# Le Morte d’Arthur — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Le Morte d’Arthur by Thomas Malory.

- [Bibliographical Note](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/bibliographical-note.md): This chapter provides a detailed account of the publication history of Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, from its completion in 1469-1470 through Caxton's first printed edition in 1485 and subsequent reprints by Wynkyn de Word
- [Preface of William Caxton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/preface-of-william-caxton.md): William Caxton explains his decision to print Sir Thomas Malory's 'Le Morte Darthur,' defending the historical existence of King Arthur against skeptics by citing evidence such as Arthur's tomb at Glastonbury, the Round 
- [Le Morte d'Arthur](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/le-morte-d-arthur.md): This chapter recounts the final tragic events of King Arthur's reign, including Mordred's usurpation of the throne, Arthur's return to England, the Battle of Salisbury, and Arthur's death, marking the end of the Arthuria
- [Book I](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/book-i.md): The chapter begins with the death of King Uther Pendragon and the mysterious birth of Arthur. Merlin arranges for Arthur to be raised by Sir Ector. After Uther's death, the kingdom falls into chaos until the miraculous s
- [How Uther Pendragon Sent for the Duke of Cornwall and Igraine His Wife](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/i.md): King Uther Pendragon, at war with the Duke of Cornwall, summons the duke and his wife Igraine. Uther desires Igraine, but she refuses him and convinces her husband to flee. Enraged, Uther besieges the duke's castle of Te
- [How Uther Pendragon Made War on the Duke of Cornwall](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ii.md): King Uther Pendragon, with Merlin's help, disguises himself as the Duke of Cornwall to lie with the Duchess Igraine, begetting Arthur. The duke is slain in battle, and Uther later marries Igraine. The chapter also record
- [Of the Birth of King Arthur and of His Nurture](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iii.md): Queen Igraine reveals to King Uther that Arthur was conceived on the night of her first husband's death, when Uther, by Merlin's counsel, came to her in disguise. Uther acknowledges the child as his own and, following Me
- [Of the death of King Uther Pendragon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iv.md): King Uther Pendragon falls gravely ill, but Merlin advises him to lead his army against northern invaders despite his sickness. Carried on a horse-litter, Uther's forces win a great battle at St. Albans, thanks to the va
- [How Arthur was chosen king, and of wonders and marvels of a sword taken out of a stone by the said Arthur.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/v.md): The Archbishop of Canterbury, advised by Merlin, summons all lords and gentlemen to London at Christmas to pray for a miracle revealing the rightful king. A sword appears in a stone in the churchyard, inscribed that whoe
- [How King Arthur Pulled Out the Sword Divers Times](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vi.md): Arthur pulls the sword from the stone multiple times before the assembled barons, proving his right to kingship. Sir Ector reveals Arthur's true parentage, and Arthur appoints Sir Kay as seneschal. The barons delay accep
- [How King Arthur was crowned, and how he made officers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vii.md): Arthur is crowned king after pulling the sword from the stone before all the lords and commons. He forgives those who delayed him, takes his oath to be a true king, restores lands taken since Uther's death, and appoints 
- [How King Arthur held in Wales, at a Pentecost, a great feast, and what kings and lords came to his feast.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/viii.md): King Arthur holds a great Pentecost feast in Carlion, attended by several kings including King Lot, King Uriens, King Nentres, the King of Scotland, the King with the Hundred Knights, and the King of Carados. The kings r
- [Of the first war that King Arthur had, and how he won the field](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ix.md): King Arthur emerges from his tower with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Sir Baudwin, Sir Kay, and Sir Brastias to confront the rebel kings. After harsh words, Arthur returns to arm himself and his knights. Merlin warns the
- [King Arthur Seeks Alliance with Kings Ban and Bors](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/x.md): King Arthur, advised by Merlin, sends Sir Ulfius and Sir Brastias as messengers to Kings Ban of Benwick and Bors of Gaul, seeking their aid against the six kings and other enemies. The messengers face attacks from knight
- [Of a great tourney made by King Arthur and the two kings Ban and Bors, and how they went over the sea](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xi.md): King Arthur, King Ban, and King Bors hold a great tourney. After the jousts, they give the prize to Sir Kay, Lucas the butler, and Sir Griflet. In council with Merlin and others, they decide to send Merlin with a token t
- [How Eleven Kings Gathered a Great Host Against King Arthur](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xii.md): Eleven kings, angered by the rebuke they suffered at Carlion, unite to raise a massive army against King Arthur. They swear an oath to destroy him, each king pledging thousands of men-at-arms, totaling fifty thousand mou
- [Of a dream of the King with the Hundred Knights](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiii.md): Merlin advises Arthur to send fore-riders to scout the approaching northern host. Following the counsel of Kings Ban and Bors, Arthur orders the burning and destruction of the countryside ahead of the enemy. The King wit
- [How the eleven kings with their host fought against Arthur and his host, and many great feats of the war](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiv.md): King Arthur, along with King Ban and King Bors, leads a fierce battle against the eleven kings and their host. Merlin advises an ambush, and the fighting intensifies with many knights being unhorsed and remounted. Arthur
- [XV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xv.md): The battle intensifies as Lucas and other knights fight against six kings. King Arthur fights fiercely like a lion, slaying twenty knights and wounding King Lot. King Ban and King Bors join the fray, with King Bors perfo
- [The Battle Against the Eleven Kings](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xvi.md): King Arthur, alongside Kings Ban and Bors, engages in a fierce battle against the eleven rebel kings. The fighting is brutal, with heavy losses on both sides. King Lot advises the eleven kings to abandon their footmen an
- [XVII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xvii.md): Merlin ends the great battle between Arthur's forces and the eleven kings, advising Arthur to withdraw and reward his knights. He reveals that the Saracens have invaded the lands of the eleven kings, ensuring peace for t
- [How King Arthur, King Ban, and King Bors rescued King Leodegrance, and other incidents](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xviii.md): King Arthur, King Ban, and King Bors rescue King Leodegrance from King Rience, slaying ten thousand men and putting Rience to flight. Arthur first sees Guenever, King Leodegrance's daughter, and falls in love with her. T
- [How King Arthur Rode to Carlion, and of His Dream, and How He Saw the Questing Beast](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xix.md): King Arthur travels to Carlion, where he is visited by King Lot's wife (his own half-sister, though he does not know it) and begets Mordred upon her. He then has a troubling dream of griffins and serpents, and later whil
- [How King Pellinore Took Arthur's Horse and Followed the Questing Beast, and How Merlin Met with Arthur](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xx.md): King Arthur encounters a knight who takes his horse to pursue the Questing Beast. Merlin appears first as a child and then as an old man, revealing to Arthur his parentage and the prophecy that Arthur's incestuous relati
- [How Ulfius impeached Queen Igraine, Arthur’s mother, of treason; and how a knight came and desired to have the death of his master revenged.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxi.md): At a feast, Sir Ulfius publicly accuses Queen Igraine of treason for concealing King Arthur's true parentage, which led to wars. Igraine defends herself, explaining that King Uther came to her in disguise and that the ch
- [How Griflet was made knight, and jousted with a knight](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxii.md): Young Griflet beseeches King Arthur to make him a knight, despite Arthur's concern for his youth. Merlin warns that Griflet will become a good knight but is in great peril if he jousts with the knight at the fountain. Ar
- [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxiii.md): King Arthur refuses to pay truage to the Emperor of Rome, then rides out alone and encounters a mysterious knight at a fountain. After a fierce joust and sword fight, Arthur is defeated and nearly killed, but the knight 
- [How Merlin saved Arthur’s life, and threw an enchantment on King Pellinore and made him to sleep](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxiv.md): Merlin intervenes to save King Arthur from being slain by King Pellinore, casting an enchantment that puts Pellinore to sleep. Merlin reveals Pellinore's identity and prophesies that he will serve Arthur well, and that h
- [How Arthur by the mean of Merlin gat Excalibur his sword of the Lady of the Lake](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxv.md): King Arthur, recovering from wounds with Merlin's aid, obtains the magical sword Excalibur from the Lady of the Lake. Merlin advises Arthur to value the scabbard more than the sword, as it protects him from blood loss. T
- [How tidings came to Arthur that King Rience had overcome eleven kings, and how he desired Arthur’s beard to trim his mantle.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxvi.md): A messenger from King Rience of North Wales arrives at Arthur's court, delivering an insulting demand: King Rience has defeated eleven kings and taken their beards to trim a mantle, and now he requires Arthur's beard to 
- [How all the children were sent for that were born on May-day, and how Mordred was saved](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxvii.md): King Arthur, acting on Merlin's prophecy that a child born on May-day would destroy him, orders all such children of lords and ladies to be brought to him. They are placed in a ship and set adrift, but the ship is wrecke
- [Book II](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/book-ii.md): Book II continues the adventures of Sir Balin, including the Dolorous Stroke and the tragic circumstances surrounding his death and that of his brother Balan, as well as the adventures of other knights such as Sir Launce
- [The Sword and the Damosel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/i.md): After Uther Pendragon's death, King Arthur faces war with King Rience of North Wales. At a council at Camelot, a damosel from the Lady Lile of Avelion arrives bearing a sword that only a knight without villainy, treacher
- [How Balin, arrayed like a poor knight, pulled out the sword, which afterward was the cause of his death.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ii.md): Balin, a poor knight recently released from prison, draws a sword from its sheath that other knights had failed to remove, despite his humble appearance. The damosel who brought the sword warns him that it will cause the
- [How the Lady of the Lake Demanded the Knight's Head](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iii.md): The Lady of the Lake arrives at Arthur's court to claim a promised gift: the head of the knight who won the sword Excalibur, or the damosel who brought it, because they killed her brother and father. King Arthur refuses 
- [How Merlin told the adventure of this damosel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iv.md): Merlin reveals the true nature of the damosel who brought the sword to Arthur's court, explaining that she is false and sought vengeance against her own brother for slaying her paramour.
- [How Balin Slew Sir Lanceor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/v.md): Balin is pursued by Sir Lanceor, a knight from King Arthur's court, who seeks to avenge the dishonor Balin caused by slaying a lady. They joust, and Balin mortally wounds Lanceor, unaware at first that he has killed him.
- [How a damosel, which was love to Lanceor, slew herself for love, and how Balin met with his brother Balan.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vi.md): Balin witnesses the damosel of Lanceor kill herself out of grief for her slain love, then meets his brother Balan. They reconcile and resolve to prove their worth against King Rience at the siege of Castle Terrabil, hopi
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vii.md): Balin and Balan encounter a dwarf who reproaches Balin for killing Lanceor and causing his lady's suicide. King Mark of Cornwall arrives, mourns the lovers, and builds a tomb for them with an epitaph.
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/viii.md): Merlin prophesies that Sir Launcelot and Sir Tristram will fight the greatest battle in this place, and warns Balin that his failure to save a lady will lead to a dolorous stroke that wounds the truest knight and brings 
- [How Balin and his brother, by the counsel of Merlin, took King Rience and brought him to King Arthur](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ix.md): Merlin guides Balin and his brother Balan to ambush King Rience, who is traveling with a small company to visit the Lady de Vance. They overpower the king and his knights, taking Rience prisoner. Merlin informs Arthur of
- [The Battle Against Nero and King Lot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/x.md): King Arthur prepares for battle against Nero and King Lot of Orkney. Merlin deceives King Lot with a prophecy, allowing Arthur's forces to destroy Nero's host first. Sir Kay the seneschal performs valiantly, and the Knig
- [Of the interment of twelve kings, and of the prophecy of Merlin, and how Balin should give the dolorous stroke](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xi.md): King Arthur arranges the grand burial of twelve kings, with special honor for King Lot. Merlin creates twelve golden images with tapers that will burn until his death, then foretells the coming of the Sangreal adventures
- [How a sorrowful knight came before Arthur, and how Balin fetched him, and how that knight was slain by a knight invisible.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xii.md): King Arthur, feeling unwell, rests in a pavilion and observes a sorrowful knight passing by. Balin arrives and, at Arthur's request, retrieves the knight. As they approach Arthur's pavilion, the knight is mysteriously sl
- [XIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiii.md): Balin and the damosel encounter a hunting knight who pledges to accompany Balin. The knight, Perin de Mountbeliard, is slain by the invisible knight Garlon. Balin and the damosel then come to a castle where the damosel i
- [How Balin met with that knight named Garlon at a feast, and there he slew him, to have his blood to heal therewith the son of his host](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiv.md): Balin and his host journey to King Pellam's feast to find the invisible knight Garlon, who had wounded the host's son. At the feast, Garlon insults Balin, and Balin kills him by cleaving his head and then stabbing him wi
- [How Balin fought with King Pellam, and how his sword brake, and how he gat a spear wherewith he smote the dolorous stroke](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xv.md): Balin fights King Pellam after slaying his brother. His sword breaks, and he flees through chambers until he finds a magical spear, with which he strikes King Pellam, causing the castle to collapse and both to be buried 
- [How Balin was delivered by Merlin, and saved a knight that would have slain himself for love](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xvi.md): Merlin rescues Balin and gives him a horse, then reveals the damosel is dead. King Pellam lies sore wounded from the dolorous stroke, which will only be healed by Galahad in the quest of the Sangreal. Balin rides through
- [XVII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xvii.md): Balin witnesses the tragic aftermath of his revelation to Garnish, who in despair slays his love and her knight, then himself. Balin rides on, encountering a cross with a warning, an old hoar gentleman, and a castle wher
- [How Balin met with his brother Balan, and how each of them slew other unknown, till they were wounded to death.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xviii.md): Balin, weary from travel, encounters a knight in red armor riding from a castle. Mistaking each other due to Balin's unfamiliar shield, they joust and then fight fiercely on foot, inflicting seven mortal wounds each. Onl
- [The Tomb of Balin and the Prophecy of the Sword](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xix.md): Merlin buries Balin and Balan in one tomb and inscribes Balin's name in gold. He places Balin's sword in a marble stone that floats to Camelot, prophesying that only the best knight—Sir Launcelot or his son Galahad—will 
- [Book III](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/book-iii.md): King Arthur establishes his court and marries Guenever, receiving the Round Table as a wedding gift. The knights of the Round Table are introduced, and their early adventures and quests begin, including Sir Gawaine's acc
- [How King Arthur Took a Wife and Wedded Guenever](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/i.md): King Arthur, advised by Merlin, decides to marry Guenever, daughter of King Leodegrance of Cameliard. Despite Merlin's covert warning that Launcelot and Guenever will love each other, Arthur proceeds. Leodegrance gladly 
- [How the Knights of the Round Table were ordained and their sieges blessed by the Bishop of Canterbury](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ii.md): King Arthur joyfully receives Queen Guenever and the Round Table with a hundred knights. He orders Merlin to find fifty knights of great prowess, but only twenty-eight are found. The Bishop of Canterbury blesses the sieg
- [How a poor man riding upon a lean mare desired King Arthur to make his son knight](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iii.md): A poor man named Aries the cowherd brings his son Tor to King Arthur's court during his marriage festivities, asking that Tor be made a knight. Arthur agrees and knights him, and Merlin reveals that Tor is actually the s
- [How Sir Tor was known for son of King Pellinore, and how Gawaine was made knight](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iv.md): King Pellinore arrives at Arthur's court and acknowledges Tor as his son. Arthur knights Gawaine, but Tor is the first knight made at the feast. Merlin reveals the significance of the empty sieges, especially the Siege P
- [The Wedding of King Arthur and Queen Guenever](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/v.md): At the wedding feast of King Arthur and Guenever at Camelot, a white hart enters the hall pursued by hounds, and a series of adventures are set in motion. Merlin assigns Sir Gawaine, Sir Tor, and King Pellinore to retrie
- [How Sir Gawaine rode for to fetch again the hart, and how two brethren fought each against other for the hart.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vi.md): Sir Gawaine and his brother Gaheris encounter two brothers fighting over who should pursue a white hart. Gawaine intervenes, persuades them to yield and go to King Arthur, then continues his quest. He crosses a river, jo
- [How the Hart Was Chased Into a Castle and There Slain, and How Sir Gawaine Slew a Lady](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vii.md): Sir Gawaine and Sir Gaheris chase a white hart into a castle, where the hart is slain. A knight, Ablamar of the Marsh, kills two of their greyhounds in revenge. Gawaine fights and defeats the knight, but refuses mercy an
- [How four knights fought against Gawaine and Gaheris](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/viii.md): Four knights attack Sir Gawaine and Gaheris, reproaching Gawaine for his lack of mercy and the slaying of a lady. Gawaine is wounded by an archer, but four ladies plead for their lives, and the knights spare them. The ne
- [How Sir Tor rode after the knight with the brachet, and of his adventure by the way.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ix.md): Sir Tor, on his quest to follow the knight with the brachet, is challenged by a dwarf and must joust with two knights from nearby pavilions. He defeats both Sir Felot of Langduk and Sir Petipase of Winchelsea, sending th
- [How Sir Tor Found the Brachet and Fought Abelleus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/x.md): Sir Tor, on a quest from King Arthur's court, finds a white brachet in a lady's pavilion and takes it. The lady warns him he will be challenged. He lodges at a hermitage overnight, and the next morning is confronted by t
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xi.md): Sir Tor completes his first quest by slaying the false knight Abelleus at the request of a damosel, then returns to Camelot where King Arthur and Queen Guenever celebrate his success, and Merlin prophesies his future gre
- [How King Pellinore rode after the lady and the knight that led her away, and how a lady desired help of him, and how he fought with two knights for that lady, of whom he slew the one at the first stroke.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xii.md): King Pellinore pursues the knight who took a lady from Arthur's court. Along the way, he ignores a damosel's plea for help, leading to tragedy. He then encounters two knights fighting over the lady, slays one of them, an
- [How King Pellinore Gat the Lady and Brought Her to Camelot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiii.md): King Pellinore wins the lady Nimue from Sir Meliot of Logurs and Sir Brian of the Isles, promising to treat her honorably. He lodges with Sir Meliot, then departs with the lady for Camelot. On the way, the lady is injure
- [How on the way he heard two knights, as he lay by night in a valley, and of their adventures.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiv.md): King Pellinore, traveling with a lady, overhears two knights plotting to poison King Arthur. One knight carries a powerful poison to Camelot, intending to use a trusted friend close to Arthur. Pellinore later discovers t
- [The Quest of the White Hart and the Penance of King Pellinore](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xv.md): King Pellinore returns to Camelot and is sworn on the Four Evangelists to tell the truth of his quest. Queen Guenever rebukes him for failing to save a lady's life, and Merlin reveals that the lady was Pellinore's own da
- [Book IV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/book-iv.md): King Arthur receives a message from King Rience demanding his beard, which Arthur refuses, leading to a battle. Meanwhile, Merlin prophesies Arthur's death and advises him to ally with King Ban and King Bors. Arthur marr
- [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.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/i.md): Merlin falls into a dotage on Nimue, a damosel of the lake, who learns all his secrets and eventually traps him under a stone. Before his end, Merlin warns King Arthur of future betrayals and prophesies the greatness of 
- [How Five Kings Came into This Land to War Against King Arthur](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ii.md): Five kings—of Denmark, Ireland, the Vale, Soleise, and the Isle of Longtains—invade Arthur's realm, burning and slaying. Arthur, weary but resolute, vows to defend his people, summons King Pellinore, and departs with Que
- [How King Arthur had ado with them and overthrew them, and slew the five kings and made the remnant to flee](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iii.md): Five kings conspire and attack King Arthur's camp by night. Arthur, Queen Guenever, Sir Kay, Sir Gawaine, and Sir Griflet are caught unarmed but quickly arm themselves. A wounded knight warns them of the destruction of t
- [How the battle was finished or he came, and how King Arthur founded an abbey where the battle was](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iv.md): King Arthur learns that King Pellinore is approaching with a great host. After the battle, Arthur counts his losses—over two hundred men and eight Knights of the Round Table slain. He founds the Abbey of La Beale Adventu
- [How Sir Tor was made knight of the Round Table, and how Bagdemagus was displeased](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/v.md): King Pellinore presents Sir Tor and Sir Bagdemagus as candidates for the Round Table. King Arthur chooses Sir Tor, praising his prowess and character, which angers Bagdemagus. Bagdemagus leaves the court and encounters a
- [How King Arthur, King Uriens, and Sir Accolon of Gaul, chased an hart, and of their marvellous adventures](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vi.md): King Arthur, King Uriens, and Sir Accolon of Gaul chase a hart deep into a forest, lose their horses, and discover a mysterious ship. They board it, are feasted by twelve damosels, and sleep in rich chambers. In the morn
- [How Arthur took upon him to fight to be delivered out of prison, and also for to deliver twenty knights that were in prison](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vii.md): King Arthur, imprisoned by the treacherous Sir Damas, agrees to fight Sir Ontzlake in single combat to secure his own release and that of twenty other knights who have been held captive for years. The damosel who arrange
- [How Accolon found himself by a well, and he took upon him to do battle against Arthur](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/viii.md): Accolon of Gaul awakens near a well and is visited by a dwarf from Morgan le Fay, who gives him the true Excalibur and scabbard for a battle against Arthur. Accolon agrees to fight for the wounded Sir Ontzlake against Si
- [Of the battle between King Arthur and Accolon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ix.md): King Arthur and Accolon engage in a fierce battle. Arthur's sword has been treacherously swapped, leaving him at a disadvantage against Accolon who wields Excalibur. The Damosel of the Lake arrives to aid Arthur, knowing
- [How King Arthur recovered Excalibur and overcame Sir Accolon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/x.md): King Arthur, weaponless and wounded, refuses to yield to Sir Accolon despite being at a disadvantage. With the aid of the Damosel of the Lake's enchantment, Arthur retrieves his sword Excalibur from Accolon, takes back t
- [How Accolon Confessed the Treason of Morgan le Fay](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xi.md): After a fierce battle, Accolon realizes he has been mortally wounded by the sword sent by Morgan le Fay. He confesses to King Arthur that Morgan, his sister, plotted to have Arthur killed so she could marry Accolon and m
- [How Arthur accorded the two brethren, and delivered the twenty knights, and how Sir Accolon died](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xii.md): King Arthur, after defeating Sir Accolon in battle, judges between the two brothers Damas and Ontzlake, ordering Damas to restore the manor to Ontzlake and release twenty knights. Arthur then goes to an abbey to recover,
- [How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir Uwaine her son saved him](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiii.md): Morgan le Fay, believing King Arthur dead, attempts to murder her husband King Uriens while he sleeps. A maiden of her counsel, sent to fetch the sword, instead awakens Sir Uwaine, who intervenes and stops his mother fro
- [How Queen Morgan le Fay made great sorrow for the death of Accolon, and how she stole away the scabbard from Arthur](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiv.md): Queen Morgan le Fay grieves privately for Accolon's death but hides her sorrow. Fearing her brother King Arthur's wrath, she deceives Queen Guenever and rides to the abbey where Arthur sleeps. Unable to take Excalibur wi
- [How Morgan le Fay saved a knight that should have been drowned, and how King Arthur returned home again.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xv.md): Morgan le Fay encounters a knight about to drown another knight for adultery. She intervenes, freeing the prisoner (Manassen, cousin of Accolon) and having the accuser drowned instead. Manassen returns to Arthur's court,
- [How the Damosel of the Lake saved King Arthur from mantle that should have burnt him](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xvi.md): The Damosel of the Lake warns King Arthur not to wear a mantle sent by his sister Morgan le Fay. Arthur forces the messenger to don it first, and she burns to death. Enraged, Arthur banishes Sir Uwaine, suspecting him of
- [How Sir Gawaine and Sir Uwaine met with twelve fair damosels, and how they complained on Sir Marhaus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xvii.md): Sir Gawaine and Sir Uwaine encounter twelve damosels who are dishonoring a white shield belonging to Sir Marhaus, a knight who despises ladies. Gawaine rebukes them, suggesting Marhaus may have cause for his behavior. Si
- [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xviii.md): Sir Marhaus jousts with Sir Gawaine and Sir Uwaine, overthrowing them both. After a fierce battle, Sir Marhaus and Sir Gawaine reconcile and swear brotherhood. Sir Marhaus explains his disdain for sorceresses and enchant
- [XIX](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xix.md): Sir Gawaine, Sir Marhaus, and Sir Uwaine each choose a damosel and part ways at a crossroads, swearing to meet again in a year. Sir Gawaine travels north and encounters a sorrowful knight in the forest of adventures.
- [How a Knight and a Dwarf Strove for a Lady](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xx.md): Sir Gawaine observes a mysterious knight who defeats ten knights but allows himself to be bound and led away. He then arbitrates a dispute between a knight and a dwarf over a lady, who chooses the dwarf. After jousting w
- [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](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxi.md): Sir Pelleas, a lord of the Isles, is hopelessly in love with the proud Lady Ettard, who scorns him and subjects him to humiliations. Sir Gawaine meets Pelleas in the forest, hears his sorrowful tale, and promises to help
- [How Sir Gawaine came to the Lady Ettard, and how Sir Pelleas found them sleeping](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxii.md): Sir Gawaine deceives Lady Ettard by claiming he has slain Sir Pelleas, winning her favor and sleeping with her. Sir Pelleas discovers them together but, out of knightly honor, refrains from killing them in their sleep, i
- [How Sir Pelleas loved no more Ettard by means of the Damosel of the Lake, whom he loved ever after](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxiii.md): Sir Pelleas, having been betrayed and shamed by Lady Ettard, is rescued by the Damosel of the Lake, who helps him overcome his love for Ettard and redirects his affection toward herself. Pelleas renounces his former love
- [How Sir Marhaus rode with the damosel, and how he came to the Duke of the South Marches](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxiv.md): Sir Marhaus, a knight of the Round Table, rides southward with a damosel and seeks lodging at a castle. The Duke of the South Marches, who has sworn vengeance against King Arthur's knights because Sir Gawaine slew his se
- [How Sir Marhaus fought with the duke and his four sons and made them to yield them](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxv.md): Sir Marhaus defeats a duke and his four sons in combat, forcing them to swear fealty to King Arthur. He then wins a tournament for a golden circlet, slays the giant Taulurd, rescues prisoners, and later defeats four knig
- [How Sir Uwaine rode with the damosel of sixty year of age, and how he gat the prize at tourneying.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxvi.md): Sir Uwaine rides westward with an old damosel of sixty years, wins a tournament by smiting down thirty knights, and receives a gerfalcon and a white steed. He then aids the Lady of the Rock against two perilous brothers,
- [How Sir Uwaine fought with two knights and overcame them](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxvii.md): Sir Uwaine battles and defeats the two brethren, Sir Edward and Sir Hue, in a fierce combat that lasts five hours. After Sir Edward is slain, Sir Hue yields and is commanded to appear at King Arthur's court. The Lady of 
- [The Return to Court and the Rise of New Knights](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxviii.md): At the year's end, Sir Gawaine, Sir Uwaine, and Sir Marhaus meet at the fountain with their damosels. They are found by a messenger from King Arthur and return to Camelot, where they recount their adventures. At the feas
- [Book V](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/book-v.md): This chapter recounts the adventures of Sir Tristram, including his birth, early life, knighthood, and his conflicts with King Mark over La Beale Isoud. It details his battles, his love for Isoud, and the treachery of Ki
- [The Roman Ambassadors Demand Truage](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/i.md): Twelve aged ambassadors from Emperor Lucius of Rome arrive at King Arthur's court demanding truage for Britain. Arthur takes counsel from his knights, and Sir Cador welcomes the prospect of war. Arthur asserts Britain's 
- [II](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ii.md): King Arthur and his court prepare for war against the Roman Emperor Lucius, with various kings and lords pledging troops. Arthur defiantly refuses to pay tribute and claims sovereignty over the Roman Empire. The ambassad
- [How King Arthur held a parliament at York, and how he ordained the realm should be governed in his absence](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iii.md): King Arthur holds a parliament at York to prepare for his campaign to conquer the Roman Empire. He appoints Sir Baudwin of Britain and Sir Constantine as governors of the realm, resigning the rule of the kingdom and Quee
- [How King Arthur being shipped and lying in his cabin had a marvellous dream and of the exposition thereof](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iv.md): King Arthur, while aboard a ship, falls into a slumber and dreams of a dreadful dragon fighting a grimly black boar. The dragon ultimately destroys the boar. Upon waking, Arthur summons a philosopher who interprets the d
- [How King Arthur Fought and Conquered a Giant](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/v.md): King Arthur learns from a countryman that a giant has been terrorizing the land of Constantine near Brittany, devouring children and abducting the Duchess of Brittany. Disguised as a pilgrim, Arthur ventures alone with S
- [How King Arthur sent Sir Gawaine and other to Lucius, and how they were assailed and escaped with worship](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vi.md): King Arthur sends Sir Gawaine, Sir Bors, Sir Lionel, and Sir Bedivere to deliver an ultimatum to the Roman Emperor Lucius, demanding he leave Arthur's lands or face battle. The knights deliver the message, but after a he
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vii.md): Sir Launcelot and Sir Cador lead the convoy of Roman prisoners to Paris, but the Emperor of Rome sets an ambush of sixty thousand men in a wood. Launcelot, with ten thousand men, discovers the ambush and fights valiantly
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/viii.md): King Arthur defeats the Roman Emperor Lucius in a great battle at Sessoine, slaying Lucius with Excalibur and routing the Roman army. Arthur then sends the dead bodies of Lucius and other nobles to Rome as a message that
- [How Arthur, after he had achieved the battle against the Romans, entered into Almaine, and so into Italy.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ix.md): After defeating the Romans, King Arthur and his knights march through Lorraine, Brabant, Flanders, Haut Almaine, Lombardy, and into Tuscany, where they besiege a defiant city. Lacking victuals, Arthur sends Sir Florence,
- [Sir Gawaine's Battle with Priamus and the Saracen Host](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/x.md): Sir Gawaine engages in a fierce single combat with a Saracen knight named Priamus, who reveals his noble lineage and offers to convert to Christianity. After both are grievously wounded, Priamus uses a miraculous balm to
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xi.md): Sir Florence and Sir Floridas lead a hundred knights to drive off a herd of beasts, provoking seven hundred men of arms to pursue. Sir Ferant of Spain challenges Sir Florence but is slain. A great battle ensues, with Sir
- [How Sir Gawaine returned to King Arthur with his prisoners, and how the King won a city, and how he was crowned Emperor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xii.md): Sir Gawaine returns to King Arthur with his prisoners, including Sir Priamus, who is baptized and made a knight of the Round Table. King Arthur then assaults a city but spares it after a duchess pleads for mercy. He cont
- [Book VI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/book-vi.md): Sir Launcelot du Lake embarks on a series of adventures, demonstrating his unparalleled prowess and chivalry. He overcomes numerous knights in combat, rescues damsels in distress, and proves his loyalty to Queen Guenever
- [How Sir Launcelot and Sir Lionel Departed from the Court](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/i.md): After King Arthur's return from Rome, Sir Launcelot du Lake becomes the most renowned knight of the Round Table, favored by Queen Guenever. Seeking adventure, he and his nephew Sir Lionel ride into a forest. Launcelot fa
- [How Sir Ector followed for to seek Sir Launcelot, and how he was taken by Sir Turquine.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ii.md): Sir Ector de Maris sets out to find his brother Sir Launcelot, who has left the court in search of adventures. In a forest, a forester directs him to a ford where a basin hangs from a tree; striking it summons a knight. 
- [How Four Queens Found Launcelot Sleeping](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iii.md): Sir Launcelot du Lake, sleeping under an apple-tree, is discovered by four queens including Morgan le Fay. They enchant him and take him to Castle Chariot, where they demand he choose one of them as his paramour or die. 
- [How Sir Launcelot was delivered by the mean of a damosel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iv.md): Sir Launcelot, imprisoned by queen-sorceresses, is visited by a damosel who offers to free him if he will help her father, King Bagdemagus, in a tournament against the King of Northgalis. Launcelot agrees, and the damose
- [How a knight found Sir Launcelot lying in his leman’s bed, and how Sir Launcelot fought with the knight](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/v.md): Sir Launcelot, resting in a pavilion, is mistaken for a lady by the knight Belleus, who enters the bed and kisses him. Launcelot wakes, fights, and wounds Belleus severely. After Belleus yields, Launcelot staunches his w
- [How Sir Launcelot was received of King Bagdemagus' daughter, and how he made his complaint to her father.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vi.md): Sir Launcelot arrives at an abbey where King Bagdemagus' daughter welcomes him and sends for her father. Launcelot explains how he was betrayed and separated from his brother Sir Lionel, and promises to aid King Bagdemag
- [How Sir Launcelot behaved him in a tournament, and how he met with Sir Turquine leading Sir Gaheris](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vii.md): Sir Launcelot du Lake demonstrates his prowess in a tournament, defeating many knights including the King of Northgalis, Sir Mador de la Porte, Sir Mordred, and Sir Gahalantine. After the tournament, he departs with King
- [How Sir Launcelot and Sir Turquine fought together](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/viii.md): Sir Launcelot du Lake and Sir Turquine engage in a fierce battle, each delivering powerful blows and sustaining grievous wounds. After two hours of fighting, they pause, and Turquine offers friendship and the release of 
- [How Sir Turquine was slain, and how Sir Launcelot bade Sir Gaheris deliver all the prisoners](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ix.md): Sir Launcelot du Lake slays the mighty Sir Turquine in single combat, then instructs Sir Gaheris to free the prisoners held in Turquine's manor. Gaheris releases the captive knights, including Sir Kay, Sir Ector de Maris
- [How Sir Launcelot Rode with a Damosel and Slew a Knight That Distressed All Ladies and Also a Villain That Kept a Bridge](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/x.md): Sir Launcelot rides with a damosel who tells him of a knight who robs and ravishes women. Launcelot hides, then rescues her by slaying the knight, Sir Peris de Forest Savage. The damosel praises his courtesy but notes he
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xi.md): Sir Launcelot, having taken Sir Kay's armor, defeats two giants at Tintagil Castle, freeing sixty ladies who had been imprisoned there for seven years. He then lodges with an old gentlewoman and later helps Sir Kay by de
- [How Sir Launcelot rode disguised in Sir Kay's harness, and how he smote down a knight](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xii.md): Sir Launcelot, riding in Sir Kay's armor, encounters three brothers—Sir Gaunter, Sir Gilmere, and Sir Raynold—who mistake him for the proud Sir Kay. He defeats them in jousts and sword fights, then reveals that he is not
- [How Sir Launcelot jousted against four knights of the Round Table and overthrew them](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiii.md): Sir Launcelot, disguised by his arms, encounters four knights of Arthur's court—Sir Sagramore le Desirous, Sir Ector de Maris, Sir Gawaine, and Sir Uwaine—under an oak. Mistaking him for Sir Kay, they challenge him one b
- [How Sir Launcelot followed a brachet into a castle, where he found a dead knight, and how he after was required of a damosel to heal her brother.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiv.md): Sir Launcelot follows a black brachet through a forest to an old manor, where he finds a dead knight named Sir Gilbert the Bastard and his weeping widow. He then meets a damosel who reveals that her brother, Sir Meliot d
- [How Sir Launcelot came into the Chapel Perilous and gat there of a dead corpse a piece of the cloth and a sword](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xv.md): Sir Launcelot enters the Chapel Perilous, where he is confronted by thirty giant black-armored knights who part to let him pass. Inside, he cuts a piece of silk cloth from a corpse and takes a sword lying beside it. A da
- [How Sir Launcelot at the request of a lady recovered a falcon, by which he was deceived](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xvi.md): Sir Launcelot, riding through strange countries, comes upon a falcon tangled in a tree. A lady begs him to retrieve it, claiming her husband will kill her if it is lost. Launcelot climbs the tree unarmed, but the lady's 
- [How Sir Launcelot Overtook a Knight Which Chased His Wife to Have Slain Her](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xvii.md): Sir Launcelot intervenes to save a lady from her jealous husband, Sir Pedivere, who treacherously beheads her while Launcelot is distracted. Launcelot forces Pedivere to carry the lady's body to Queen Guenever, who sends
- [How Sir Launcelot came to King Arthur’s Court, and how there were recounted all his noble feats and acts](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xviii.md): Sir Launcelot returns to King Arthur's court two days before Pentecost, where his identity in Kay's armor is revealed, and his many heroic deeds—including rescuing prisoners from Sir Turquine, defeating three knights at 
- [Book VII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/book-vii.md): Sir Gareth of Orkney, initially known as Beaumains, arrives at King Arthur's court and requests three boons. He is granted the boons and later serves as a kitchen knave for a year. He then embarks on a quest to rescue a 
- [How Beaumains came to King Arthur's Court and demanded three petitions of King Arthur](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/i.md): At the Pentecost feast, King Arthur waits for a marvel before eating. Sir Gawaine spots three men and a dwarf approaching. Among them is a tall, handsome young man who can barely walk without support. He asks Arthur for 
- [How Sir Launcelot and Sir Gawaine were wroth because Sir Kay mocked Beaumains, and of a damosel which desired a knight to fight for a lady.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ii.md): Sir Kay mocks Beaumains, a mysterious kitchen boy, but Sir Launcelot and Sir Gawaine defend him, sensing his hidden nobility. Beaumains endures a year of menial service, showing great patience and strength. At the Whitsu
- [How Beaumains Desired the Battle and Was Made Knight](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iii.md): Beaumains, the kitchen page, requests from King Arthur the adventure of the damosel and asks to be knighted by Sir Launcelot. The king grants both requests. The damosel scorns Beaumains and departs angrily. Beaumains rec
- [How Beaumains Departed and Jousted with Sir Launcelot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iv.md): Beaumains, the kitchen knight, rides after the damosel. Sir Kay pursues him but is defeated and wounded. Beaumains then jousts with Sir Launcelot, fighting fiercely on foot for an hour, impressing Launcelot with his stre
- [How Beaumains told to Sir Launcelot his name, and how he was dubbed knight of Sir Launcelot, and after overtook the damosel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/v.md): Sir Gareth reveals his true identity to Sir Launcelot as brother of Sir Gawaine, is knighted by Launcelot, and then continues his quest with the damsel despite her constant insults and scorn. He rescues a knight from six
- [How Beaumains fought and slew two knights at a passage](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vi.md): Beaumains and the damosel continue their journey, encountering two knights guarding a river passage. Beaumains fights and defeats both, though the damosel belittles his victories as accidents. Despite her constant chidin
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vii.md): Beaumains fights and defeats the Knight of the Black Laund, despite the damosel's constant insults and attempts to make him flee. He proves his worth by slaying the knight and taking his armor and horse, then insists on 
- [How the brother of the knight that was slain met with Beaumains, and fought with Beaumains till he was yielden](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/viii.md): The Green Knight, brother of the slain Black Knight, confronts Beaumains and the damosel. After a fierce battle, Beaumains defeats the Green Knight but spares his life at the damosel's reluctant request. The Green Knight
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ix.md): The damosel continues to rebuke Beaumains, calling him a kitchen boy and refusing to let him sit at her table. The Green Knight defends Beaumains, declaring him a noble knight of king's lineage. The Green Knight offers B
- [The Red Knight Overcome](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/x.md): Beaumains, the kitchen knight, jousts and defeats the Red Knight in a fierce two-hour battle. The Red Knight yields and offers homage with his sixty knights, but Beaumains spares him only at the damosel's request. They l
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xi.md): Beaumains continues to endure the damosel's harsh rebukes with patience and courtesy. He defends his honor against her insults, insisting he will not leave her service until he has proven his worth. They approach the cit
- [How Beaumains fought with Sir Persant of Inde, and made him to be yielden](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xii.md): Beaumains defeats Sir Persant of Inde in a fierce battle, and after sparing his life, receives homage and fealty. Sir Persant offers his daughter to Beaumains for the night, but Beaumains refuses to dishonor her, proving
- [XIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiii.md): Sir Persant and Beaumains converse, and Beaumains reveals his true identity as Sir Gareth of Orkney, son of King Lot and brother to Sir Gawaine, before continuing his quest to rescue Dame Lionesse from the Red Knight.
- [XIV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiv.md): The lady of the besieged castle learns from a dwarf of the arrival of her sister Linet with a young knight, Beaumains, who has overcome all perilous passages and defeated multiple knights including the Black, Green, Red,
- [XV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xv.md): Beaumains and the damosel Linet arrive at the siege of Castle Lionesse, where they see forty knights shamefully hanged by the Red Knight of the Red Launds. Despite Linet's warning to wait until noon, Beaumains boldly blo
- [XVI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xvi.md): Sir Beaumains arrives at the castle of Dame Lionesse and confronts the Red Knight of the Red Launds. After exchanging words, they engage in a fierce joust and sword battle, witnessed by the lady in the window.
- [How Sir Beaumains Overcame the Red Knight of the Red Launds](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xvii.md): Sir Beaumains and the Red Knight of the Red Launds engage in a prolonged and brutal battle, pausing only to rest. Beaumains is inspired by the Lady Lionesse's gaze from a window. After a fierce exchange, Beaumains disarm
- [How the knight yielded him, and how Beaumains made him to go unto King Arthur's court, and to cry Sir Launcelot mercy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xviii.md): Beaumains spares the Red Knight of the Red Launds after being persuaded by earls, barons, and noble knights. The Red Knight yields to the lady of the castle, makes amends, and then goes to King Arthur's court to ask merc
- [How Beaumains Came to the Lady, and When He Came to the Castle the Gates Were Closed Against Him, and of the Words That the Lady Said to Him](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xix.md): Sir Beaumains, having proven his worth through combat, approaches the castle of Dame Lionesse expecting to be welcomed, but finds the gates closed against him. The lady speaks from a window, telling him he must labor for
- [The Rescue of the Dwarf and the Revelation of Sir Gareth](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xx.md): Sir Beaumains (Sir Gareth of Orkney) pursues Sir Gringamore to rescue his dwarf, enduring perilous terrain. At the castle, Dame Lionesse and Dame Linet learn from the dwarf that Beaumains is a king's son, nephew to King 
- [How Sir Gareth Came to His Lady and of Their Love](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxi.md): Sir Gareth (Beaumains) meets Dame Lionesse, who is revealed to be the lady of the Castle Perilous. They exchange vows of love, and Sir Gringamore gives his blessing. Dame Lionesse explains she had her brother take Gareth
- [XXII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxii.md): Sir Gareth and Dame Lionesse pledge their love, but their secret plans are thwarted by Linet's magical intervention. An armed knight attacks Gareth in the night, wounding him severely in the thigh before Gareth beheads h
- [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxiii.md): Sir Gareth defeats the Red Knight of the Red Launds (Sir Ironside) and other knights, who then yield to King Arthur at Pentecost. Meanwhile, Sir Gareth is wounded in a nighttime battle with an enchanted knight, but is he
- [How King Arthur pardoned them, and demanded of them where Sir Gareth was](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxiv.md): King Arthur pardons the knights who had opposed Sir Beaumains (Sir Gareth) and inquires about his whereabouts. Sir Ironside explains that such young knights are hard to find as they are always on adventures. The knights 
- [How the Queen of Orkney came to the feast and rebuked King Arthur and Sir Gawaine for their treatment of Sir Gareth](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxv.md): At the Pentecost feast, the Queen of Orkney arrives with a retinue and confronts King Arthur and her sons, Sir Gawaine, Sir Agravaine, and Gaheris, about the disappearance of her youngest son, Sir Gareth. She reproaches 
- [The Tournament at Castle Perilous](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxvi.md): King Arthur sends for Dame Lionesse to learn of Sir Gareth's whereabouts. She proposes a tournament at her castle on the Feast of the Assumption, where knights will compete for her hand and lands. Sir Gareth, still recov
- [How King Arthur went to the tournament with his knights, and how the lady received him worshipfully, and how the knights encountered.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxvii.md): King Arthur arrives at the tournament with a vast assembly of knights, including Gawaine and his brothers, Launcelot and his kin, and many other kings and nobles. Dame Lionesse prepares a grand reception. Sir Gareth requ
- [How the Knights Bare Them in the Battle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxviii.md): A great tournament unfolds as knights from both sides engage in fierce combat. Sir Gareth, appearing in many colors, distinguishes himself by overthrowing numerous opponents, including kings and princes. Sir Launcelot, r
- [XXIX](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxix.md): During a great tournament, Sir Lamorak, Sir Palamides, Sir Bleoberis, Sir Gawaine, Sir Tristram, Sir Launcelot, and Sir Gareth perform feats of arms. Sir Gareth, known as Beaumains, fights valiantly in many colors and is
- [Sir Gareth is Discovered and Escapes the Field](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxx.md): During a tournament, Sir Gareth is identified by heralds as Sir Gareth of Orkney when his helm is seen with his name in gold. He fights fiercely, striking down Sir Sagramore and his brother Sir Gawaine, then escapes the 
- [How Sir Gareth came to a castle where he was well lodged, and he jousted with a knight and slew him](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxi.md): Sir Gareth, traveling as a knight of King Arthur, seeks lodging at a castle. The duchess admits him despite her husband's enmity toward Arthur, on condition that Gareth yield to the duke if encountered. Gareth agrees, re
- [How Sir Gareth fought with a knight that held within his castle thirty ladies, and how he slew him](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxii.md): Sir Gareth, after defeating a group of knights who slew his horse, arrives at a castle where thirty widowed ladies mourn their husbands, slain by the Brown Knight without Pity. Gareth slays the Brown Knight in single com
- [XXXIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxiii.md): Sir Gawaine and Sir Gareth unknowingly fight each other until the damosel Linet reveals their kinship, leading to a joyful reunion with King Arthur and their mother, Queen Morgawse.
- [How Sir Gareth acknowledged that they loved each other to King Arthur, and of the appointment of their wedding.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxiv.md): King Arthur and Queen Guenever, along with the Queen of Orkney, witness Sir Gareth and Dame Lionesse declare their mutual love. Arthur asks Gareth whether he wants Lionesse as paramour or wife; both affirm their desire t
- [Of the Great Royalty, and what officers were made at the feast of the wedding, and of the jousts at the feast](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxv.md): The chapter describes the grand wedding festivities of Sir Gareth and Dame Lionesse, along with the marriages of Sir Gaheris to Dame Linet and Sir Agravaine to Dame Laurel. Numerous knights pay homage to Sir Gareth, taki
- [Book VIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/book-viii.md): This chapter recounts the tragic love story of Sir Tristram and La Beale Isoud, beginning with Tristram's birth and early adventures. It details his combat with Sir Marhaus, his journey to Ireland to fetch Isoud for King
- [How Sir Tristram de Liones was born, and how his mother died at his birth, wherefore she named him Tristram](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/i.md): King Meliodas of Liones, a likely knight, marries Elizabeth, sister of King Mark of Cornwall. While Elizabeth is pregnant, Meliodas is enchanted and imprisoned by a lady who long loved him. Elizabeth, distraught, searche
- [How the Stepmother of Sir Tristram Had Ordained Poison for to Have Poisoned Sir Tristram](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ii.md): After Queen Elizabeth's death, King Meliodas marries King Howell's daughter, who bears him children and plots to poison Tristram so her own children may inherit Liones. Her first attempt kills her own son; the second is 
- [How Sir Tristram was sent into France, and had one to govern him named Gouvernail, and how he learned to harp, hawk, and hunt](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iii.md): Young Tristram is sent to France under the governance of Gouvernail, where he spends over seven years learning language, nurture, and deeds of arms. He becomes an exceptional harper and musician, and later excels in hunt
- [How Sir Marhaus Came for Truage](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iv.md): King Anguish of Ireland sends Sir Marhaus, a Knight of the Round Table, to Cornwall to demand seven years of unpaid truage. King Mark and his barons refuse to pay and instead offer to find a knight to fight for the right
- [How Tristram Enterprised the Battle to Fight for the Truage of Cornwall](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/v.md): Young Tristram, son of King Meliodas and King Mark's sister, learns that Sir Marhaus of Ireland demands truage from Cornwall. Determined to defend his uncle's kingdom, Tristram asks his father for leave and rides to King
- [How Sir Tristram arrived into the Island for to furnish the battle with Sir Marhaus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vi.md): Sir Tristram arrives at the island to do battle with Sir Marhaus of Ireland. He prepares his horse and armor, instructs his servant Gouvernail to deliver a message to King Mark, and declares that he will never yield or f
- [How Sir Tristram Fought Against Sir Marhaus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vii.md): Sir Tristram, newly knighted, fights Sir Marhaus of the Round Table to free Cornwall from Irish tribute. After a fierce battle lasting over half a day, Tristram wounds Marhaus severely, driving him to flee. Tristram clai
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/viii.md): Sir Marhaus returns to Ireland and dies from the wound inflicted by Sir Tristram's sword, the broken piece of which is kept by the queen for revenge. Sir Tristram, gravely wounded and envenomed, is cared for by King Mark
- [How Sir Tristram was put to the keeping of La Beale Isoud](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ix.md): Sir Tristram, disguised as Tramtrist, is placed under the care of La Beale Isoud, who heals his poisoned wound. He teaches her to harp, and they develop mutual affection. Sir Palomides, a Saracen knight, also loves Isoud
- [How Sir Tristram Won the Degree at a Tournament in Ireland](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/x.md): Sir Tristram, under the alias Tramtrist, defeats Sir Palomides in a tournament in Ireland, forcing him to forsake La Beale Isoud and bear no armor for a year. La Beale Isoud's love for Tristram deepens, and a damosel mis
- [How the queen espied that Sir Tristram had slain her brother Sir Marhaus by his sword, and in what jeopardy he was.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xi.md): Queen Anguish discovers that Sir Tramtrist (Tristram) is the knight who killed her brother Sir Marhaus when she matches a broken piece of sword from Marhaus's wound to Tristram's sword. She attempts to kill him in his ba
- [How Sir Tristram departed from the king and La Beale Isoud out of Ireland for to come into Cornwall](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xii.md): Sir Tristram reveals his true identity to the King of Ireland and La Beale Isoud, explaining that he is the son of King Meliodas and nephew to King Mark of Cornwall, and that he fought Sir Marhaus for Cornwall's truage. 
- [How Sir Tristram and King Mark hurted each other for the love of a knight's wife](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiii.md): Sir Tristram returns to Cornwall and is welcomed by King Mark and the court. He visits his father King Meliodas and receives lands and goods, then returns to King Mark's court. A love triangle develops between Tristram, 
- [How Sir Tristram lay with the lady, and how her husband fought with Sir Tristram](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiv.md): Sir Tristram, wounded by King Mark, stays with a lady who welcomes him and they sleep together. Her husband Segwarides returns, discovers the betrayal, and pursues Tristram. They fight, and Tristram wounds Segwarides sev
- [How Sir Bleoberis Demanded the Fairest Lady in King Mark's Court](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xv.md): Sir Bleoberis de Ganis, a knight of the Round Table, comes to King Mark's court and requests the fairest lady as a boon, choosing Sir Segwarides' wife. Sir Segwarides pursues him but is defeated and wounded. Sir Tristram
- [How Sir Tristram fought with two knights of the Round Table](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xvi.md): Sir Tristram encounters and defeats two knights of the Round Table, Sir Sagramore and Sir Dodinas le Savage, who had previously scorned Cornish knights. After proving his valor, Tristram reveals his identity and continue
- [How Sir Tristram fought with Sir Bleoberis for a lady, and how the lady was put to choice to whom she would go](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xvii.md): Sir Tristram overtakes Sir Bleoberis de Ganis, who is carrying away a lady, and challenges him. After a fierce two-hour battle, Bleoberis calls a truce and they exchange names. Tristram reveals he is King Meliodas' son a
- [How the lady forsook Sir Tristram and abode with Sir Bleoberis, and how she desired to go to her husband](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xviii.md): The lady who was taken by Sir Bleoberis renounces her love for Sir Tristram, accusing him of failing to rescue her when her husband Sir Segwarides pursued. She chooses to stay with Bleoberis, who then returns her to her 
- [How King Mark sent Sir Tristram for La Beale Isoud toward Ireland, and how by fortune he arrived into England](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xix.md): King Mark, plotting to destroy Sir Tristram, sends him to Ireland to fetch La Beale Isoud, hoping the journey will lead to his death. Tristram accepts the mission and sets sail with a company of knights, but a tempest dr
- [The Trial of King Anguish and the Rescue of the Child](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xx.md): King Anguish of Ireland is summoned to King Arthur's court to answer an accusation of treason by Sir Blamore de Ganis. With Arthur and Launcelot absent, King Carados and the King of Scots serve as judges. The king is gra
- [How Sir Tristram rescued a child from a knight, and how Gouvernail told him of King Anguish](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxi.md): Sir Tristram defeats Breuse Saunce Pité in combat and forces him to return a child to a lady. Later, Gouvernail informs Tristram that King Anguish of Ireland is in distress, having been accused of murder and challenged b
- [How Sir Tristram fought for Sir Anguish and overcame his adversary, and how his adversary would never yield him.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxii.md): Sir Tristram champions King Anguish in a judicial combat against Sir Blamore de Ganis. Despite Tristram's overwhelming might, Blamore refuses to yield or speak the loath word, preferring death to shame. The battle is fie
- [How Sir Blamore desired Tristram to slay him, and how Sir Tristram spared him, and how they took appointment.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxiii.md): Sir Tristram defeats Sir Blamore in a judicial combat for King Anguish, but refuses to slay him out of respect for his knighthood and for Sir Launcelot's sake. The kings and judges intervene, and a reconciliation is achi
- [How Sir Tristram demanded La Beale Isoud for King Mark, and how Sir Tristram and Isoud drank the love drink.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxiv.md): Sir Tristram requests La Beale Isoud from King Anguish not for himself but for his uncle King Mark. Isoud is made ready to travel with Tristram, and her mother gives a love drink to Dame Bragwaine and Gouvernail to be gi
- [How Sir Tristram and Isoud were in prison, and how he fought for her beauty, and smote off another lady’s head.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxv.md): Sir Tristram and La Beale Isoud are imprisoned in a castle with a foul custom: a visiting knight must fight the lord, and the fairer lady lives while the other loses her head. Tristram challenges the lord, Sir Breunor, a
- [How Sir Tristram fought with Sir Breunor, and at the last smote off his head](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxvi.md): Sir Tristram engages in a fierce battle with Sir Breunor, a proven knight responsible for the deaths of many good knights. After nearly two hours of intense combat, Tristram overpowers Breunor, beheads him, and is then a
- [How Sir Galahad fought with Sir Tristram, and how Sir Tristram yielded him and promised to fellowship with Launcelot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxvii.md): Sir Galahad and Sir Tristram engage in a fierce battle, fighting for nearly half a day until Sir Tristram gains the upper hand. The King with the Hundred Knights and his fellowship then attack Sir Tristram, forcing him t
- [How Sir Launcelot Rescued Sir Gawaine from Sir Carados, and Sir Tristram Departs for Cornwall](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxviii.md): Sir Launcelot encounters the giant-like King Carados, who has captured and bound Sir Gawaine. After a fierce battle, Launcelot slays Carados and frees Gawaine. Meanwhile, Sir Tristram, hearing the tale of Launcelot's val
- [Of the Wedding of King Mark to La Beale Isoud](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxix.md): King Mark marries La Beale Isoud with great celebration, though Tristram and Isoud continue to love each other. Two ladies, out of envy, plot to kill Dame Bragwaine by binding her in the forest. Sir Palamides rescues her
- [The Abduction of Queen Isoud](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxx.md): Sir Palomides claims Queen Isoud as his boon for returning Dame Bragwaine, and King Mark reluctantly allows it. Sir Lambegus attempts to rescue her but is defeated. Isoud escapes into the forest, is rescued by Sir Adther
- [How Sir Tristram rode after Palamides, and how he found him and fought with him, and by the means of Isoud the battle ceased.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxi.md): Sir Tristram, enraged upon learning that La Beale Isoud has been taken by Sir Palamides, pursues them into the forest. He finds his wounded knight Lambegus and learns that Isoud is safe in a castle. Tristram then encount
- [How Sir Tristram brought Queen Isoud home, and of the debate of King Mark and Sir Tristram](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxii.md): Sir Tristram returns Queen Isoud to King Mark, but Sir Andred spies on Tristram and Isoud and reports to the king. King Mark attacks Tristram, who disarms him and strikes him with the flat of the sword. Tristram flees to
- [How Sir Lamorak jousted with thirty knights, and Sir Tristram at the request of King Mark smote his horse down](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxiii.md): In the forest beside a river, King Mark and Queen La Beale Isoud set up pavilions for hunting and jousting. Sir Lamorak de Galis arrives and defeats thirty knights in jousting. King Mark, impressed and wanting to challen
- [XXXIV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxiv.md): Sir Lamorak sends a magical horn to King Mark to test Queen Isoud's fidelity, causing strife. Sir Andred catches Sir Tristram with La Beale Isoud, leading to his capture and near execution. Tristram escapes by killing te
- [How Sir Tristram was holpen by his men, and of Queen Isoud which was put in a lazar-cote, and how Tristram was hurt](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxv.md): Sir Tristram is rescued by his men after escaping, only to learn that La Beale Isoud has been placed in a leper colony. He rescues her and they hide in a forest manor. While hunting, Tristram is shot with a poisoned arro
- [How Sir Tristram served in war King Howel of Brittany, and slew his adversary in the field](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxvi.md): Sir Tristram aids King Howel of Brittany in war against Earl Grip, slaying the earl and many knights. King Howel offers his kingdom to Tristram, who refuses out of gratitude for the king's daughter. Through the king's an
- [How Sir Suppinabiles told Sir Tristram how he was defamed in the court of King Arthur, and of Sir Lamorak.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxvii.md): Sir Suppinabiles returns to Brittany and informs Sir Tristram that Sir Launcelot has spoken shame of him, declaring him a false knight and a mortal enemy. Tristram is grieved. Meanwhile, La Beale Isoud writes to Queen Gu
- [How Sir Tristram and his wife arrived in Wales, and how he met there with Sir Lamorak](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxviii.md): Sir Tristram, his wife Isoud la Blanche Mains, and her brother Sir Kehydius are driven by a storm to the Isle of Servage in Wales, where they are shipwrecked. There, Tristram encounters Segwarides, who forgives past grie
- [How Sir Tristram fought with Sir Nabon, and overcame him, and made Sir Segwarides lord of the isle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxix.md): Sir Tristram, along with Sir Lamorak, Sir Kehydius, and Sir Segwarides, is brought to a tournament hosted by Sir Nabon. Sir Lamorak performs brilliantly but is tricked by Nabon, who kills his horse. When Nabon offers to 
- [How Sir Lamorak Departed from Sir Tristram, and How He Met with Sir Frol, and After with Sir Launcelot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xl.md): Sir Lamorak departs from Sir Tristram and rides toward Arthur's court. He encounters a hermit who tells him of the tyranny of Sir Nabon, whom Tristram slew. Lamorak then rescues Sir Frol from four knights, and later meet
- [How Sir Lamorak slew Sir Frol, and of the courteous fighting with Sir Belliance his brother](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xli.md): Sir Lamorak encounters a knight sleeping at a well, whose lady is taken by Sir Gawaine. Lamorak intervenes, and after Gawaine is defeated by the knight (Sir Frol), Lamorak slays Sir Frol in a joust. Sir Frol's brother, S
- [Book IX](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/book-ix.md): Sir Tristram returns to Cornwall and faces conflict with King Mark over La Beale Isoud. He engages in numerous adventures and jousts, including encounters with Sir Palomides and other knights. The chapter also follows th
- [How a Young Man Came into the Court of King Arthur and Was Named La Cote Male Taile](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/i.md): A young man named Breunor le Noire comes to King Arthur's court wearing a richly embroidered coat that sits awkwardly on him. He asks to be made a knight, explaining that the coat belonged to his father, who was murdered
- [How a damosel came into the court and desired a knight to take on him an enquest, which La Cote Male Taile emprised](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ii.md): A damosel arrives at King Arthur's court bearing a black shield with a white hand holding a sword, seeking a knight to undertake the quest associated with it. Sir Kay briefly takes the shield but is rebuked by the damose
- [How La Cote Male Taile Overthrew Sir Dagonet and Proved His Worth](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iii.md): Sir La Cote Male Taile, mocked by the damosel Maledisant, defeats Sir Dagonet the fool, then suffers falls against Sir Bleoberis and Sir Palomides. Despite the damosel's scorn, he later proves his valor at Castle Orgulou
- [How La Cote Male Taile fought against an hundred knights, and how he escaped by the mean of a lady](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iv.md): La Cote Male Taile is surrounded by a hundred knights and dismounts to fight on foot, backing against a lady's chamber wall. The lady secretly ties his horse to a postern gate and urges him to win through to it. He fight
- [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](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/v.md): Sir Launcelot returns to King Arthur's court and learns of the young knight La Cote Male Taile, who has taken on the dangerous adventure of the black shield. Launcelot follows after him, overtakes him and the damosel Mal
- [How Sir Launcelot fought with six knights, and after with Sir Brian, and how he delivered the prisoners](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vi.md): Sir Launcelot, recognizing a fellow knight in peril, rides to the Castle of Pendragon. He defeats six knights in quick succession, then overcomes the castle's lord, Sir Brian de les Isles, in single combat. Launcelot for
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vii.md): Sir Launcelot and the damosel Maledisant (renamed Bienpensant) observe Sir La Cote Male Taile's valiant battles at two fortresses, where he defeats three brothers—Sir Plaine de Force, Sir Plaine de Amours, and Sir Plenor
- [How La Cote Male Taile was taken prisoner, and after rescued by Sir Launcelot, and how Sir Launcelot overcame four brethren](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/viii.md): Sir La Cote Male Taile is wounded and taken prisoner by Sir Plenorius, who treats him with honor. Sir Launcelot arrives, defeats Plenorius in single combat, then overcomes his three brothers in jousts. Launcelot frees th
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ix.md): Sir Launcelot grants the Castle of Pendragon to Sir La Cote Male Taile, who is later knighted to the Round Table alongside Sir Plenorius. La Cote Male Taile marries the damosel Maledisant, proves himself a noble knight, 
- [How La Beale Isoud sent letters to Sir Tristram by her maid Bragwaine, and of divers adventures of Sir Tristram](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/x.md): La Beale Isoud sends piteous letters to Sir Tristram via her maid Bragwaine, inviting him to bring his wife to her court. Tristram secretly sets sail with Kehydius, Bragwaine, and Gouvernail, but a contrary wind drives t
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xi.md): Sir Tristram meets Sir Lamorak de Galis and they engage in a fierce battle. After a long fight, each yields to the other out of mutual respect, and they swear never to fight each other again.
- [How Sir Palomides followed the Questing Beast, and smote down Sir Tristram and Sir Lamorak with one spear.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xii.md): Sir Palomides, while pursuing the Questing Beast, encounters Sir Tristram and Sir Lamorak and unseats both with a single spear. The two knights, angered by his refusal to fight on foot, tend to the wounded Sir Kehydius a
- [How Sir Lamorak met with Sir Meliagaunce, and fought together for the beauty of Dame Guenever](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiii.md): Sir Lamorak encounters Sir Meliagaunce and challenges his claim that Queen Guenever is the fairest lady, asserting instead that Queen Morgawse of Orkney holds that honor. They engage in a fierce duel until Sir Launcelot 
- [XIV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiv.md): Sir Meliagaunce explains to Sir Launcelot that he and Sir Lamorak are fighting over whose lady is fairest: Queen Guenever or Queen Morgawse. Sir Lamorak argues that each knight thinks his own lady fairest, and Sir Bleobe
- [How Sir Kay met with Sir Tristram, and after of the shame spoken of the knights of Cornwall, and how they jousted.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xv.md): Sir Tristram encounters Sir Kay, who insults Cornish knights. Tristram rebukes Kay for his shameful tongue. They meet Sir Tor, who jousts and defeats Kay. At supper, three knights speak ill of Cornish knights. The next d
- [How King Arthur was brought into the Forest Perilous, and how Sir Tristram saved his life](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xvi.md): King Arthur is lured into the Forest Perilous by the sorceress Lady Annowre, who desires him but, failing to seduce him, plots his death. The Lady of the Lake (Nimue) seeks help and finds Sir Tristram, who rescues Arthur
- [How Sir Tristram came to La Beale Isoud, and how Kehydius began to love Beale Isoud, and of a letter that Tristram found](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xvii.md): Sir Tristram returns to Cornwall with Kehydius, Dame Bragwaine, and Gouvernail. They are aided by Sir Dinas, who brings Tristram secretly to La Beale Isoud. Kehydius falls in love with Isoud and writes her letters, which
- [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xviii.md): Sir Tristram, driven mad by sorrow, flees Tintagil and wanders in the wilderness for a quarter of a year, living among herdmen and shepherds, while Queen Isoud and others seek him in vain.
- [XIX](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xix.md): Sir Tristram, living naked in the forest, souses Dagonet in a well and later kills one of his squires. Sir Palomides and Sir Kehydius seek Tristram, encounter King Mark, and Palomides rebukes the king before parting ways
- [The False Report of Tristram's Death](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xx.md): Sir Andred spreads a false rumor that Sir Tristram is dead in order to claim his lands, causing great sorrow for King Mark and Queen Isoud, who nearly kills herself. Meanwhile, the living but mad Tristram wanders in the 
- [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.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxi.md): King Mark learns of a naked man who rescued Sir Dinant from the giant Tauleas in the forest. He goes to the forest, finds Sir Tristram naked by a well, and brings him to Tintagil. There, Tristram is bathed and cared for,
- [How King Mark Banished Sir Tristram](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxii.md): King Mark, influenced by his council and Sir Andred, banishes Sir Tristram from Cornwall for ten years. Tristram, after recovering from a wound, is identified by his brachet and forced to depart. Before leaving, he joust
- [How a damosel sought help to help Sir Launcelot against thirty knights, and how Sir Tristram fought with them](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxiii.md): Sir Tristram and Sir Dinadan encounter a damosel who reveals Queen Morgan le Fay's plot to have thirty knights ambush Sir Launcelot. Tristram resolves to help and, despite Dinadan's reluctance, engages the thirty knights
- [How Sir Tristram and Sir Dinadan came to a lodging where they must joust with two knights.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxiv.md): Sir Tristram and Sir Dinadan arrive at a castle with a custom requiring knights to joust with two defenders. Tristram insists they uphold their honor, and they defeat the two knights. Later, Sir Palomides and Sir Gaheris
- [How Sir Tristram jousted with Sir Kay and Sir Sagramore le Desirous, and how Sir Gawaine turned Sir Tristram from Morgan le Fay](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxv.md): Sir Tristram, recognized by Sir Launcelot through his shield, is praised as the most worshipful knight. After leaving the wounded Sir Dinadan at a priory, Tristram defeats Sir Pellinore in a joust. He then encounters pur
- [How Sir Tristram and Sir Gawaine rode to have foughten with the thirty knights, but they durst not come out](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxvi.md): Sir Tristram and Sir Gawaine ride together toward Morgan le Fay's castle, where they challenge the thirty knights lying in wait for Sir Launcelot and Sir Tristram. The knights refuse to come out, acknowledging Sir Tristr
- [How Damosel Bragwaine Found Tristram Sleeping by a Well](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxvii.md): Dame Bragwaine finds Sir Tristram sleeping by a well and delivers letters from Queen La Beale Isoud. Tristram reads them with joy and agrees to ride with her to the tournament at the Castle of Maidens. They lodge with Si
- [How Sir Tristram had a fall with Sir Palomides, and how Launcelot overthrew two knights.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxviii.md): At a tournament before the Castle of Maidens, Sir Tristram and Sir Persides encounter Sir Palomides. Sir Persides is overthrown, and Sir Tristram is thrown at a disadvantage, causing him great shame and anger. Sir Palomi
- [How Sir Launcelot jousted with Palomides and overthrew him, and after he was assailed with twelve knights](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxix.md): Sir Launcelot jousts with Sir Palomides and overthrows him, then is attacked by twelve knights from Northgalis who seek to prevent him from winning the tournament at the Castle of Maidens. Launcelot fights them off, kill
- [The Knight with the Black Shield](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxx.md): Sir Tristram, disguised with a black shield, enters a tournament on King Carados' side and performs remarkable feats of arms, defeating Sir Gaheris, Sir Bleoberis, and Sir Dinadan. Despite his anonymity, he is awarded th
- [How Sir Tristram returned against King Arthur's party because he saw Sir Palomides on that party](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxi.md): Sir Tristram, learning that Sir Palomides has joined King Arthur's side, declares he will fight for the opposing King of Northgalis. In the ensuing tournament, Tristram performs extraordinary feats of arms, impressing Ki
- [How Sir Tristram found Palomides by a well, and brought him with him to his lodging](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxii.md): After the tournament, Sir Tristram, Sir Dinadan, and Gouvernail slip away into the forest. King Arthur awards the prize to the King of Northgalis because Sir Tristram fought on his side. Sir Launcelot, frustrated at losi
- [How Sir Tristram smote down Sir Palomides, and how he jousted with King Arthur, and other feats](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxiii.md): In a great tournament, King Arthur and his knights face off against the King of Northgalis and the King with the Hundred Knights. Sir Tristram, disguised with a black shield, enters the fray and defeats Sir Palomides in 
- [How Sir Launcelot hurt Sir Tristram, and how after Sir Tristram smote down Sir Palomides](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxiv.md): Sir Launcelot and Sir Tristram joust fiercely, with Launcelot accidentally wounding Tristram nearly to death. Despite his injury, Tristram later defeats Sir Palomides and Sir Gaheris in combat. Launcelot continues to dom
- [How the prize of the third day was given to Sir Launcelot, and Sir Launcelot gave it to Sir Tristram](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxv.md): After the tournament, Sir Launcelot is awarded the prize but gives it to Sir Tristram, earning great praise for his generosity. King Arthur and Sir Launcelot seek out the wounded Sir Tristram, but he has already departed
- [How Palomides came to the castle where Sir Tristram was, and of the quest that Sir Launcelot and ten knights made for Sir Tristram](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxvi.md): Sir Palomides arrives at the castle where Sir Tristram is recovering, and Sir Tristram recognizes him. Meanwhile, King Arthur blames Sir Launcelot for Sir Tristram's departure, so Sir Launcelot and ten knights swear a qu
- [How Sir Tristram, Sir Palomides, and Sir Dinadan were taken and put in prison](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxvii.md): Sir Tristram, Sir Palomides, and Sir Dinadan are imprisoned by Sir Darras after Tristram is identified as the knight who slew Darras's three sons at a tournament. Tristram falls gravely ill in prison, and despite Palomid
- [How King Mark was sorry for the good renown of Sir Tristram](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxviii.md): King Mark, hearing of Sir Tristram's great deeds at a tournament in Logris, fears Tristram's growing renown. Sir Gaheris visits Cornwall, and Sir Uwaine challenges the Cornish knights, defeating Sir Andred and Sir Dinas.
- [XXXIX](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxix.md): King Mark and his nephew Sir Andred attempt to ambush Sir Kay and Sir Gaheris at the Perilous Lake, but are defeated. Sir Gaheris spares King Mark after he swears an oath of peace and friendship toward Sir Tristram. Sir 
- [XL](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xl.md): Sir Tristram, Sir Palomides, and Sir Dinadan are released from prison by Sir Darras, who spares them out of respect for Tristram's knighthood. Meanwhile, Sir Dinas deals with a betrayal by his paramour, and Sir Launcelot
- [How Sir Dinadan rescued a lady from Sir Breuse Saunce Pité, and how Sir Tristram received a shield of Morgan le Fay.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xli.md): Sir Dinadan encounters a lady mourning her brother's murder by Sir Breuse Saunce Pité. He fights and wounds Breuse, who flees, and escorts the lady to her uncle's castle. Meanwhile, Sir Tristram seeks lodging at a castle
- [How Sir Tristram took with him the shield, and also how he slew the paramour of Morgan le Fay.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xlii.md): Sir Tristram takes his leave of Queen Morgan le Fay and departs with the shield she gave him. Despite her warnings, Sir Hemison, Morgan's paramour, pursues Tristram and challenges him. In the ensuing joust, Tristram mort
- [XLIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xliii.md): Morgan le Fay mourns the death of her paramour Sir Hemison, slain by Sir Tristram, and buries him with an epitaph. Sir Tristram, lodging with a host, discusses the relative merits of knights, praising Sir Launcelot and h
- [How Sir Tristram at a tournament bare the shield that Morgan le Fay delivered to him](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xliv.md): At a tournament, Sir Tristram appears bearing a shield given to him by Morgan le Fay, which is intended to warn King Arthur of shame and dishonor concerning him and Queen Guenever. Tristram performs marvelously, unhorsin
- [Book X](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/book-x.md): The tenth book of Le Morte d'Arthur continues the interwoven tales of Sir Tristram, Sir Launcelot, and other knights of the Round Table, exploring themes of love, chivalry, and conflict.
- [How Sir Tristram Jousted and Smote Down King Arthur](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/i.md): Sir Tristram, bearing a shield given by Morgan le Fay, refuses to reveal his name to King Arthur, leading to a joust in which Tristram wounds Arthur and also defeats Sir Uwaine. Tristram then searches for Sir Launcelot b
- [II](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ii.md): Sir Tristram and Sir Palomides encounter a mysterious knight who unseats them both. Tristram later rescues Palomides from Sir Breuse Saunce Pité and his men, despite their enmity. They agree to a duel in a fortnight. Tri
- [How Sir Tristram Sought a Strong Knight](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iii.md): Sir Tristram pursues a mysterious strong knight who has defeated him and many other knights of the Round Table. Along the way, he encounters a widow mourning her slain husband, Sir Galardoun, and later meets Sir Gawaine 
- [How Sir Tristram smote down Sir Sagramore le Desirous and Sir Dodinas le Savage](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iv.md): Sir Tristram, after refreshing his harness, encounters Sir Sagramore le Desirous and Sir Dodinas le Savage, who demand he joust with them. Despite his reluctance due to an upcoming battle with Sir Palomides, he defeats b
- [How Sir Tristram met at the peron with Sir Launcelot, and how they fought together unknown](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/v.md): Sir Tristram rides to the peron at Camelot where Sir Lanceor and his lady Colombe were buried, expecting to meet Sir Palomides. Instead, he encounters a knight in white, and they engage in a fierce battle for four hours.
- [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.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vi.md): Sir Launcelot brings Sir Tristram to King Arthur's court, where he is warmly welcomed by the king, queen, and knights. Tristram explains his quest to fight Sir Palomides and recounts his encounters with a mysterious knig
- [How for the despite of Sir Tristram King Mark came with two knights into England, and how he slew one of the knights](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vii.md): King Mark, envious of Sir Tristram's growing renown and suspicious of his love for Queen La Beale Isoud, disguises himself and travels to England with two knights, Bersules and Amant, intending to kill Tristram. Upon lea
- [How King Mark came to a fountain where he found Sir Lamorak complaining for the love of King Lot's wife](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/viii.md): King Mark, resting by a fountain, overhears Sir Lamorak lamenting his love for Queen of Orkney. Lamorak insults King Mark for his treatment of Sir Tristram. Sir Dinadan arrives and also reproaches King Mark. Lamorak defe
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ix.md): King Mark, Sir Lamorak, and Sir Dinadan travel together and come to a castle where they are welcomed for the sake of Sir Tor le Fise Aries. The lieutenant Berluse recognizes King Mark as the traitor who slew his father, 
- [How Sir Berluse met with King Mark, and how Sir Dinadan took his part](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/x.md): King Mark and Sir Dinadan encounter Sir Berluse and his cousins, who attack King Mark for his treachery. Sir Dinadan defends King Mark, defeating two of Berluse's cousins and saving Berluse from being slain by King Mark.
- [How King Mark mocked Sir Dinadan, and how they met with six knights of the Round Table](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xi.md): King Mark mocks Sir Dinadan for being a knight of the Round Table, but Dinadan rebukes him for his cowardice and murderous nature. They lodge with a knight who reveals that Sir Tor is the knight who once overthrew Dinada
- [How the six knights sent Sir Dagonet to joust with King Mark, and how King Mark refused him](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xii.md): King Mark, traveling in disguise, is mocked and chased by Sir Dagonet (disguised as Sir Mordred) at the instigation of Sir Dinadan and other knights, who laugh at the cowardice of the Cornish king.
- [How Sir Palomides by adventure met King Mark flying, and how he overthrew Dagonet and other knights](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiii.md): King Mark, fleeing from a knight, encounters Sir Palomides, who challenges and defeats several knights of Arthur's court, including Dagonet, Brandiles, Uwaine, Ozana, Agravaine, and Griflet. Palomides then rides to a man
- [How King Mark and Sir Dinadan heard Sir Palomides making great sorrow and mourning for La Beale Isoud](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiv.md): King Mark and Sir Dinadan separately track Sir Palomides through the forest. King Mark overhears Palomides lamenting his love for La Beale Isoud and denouncing King Mark as a coward and traitor. Fearing exposure, King Ma
- [How King Mark had slain Sir Amant wrongfully to-fore King Arthur, and Sir Launcelot fetched King Mark to King Arthur.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xv.md): King Mark treacherously slays Sir Amant and Sir Bersules for refusing to help him murder Sir Tristram. Sir Amant, with his dying breath, sends a message to La Beale Isoud. King Arthur is furious, and Sir Launcelot, at Tr
- [How Sir Dinadan told Sir Palomides of the battle between Sir Launcelot and Sir Tristam](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xvi.md): Sir Dinadan encounters the sorrowful Sir Palomides and comforts him. Palomides reveals his past conflict with Sir Tristram and his broken vow to meet him in battle. Dinadan recounts the epic battle between Sir Launcelot 
- [How Sir Lamorak jousted with divers knights of the castle wherein was Morgan le Fay](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xvii.md): Sir Palomides and Sir Dinadan encounter a castle belonging to Morgan le Fay, who harbors dangerous knights to oppose King Arthur. A knight with a red shield, later revealed as Sir Lamorak, insists on jousting alone again
- [How Sir Palomides would have jousted for Sir Lamorak with the knights of the castle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xviii.md): A Knight with the Red Shield defeats multiple knights from a castle, breaking their evil custom, and then rides away. Sir Palomides, having been wounded by the knight, insists on pursuing him for revenge despite Sir Dina
- [How Sir Lamorak jousted with Sir Palomides, and hurt him grievously](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xix.md): Sir Palomides, seeking revenge for a previous shame, challenges a knight he does not recognize. After a fierce battle on foot, the knight reveals himself as Sir Lamorak de Galis. Palomides, ashamed of his unknightly cond
- [The Tale of Sir Lamorak's Prowess and the Questing Beast Knight](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xx.md): Sir Dinadan recounts to King Arthur the adventures he witnessed, including Sir Lamorak's remarkable feats of jousting against twelve knights and his victory over Sir Palomides. Meanwhile, news arrives that Sir Dagonet th
- [How King Arthur let do cry a jousts, and how Sir Lamorak came in, and overthrew Sir Gawaine and many other.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxi.md): King Arthur organizes a jousting tournament at a priory. Sir Gawaine and his four brethren perform well initially, but a mysterious knight with a red shield arrives and defeats many knights, including Sir Gawaine and his
- [How King Arthur made King Mark to be accorded with Sir Tristram, and how they departed toward Cornwall.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxii.md): King Arthur asks King Mark to swear on a book that he will be a good lord to Sir Tristram and take him back to Cornwall. King Mark swears falsely, and despite the warnings of Sir Launcelot, Sir Lamorak, and Sir Dinadan, 
- [How Sir Percivale was made knight of King Arthur, and how a dumb maid spake, and brought him to the Round Table](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxiii.md): Sir Percivale, son of King Pellinore and brother to Sir Lamorak and Sir Aglavale, is knighted by King Arthur at the request of Sir Aglavale. Initially seated among mean knights, a dumb maiden of high blood miraculously s
- [How Sir Lamorak visited King Lot’s wife, and how Sir Gaheris slew her which was his own mother](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxiv.md): Sir Lamorak arranges a secret meeting with the Queen of Orkney, mother of Gawaine and his brethren. Sir Gaheris, aware of the tryst, ambushes them and beheads his own mother. Lamorak escapes, but the murder causes outrag
- [How Sir Agravaine and Sir Mordred met with a knight fleeing, and how they both were overthrown, and of Sir Dinadan.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxv.md): Sir Agravaine and Sir Mordred encounter a wounded knight fleeing from Breuse Saunce Pité. They promise to help but are both easily overthrown by Breuse. Sir Dinadan arrives and, out of shame, jousts with Breuse, defeatin
- [How King Arthur, the Queen, and Launcelot received letters out of Cornwall, and of the answer again.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxvi.md): A knight named Fergus brings good tidings and letters from Sir Tristram to King Arthur, Queen Guenever, and Sir Launcelot. They send letters back, with Launcelot warning Tristram to beware of King Mark, whom he calls 'Ki
- [How Sir Launcelot was wroth with the letter that he received from King Mark, and of Dinadan which made a lay of King Mark.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxvii.md): King Arthur and Queen Guenever receive letters from King Mark accusing Sir Tristram and slandering Guenever and Sir Launcelot. Arthur initially muses on Morgan le Fay's past words but dismisses them, knowing his sister's
- [How Sir Tristram was hurt, and of a war made to King Mark; and of Sir Tristram how he promised to rescue him.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxviii.md): Sir Tristram, recovering from wounds sustained in jousts and tournaments, is summoned by King Mark to defend Cornwall against an invading host from Sessoin led by Elias. Despite his hatred for Tristram, Mark is compelled
- [How Sir Tristram overcame the battle, and how Elias desired a man to fight body for body.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxix.md): Elias the captain challenges King Mark to battle, and Sir Tristram takes command of the Cornish forces. Tristram burns the enemy ships, then leads a fierce battle where he performs great deeds of arms. After heavy losses
- [How Sir Elias and Sir Tristram fought together for the truage, and how Sir Tristram slew Elias in the field](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxx.md): King Mark of Cornwall is dismayed when no knight dares to fight the champion Elias, who demands truage. Sir Tristram, though weary and wounded from the previous day's battle, volunteers to fight. After a fierce combat, T
- [How at a great feast that King Mark made an harper came and sang the lay that Dinadan had made](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxi.md): At a feast celebrating the expulsion of the Sessoins from Cornwall, King Mark hosts a great celebration. Eliot the harper arrives, secretly bearing a lay composed by Sir Dinadan that exposes King Mark's treason. Sir Tris
- [How King Mark slew by treason his brother Boudwin, for good service that he had done to him](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxii.md): King Mark, envious of his brother Prince Boudwin's popularity and his love for Sir Tristram, treacherously murders Boudwin after he heroically defeats the Saracens. The prince's wife, Anglides, escapes with their young s
- [How Anglides Escapes with Alisander le Orphelin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxiii.md): After King Mark murders Prince Boudwin, he seeks to kill Anglides and her young son Alisander. Sir Sadok, sent to retrieve them, instead allows Anglides to flee with her son on the promise that Alisander will one day ave
- [How Anglides Gave the Bloody Doublet to Alisander](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxiv.md): Anglides, mother of Alisander, arranges for her son to be knighted on Our Lady Day in Lent. On the day of his knighting, she presents him with his father's bloody doublet and shirt, revealing that King Mark murdered his 
- [How it was told to King Mark of Sir Alisander, and how he would have slain Sir Sadok for saving his life](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxv.md): Alisander le Orphelin is made a knight and charged by his mother to avenge his father's death at the hands of King Mark. After proving his prowess in jousts, news reaches King Mark, who attempts to kill Sir Sadok for sav
- [How Sir Alisander won the prize at a tournament, and of Morgan le Fay: and how he fought with Sir Malgrin, and slew him.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxvi.md): Sir Alisander le Orphelin, carrying his father's bloody shirt as a token, rides toward London but goes astray by the seaside. He wins a tournament made by King Carados, smiting down the king and twenty knights, including
- [How Queen Morgan le Fay had Alisander in her castle, and how she healed his wounds](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxvii.md): Queen Morgan le Fay takes Alisander le Orphelin into her castle, first poisoning him with ointment before healing him. She manipulates him into refusing marriage to the damosel who won him, then gives him a sleeping drau
- [How Alisander was delivered from Queen Morgan le Fay by the means of a damosel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxviii.md): Alisander, held prisoner by Queen Morgan le Fay, is aided by a damosel who arranges for her uncle, the Earl of Pase, to destroy the castle. Alisander escapes through a postern and declares he will keep the ground for a y
- [How Alisander met with Alice la Beale Pilgrim, and how he jousted with two knights; and after of him and of Sir Mordred.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxxix.md): Sir Alisander le Orphelin meets and falls in love with Alice la Beale Pilgrim. He defeats several knights in jousts, making them swear to wear no armor for a year. The false knight Sir Mordred attempts to shame Alisander
- [How Sir Galahalt Did Cry a Jousts in Surluse](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xl.md): The chapter recounts the fate of Alisander le Orphelin, who was slain by King Mark by treason, and his son Bellengerus later avenges him. It then shifts to Sir Galahalt, the haut prince, who requests King Arthur's leave 
- [XLI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xli.md): In a grand tournament, Sir Launcelot fights disguised at the request of Queen Guenever and King Bagdemagus, unhorsing his own brother Sir Ector de Maris and Sir Bleoberis, and striking down the King of Northgalis. Meanwh
- [XLII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xlii.md): On the second day of the tournament, Sir Palomides and Sir Galahalt the haut prince engage in a fierce joust and sword fight. Galahalt accidentally strikes Palomides' horse, then offers his own horse in apology, releasin
- [How Sir Archade appealed Sir Palomides of treason, and how Sir Palomides slew him.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xliii.md): Sir Palomides is accused of treason by Sir Archade, brother of Goneries whom Palomides previously slew. With the permission of the haut prince, they duel after dinner. Palomides defeats Archade, unhorsing him and then be
- [Of the third day, and how Sir Palomides jousted with Sir Lamorak, and other things](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xliv.md): On the third day of jousting, King Bagdemagus distinguishes himself in battle against King Marsil and his knights, including Gaheris and the Duke Chaleins of Clarance. Sir Palomides jousts with Sir Blamore de Ganis, both
- [Of the fourth day, and of many great feats of arms](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xlv.md): On the fourth day of the tournament, Sir Lamorak distinguishes himself with extraordinary feats of arms, defeating multiple kings and knights. Sir Palomides and his brother Safere fight valiantly, and Sir Launcelot and K
- [Of the Fifth Day, and How Sir Lamorak Behaved Him](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xlvi.md): On the fifth day of jousting, Sir Palomides defeats several knights of King Arthur's blood, including Mordred, Gaheris, and Agravaine, enraging Arthur. Sir Lamorak then challenges and overthrows Palomides, earning Arthur
- [How Sir Palomides fought with Corsabrin for a lady, and how Palomides slew Corsabrin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xlvii.md): Sir Palomides accepts a damosel's challenge to fight Sir Corsabrin for her love and lands. The battle is set before the haut prince Galahalt, with jousting beforehand featuring Sir Dinadan's merriment and Sir Launcelot's
- [Of the sixth day, and what then was done](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xlviii.md): The sixth day of the tournament begins with Sir Gaheris defeating Sir Ossaise, followed by fierce combat involving Sir Dornard, Sir Aglovale, and Sir Lamorak. Sir Lamorak, angered by his brothers' falls, performs extraor
- [XLIX](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xlix.md): In the seventh battle, Sir Launcelot disguises himself as a maiden and jousts with Sir Dinadan, unhorsing him. Dinadan is stripped and dressed in a woman's garment as a jest. Launcelot wins the prize, followed by Sir Lam
- [How by Treason Sir Tristram Was Brought to a Tournament for to Have Been Slain, and How He Was Put in Prison](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/l.md): King Mark, learning of a tournament arranged by Sir Galahalt the haut prince and King Bagdemagus to destroy Sir Launcelot, sends Sir Tristram disguised to the jousts, hoping the knights will mistake him for Launcelot and
- [LI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/li.md): King Mark, having escaped Sir Sadok, raises his forces at Tintagil after discovering the deaths of his cousins and the traitor of Magouns. He then forges letters from the Pope to trick Sir Tristram into leaving prison to
- [How Sir Tristram and La Beale Isoud came unto England, and how Sir Launcelot brought them to Joyous Gard](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lii.md): Sir Tristram and La Beale Isoud arrive in England and attend a tournament where Tristram, in disguise, overthrows fourteen Round Table knights. Sir Launcelot recognizes him via a ring sent by Isoud and brings them to his
- [LIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/liii.md): Sir Tristram, advised by La Beale Isoud to ride armed, encounters Breuse Saunce Pité and Sir Palomides at a well. They learn that King Mark is imprisoned by his own knights for his treachery against Tristram. Sir Bleober
- [Of Sir Palomides, and how he met with Sir Bleoberis and with Sir Ector, and of Sir Pervivale](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/liv.md): Sir Palomides encounters Sir Bleoberis and Sir Ector, challenging Bleoberis for a past defeat. During the confrontation, Palomides recounts his rivalry with Sir Launcelot and Sir Tristram, and mourns the death of Sir Lam
- [How Sir Tristram met with Sir Dinadan, and of their devices, and what he said to Sir Gawaine's brethren](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lv.md): Sir Tristram encounters Sir Dinadan while hunting, but refuses to reveal his name, leading to tension. Dinadan mocks lovers, but Tristram defends them. They witness a knight named Epinegris, a lover, joust and defeat Din
- [How Sir Tristram smote down Sir Agravaine and Sir Gaheris, and how Sir Dinadan was sent for by La Beale Isoud](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lvi.md): Sir Tristram defeats Sir Agravaine and Sir Gaheris in combat, then rides to Joyous Gard where he reunites with La Beale Isoud. He tells her of Sir Dinadan, a merry knight who mocks lovers. La Beale Isoud sends for Dinada
- [LVII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lvii.md): Sir Dinadan meets Sir Tristram and, believing him a coward, challenges him. Tristram avoids fighting, but later reveals his true strength by unhorsing Sir Palomides. Palomides, who had sworn hatred of Tristram, repents a
- [How they approached the Castle Lonazep, and of other devices of the death of Sir Lamorak](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lviii.md): Sir Tristram, Sir Palomides, Sir Dinadan, and Sir Gareth approach the Castle Lonazep, observing a great tournament gathering. They discuss the death of Sir Lamorak, slain treacherously by Sir Gawaine and his brethren, an
- [LIX](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lix.md): Sir Tristram and his companions, including Sir Palomides, encounter a ship on the Humber bank containing the body of King Hermance of the Red City, who was treacherously slain by two brethren he raised. A letter in the d
- [LX](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lx.md): Sir Tristram, Gareth, and Sir Dinadan encounter a knight who recognizes Tristram as his brother's killer, leading to a fight. Later, they meet the King with the Hundred Knights and Sir Segwarides, resulting in jousts ove
- [LXI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lxi.md): Sir Palomides arrives at a castle near the Humber and learns of the tragic death of King Hermance, who was betrayed by two treacherous knights he had raised from childhood. The tale serves as a warning to all estates abo
- [LXII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lxii.md): King Hermance of the Red City is slain by two of his own knights through treason. His letter requesting vengeance is delivered to Sir Palomides, who undertakes the quest. Upon nearing the city, Palomides encounters anoth
- [Of the preparation of Sir Palomides and the two brethren that should fight with him](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lxiii.md): Sir Palomides arrives at the Delectable Isle to avenge the death of King Hermance, slain by the two brethren Helius and Helake. He recounts to Sir Hermind the treasonous slaying of Sir Lamorak by Sir Gawaine and his bret
- [Of the battle between Sir Palomides and the two brethren, and how the two brethren were slain](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lxiv.md): Sir Palomides fights and slays the two brethren, Helake and Helius, in a fierce battle. After his victory, the people of the city offer him lordship, but he declines, needing to rejoin King Arthur at the Castle of Lonaze
- [LXV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lxv.md): Sir Tristram and his company, including La Beale Isoud and Sir Palomides, journey toward Lonazep. Along the way, they encounter Galihodin and his knights, who challenge them for the lady. Sir Palomides offers to take on 
- [LXVI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lxvi.md): Sir Palomides jousts with and defeats Sir Galihodin and his men, then overthrows Sir Gawaine, Sir Uwaine, Sir Sagramore, and Sir Dodinas. Sir Tristram, Sir Palomides, and La Beale Isoud continue their journey. Sir Tristr
- [LXVII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lxvii.md): Sir Tristram and his fellowship arrive at the tournament of Lonazep. Sir Tristram, disguised in green armor, refuses to reveal his name to King Arthur. The next day, Sir Gareth jousts with Selises, and both are knocked d
- [LXVIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lxviii.md): Sir Tristram, Sir Palomides, Sir Gareth, and Sir Dinadan, all arrayed in green, enter a tournament on the side of the King of Scots against King Arthur's party. La Beale Isoud watches from a window. Sir Tristram and Sir 
- [How Sir Tristram was unhorsed and smitten down by Sir Launcelot, and after that Sir Tristram smote down King Arthur](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lxix.md): In a tournament, Sir Tristram (the Green Knight) and his companions Sir Palomides, Sir Gareth, and Sir Dinadan battle knights of King Arthur's household. King Arthur, shamed by their success, leads Sir Launcelot, Sir Ble
- [How Sir Tristram changed his harness and it was all red, and how he demeaned him, and how Sir Palomides slew Launcelot’s horse](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lxx.md): In a tournament, Sir Tristram dons red armor and, unrecognized, aids Sir Palomides, Sir Gareth, and Sir Dinadan. Sir Palomides, inspired by Queen La Beale Isoud's laughter, performs extraordinary feats, earning the day's
- [How Sir Launcelot said to Sir Palomides, and how the prize of that day was given unto Sir Palomides](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lxxi.md): In a grand tournament, Sir Palomides performs exceptionally well, earning the admiration of King Arthur and the other knights. Sir Launcelot, initially angered by Palomides' actions, ultimately spares him and allows him 
- [How Sir Dinadan Provoked Sir Tristram to Do Well](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lxxii.md): Sir Dinadan taunts Sir Tristram for appearing sluggish and calls him a coward to provoke him into action, knowing that a wroth Tristram would prevent Sir Palomides from winning the prize. Sir Tristram defends his honor, 
- [How King Arthur and Sir Lancelot came to see La Beale Isoud, and how Palomides smote down King Arthur](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lxxiii.md): King Arthur and Sir Launcelot, disguised as poor errant knights, ride into the forest to see Queen Isoud. Sir Palomides, angered by Arthur's lingering gaze, smites him down with a spear. Launcelot then jousts with Palomi
- [How the second day Palomides forsook Sir Tristram, and went to the contrary part against him](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lxxiv.md): On the second day of jousting, Sir Palomides feigns weariness to deceive Sir Tristram, then secretly joins the opposing side to win glory. Sir Tristram, urged by Sir Gareth, unleashes his full strength and outshines Palo
- [LXXV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lxxv.md): Sir Tristram withdraws from the field, awakens Sir Dinadan, and changes into black armor. King Arthur, the King of Northgalis, Sir Launcelot du Lake, and his kinsmen Sir Bleoberis, Sir Bors de Ganis, and Sir Ector de Mar
- [How Sir Palomides changed his shield and his armour for to hurt Sir Tristram, and how Sir Launcelot did to Sir Tristram.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lxxvi.md): Sir Palomides disguises himself by swapping armor with a wounded knight to attack Sir Tristram unnoticed. Sir Launcelot enters the fray and unknowingly fights Sir Tristram, leading to a tense battle. Sir Gareth and Sir D
- [How Sir Tristram departed with La Beale Isoud, and how Palomides followed and excused him](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lxxvii.md): After the tournament, Sir Tristram, Gareth, and Dinadan ride with La Beale Isoud to their pavilions, accompanied by a disguised Sir Palomides. Tristram recognizes Palomides and confronts him about his treachery during th
- [How King Arthur and Sir Launcelot came unto their pavilions as they sat at supper, and of Sir Palomides.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lxxviii.md): King Arthur and Sir Launcelot visit Sir Tristram and La Beale Isoud at their pavilion during supper, revealing themselves as friends. They share joyful conversation, discuss the recent jousts, and Sir Tristram explains w
- [How Sir Tristram and Sir Palomides did the next day, and how King Arthur was unhorsed](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lxxix.md): In a grand tournament, Sir Tristram and Sir Palomides compete fiercely, with Tristram outshining Palomides. King Arthur and Sir Launcelot join the fray, but Tristram unknowingly unhorses Arthur. Launcelot fights valiantl
- [How Sir Tristram turned to King Arthur’s side, and how Palomides would not.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lxxx.md): Sir Tristram, Sir Gareth, and Sir Dinadan decide to join King Arthur's side in the ongoing conflict, while Sir Palomides refuses and departs in sorrow. Tristram and Launcelot perform valiantly in battle, and the prize is
- [How Sir Bleoberis and Sir Ector Reported to Queen Guenever of the Beauty of La Beale Isoud](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lxxxi.md): Sir Bleoberis and Sir Ector return to Queen Guenever, who has recovered from her illness, and report on the tournament they attended with Sir Tristram and La Beale Isoud. They praise Isoud's beauty and goodness, and reco
- [How Epinogris complained by a well, and how Sir Palomides came and found him, and of their both sorrowing.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lxxxii.md): Sir Palomides, having parted from the two kings who gave him gifts, rides into a forest where he finds the wounded knight Epinogris lamenting by a well. Palomides shares his own greater sorrow over his unrequited love fo
- [How Sir Palomides brought Sir Epinogris his lady; and how Sir Palomides and Sir Safere were assailed.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lxxxiii.md): Sir Palomides encounters Sir Epinogris, who laments the loss of his lady to Sir Helior le Preuse. Palomides promises to help recover her. He witnesses a battle between Sir Helior and a knight bearing Sir Ector's shield, 
- [How Sir Palomides and Sir Safere conducted Sir Epinogris to his castle, and of other adventures](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lxxxiv.md): Sir Palomides and his brother Sir Safere help reunite Sir Epinogris with his lady, then encounter a manor where Palomides is recognized as the knight who slew their lord at the tournament of Lonazep. After a fierce fight
- [LXXXV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lxxxv.md): Sir Tristram, despite his anger with Sir Palomides, sets out to rescue him from being led to death by twelve knights. However, Sir Launcelot, resting by a well, sees the bound Palomides and intervenes first, defeating al
- [How Sir Tristram and Launcelot, with Palomides, came to joyous Gard; and of Palomides and Sir Tristram](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lxxxvi.md): Sir Tristram and Sir Palomides encounter Sir Launcelot, who initially conceals his identity but later reveals himself at Joyous Gard. Launcelot departs after a few days, leaving Palomides and Dinadan with Tristram. Palom
- [How There Was a Day Set Between Sir Tristram and Sir Palomides for to Fight, and How Sir Tristram Was Hurt](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lxxxvii.md): Sir Tristram and Sir Palomides agree to a duel in fifteen days over their love for La Beale Isoud. Palomides requests the delay to regain his strength after long sickness. Tristram recalls a previous broken promise by Pa
- [How Sir Palomides kept his day to have foughten, but Sir Tristram might not come; and other things.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/lxxxviii.md): Sir Palomides arrives at the appointed well with knights and sergeants to fight Sir Tristram, but Tristram is bedridden with a deep thigh wound. He sends a squire to explain his condition and promises to seek Palomides w
- [Book XI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/book-xi.md): This book recounts the adventures of Sir Launcelot, including his enchantment by Dame Elaine and the birth of Sir Galahad, as well as various knightly exploits and the quest for the Holy Grail.
- [How Sir Launcelot rode on his adventure, and how he holp a dolorous lady from her pain, and how that he fought with a dragon.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/i.md): Sir Launcelot du Lake, after the feast of Whitsunday, rides on adventure and comes to the tower of Corbin, where he delivers a lady from enchantment by taking her hand, then slays a dragon in a tomb, fulfilling a prophec
- [How Sir Launcelot came to Pelles, and of the Sangreal, and of Elaine, King Pelles’ daughter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ii.md): Sir Launcelot du Lake visits King Pelles, who reveals the Holy Sangreal and his plan to have Launcelot unknowingly lie with his daughter Elaine, so that she may conceive Galahad, the knight destined to achieve the Grail.
- [How Sir Launcelot was displeased when he knew that he had lain by Dame Elaine, and how she was delivered of Galahad](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iii.md): Sir Launcelot discovers he has been enchanted into sleeping with Dame Elaine, daughter of King Pelles. He initially threatens to kill her but forgives her upon learning she carries his child, who is prophesied to become 
- [How Sir Bors came to Dame Elaine and saw Galahad, and how he was fed with the Sangreal](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iv.md): Sir Bors de Ganis arrives at King Pelles' castle, jousts and defeats Sir Bromel, and is welcomed by King Pelles and Dame Elaine. He learns that Sir Launcelot has been imprisoned by Morgan le Fay, and sees Elaine's child,
- [How Sir Bors Made Sir Pedivere to Yield Him, and of Marvellous Adventures That He Had, and How He Achieved Them](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/v.md): Sir Bors overcomes Sir Pedivere of the Straight Marches and makes him swear to yield as a prisoner at King Arthur's court. Afterwards, Sir Bors experiences a series of supernatural visions: a shower of arrows, a lion, a 
- [How Sir Bors Departed; and How Sir Launcelot Was Rebuked of Queen Guenever, and of His Excuse](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vi.md): Sir Bors returns from Corbin and reports to Sir Launcelot the holy adventures he witnessed, noting that Launcelot's sin prevents him from achieving such spiritual deeds. The news spreads that Launcelot has fathered a chi
- [How Dame Elaine, Galahad’s mother, came in great estate unto Camelot, and how Sir Launcelot behaved him there.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vii.md): Dame Elaine, daughter of King Pelles, arrives at Camelot for a feast, richly adorned and accompanied by many knights and ladies. She is greeted by King Arthur and most knights, but Sir Launcelot, ashamed of his past enco
- [How Dame Brisen by enchantment brought Sir Launcelot to Dame Elaine’s bed, and how Queen Guenever rebuked him.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/viii.md): Dame Brisen deceives Sir Launcelot into sleeping with Dame Elaine by pretending to lead him to Queen Guenever. When the queen discovers his absence and hears him speaking of their love in his sleep, she confronts and reb
- [How Dame Elaine was commanded by Queen Guenever to avoid the court, and how Sir Launcelot became mad.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ix.md): After Queen Guenever rebukes Sir Launcelot, he swoons and leaps madly from a bay window. Dame Elaine blames the queen, reveals she bore Launcelot's son Galahad, and is ordered to leave court. Sir Bors learns of Launcelot
- [The Quest for Sir Launcelot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/x.md): Queen Guenever falls into despair upon hearing of Sir Launcelot's madness and sends Sir Bors, Sir Ector, and Sir Lionel to seek him. They search for nearly a quarter of a year without success. Sir Gawaine, Sir Uwaine, Si
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xi.md): Sir Aglovale and Sir Percivale avenge the murder of their mother's squire, who was slain by a baron named Goodewin because he served Sir Aglovale, who had previously killed Goodewin's brother.
- [How Sir Percivale Departed Secretly from His Brother, and How He Loosed a Knight Bound with a Chain, and of Other Doings](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xii.md): Sir Percivale secretly leaves his brother Sir Aglovale at midnight, taking his squire with him. He encounters Sir Persides, a knight of the Round Table bound to a stone pillar by a lady who sought his paramour and was re
- [How Sir Percivale met with Sir Ector, and how they fought long, and each had almost slain other](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiii.md): Sir Percivale, on his quest to find Sir Launcelot, encounters Sir Ector de Maris in a forest. They joust and then fight a long, brutal sword battle, wounding each other grievously. After nearly half a day, they stop and 
- [XIV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiv.md): Sir Percivale and Sir Ector de Maris, near death, are miraculously healed by the appearance of the Holy Vessel of the Sangreal. Sir Percivale glimpses the vessel borne by a maiden in white, and they both recover fully. T
- [Book XII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/book-xii.md): Sir Launcelot, after being healed of his madness, continues his adventures and encounters various knights and ladies. He participates in tournaments and jousts, demonstrating his prowess and chivalry, while also dealing 
- [I](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/i.md): Sir Launcelot, mad and wandering wild for two years, comes upon a pavilion where he seizes a sword, fights a knight named Bliant, breaks his sword on Bliant's helm, and then rushes into the pavilion bed, causing the lady
- [How Sir Lancelot was carried in an horse litter, and how Sir Launcelot rescued Sir Bliant, his host.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ii.md): Sir Launcelot, still mad and witless, is carried to Castle Blank by Sir Selivant and six men. He is bound but well cared for by Sir Bliant for over a year. When Sir Bliant is attacked by Sir Breuse Saunce Pité and his br
- [How Sir Launcelot fought against a boar and slew him, and how he was hurt, and brought unto an hermitage](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iii.md): Sir Launcelot encounters a boar, fights it, and is severely wounded. He is brought to an hermitage where the hermit heals him, but due to lack of sustenance he becomes feeble and mad. He eventually wanders to the city of
- [How Sir Launcelot was known by Dame Elaine, and was borne into a chamber and after healed by the Sangreal](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iv.md): Dame Elaine discovers Sir Launcelot sleeping in the garden, recognizes him despite his madness, and with her father King Pelles and Dame Brisen's enchantment, they bring him to the chamber of the Sangreal. Through the mi
- [How Sir Launcelot, after that he was whole and had his mind, he was ashamed, and how that Elaine desired a castle for him.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/v.md): Sir Launcelot, having been healed by the Holy Vessel and recovering his wits, is ashamed of his madness and asks Elaine to keep it secret. He learns that Galahad was begotten during his time with her. Launcelot, unable t
- [How Sir Launcelot Came into the Joyous Isle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vi.md): Sir Launcelot, under the alias Le Chevaler Mal Fet, arrives at the Castle of Bliant on an island he names the Joyous Isle. He is accompanied by King Pelles, Dame Elaine, and others. He adopts a shield bearing a crowned q
- [Of a great tourneying in the Joyous Isle, and how Sir Pervivale and Sir Ector came thither, and Sir Percivale fought with him](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vii.md): A great tourney is held at the Joyous Isle, where Sir Launcelot, under the alias Le Chevaler Mal Fet, defeats five hundred knights over three days without killing any. Sir Percivale de Galis and Sir Ector de Maris arrive
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/viii.md): Sir Percivale encounters Sir Launcelot, who kneels and throws aside his weapons. Percivale asks Launcelot to reveal his name, and Launcelot identifies himself as Sir Launcelot du Lake, son of King Ban. Percivale explains
- [How Sir Bors and Sir Lionel came to King Brandegore, and how Sir Bors took his son Helin le Blank, and of Sir Launcelot.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ix.md): Sir Bors and Sir Lionel, after two years of searching for Sir Launcelot, arrive at King Brandegore's court where Sir Bors claims his son Helin le Blank. They bring Helin to Camelot, where King Arthur knights him. Meanwhi
- [The Return of Sir Launcelot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/x.md): Sir Launcelot returns to Camelot with Sir Percivale and Sir Ector, where King Arthur and the court celebrate his homecoming. Sir Percivale and Sir Ector recount Launcelot's adventures while he was out of his mind, callin
- [How La Beale Isoud counselled Sir Tristram to go unto the court, to the great feast of Pentecost](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xi.md): Sir Tristram returns to Joyous Gard after two years of adventures during which Sir Launcelot was missing. La Beale Isoud informs him of the upcoming Pentecost feast and Launcelot's recovery via the Sangreal. She urges Tr
- [How Sir Tristram departed unarmed and met with Sir Palomides](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xii.md): Sir Tristram takes leave of La Beale Isoud and rides unarmed, encountering Sir Palomides who has just struck down a knight. Despite being unarmed, Tristram charges at Palomides and strikes him repeatedly, but Palomides r
- [How Sir Tristram Got Him Harness and Overthrew Sir Palomides](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiii.md): Sir Tristram, unarmed, encounters the wounded knight Sir Galleron of Galway, who has been defeated by Sir Palomides. Tristram borrows Galleron's armor and challenges Palomides to fulfill his vow of baptism. In the ensuin
- [How Sir Tristram and Sir Palomides Fought and Accorded](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiv.md): Sir Tristram and Sir Palomides engage in a fierce battle lasting over two hours. Tristram gains the upper hand but spares Palomides when he is weaponless. Palomides confesses his offense was for love of La Beale Isoud an
- [Book XIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/book-xiii.md): The beginning of the quest for the Holy Grail, as knights of the Round Table witness miraculous signs and prepare for the greatest adventure of their lives.
- [How at the Vigil of Pentecost a Damosel Came for Sir Launcelot to Dub a Knight](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/i.md): At the vigil of Pentecost, a damosel from King Pelles arrives at Camelot and requests Sir Launcelot to accompany her to an abbey in the forest. There, Launcelot meets his cousins Sir Bors and Sir Lionel, and twelve nuns 
- [The Siege Perilous and the Sword in the Stone](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ii.md): At Camelot on Whitsunday, Sir Launcelot returns with Sir Bors and Sir Lionel. During the feast, golden letters are discovered on the Round Table sieges, including the Siege Perilous, which prophesies its fulfillment afte
- [The Siege Perilous and the Coming of Galahad](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iii.md): At Arthur's command, Sir Gawaine attempts to draw the sword from the stone but fails, and Sir Percivale also tries without success. As the knights sit down to dinner, a miraculous event occurs: all doors and windows shut
- [How the Old Man Brought Galahad to the Siege Perilous](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iv.md): An old man brings the young knight Galahad to Camelot, where he is seated in the Siege Perilous, fulfilling the prophecy that only the destined knight could occupy it. The court marvels, and Sir Launcelot recognizes him 
- [How King Arthur Shewed the Stone Hoving on the Water to Galahad](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/v.md): King Arthur shows Galahad the sword in the stone floating on the water. Galahad draws the sword easily, revealing it as Balin's sword. A lady arrives and tells Launcelot he is no longer the best knight, and announces tha
- [The Tournament at Camelot Before the Quest](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vi.md): King Arthur, knowing that the quest for the Sangreal will scatter the knights of the Round Table, arranges a final tournament in the meadow of Camelot so that they may be seen together one last time. Sir Galahad, at the 
- [The Quest of the Holy Grail Begins](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vii.md): At the queen's request, Galahad is revealed to resemble Sir Launcelot, and the queen declares him to be of the highest lineage. During the feast at Camelot, the Holy Grail appears, covered in white samite, filling the ha
- [The Departure of the Knights for the Quest of the Holy Grail](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/viii.md): King Arthur and Queen Guenever express profound sorrow as 150 knights of the Round Table depart on the quest for the Holy Grail. Sir Launcelot comforts the king, but Arthur laments that his true fellowship may never meet
- [How Galahad Gat Him a Shield](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ix.md): Sir Galahad, riding without a shield, arrives at a White Abbey where he meets Sir Bagdemagus and Sir Uwaine. Bagdemagus attempts to take a mysterious white shield with a red cross from behind the altar, despite warnings 
- [How Galahad Departed with the Shield](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/x.md): Galahad receives a shield from a squire sent by the wounded knight Bagdemagus, and learns from a White Knight the shield's history: it was made for King Evelake by Joseph of Aramathie's son, bearing the image of the Cros
- [The Shield of Joseph and the Tomb of the Fiend](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xi.md): Joseph of Aramathie, on his deathbed, makes a cross on King Evelake's shield with his own blood, prophesying that only Galahad, the last of his lineage, shall bear it. Galahad, having received the shield, grants knightho
- [Of the marvel that Sir Galahad saw and heard in the tomb, and how he made Melias knight](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xii.md): Sir Galahad, guided by a good man, lifts a tomb and encounters a fiend, then removes an unworthy body. He knights Melias de Lile, son of the King of Denmark, and they set out on the quest of the Sangreal. At a cross with
- [Of the adventure that Melias had, and how Galahad revenged him, and how Melias was carried into an abbey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiii.md): Sir Melias, a new-made knight, takes a golden crown from a lodge in a forest, but is attacked and nearly killed by a knight who claims the crown. Sir Galahad finds him wounded, defeats the knight and another assailant, t
- [How Sir Galahad Departed, and How He Was Commanded to Go to the Castle of Maidens to Destroy the Wicked Custom](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiv.md): Sir Galahad departs after a holy man explains that a knight's wound was due to sin and pride, and that the quest of the Sangreal requires virtuous living. Galahad then rides to a desolate chapel, prays, and hears a voice
- [How Sir Galahad Fought with the Knights of the Castle, and Destroyed the Wicked Custom](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xv.md): Sir Galahad arrives at the Castle of Maidens, a cursed stronghold where seven wicked brothers have usurped power, slain the duke and his son, and oppressed the people. Despite warnings, Galahad defeats the seven knights 
- [How Sir Gawaine came to the abbey for to follow Galahad, and how he was shriven to a hermit](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xvi.md): Sir Gawaine, seeking the Sangreal, learns from a monk that Sir Galahad is too pure to accept his fellowship. He meets Sir Gareth and Sir Uwaine, and together they slay seven knights at the Castle of Maidens. Later, a her
- [How Sir Galahad met with Sir Launcelot and Sir Percivale, and smote them down, and departed from them](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xvii.md): Sir Galahad, disguised, encounters Sir Launcelot and Sir Percivale in a waste forest. They joust, and Galahad defeats both, nearly killing Percivale. A recluse identifies Galahad as the best knight, causing him to flee. 
- [How Sir Launcelot, half sleeping and half waking, saw a sick man borne in a litter, and how he was healed with the Sangreal](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xviii.md): Sir Launcelot, in a half-waking state, witnesses a sick knight being carried on a litter to a cross. The knight prays for healing by the Holy Grail, which appears with a silver table and six tapers. The knight touches an
- [XIX](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xix.md): Sir Launcelot awakens from a vision and is rebuked by a voice for his hardness of heart and sinfulness. He finds his horse, helm, and sword taken away, and goes on foot to a hermitage where he confesses his unworthiness 
- [The Confession of Sir Launcelot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xx.md): Sir Launcelot confesses his sins to a holy hermit, revealing his long and unmeasurable love for Queen Guenever and his worldly motives for knightly deeds. The hermit rebukes him, comparing him to a stone, a rotten tree, 
- [Book XIV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/book-xiv.md): The chapter recounts the adventures of Sir Launcelot as he embarks on a quest, encountering various knights and ladies, and demonstrating his prowess and chivalry.
- [I](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/i.md): Sir Percivale seeks counsel from a recluse, who reveals herself to be his aunt, the former Queen of the Waste Lands. She tells him that the knight with the white shield is the same who bore red arms on Whitsunday, a knig
- [How Merlin Likened the Round Table to the World](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ii.md): Merlin explains that the Round Table symbolizes the roundness of the world, and that the knights who achieve the Sangreal will be known. He ordains the Siege Perilous for the knight who shall surpass all others, and Sir 
- [How Sir Percivale came into a monastery, where he found King Evelake, which was an old man.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iii.md): Sir Percivale departs from his aunt and rides until evensong, when he finds a monastery. He is welcomed, hears mass, and discovers a mysterious sick king lying in a pew behind the altar. The king, covered in wounds and a
- [How Sir Percivale saw many men of arms bearing a dead knight, and how he fought against them.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iv.md): Sir Percivale, a knight of King Arthur's Round Table, encounters a group of twenty armed men carrying a slain knight. When they learn he is from Arthur's court, they attack him. He is nearly overwhelmed until Sir Galahad
- [How Sir Percivale Lost His Horse and Was Tempted by a Damsel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/v.md): Sir Percivale, after losing his horse to a knight, borrows a hackney from a yeoman but it is slain. In despair, he is approached by a mysterious woman who lends him a black horse in exchange for a promise to fulfill her 
- [Of the great danger that Sir Percivale was in by his horse, and how he saw a serpent and a lion fight](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vi.md): Sir Percivale, after being thrown by a fiendish horse, finds himself on a wild mountain surrounded by sea. He witnesses a serpent attacking a lion cub and, deeming the lion the more natural beast, slays the serpent. The 
- [Of the vision that Sir Percivale saw, and how his vision was expounded, and of his lion](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vii.md): Sir Percivale encounters a lady riding a serpent who accuses him of slaying her servant serpent. He defends his action, citing the lion's gentler nature. After she departs, he boards a ship where an old man in priestly g
- [How Sir Percivale saw a ship coming to him-ward, and how the lady of the ship told him of her disheritance](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/viii.md): Sir Percivale, waiting under a rock, sees a black-sailed ship arrive carrying a richly dressed gentlewoman. She claims to be disherited and tries to persuade him to join her cause, warning him against a holy man he met e
- [How Sir Percivale promised her help, and how he required her of love, and how he was saved from the fiend](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ix.md): Sir Percivale rests in a pavilion set up by a gentlewoman, eats and drinks heavily, becomes enamored, and nearly succumbs to lust. He is saved from temptation when he sees the red cross on his sword, remembers his knight
- [The Temptation and Penance of Sir Percivale](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/x.md): Sir Percivale is tempted by a demon disguised as a gentlewoman, nearly losing his virginity. In penance, he wounds himself through the thigh and is later visited by a holy man who reveals the demon's true identity as the
- [Book XV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/book-xv.md): Sir Launcelot, after a period of madness, returns to Camelot and resumes his place as the greatest knight of the Round Table. He undertakes a new quest, encountering various adventures and reaffirming his devotion to Que
- [How Sir Launcelot came to a chapel, where he found dead, in a white shirt, a man of religion, of an hundred winter old.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/i.md): Sir Launcelot, after being kept by a hermit for three days, departs and comes upon a chapel where he finds an old man dead in a white shirt. A good man explains that the dead man broke his religious order's oath by weari
- [Of a Dead Man, How Men Would Have Hewn Him, and It Would Not Be, and How Sir Launcelot Took the Hair of the Dead Man](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ii.md): Sir Launcelot, on his quest for the Sangreal, encounters a hermit who tells the story of a holy dead man who was miraculously preserved from fire and sword. The hermit advises Launcelot to take the dead man's hair and we
- [Of an advision that Sir Launcelot had, and how he told it to an hermit, and desired counsel of him](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iii.md): Sir Launcelot, in his quest for the Sangreal, experiences a vision at the Cross where an old man descends from heaven with angels, blessing seven kings and two knights but rebuking one for vain-glory. The next day, he en
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iv.md): A hermit explains to Sir Launcelot the meaning of his vision, revealing his noble lineage and that Sir Galahad is his son, begotten on King Pelles' daughter. The hermit counsels Launcelot to acknowledge Galahad openly an
- [How Sir Launcelot jousted with many knights, and how he was taken](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/v.md): Sir Launcelot, riding alone, comes upon a tournament between knights of a castle (on black horses) and knights outside (on white horses). Seeing the castle party losing, he joins them to aid the weaker side, performing g
- [How Sir Launcelot told his advision to a woman, and how she expounded it to him](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vi.md): Sir Launcelot recounts his dream and the events of the tournament to a woman, who interprets the vision as a divine lesson about the quest of the Sangreal. She explains that the white and black knights symbolize chastity
- [Book XVI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/book-xvi.md): Sir Galahad arrives at King Arthur's court and sits in the Siege Perilous, fulfilling a prophecy. He then departs on the quest for the Holy Grail, accompanied by Sir Percivale and Sir Bors, and they encounter various adv
- [How Sir Gawaine was nigh weary of the quest of the Sangreal, and of his marvellous dream](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/i.md): Sir Gawaine, weary of the quest for the Holy Grail, rides for months without adventure. He meets Sir Ector de Maris, and they lament the lack of adventures and the absence of Sir Launcelot, Sir Galahad, Sir Percivale, an
- [Of the advision of Sir Ector, and how he jousted with Sir Uwaine les Avoutres, his sworn brother](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ii.md): Gawaine and Ector de Maris share their troubling visions: Ector sees his brother Launcelot humiliated and denied water, while Gawaine's vision is not detailed. They witness a mysterious hand holding a candle and hear a v
- [How Sir Gawaine and Sir Ector came to an hermitage to be confessed, and how they told to the hermit their advisions.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iii.md): Sir Gawaine and Sir Ector bury Sir Uwaine after he is slain, then visit the hermit Nacien to confess. They recount their visions, and the hermit interprets them, explaining that the meadow and rack symbolize the Round Ta
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iv.md): The hermit Nacien expounds upon the vision seen by Ector and the other knights, interpreting the symbolism of Launcelot's fall from his horse, his ride on an ass, and the well that receded from him. He explains that Laun
- [The Hermit's Counsel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/v.md): Gawaine and Ector seek counsel from a hermit, who explains that the quest for the Sangreal fails because of their sins. The hermit rebukes Gawaine for his unknightly life and praises Launcelot's repentance, though noting
- [How Sir Bors met with an hermit, and how he was confessed to him, and of his penance enjoined to him](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vi.md): Sir Bors departs from Camelot on the quest for the Sangreal and meets a religious man who counsels him on the necessity of purity and confession. They go to an hermitage where Bors confesses, receives penance, and is giv
- [How Sir Bors was lodged with a lady, and how he took upon him for to fight against a champion for her land](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vii.md): Sir Bors lodges with a young lady who is threatened by her sister's champion, Pridam le Noire. Despite the lady's hospitality, Bors maintains his penance by eating only sops in water. He learns of her plight and agrees t
- [Of an advision which Sir Bors had that night, and how he fought and overcame his adversary](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/viii.md): Sir Bors has a prophetic vision of two birds (a white swan and a black raven) and a chapel with a worm-eaten chair and two lily flowers. He then arms himself and fights a knight named Pridam on behalf of a lady, ultimate
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ix.md): Sir Bors restores a lady to her lands, then departs. In a forest, he encounters his brother Sir Lionel being brutally beaten by two knights, while another knight threatens a maiden's virtue. Torn between rescuing his bro
- [How Sir Bors Left to Rescue His Brother, and Rescued the Damosel; and How It Was Told Him That Lionel Was Dead](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/x.md): Sir Bors rescues a maiden from a knight, then seeks his brother Lionel. A religious man tells him Lionel is dead and shows him a slain body, causing Bors great sorrow. He takes the body to a chapel for burial.
- [How Sir Bors told his dream to a priest, which he had dreamed, and of the counsel that the priest gave to him.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xi.md): Sir Bors recounts his dream of a great bird and two smaller birds to a priest, who interprets it as a warning that if Bors refuses the love of a fair lady, his cousin Sir Launcelot will die. The priest leads Bors to a to
- [How the devil in a woman’s likeness would have had Sir Bors to have lain by her, and how by God’s grace he escaped](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xii.md): Sir Bors is tempted by a devil in the guise of a lady who threatens to throw herself and her gentlewomen from a tower if he does not lie with her. Despite their pleas, Bors refuses, and the women fall to their deaths. He
- [XIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiii.md): An Abbot interprets Sir Bors's visions from the quest of the Sangreal, explaining the allegorical meanings of the fowls, the dry tree, the white lily, and the ladies, and commending Bors as a true knight and servant of C
- [How Sir Bors met with his brother Sir Lionel, and how Sir Lionel would have slain Sir Bors](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiv.md): Sir Bors, seeking his brother Sir Lionel and other knights on the quest of the Sangreal, arrives at an hermitage where he finds Sir Lionel. Lionel accuses Bors of abandoning him in peril to save a gentlewoman and vows to
- [How Sir Colgrevance fought against Sir Lionel for to save Sir Bors, and how the hermit was slain](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xv.md): Sir Lionel, in a rage against his brother Sir Bors, threatens to kill him. A hermit priest intervenes, pleading for mercy, but Lionel slays him. Sir Colgrevance, a knight of the Round Table, arrives and defends Bors, fig
- [How Sir Lionel slew Sir Colgrevance, and how after he would have slain Sir Bors](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xvi.md): Sir Lionel kills Sir Colgrevance, who had offered to die in Sir Bors' place, and then turns on his own brother Sir Bors. Despite Bors' pleas for mercy and his reluctance to fight, Lionel attacks him fiercely. Bors, weepi
- [How a Voice Charged Sir Bors to Touch Him Not, and of a Cloud That Came Between Them](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xvii.md): Sir Bors is prevented by a divine voice and a fiery cloud from harming his brother Lionel. He is then commanded to go to the sea, where he finds a ship and meets Sir Percivale. Together they sail, comfort each other, and
- [Book XVII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/book-xvii.md): The knights of the Round Table embark on the quest for the Holy Grail, with Sir Galahad emerging as the chosen knight. He proves his worth through a series of miraculous adventures, including the Siege Perilous, the shie
- [How Sir Galahad Fought at a Tournament](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/i.md): Sir Galahad, after rescuing Percivale, rides through a forest and comes upon a tournament where he aids the besieged knights within a castle. He strikes down Sir Gawaine with a mighty blow, proving the prophecy about the
- [The Ship of Faith](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ii.md): Sir Galahad, guided by a damosel, rides to the sea called Collibe and arrives at a castle where he is welcomed. After resting, they proceed to a ship where Sir Bors and Sir Percivale are waiting. They board together and 
- [How Sir Galahad entered into the ship, and of a fair bed therein, with other marvellous things, and of a sword.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iii.md): Sir Galahad, a gentlewoman, Sir Bors, and Sir Percivale enter a richly adorned ship. In the midst is a bed with a crown and a sword of diverse virtues. Percivale and Bors fail to grip the sword, and Galahad declines to d
- [Of the Marvels of the Sword and of the Scabbard](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iv.md): Percivale and his sister examine a mysterious sword and scabbard found in a ship. The scabbard is made of serpent's skin with gold and silver letters, and the girdle is poor. The inscriptions warn that the wielder must b
- [How King Pelles was smitten through both thighs because he drew the sword, and other marvellous histories](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/v.md): The damosel recounts the story of King Pelles, the maimed king, who was wounded through both thighs after drawing a sword from a ship. She then explains the origin of the spindles made from the tree that grew from the br
- [How Solomon took David’s sword by the counsel of his wife, and of other matters marvellous](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vi.md): King Solomon, having been told by a voice that a knight of his lineage shall surpass all others in chivalry, follows his wife's counsel to build a ship and prepare a bed with King David's sword, a marvellous pommel, hilt
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vii.md): Galahad, Percivale, Bors, and Percivale's sister discover the mystical ship of King Solomon, where they find a sword with strange girdles. Percivale's sister reveals she made a girdle from her hair for the sword, which G
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/viii.md): Galahad, Percivale, and Bors arrive at a castle where they are challenged by knights. They defeat their adversaries and enter the castle, where they learn from a priest that the slain men were unchristened sinners who ha
- [How the three knights, with Percivale's sister, came unto the same forest, and of an hart and four lions, and other things.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ix.md): Galahad, Percivale, Bors, and Percivale's sister witness a miraculous vision of a white hart transformed into Christ and four lions into the Evangelists, interpreted by a hermit as a sign that they are the chosen knights
- [The Custom of the Castle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/x.md): Three knights—Galahad, Percivale, and Bors—defend a maiden against a strange custom requiring her to give blood from her arm. They fight and defeat the castle's knights, eventually entering the castle to learn the reason
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xi.md): Sir Percivale's sister sacrifices herself by bleeding a dish full of blood to heal a lady, as required by an old custom. She dies from the blood loss, but before her death she instructs Percivale to place her body in a b
- [How Galahad and Percivale Found in a Castle Many Tombs of Maidens That Had Bled to Death](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xii.md): Galahad and Percivale spend the night in prayer for Sir Bors, then discover a castle where all inhabitants have died by divine vengeance for the bloodshed of maidens. They find sixty tombs of martyred maidens, many of ro
- [How Sir Launcelot entered into the ship where Sir Percivale's sister lay dead, and how he met with Sir Galahad, his son](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiii.md): Sir Launcelot, after a vision, boards a mysterious ship without sail or oar, where he finds the body of Sir Percivale's sister and a written account of her adventures. He remains in the ship for over a month, sustained b
- [How a knight brought unto Sir Galahad a horse, and bade him come from his father, Sir Launcelot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiv.md): Sir Galahad departs from his father Sir Launcelot to begin his quest for the Sangreal, riding a white horse into the forest. Launcelot is then driven by wind across the sea for over a month, eventually arriving at a cast
- [How Sir Launcelot Was Before the Door of the Chamber Wherein the Holy Sangreal Was](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xv.md): Sir Launcelot approaches the chamber containing the Holy Sangreal, hears a heavenly voice, and attempts to enter. He is warned to flee but enters anyway to help a priest, only to be struck down by a fiery breath and left
- [XVI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xvi.md): Sir Launcelot awakens after lying as if dead for twenty-four days and nights, having been granted a vision of the Sangreal. He learns that the quest of the Holy Grail is achieved for him, and he is reunited with King Pel
- [How Sir Launcelot returned towards Logris, and of other adventures which he saw in the way.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xvii.md): Sir Launcelot leaves King Pelles and travels toward Logris, stopping at a white abbey where he discovers the tomb of King Bagdemagus, slain by Sir Gawaine. He grieves the loss and continues to Camelot, where he finds Kin
- [How Galahad came to King Mordrains, and of other matters and adventures](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xviii.md): Galahad visits the blind King Mordrains, who recognizes him as the pure virgin knight and dies in his arms. Galahad then enters a perilous forest, stops a boiling well with his touch (thereafter called Galahad's Well), a
- [How Sir Percivale and Sir Bors met with Sir Galahad, and how they came to the castle of Carbonek, and other matters](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xix.md): Sir Percivale and Sir Galahad meet Sir Bors in a forest, and together they journey to the Castle of Carbonek. There, King Pelles and his son Eliazar present the broken sword of Joseph of Aramathie. Galahad miraculously r
- [The Holy Grail Appears to Galahad and His Fellows](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xx.md): King Pelles and his son depart, and a vision of Joseph of Aramathie, the first bishop of Christendom, appears with four angels. The bishop performs a mass, and a figure of Christ emerges from the Holy Vessel, feeding the
- [How Galahad anointed with the blood of the spear the Maimed King, and of other adventures](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxi.md): Galahad anoints the Maimed King with blood from the spear, healing him. The king then becomes a holy man. A voice instructs the knights to depart. Galahad, Percivale, and Bors travel to Sarras, where they bury Percivale'
- [How Galahad Was Made King and Saw the Sangreal](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxii.md): Galahad, Percivale, and Bors are imprisoned for a year but sustained by the Sangreal. The dying King Estorause repents and forgives them. After his death, a voice commands that Galahad be made king. Galahad enshrines the
- [Of the sorrow that Percivale and Bors made when Galahad was dead: and of Percivale how he died, and other matters](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxiii.md): Percivale and Bors mourn Galahad's death. Percivale becomes a hermit and dies after a holy life. Bors returns to Logris and recounts the adventures of the Sangreal to King Arthur and the court, delivering Galahad's salut
- [Book XVIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/book-xviii.md): Sir Launcelot and Queen Guenever's love is exposed through the machinations of Sir Agravaine and Sir Mordred, leading to the Queen's arrest and Launcelot's escape. The chapter explores themes of betrayal, honor, and the 
- [Of the joy King Arthur and the queen had of the achievement of the Sangreal; and how Launcelot fell to his old love again.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/i.md): After the quest of the Sangreal, King Arthur and Queen Guenever rejoice at the return of the surviving knights, especially Sir Launcelot and Sir Bors. However, Launcelot resumes his secret love affair with Guenever, forg
- [How the Queen Commanded Sir Launcelot to Avoid the Court](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ii.md): Queen Guenever, in a fit of jealousy and anger, accuses Sir Launcelot of being a false knight and a lecher, and forbids him from the court. Launcelot, deeply sorrowful, seeks counsel from Sir Bors, Sir Ector de Maris, an
- [The Poisoned Apple](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iii.md): Queen Guenever hosts a private dinner for knights of the Round Table to demonstrate her equal regard for all, but Sir Pinel, seeking revenge against Sir Gawaine for the death of his kinsman Sir Lamorak, poisons some appl
- [How Sir Mador Appeached the Queen of Treason](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iv.md): Sir Mador accuses Queen Guenever of treason after Sir Patrise is poisoned at a dinner she hosted. King Arthur, unable to fight for her himself, seeks a champion. Sir Launcelot is absent, so the king urges the queen to as
- [The Queen's Champion](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/v.md): Queen Guenever, accused of poisoning Sir Patrise, faces a trial by combat. Sir Bors initially hesitates to champion her due to his presence at the dinner, but after being persuaded by King Arthur and for the love of Sir 
- [How at the day Sir Bors made him ready for to fight for the queen; and when he would fight how another discharged him.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vi.md): The day of battle arrives for Queen Guenever's trial by combat. Sir Bors prepares to defend her, but a mysterious knight arrives and claims the right to fight in his stead, discharging Sir Bors from his promise.
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vii.md): Sir Launcelot du Lake, disguised as an unknown knight, fights and defeats Sir Mador de la Porte in a trial by combat to defend Queen Guenever against accusations of poisoning Sir Patrise. After a fierce battle, Launcelot
- [How the truth was known by the Maiden of the Lake, and of divers other matters](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/viii.md): The damosel of the lake, Nimue, reveals that Queen Guenever was innocent of poisoning Sir Patrise, disclosing that Sir Pinel had enpoisoned the apples intending to kill Sir Gawaine. Sir Patrise is buried at Westminster w
- [How Sir Launcelot rode to Astolat, and received a sleeve to wear upon his helm at the request of a maid](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ix.md): Sir Launcelot, after taking leave of Queen Guenever, rides to Astolat (Guildford) and lodges with old Sir Bernard. There he meets the Fair Maiden of Astolat, Elaine le Blank, who falls deeply in love with him. At her req
- [The Tourney at Winchester](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/x.md): King Arthur and his knights depart for Winchester (Camelot) where a great tournament is held. Sir Launcelot and Sir Lavaine arrive secretly, lodging with a rich burgess. Launcelot wears a red sleeve given by the Fair Mai
- [How Sir Launcelot and Sir Lavaine entered in the field against them of King Arthur’s court, and how Launcelot was hurt](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xi.md): Sir Launcelot and Sir Lavaine enter the jousting field against King Arthur's court. Launcelot, wearing a red sleeve, performs extraordinary feats of arms, unhorsing many knights of the Round Table. His own kin—Sir Bors, 
- [How Sir Launcelot and Sir Lavaine Departed Out of the Field, and in What Jeopardy Launcelot Was](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xii.md): After winning the prize at the tournament, Sir Launcelot, grievously wounded with a truncheon in his side, refuses the honors offered by the kings and departs with Sir Lavaine. They ride to a hermitage where the hermit, 
- [XIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiii.md): Sir Launcelot, wounded and bleeding, is taken to a hermit who recognizes him as the noblest knight of the world and tends to his wounds. Meanwhile, King Arthur and his knights return from the tournament, lamenting the un
- [How Sir Gawaine was lodged with the lord of Astolat, and there had knowledge that it was Sir Launcelot that bare the red sleeve](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiv.md): Sir Gawaine, lodging with the lord of Astolat, learns from Elaine that the knight who bore the red sleeve was Sir Launcelot. She shows him Launcelot's shield, confirming his identity. Gawaine reveals that Launcelot is gr
- [XV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xv.md): Sir Bors learns of Sir Launcelot's injury and the queen's wrath over the red sleeve. Queen Guenever, enraged by Launcelot bearing the Fair Maiden of Astolat's token, denounces him as a traitor. Sir Bors defends Launcelot
- [How Sir Bors sought Launcelot and found him in the hermitage, and of the lamentation between them](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xvi.md): Sir Bors de Ganis comes to Winchester seeking Sir Launcelot, guided by Sir Lavaine to the hermitage where Launcelot lies wounded. Bors laments his role in Launcelot's injury, but Launcelot forgives him and urges they spe
- [How Sir Launcelot Armed Him to Assay If He Might Bear Arms, and How His Wounds Brast Out Again](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xvii.md): Sir Launcelot, recovering from his wounds, attempts to arm himself and ride again in anticipation of a tournament between King Arthur and the King of Northgalis. Despite his eagerness, the strain causes his wound to burs
- [How Sir Bors returned and told tidings of Sir Launcelot; and of the tourney, and to whom the prize was given](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xviii.md): Sir Bors returns to King Arthur's court and reports that Sir Launcelot is alive but injured. The queen expresses displeasure at Launcelot's survival, but Sir Bors defends him. Preparations are made for the tournament at 
- [Of the great lamentation of the Fair Maid of Astolat when Launcelot should depart, and how she died for his love.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xix.md): Elaine of Astolat confesses her love for Sir Launcelot and begs him to marry her or take her as his paramour. Launcelot refuses both, offering her a yearly gift instead. Heartbroken, Elaine falls into a deep sorrow, refu
- [The Fair Maiden of Astolat](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xx.md): The chapter recounts the arrival of the corpse of the Fair Maiden of Astolat by barge before King Arthur and Queen Guenever. A letter found in her hand reveals her unrequited love for Sir Launcelot, who had refused to ta
- [Of great jousts done all a Christmas, and of a great jousts and tourney ordained by King Arthur, and of Sir Launcelot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxi.md): During Christmas, daily jousts are held for a diamond prize, with Sir Lavaine performing well. King Arthur and his knights plan a great tournament for Candlemas Day, with four kings and a duke opposing Arthur and the Rou
- [How Launcelot after that he was hurt of a gentlewoman came to an hermit, and of other matters](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxii.md): Sir Launcelot is accidentally shot in the buttock by a gentlewoman hunting in the forest. He pulls out the arrow but leaves the head in the wound, then makes his way to a hermitage where the hermit removes the arrowhead 
- [How Sir Launcelot behaved him at the jousts, and other men also](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxiii.md): At a great tournament, King Arthur and his knights engage in fierce jousting. Sir Launcelot, accompanied by Sir Lavaine, enters the field and performs extraordinary feats, smiting down many knights of the Round Table. Si
- [How King Arthur marvelled much of the jousting in the field, and how he rode and found Sir Launcelot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxiv.md): King Arthur and his knights marvel at the prowess of a mysterious knight with a red sleeve of gold, whom Sir Gawaine identifies as Sir Launcelot, accompanied by Sir Lavaine and Sir Gareth. After the tournament, Arthur di
- [How True Love is Likened to Summer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxv.md): The narrator reflects on the nature of true love, comparing it to the flourishing of May and contrasting the steadfast love of old with the fickle passions of the present day. Queen Guenever is cited as an example of a t
- [Book XIX](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/book-xix.md): Sir Launcelot and Queen Guenever are accused of treason by Sir Meliagrance, leading to a trial by combat. Launcelot defeats Meliagrance, but the queen's honor is restored only after Launcelot's victory.
- [How Queen Guenever rode a-Maying with certain knights of the Round Table and clad all in green](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/i.md): In the month of May, Queen Guenever organizes a Maying ride into the woods with ten knights of the Round Table, all dressed in green. Sir Meliagrance, who has long loved the queen, sees his opportunity when he learns Sir
- [How Sir Meliagrance Took the Queen and Her Knights](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ii.md): While Queen Guenever and her knights enjoy a Maying outing, Sir Meliagrance ambushes them with eighty men. The queen rebukes him for his treachery, but Meliagrance declares his long-held love and intent to take her. The 
- [How Sir Launcelot Had Word How the Queen Was Taken](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iii.md): Sir Meliagrance captures Queen Guenever and ten knights after a battle, but the queen secretly sends a child with her ring to summon Sir Launcelot. Meliagrance sets an ambush of archers to stop Launcelot, who, upon recei
- [How Sir Launcelot’s horse was slain, and how Sir Launcelot rode in a cart for to rescue the queen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iv.md): Sir Launcelot, pursuing the queen's captors, has his horse slain by archers and is forced to continue on foot. He commandeers a cart from one of Sir Meliagrance's servants and rides in it to Meliagrance's castle, where Q
- [How Sir Meliagrance Required Forgiveness of the Queen, and How She Appeased Sir Launcelot; and Other Matters](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/v.md): Sir Meliagrance begs forgiveness from Queen Guenever after Sir Launcelot arrives. The queen, preferring peace over war, reconciles them and brings Launcelot inside. Launcelot, though wroth, accepts the queen's accord. He
- [How Sir Launcelot came in the night to the queen and lay with her, and how Sir Meliagrance appeached the queen of treason](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vi.md): Sir Launcelot secretly visits Queen Guenever in her chamber at night, breaking iron bars and cutting his hand in the process. They lie together until dawn. Sir Meliagrance discovers blood on the queen's bed and accuses h
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vii.md): Sir Meliagrance accuses Queen Guenever of high treason, claiming one of the wounded knights lay with her. Sir Launcelot defends the queen and accepts Meliagrance's challenge to a judicial duel. Later, Meliagrance tricks 
- [How Sir Launcelot was delivered out of prison by a lady, and took a white courser and came for to keep his day](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/viii.md): Sir Launcelot, imprisoned in a cave by Sir Meliagrance, is visited daily by a lady who tries to seduce him. He refuses her advances, fearing shame and dishonor, especially regarding Queen Guenever's impending execution i
- [How Sir Launcelot came the same time that Sir Meliagrance abode him in the field and dressed him to battle.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ix.md): Sir Launcelot arrives just in time to save Queen Guenever from being burned at the stake, revealing Sir Meliagrance's treason. After a brief joust and sword fight, Sir Launcelot offers to fight with his head and left sid
- [The Healing of Sir Urre](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/x.md): Sir Urre, a knight of Hungary, arrives at King Arthur's court at Carlisle during Pentecost, suffering from seven enchanted wounds inflicted by a slain earl's son. His mother, a sorceress, has decreed that only the best k
- [How King Arthur Handled Sir Urre](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xi.md): At a high feast, King Arthur and over a hundred knights of the Round Table attempt to heal the wounded Sir Urre by handling his wounds, but all fail until the noblest knight can be found. The chapter lists many knights w
- [How Sir Launcelot was commanded by Arthur to handle his wounds, and anon he was all whole, and how they thanked God](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xii.md): King Arthur commands Sir Launcelot to attempt healing Sir Urre's wounds after many other knights have failed. Launcelot humbly obeys, prays secretly to the Trinity, and successfully heals all of Urre's wounds. The court 
- [How There Was a Party Made of an Hundred Knights Against an Hundred Knights, and of Other Matters](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiii.md): King Arthur organizes a joust of a hundred knights against a hundred knights for a diamond prize. Sir Urre and Sir Lavaine excel, each overthrowing thirty knights, and are made Knights of the Round Table. Sir Lavaine mar
- [Book XX](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/book-xx.md): Sir Launcelot and Queen Guenever are discovered in adultery by Sir Agravaine and Sir Mordred, leading to a public accusation and a trial by combat. Guenever is sentenced to be burned at the stake, but Launcelot rescues h
- [I](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/i.md): In the merry month of May, Sir Agravaine and Sir Mordred conspire to expose the love affair between Sir Launcelot and Queen Guenever to King Arthur. Sir Gawaine, Sir Gareth, and Sir Gaheris refuse to support them, warnin
- [How Sir Agravaine Disclosed Their Love to King Arthur](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ii.md): Sir Agravaine and Sir Mordred reveal to King Arthur the long-standing adultery between Sir Launcelot and Queen Guenever. Though Arthur is reluctant to act against Launcelot, he agrees to a plot: he will go hunting, allow
- [How Sir Launcelot was espied in the queen’s chamber](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iii.md): Sir Launcelot visits Queen Guenever's chamber, where they are discovered by Sir Agravaine and Sir Mordred, who bring twelve armed knights to capture him. Trapped without armor, Launcelot prepares to fight to the death, w
- [How Sir Launcelot slew Sir Colgrevance, and armed him in his harness, and after slew Sir Agravaine, and twelve of his fellows](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iv.md): Sir Launcelot, trapped in Queen Guenever's chamber by Sir Agravaine and Sir Mordred, slays Sir Colgrevance, dons his armor, and then kills Agravaine and twelve knights before wounding Mordred, who flees. Launcelot and th
- [V](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/v.md): Sir Launcelot recounts his narrow escape from the queen's chamber and the treachery set against him. He gathers his loyal knights, including Sir Bors and many others, to prepare for the inevitable war with King Arthur, v
- [Of the counsel and advice that was taken by Sir Launcelot and his friends for to save the queen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vi.md): Sir Launcelot and his kin, led by Sir Bors, counsel together on how to rescue Queen Guenever, who is to be burned at the stake for her affair with Launcelot. They decide to rescue her and hide her at Joyous Gard, drawing
- [How Sir Mordred rode hastily to the king, to tell him of the affray and death of Sir Agravaine and the other knights](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vii.md): Sir Mordred, wounded and bleeding, escapes from Sir Launcelot and rides to King Arthur to report the deaths of Sir Agravaine and thirteen other knights, whom Launcelot slew in the queen's chamber. King Arthur, bound by l
- [How Sir Launcelot and his kinsmen rescued the queen from the fire, and how he slew many knights](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/viii.md): King Arthur commands Sir Gawaine, Sir Gaheris, and Sir Gareth to bring Queen Guenever to the fire for her execution. Sir Gawaine refuses, but Gaheris and Gareth reluctantly attend unarmed. Sir Launcelot, having been warn
- [Of the sorrow and lamentation of King Arthur for the death of his nephews and other good knights, and also for the queen, his wife.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ix.md): King Arthur is overcome with grief upon learning of the deaths of Sir Gaheris and Sir Gareth, and the rescue of Queen Guenever by Sir Launcelot. He mourns the loss of his noble fellowship and foresees a great war. Sir Ga
- [The Siege of Joyous Gard](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/x.md): King Arthur, at the urging of Sir Gawaine, declares war on Sir Launcelot after learning that Launcelot accidentally killed Sir Gareth and Sir Gaheris. Gawaine vows revenge, and Arthur assembles a massive host to lay sieg
- [Of the communication between King Arthur and Sir Launcelot, and how King Arthur reproved him.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xi.md): During the siege of Launcelot's castle, King Arthur and Sir Gawaine confront Sir Launcelot from outside the walls. Launcelot defends his actions, claiming he was forced to fight in self-defense and that Queen Guenever is
- [How the cousins and kinsmen of Sir Launcelot excited him to go out to battle, and how they made them ready.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xii.md): Sir Gawaine rebukes Sir Launcelot for the death of Sir Lamorak and declares he will never cease until he has Launcelot at his mercy. Despite King Arthur's desire to reconcile with Launcelot and take back Queen Guenever, 
- [XIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiii.md): The war between King Arthur and Sir Launcelot continues with heavy casualties. Sir Gawaine wounds Sir Lionel, and Sir Bors knocks King Arthur from his horse, but Launcelot forbids harming the king and rehorses him. The P
- [XIV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiv.md): The Pope sends bulls to King Arthur to make peace, and Sir Launcelot agrees to return Queen Guenever to the king. Despite Sir Gawaine's opposition, Launcelot brings the queen to Carlisle with great ceremony, leading her 
- [Of the deliverance of the queen to the king by Sir Launcelot, and what language Sir Gawaine had to Sir Launcelot.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xv.md): Sir Launcelot returns Queen Guenever to King Arthur, asserting her innocence and challenging any knight who claims otherwise. He recounts his past services to Arthur and Gawaine, including rescuing Gawaine from Sir Carad
- [XVI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xvi.md): Sir Gawaine confronts Sir Launcelot, refusing reconciliation for the deaths of his brothers Sir Gareth and Sir Gaheris. Launcelot offers to build religious houses in their memory, but Gawaine insists on eternal enmity, t
- [XVII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xvii.md): Sir Launcelot, banished from the court, departs from King Arthur and Queen Guenever, taking his leave amid great sorrow from the knights and ladies. He vows to defend the queen's honor and prepares to leave the realm, wi
- [How Sir Launcelot Passed Over the Sea](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xviii.md): Sir Launcelot, anticipating trouble from Sir Mordred, departs with a hundred knights from Cardiff to Benwick. He establishes his rule over France, crowns his kinsmen as kings and dukes, and rewards his loyal knights with
- [How King Arthur and Sir Gawaine made a great host ready to go over sea to make war on Sir Launcelot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xix.md): King Arthur and Sir Gawaine assemble a massive army of sixty thousand men and sail from Cardiff to invade Sir Launcelot's lands. Arthur appoints Sir Mordred as chief ruler of England and places Queen Guenever under his g
- [The Siege of Benwick: Sir Gawaine's Challenge](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xx.md): Sir Gawaine sends a damosel to Sir Launcelot with a message that peace is too late and he will never cease until one of them is slain. King Arthur lays siege to Benwick, and Sir Gawaine daily challenges the knights, smit
- [How Sir Launcelot and Sir Gawaine did battle together, and how Sir Gawaine was overthrown and hurt](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxi.md): Sir Launcelot and Sir Gawaine engage in a fierce duel. Gawaine's strength magically increases until noon, but Launcelot endures his attacks. After noon, Gawaine's power wanes, and Launcelot overthrows him, refusing to ki
- [XXII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xxii.md): King Arthur laments the war with Sir Launcelot, especially after Sir Gawaine is wounded. Sir Gawaine recovers and challenges Launcelot again, but Launcelot defeats him once more, though he refuses to strike a fallen man.
- [Book XXI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/book-xxi.md): The final book recounts the tragic downfall of King Arthur's kingdom. Sir Mordred usurps the throne, seizes Queen Guenever, and forces Arthur to return from abroad. The two armies meet at the Battle of Salisbury, where A
- [How Sir Mordred presumed and took on him to be King of England, and would have married the queen, his father’s wife.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/i.md): Sir Mordred, having spread false news of King Arthur's death, seizes the throne and attempts to marry Queen Guenever. She feigns agreement but escapes to the Tower of London, which she fortifies against Mordred's siege. 
- [How after that King Arthur had tidings, he returned and came to Dover, where Sir Mordred met him to let his landing; and of the death of Sir Gawaine.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ii.md): King Arthur returns to England with a great navy to confront Sir Mordred, who has usurped the throne and attempted to marry Queen Guenever. After a fierce battle at Dover, Arthur's forces land and put Mordred to flight. 
- [III](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iii.md): King Arthur dreams of Sir Gawaine, who warns him not to fight Sir Mordred the next day, as he would be slain; Arthur sends Sir Lucan and Sir Bedivere to negotiate a month-long truce with Mordred, who agrees to take Cornw
- [How by misadventure of an adder the battle began, where Mordred was slain, and Arthur hurt to the death.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/iv.md): King Arthur and Sir Mordred meet for a parley, but an adder stings a knight, causing him to draw his sword and triggering a full-scale battle. Both armies fight fiercely, resulting in massive casualties. Arthur and Mordr
- [How King Arthur commanded to cast his sword Excalibur into the water, and how he was delivered to ladies in a barge](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/v.md): King Arthur, mortally wounded, commands Sir Bedivere to throw Excalibur into the lake. After twice hiding the sword, Bedivere finally obeys, and a hand rises from the water to catch it. Arthur is then carried to a barge 
- [How Sir Bedivere Found Him on the Morrow Dead in an Hermitage](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vi.md): Sir Bedivere discovers King Arthur's tomb in a chapel and learns from the hermit (formerly the Bishop of Canterbury) that ladies brought the body at midnight. Bedivere resolves to stay and live a life of fasting and pray
- [Of the opinion of some men of the death of King Arthur; and how Queen Guenever made her a nun in Almesbury](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/vii.md): The chapter recounts the differing beliefs about King Arthur's death, with some saying he was taken to another place and will return to win the holy cross, while others maintain he changed his life in this world. It desc
- [How Sir Lancelot Heard of the Death of King Arthur and of Sir Gawaine](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/viii.md): Sir Launcelot, upon hearing of King Arthur's death and Sir Mordred's usurpation, returns to England with a great host. He mourns Sir Gawaine at his tomb in Dover, distributes alms, and then sets out to seek Queen Gueneve
- [How Sir Launcelot Departed to Seek the Queen Guenever](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/ix.md): Sir Launcelot, against the advice of Sir Bors, sets out alone to find Queen Guenever. After searching for seven or eight days, he discovers her at a nunnery in Almesbury. The queen, overwhelmed with grief and guilt, blam
- [How Sir Launcelot came to the hermitage where the Archbishop of Canterbury was, and how he took the habit on him](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/x.md): After the final parting with Queen Guenever, Sir Launcelot rides in sorrow to a hermitage where the Bishop of Canterbury (formerly the Archbishop) is. He takes the religious habit, confesses, and becomes a brother. Over 
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xi.md): Sir Launcelot and his eight fellows travel from Glastonbury to Almesbury, where they find Queen Guenever has just died. Launcelot performs the funeral service himself, and they bring her body back to Glastonbury for buri
- [How Sir Launcelot Began to Sicken, and After Died, Whose Body Was Borne to Joyous Gard for to Be Buried](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xii.md): Sir Launcelot, grief-stricken by the deaths of King Arthur and Queen Guenever, refuses food and drink, wasting away until he dies. He receives last rites, requests his body be taken to Joyous Gard, and dies peacefully. T
- [How Sir Ector found Sir Launcelot his brother dead, and how Constantine reigned next after Arthur; and of the end of this book.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/xiii.md): Sir Ector discovers the body of his brother Sir Launcelot at Joyous Gard and delivers a poignant eulogy. Launcelot is buried with great devotion. Sir Constantine is chosen king of England and restores the Bishop of Cante
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/endnotes.md): This chapter provides endnotes for the edition, converting glosses that appear only once in the work into endnotes, along with any non-gloss endnotes by Pollard.
- [Glossary](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/le_morte_d_arthur_se/chapters/glossary.md): A glossary of archaic terms and their modern definitions, providing translations for Middle English words used throughout the book.

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