Forthebodyofhmwhchoughttohangby，heshallnotbeshamednnoplacewhlehesgrtwththsgrdle，nornevernonebesohardytodoawaythsgrdle；fortoughtnotbedoneawaybutbythehandsofamad，andthatshebeakng’sdaughterandqueen’s，andshemustbeamadallthedaysofherlfe，bothnwllandndeed。Andfshebreakhervrgntysheshalldethemostvllanousdeaththateverdedanywoman。Sr，sadPercvale，turnthsswordthatwemayseewhatsontheothersde。Andtwasredasblood，wthblacklettersasanycoal，whchsad：Hethatshallprasememost，mostshallhefndmetoblameatagreatneed；andtowhom
　　shouldbemostdebonarshallbemostfelon，andthatshallbeatonetme。
　　Farbrother，sadshetoPercvale，tbefellafterafortyyearafterthepassonofJesuChrstthatNacen，thebrother-n-lawofKngMordrans，wasbornentoatownmorethanfourteendays’journeyfromhscountry，bythecommandmentofOurLord，ntoansle，ntothepartsoftheWest，thatmenclepedthesleofTurnance。Sobefelltthathefoundthsshpattheentryofarock，andhefoundthebedandthsswordaswehaveheardnow。Notforthenhehadnotsomuchhardnesstodrawt；andtherehedwelledaneghtdays，andatthennthdaytherefellagreatwndwhchdepartedhmoutofthesle，andbroughthmtoanotherslebyarock，andtherehefoundthegreatestgantthatevermanmghtsee。Therewthcamethathorrbleganttoslayhm；andthenhelookedabouthmandmghtnotflee，andhehadnothngtodefendhmwth。Soherantohssword，andwhenhesawtnakedheprasedtmuch，andthenheshookt，andtherewthhebraketnthemdst。Ah，sadNacen，thethngthatmostprasedoughtnowmosttoblame，andtherewthhethrewthepecesofhsswordoverhsbed。Andafterheleaptovertheboardtofghtwththegant，andslewhm。
　　Andanonheenteredntotheshpagan，andthewndarose，anddrovehmthroughthesea，thatbyadventurehecametoanothershpwhereKngMordranswas，whchhadbeentemptedfullevlwthafendnthePortofPerlousRock。Andwhenthatonesawtheothertheymadegreatjoyofother，andethertoldotheroftheradventure，andhowtheswordfaledhmathsmostneedWhenMordranssawtheswordheprasedtmuch：Butthebreakngwasnottodobutbywckednessofthyselfward，forthouartnsomesn。Andtherehetookthesword，andsetthepecestogether，andtheysolderedasfarasevertheywereto-fore；andthereputhetheswordnthesheath，andladtdownonthebed。Thenheardtheyavocethatsad：Gooutofthsshpalttlewhle，andenterntotheother，fordreadyefallndeadlysn，forandyebefoundndeadlysnyemaynotescapebutpersh：andsotheywentntotheothershp。AndasNacenwentovertheboardhewassmttenwthaswordontherghtfoot，thathefelldownnoselngtotheshp’sboard；andtherewthhesad：OGod，howamhurt。
　　Andthentherecameavoceandsad：Takethouthatforthyforfetthatthouddstndrawngofthssword，thereforethourecevestawound，forthouwereneverworthytohandlet，asthewrtngmakethmenton。nthenameofGod，sadGalahad，yearerghtwseoftheseworks。
　　HowKngPelleswassmttenthroughboththghsbecausehedrewthesword，andothermarvelloushstores。
　　SR，sadshe，therewasakngthathghtPelles，themamedkng。AndwhlehemghtrdehesupportedmuchChrstendomandHolyChurch。Souponadayhehuntednawoodofhswhchlasteduntothesea；andatthelasthelosthshoundsandhsknghtssaveonlyone：
　　andthereheandhsknghtwenttllthattheycametowardreland，andtherehefoundtheshp。Andwhenhesawthelettersandunderstoodthem，yetheentered，forhewasrghtperfectofhslfe，buthsknghthadnonehardnesstoenter；andtherefoundhethssword，anddrewtoutasmuchasyemaysee。Sotherewthenteredaspearwherewthhewassmttenhmthroughboththethghs，andneversthmghthebehealed，nornoughtshallto-forewecometohm。Thus，sadshe，wasnotKngPelles，yourgrandsre，mamedforhshardness？
　　nthenameofGod，damosel，sadGalahad。
　　Sotheywenttowardthebedtobeholdallaboutt，andabovetheheadtherehungtwoswords。Alsothereweretwospndleswhchwereaswhteasanysnow，andotherthatwereasredasblood，andotherabovegreenasanyemerald：ofthesethreecolourswerethespndles，andofnaturalcolourwthn，andwthoutanypantng。Thesespndles，sadthedamosel，werewhensnfulEvecametogatherfrut，forwhchAdamandshewereputoutofparadse，shetookwthhertheboughonwhchtheapplehungon。Thenpercevedshethatthebranchwasfarandgreen，andsherememberedherthelosswhchcamefromthetree。Thenshethoughttokeepthebranchaslongasshemght。Andforshehadnocoffertokeeptn，sheputtntheearth。SobythewllofOurLordthebranchgrewtoagreattreewthnalttlewhle，andwasaswhteasanysnow，branches，boughs，andleaves：
　　thatwasatokenamadenplantedt。ButafterGodcametoAdam，andbadehmknowhswfefleshlyasnaturerequred。SolayAdamwthhswfeunderthesametree；andanonthetreewhchwaswhtewasfullgreenasanygrass，andallthatcameoutoft；andnthesametmethattheymedledtogethertherewasAbelbegotten：thuswasthetreelongofgreencolour。Andsotbefellmanydaysafter，underthesametreeCaymslewAbel，whereofbefellgreatmarvel。ForanonasAbelhadrecevedthedeathunderthegreentree，tlostthegreencolourandbecamered；andthatwasntokenngoftheblood。Andanonalltheplantsdedthereof，butthetreegrewandwaxedmarvellouslyfar，andtwasthefaresttreeandthemostdelectablethatanymanmghtbeholdandsee；andsodedtheplantsthatgrewoutoftto-forethatAbelwasslanundert。SolongduredthetreetllthatSolomon，KngDavd’sson，regned，andheldthelandafterhsfather。ThsSolomonwaswseandknewallthevrtuesofstonesandtrees，andsoheknewthecourseofthestars，andmanyotherdversthngs。
　　ThsSolomonhadanevlwfe，wherethroughheweenedthattherehadbeennogoodwoman，andsohedespsedthemnhsbooks。Soansweredavocehmonce：
　　Solomon，fheavnesscometoamanbyawoman，nereckthounever；foryetshalltherecomeawomanwhereofthereshallcomegreaterjoytomananhundredtmesmorethanthsheavnessgvethsorrow；andthatwomanshallbebornofthylneage。ThowhenSolomonheardthesewordsheheldhmselfbutafool，andthetruthhepercevedbyoldbooks。AlsotheHolyGhostshowedhmthecomngoftheglorousVrgnMary。
　　Thenaskedheofthevoce，ftshouldbentheyerdeofhslneage。Nay，sadthevoce，butthereshallcomeamanwhchshallbeamad，andthelastofyourblood，andheshallbeasgoodaknghtasDukeJosua，thybrother-n-law。
　　HowSolomontookDavd’sswordbythecounselofhswfe，andofothermattersmarvellous。
　　NOWhavecertfedtheeofthatthoustoodestndoubt。
　　ThenwasSolomongladthatthereshouldcomeanysuchofhslneage；buteverhemarvelledandstudedwhothatshouldbe，andwhathsnamemghtbe。Hswfepercevedthathestuded，andthoughtshewouldknowtatsomeseason；andsoshewatedhertme，andaskedofhmthecauseofhsstudyng，andtherehetoldheraltogetherhowthevocetoldhm。Well，sadshe，shallletmakeashpofthebestwoodandmostdurablethatmenmayfnd。SoSolomonsentforallthecarpentersoftheland，andthebest。AndwhentheyhadmadetheshptheladysadtoSolomon：Sr，sadshe，sncetssothatthsknghtoughttopassallknghtsofchvalrywhchhavebeento-forehmandshallcomeafterhm，moreovershalltellyou，sadshe，yeshallgontoOurLord’stemple，wheresKngDavd’ssword，yourfather，thewhchsthemarvelloustandthesharpestthateverwastakennanyknght’shand。Thereforetakethat，andtakeoffthepommel，andtheretomakeyeapommelofprecousstones，thattbesosubtlymadethatnomanpercevetbutthattheybeallone；andaftermakethereanhltsomarvellouslyandwonderlythatnomanmayknowt；andaftermakeamarvelloussheath。Andwhenyehavemadeallthsshallletmakeagrdlethereto，suchasshallpleaseme。
　　AllthsKngSolomonddletmakeasshedevsed，boththeshpandalltheremnant。Andwhentheshpwasreadyntheseatosal，theladyletmakeagreatbedandmarvellousrch，andsetheruponthebed’shead，coveredwthslk，andladtheswordatthefeet，andthegrdleswereofhemp，andtherewththekngwasangry。
　　Sr，wtyewell，sadshe，thathavenonesohghathngwhchwereworthytosustansohghasword，andamadshallbrngotherknghtsthereto，butwotnotwhentshallbe，norwhattme。Andtheresheletmakeacoverngtotheshp，ofclothofslkthatshouldneverrotfornomannerofweather。YetwentthatladyandmadeacarpentertocometothetreewhchAbelwasslanunder。
　　Now，sadshe，carvemeoutofthstreeasmuchwoodaswllmakemeaspndle。Ahmadam，sadhe，thssthetreethewhchourfrstmotherplanted。Dot，sadshe，orelseshalldestroythee。Anonashebegantoworktherecameoutdropsofblood；andthenwouldhehaveleft，butshewouldnotsufferhm，andsohetookawayasmuchwoodasmghtmakeaspndle：andsoshemadehmtotakeasmuchofthegreentreeandofthewhtetree。Andwhenthesethreespndleswereshapenshemadethemtobefastenedupontheselarofthebed。WhenSolomonsawths，hesadtohswfe：Yehavedonemarvellously，forthoughalltheworldwerehererghtnow，hecouldnotdevsewhereforeallthswasmade，butOurLordHmself；andthouthathastdonetwottestnotwhattshallbetoken。Nowlettbe，sadshe，foryeshallheartdngssoonerthanyeween。NowshallyehearawonderfultaleofKngSolomonandhswfe。
　　AwonderfultaleofKngSolomonandhswfe。
　　THATnghtlaySolomonbeforetheshpwthlttlefellowshp。Andwhenhewasasleephmthoughttherecamefromheavenagreatcompanyofangels，andalghtedntotheshp，andtookwaterwhchwasbroughtbyanangel，navesselofslver，andsprentalltheshp。Andafterhecametothesword，anddrewlettersonthehlt。Andafterwenttotheshp’sboard，andwrotethereotherletterswhchsad：Thoumanthatwltenterwthnme，bewarethatthoubefullwthnthefath，forneambutFathandBelef。WhenSolomonespedtheselettershewasabashed，sothathedurstnotenter，andsodrewhmaback；andtheshpwasanonshovennthesea，andhewentsofastthathelostsghtofhmwthnalttlewhle。
　　Andthenalttlevocesad：Solomon，thelastknghtofthylneageshallrestnthsbed。ThenwentSolomonandawakedhswfe，andtoldheroftheadventuresoftheshp。
　　Nowsaththehstorythatagreatwhlethethreefellowsbeheldthebedandthethreespndles。Thentheywereatcertanthattheywereofnaturalcolourswthoutpantng。Thentheylftupaclothwhchwasabovetheground，andtherefoundarchpursebyseemng。AndPercvaletookt，andfoundtherenawrtandsohereadt，anddevsedthemannerofthespndlesandoftheshp，whencetcame，andbywhomtwasmade。Now，sadGalahad，whereshallwefndthegentlewomanthatshallmakenewgrdlestothesword？Farsr，sadPercvale’ssster，dsmayyounot，forbytheleaveofGodshallletmakeagrdletothesword，suchoneasshalllongthereto。
　　Andthensheopenedabox，andtookoutgrdleswhchwereseemlywroughtwthgoldenthreads，anduponthatweresetfullprecousstones，andarchbuckleofgold。
　　Lo，lords，sadshe，heresagrdlethatoughttobesetaboutthesword。Andwtyewellthegreatestpartofthsgrdlewasmadeofmyhar，whchlovedwellwhlethatwasawomanoftheworld。Butassoonaswstthatthsadventurewasordanedmeclppedoffmyhar，andmadethsgrdlenthenameofGod。Yebewellfound，sadSrBors，forcertesyehaveputusoutofgreatpan，wherenweshouldhaveenterednehadyourtdngsbeen。
　　Thenwentthegentlewomanandsettonthegrdleofthesword。Now，sadthefellowshp，whatsthenameofthesword，andwhatshallwecallt？Truly，sadshe，thenameoftheswordstheSwordwththeStrangeGrdles；
　　andthesheath，MoverofBlood；fornomanthathathbloodnhmneshallneverseetheonepartofthesheathwhchwasmadeoftheTreeofLfe。ThentheysadtoGalahad：nthenameofJesuChrst，andprayyouthatyegrdyouwththsswordwhchhathbeendesredsomuchntherealmofLogrs。Nowletmebegn，sadGalahad，togrpthsswordfortogveyoucourage；butwtyewelltlongethnomoretomethantdothtoyou。
　　Andthenhegrppedabouttwthhsfngersagreatdeal；
　　andthenshegrthmaboutthemddlewththesword。
　　Nowrecknotthoughde，fornowholdmeoneoftheblessedmadensoftheworld，whchhathmadetheworthestknghtoftheworld。Damosel，sadGalahad，yehavedonesomuchthatshallbeyourknghtallthedaysofmylfe。