxii.
Of the preparation of Sir Palamides and the two brethren that should
fight with him. Chap. lxiii.
Of the battle between Sir Palamides and the two brethren, and how the
two brethren were slain. Chap. lxiv.
How Sir Tristram and Sir Palamides met Breuse Saunce Pite, and how Sir
Tristram and La Beale Isoud went unto Lonazep. Chap. lxv.
How Sir Palamides justed with Sir Galihodin and after with Sir Gawaine,
and smote them down. Chap. lxvi.
How Sir Tristram and his fellowship came unto the tournament of
Lonazep; and of divers justs and matters. Chap. lxvii.
How Sir Tristram and his fellowship justed, and of the noble feats that
they did in that tourneying. Chap. lxviii.
How Sir Tristram was unhorsed and smitten down by Sir Launcelot, and
after that Sir Tristram smote down king Arthur. Chap. lxix.
How Sir Tristram changed his harness and it was all red, and how he
demeaned him, and how Sir Palamides slew Launcelot’s horse. Chap. lxx.
How Sir Launcelot said to Sir Palamides, and how the prize of that day
was given unto Sir Palamides. Chap. lxxi.
How Sir Dinadan provoked Sir Tristram to do well. Chap. lxxii.
How king Arthur and Sir Launcelot came to see La Beale Isoud, and how
Palamides smote down king Arthur. Chap. lxxiii.
How the second day Palamides forsook Sir Tristram, and went to the
contrary part against him. Chap. lxxiv.
How Sir Tristram departed out of the field, and awaked Sir Dinadan, and
changed his array into black. Chap. lxxv.
How Sir Palamides changed his shield and his armour for to hurt Sir
Tristram, and how Sir Launcelot did to Sir Tristram. Chap. lxxvi.
How Sir Tristram departed with La Beale Isoud, and how Sir Palamides
followed and excused him. Chap. lxxvii.
How king Arthur and Sir Launcelot came into their pavilions as they sat
at supper, and of Palamides. Chap. lxxviii.
How Sir Tristram and Sir Palamides did the next day, and how king
Arthur was unhorsed. Chap. lxxix.
How Sir Tristram turned to king Arthur’s side, and how Sir Palamides
would not. Chap. lxxx.
How Sir Bleoberis and Sir Ector reported to queen Guenever of the
beauty of La Beale Isoud. Chap. lxxxi.
How Palamides complained by a well, and how Epinogris came and found
him, and of their both sorrows. Chap. lxxxii.
How Sir Palamides brought to Sir Epinogris his lady, and how Sir
Palamides and Sir Safire were assailed. Chap. lxxxiii.
How Sir Palamides and Sir Safire conducted Sir Epinogris to his castle,
and of other adventures. Chap. lxxxiv.
How Sir Tristram made him ready to rescue Sir Palamides, but Sir
Launcelot rescued him or he came. Chap. lxxxv.
How Sir Tristram and Sir Launcelot, with Palamides, came to Joyous
Gard, and of Palamides and Sir Tristram. Chap. lxxxvi.
How there was a day set between Sir Tristram and Sir Palamides for to
fight, and how Sir Tristram was hurt. Chap. lxxxvii.
How Sir Palamides kept his day to have foughten but Sir Tristram might
not come, and other things. Chap. lxxxviii.
Here follow the Chapters of the Eleventh Book.
How Sir Launcelot rode on his adventure, and how he helped a dolorous
lady from her pain, and how that he fought with a dragon. Chap. i.
How Sir Launcelot came to Pelles, and of the Sangreal, and how he begat
Galahad on Elaine, king Pelles’ daughter. Chap. ii.
How Sir Launcelot was displeased when he knew that he had been
deceived, and how Galahad was born. Chap. iii.
How Sir Bors came to dame Elaine and saw Galahad, and how he was fed
with the Sangreal. Chap. iv.
How Sir Bors made Sir Pedivere to yield him, and of marvellous
adventures that he had, and how he achieved them. Chap. v.
How Sir Bors departed; and how Sir Launcelot was rebuked of the queen
Guenever, and of his excuse. Chap. vi.
How dame Elaine, Galahad’s mother, came in great estate to Camelot, and
how Sir Launcelot behaved him there. Chap. vii.
How dame Brisen by enchantment brought Sir Launcelot to Elaine, and how
queen Guenever rebuked him. Chap. viii.
How dame Elaine was commanded by queen Guenever to avoid the court, and
how Sir Launcelot became mad. Chap. ix.
What sorrow queen Guenever made for Sir Launcelot, and how he was
sought by knights of his kin. Chap. x.
How a servant of Sir Aglovale’s was slain, and what vengeance Sir
Aglovale and Sir Percivale did therefore. Chap. xi.
How Sir Percivale departed secretly from his brother, and how he loosed
a knight bound with a chain; and of other things. Chap. xii.
How Sir Percivale met with Sir Ector, and how they fought long, and
each had almost slain other. Chap. xiii.
How by miracle they were both made whole by the coming of the holy
vessel of Sangreal. Chap. xiv.
Here follow the Chapters of the Twelfth Book.
How Sir Launcelot in his madness took a sword and fought with a knight,
and after lept into a bed. Chap. i.
How Sir Launcelot was carried in an horse-litter, and how Sir Launcelot
rescued Sir Bliaunt his host. Chap. ii.
How Sir Launcelot fought against a boar and slew him, and how he was
hurt and brought to an hermitage. Chap. iii.
How Sir Launcelot was known by dame Elaine, and was borne into a
chamber, and after healed by the Sangreal. Chap. iv.
How Sir Launcelot, after that he was whole and had his mind, he was
ashamed, and how that Elaine desired a castle for him. Chap. v.
How Sir Launcelot came into the Joyous Isle, and there he named himself
le Chevalier Mal Fet. Chap. vi.
Of a great tourneying in the Joyous Isle, and how Sir Percivale and Sir
Ector came thither and Sir Percivale fought with him. Chap. vii.
How each of them knew other, and of their courtesy; and how his brother
Ector came unto him, and of their joy. Chap. viii.
How Sir Bors and Sir Lionel came to king Brandegore, and how Sir Bors
took his son Heline le Blank, and of Sir Launcelot. Chap. ix.
How Sir Launcelot, with Sir Percivale and Sir Ector, came to the court,
and of the great joy of him. Chap. x.
How La Beale Isoud counselled Sir Tristram to go unto the court to the
great feast of Pentecost. Chap. xi.
How Sir Tristram departed unarmed and met with Sir Palamides, and how
they smote each other, and how Palamides forbare him. Chap. xii.
How Sir Tristram gat him harness of a knight which was hurt, and how he
overthrew Sir Palamides. Chap. xiii.
How Sir Tristram and Sir Palamides fought long together, and after
accorded; and how Sir Tristram made him to be christened. Chap. xiv.
Here follow the Chapters of the Thirteenth Book.
How at the Vigil of the feast of Pentecost entered into the hall before
king Arthur a damsel, and desired Sir Launcelot for to come and dub a
knight, and how he went with her. Chap. i.
How the letters were found written in the Siege Perilous, and of the
marvellous adventure of the sword in a stone. Chap. ii.
How Sir Gawaine assayed to draw out the sword, and how an old man
brought in Galahad. Chap. iii.
How the old man brought Galahad to the Siege Perilous, and set him
therein, and how all the knights marvelled. Chap. iv.
How king Arthur shewed the stone hoving on the water to Galahad, and
how he drew out the sword. Chap. v.
How king Arthur had all the knights together for to just in the meadow
beside Winchester or they departed. Chap. vi.
How the queen desired to see Galahad; and after all the knights were
replenished with the holy Sangreal, and how all they avowed the
enquest of the same. Chap. vii.
How great sorrow was made of the king and ladies for the departing of
the knights, and how they departed. Chap. viii.
How Galahad gat him a shield, and how they sped that presumed to take
down the said shield. Chap. ix.
How Galahad departed with the shield, and how king Evelake had received
this shield of Joseph of Aramathye. Chap. x.
How Joseph made a cross on the white shield with his blood, and how
Galahad was by a monk brought to a tomb. Chap. xi.
Of the marvel that Sir Galahad saw and heard in the tomb, and how he
made Melias knight. Chap. xii.
Of the adventure that Melias had, and how Galahad revenged him, and how
Melias was carried into an abbey. Chap. xiii.
How Galahad departed, and how he was commanded to go to the castle of
maidens to destroy the wicked custom. Chap. xiv.
How Sir Galahad fought with the knights of the castle, and destroyed
the wicked custom. Chap. xv.
How Sir Gawaine came to the abbey for to follow Galahad, and how he was
shriven to a hermit. Chap. xvi.
How Sir Galahad met with Sir Launcelot and with Sir Percivale, and
smote them down, and departed from them. Chap. xvii.
How Sir Launcelot, half sleeping and half waking, saw a sick man borne
in a litter, and how he was healed with the Sangreal. Chap. xviii.
How a voice spake to Sir Launcelot, and how he found his horse and his
helm borne away, and after went afoot. Chap. xix.
How Sir Launcelot was shriven, and what sorrow he made; and of good
ensamples which were shewed to him. Chap. xx.
Here follow the Chapters of the Fourteenth Book.
How Sir Percivale came to a recluse and asked counsel, and how she told
him that she was his aunt. Chap. i.
How Merlin likened the Round Table to the world, and how the knights
that should achieve the Sangreal should be known. Chap. ii.
How Sir Percivale came into a monastery where he found king Evelake,
which was an old man. Chap. iii.
How Sir Percivale saw many men of arms bearing a dead knight, and how
he fought against them. Chap. iv.
How a yeoman desired him to get again an horse, and how Sir Percivale’s
hackney was slain, and how he gat an horse. Chap. v.
Of the great danger that Sir Percivale was in by his horse, and how he
saw a serpent and a lion fight. Chap. vi.
Of the vision that Sir Percivale saw, and how his vision was expounded,
and of his lion. Chap. vii.
How Sir Percivale saw a ship coming to him-ward, and how the lady of
the ship told him of her disheritance. Chap. viii.
How Sir Percivale promised her help, and how he required her of love,
and how he was saved from the fiend. Chap. ix.
How Sir Percivale for penance rove himself through the thigh; and how
she was known for the devil. Chap. x.
Here followeth the Fifteenth Book, which is of Sir Launcelot.
How Sir Launcelot came into a chapel, where he found dead, in a white
shirt, a man of religion of an hundred winter old. Chap. i.
Of a dead man, how men would have hewen him, and it would not be; and
how Sir Launcelot took the hair of the dead man. Chap. ii.
Of a vision that Sir Launcelot had, and how he told it to an hermit,