# Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

- [I: Tantor the Elephant](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/i-tantor-the-elephant.md): Tarzan dozes on the back of Tantor the elephant, enjoying the peace of the jungle. Meanwhile, Arab hunters led by Fahd and Motlog, accompanied by the Galla slave Fejjuan, stalk the elephant. They capture Tarzan and bring
- [Comrades of the Wild](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/ii-comrades-of-the-wild.md): Tarzan remains captive in the Arab camp, but his jungle instincts and bond with Tantor the elephant lead to a dramatic rescue. As Ibn Jad plots to have him killed secretly, Tollog attempts murder but is thwarted when Tan
- [III: The Apes of Toyat](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/iii-the-apes-of-toyat.md): Tarzan, bound and guarded by Tantor, is rescued by the great ape M'walat after three days of captivity. He confronts Toyat, the king ape who hates him, and uses his authority and past deeds to win over the tribe, eventua
- [Bolgani the Gorilla](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/iv-bolgani-the-gorilla.md): Tarzan intervenes to save Bolgani the gorilla from a python and from the hunter Stimbol, forging an unlikely friendship. Meanwhile, tensions between Blake and Stimbol reach a breaking point after Stimbol abuses a porter,
- [V: The Tarmangani](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/v-the-tarmangani.md): Blake and Stimbol prepare to divide their safari after irreconcilable differences. Stimbol recounts his encounter with Tarzan, who ordered him out of the jungle. Tarzan arrives in camp, speaks with Blake, and asserts his
- [Ara the Lightning](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/vi-ara-the-lightning.md): Tarzan divides the safari, ordering Stimbol out of the jungle while allowing Blake to stay and take pictures. Stimbol, humiliated and vengeful, disobeys Tarzan's orders by hunting an antelope, causing his men to desert h
- [The Cross](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/vii-the-cross.md): Jim Blake, separated from his safari while hunting lion photographs, is struck by lightning and loses his rifle and camera. Stranded and lost, he wanders for two days through the forest, surviving a leopard attack. On th
- [The Snake Strikes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/viii-the-snake-strikes.md): Wilbur Stimbol, lost and starving in the jungle, stumbles into the camp of Sheik Ibn Jad. Fahd Ibn Jad saves him from execution and cultivates him for ransom. Meanwhile, Fahd's jealousy of Zeyd's courtship of Ateja leads
- [Sir Richard](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/ix-sir-richard.md): Blake is brought before Prince Gobred in the court of Nimmr, where his claims of being a Knight Templar from New York are met with suspicion, particularly from Sir Malud. Sir Richard vouches for Blake, and after a meal, 
- [X: The Return of Ulala](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/x-the-return-of-ulala.md): Tarzan saves Zeyd from a lion attack and learns of Zeyd's escape from Ibn Jad's camp after being framed by Fahd. Meanwhile, Ibn Jad searches for the fabled city of Nimmr, and Fejjuan is sent to make contact with the Gall
- [XI: Sir James](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/xi-sir-james.md): Tarzan journeys with Zeyd, who asks to remain in a village to await Ibn Jad's return and protect Ateja. Tarzan agrees and then heads north, concerned about a European prisoner reported among the Arabs. He encounters the 
- [XII: “Tomorrow Thou Diest!”](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/xii-tomorrow-thou-diest.md): Tarzan tracks the Beduins, believing Blake is their prisoner. Meanwhile, Blake prepares for a deadly duel with Sir Malud, who is jealous of Blake's relationship with Princess Guinalda. Batando plans to lead the Beduins i
- [In the Beyt of Zeyd](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/xiii-in-the-beyt-of-zeyd.md): Tarzan confronts Ibn Jad and his party, accusing them of lying about their intentions to leave his country. He reveals that he has encountered Zeyd, who exposed Ibn Jad's plot to sack a city and steal treasure. Ateja, gr
- [XIV: Sword and Buckler](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/xiv-sword-and-buckler.md): Blake faces Sir Malud in a tournament duel in Nimmr. Discarding his buckler as cumbersome, he uses superior horsemanship and unconventional swordplay to wound Malud multiple times, disarm him, and finally knock him uncon
- [XV: The Lonely Grave](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/xv-the-lonely-grave.md): Stimbol murders Tarzan in his sleep, believing he is killing the ape-man. Ibn Jad publicly condemns Stimbol and has Tarzan's body buried in a shallow, unmarked grave. Fahd secretly offers to save Stimbol in exchange for 
- [The Great Tourney](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/xvi-the-great-tourney.md): The chapter describes the Great Tourney between the Knights of Nimmr and the Knights of the Sepulcher, a centuries-old tradition that combines martial competition with a prize of five maidens. Blake, now known as Sir Jam
- [The Saracens!](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/xvii-the-saracens.md): Ibn Jad and his Beduins discover the pass into the Valley of the Sepulcher and launch a surprise attack on the outer barbican and castle of King Bohun. Exploiting centuries of lax vigilance, they overcome the defenders w
- [XVIII: The Black Knight](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/xviii-the-black-knight.md): The Great Tourney reaches its climax as Blake, the Black Knight of Nimmr, defeats Sir Guy of the Sepulcher but spares his life, winning admiration and confusion. Despite a narrow lead, Nimmr wins the tourney by two point
- [Lord Tarzan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/xix-lord-tarzan.md): Tarzan, having killed Tollog in retaliation for the plot against Stimbol, resumes his quest for Blake. Following Blake's trail for days, he discovers the hidden entrance to Nimmr, where he encounters Sir Bertram. After p
- [XX: "I Love You!"](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/xx-i-love-you.md): Tarzan jousts with a Knight of the Sepulcher, defeating him with a spear throw, then discards his armor to pursue Blake. Blake and Guinalda are ambushed by Ibn Jad and his Arabs, who feign friendship before capturing the
- [XXI: “For Every Jewel a Drop of Blood!”](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/xxi-for-every-jewel-a-drop-of-blood.md): Ibn Jad and his party flee northward with Princess Guinalda and the treasure, but are pursued by Tarzan, who uses psychological warfare to terrorize the Arabs. Fahd attempts to poison Ibn Jad but is thwarted by Ateja, th
- [XXII: Bride of the Ape](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/xxii-bride-of-the-ape.md): Blake is freed from his dungeon by Sir Wildred and Sir Guy, who help him escape the castle of the Knights of the Sepulcher. Meanwhile, Princess Guinalda, Fahd Ibn Jad, and Nasrany Stimbol, starving and desperate, encount
- [Jad-Bal-Ja](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/xxiii-jad-bal-ja.md): Tarzan rescues Princess Guinalda from the golden lion Jad-bal-ja, whom he raised from cubhood, and learns of her love for Blake. Meanwhile, Zeyd kills Fahd upon discovering his lies about Ateja, and the Waziri march nort
- [XXIV: Where Trails Met](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/xxiv-where-trails-met.md): Blake finds Stimbol wounded and learns of Princess Guinalda's supposed death. The Waziri arrive, and later Ibn Jad and his Arabs are captured. Tarzan reveals Guinalda is alive, and Blake decides to return to Nimmr to be 

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