Mercy,SrGawane,shesad,andfyewllsavemylfewlltellyou。Sayon,sadSrGawane,andthoushalthavethylfe。Sr,shesad,QueenMorganleFay,mylady,hathordanedathrtyladestoseekandespyafterSrLauncelotorSrTrstram,andbythetransoftheselades,whothatmayfrstmeetanyofthesetwoknghtstheyshouldturnthemuntoMorganleFay’scastle,sayngthattheyshoulddodeedsofworshp;andfanyofthetwoknghtscamethere,therebethrtyknghtslyngandwatchngnatowertowatuponSrLauncelotoruponSrTrstram。Feforshame,sadSrGawane,thateversuchfalsetreasonshouldbewroughtorusednaqueen,andakng’ssster,andakngandqueen’sdaughter。
HowSrTrstramandSrGawanerodetohavefoughtenwththethrtyknghts,buttheydurstnotcomeout。
SR,sadSrGawane,wllyestandwthme,andwewllseethemalceofthesethrtyknghts。Sr,sadSrTrstram,goyetothem,antpleaseyou,andyeshallseewllnotfalyou,fortsnotlongagosnceandafellowmetwththrtyknghtsofthatqueen’sfellowshp;andGodspeedussothatwemaywnworshp。SothenSrGawaneandSrTrstramrodetowardthecastlewhereMorganleFaywas,andeverSrGawanedeemedwellthathewasSrTrstramdeLones,becauseheheardthattwoknghtshadslanandbeatenthrtyknghts。AndwhentheycameaforethecastleSrGawanespakeonhghandsad:QueenMorganleFay,sendoutyourknghtsthatyehaveladnawatchforSrLauncelotandforSrTrstram。Now,sadSrGawane,
knowyourfalsetreason,andthroughallplaceswherethatrdemenshallknowofyourfalsetreason;andnowletsee,sadSrGawane,whetheryedarecomeoutofyourcastle,yethrtyknghts。Thenthequeenspakeandallthethrtyknghtsatonce,andsad:SrGawane,fullwellwottestthouwhatthoudostandsayest;forbyGodweknowtheepassngwell,butallthatthouspeakestanddost,thousayesttuponprdeofthatgoodknghtthatstherewththee。Fortherebesomeofusthatknowfullwellthehandsofthatknghtoverallwell。Andwtthouwell,SrGawane,tsmoreforhssakethanforthnethatwewllnotcomeoutofthscastle。Forwtyewell,SrGawane,theknghtthatbeareththearmsofCornwall,weknowhmandwhathes。
ThenSrGawaneandSrTrstramdepartedandrodeontherwaysadayortwotogether;andtherebyadventure,theymetwthSrKayandSrSagramoreleDesrous。AndthentheyweregladofSrGawane,andheofthem,buttheywstnotwhathewaswththesheldofCornwall,butbydeemng。Andthustheyrodetogetheradayortwo。AndthentheywerewareofSrBreuseSauncePtechasngaladyfortohaveslanher,forhehadslanherparamourafore。Holdyouallstll,sadSrGawane,andshownoneofyouforth,andyeshallseemerewardyonderfalseknght;foranheespyyouhessowellhorsedthathewllescapeaway。AndthenSrGawanerodebetwxtSrBreuseandthelady,andsad:Falseknght,leaveher,andhaveadowthme。WhenSrBreusesawnomorebutSrGawanehefeutredhsspear,andSrGawaneagansthm;andthereSrBreuseoverthrewSrGawane,andthenherodeoverhm,andoverthwarthmtwentytmestohavedestroyedhm;andwhenSrTrstramsawhmdosovllanousadeed,hehurledoutagansthm。AndwhenSrBreusesawhmwththesheldofCornwallheknewhmwellthattwasSrTrstram,andthenhefled,andSrTrstramfollowedafterhm;andSrBreuseSauncePtewassohorsedthathewenthswayqute,andSrTrstramfollowedhmlong,forhewouldfanhavebeenavengeduponhm。Andsowhenhehadlongchasedhm,hesawafarwell,andththerherodetoreposehm,andtedhshorsetllatree。
HowdamoselBragwanefoundTrstramsleepngbyawell,andhowshedelveredletterstohmfromLaBealesoud。
ANDthenhepulledoffhshelmandwashedhsvsageandhshands,andsohefellasleep。nthemeanwhlecameadamoselthathadsoughtSrTrstrammanywaysanddayswthnthsland。
Andwhenshecametothewellshelookeduponhm,andhadforgottenhmasnremembranceofSrTrstram,butbyhshorsesheknewhm,thathghtPasse-BrewelthathadbeenSrTrstram’shorsemanyyears。ForwhenhewasmadntheforestSrFerguskepthm。Sothslady,DameBragwane,abodestlltllhewasawake。Sowhenshesawhmwakeshesalutedhm,andheheragan,foretherknewotherofoldacquantance;thenshetoldhmhowshehadsoughthmlongandbroad,andthereshetoldhmhowshehadlettersfromQueenLaBealesoud。ThenanonSrTrstramreadthem,andwtyewellhewasglad,fortherenwasmanyapteouscomplant。ThenSrTrstramsad:
LadyBragwane,yeshallrdewthmetllthattournamentbedoneattheCastleofMadens,andthenshallbearlettersandtdngswthyou。AndthenSrTrstramtookhshorseandsoughtlodgng,andtherehemetwthagoodancentknghtandprayedhmtolodgewthhm。RghtsocameGouvernaluntoSrTrstram,thatwasgladofthatlady。Sothsoldknght’snamewasSrPellounes,andhetoldofthegreattournamentthatshouldbeattheCastleofMadens。AndthereSrLauncelotandthrty-twoknghtsofhsbloodhadordanedsheldsofCornwall。
AndrghtsotherecameoneuntoSrPellounes,andtoldhmthatSrPersdesdeBlosewascomehome;thenthatknghthelduphshandsandthankedGodofhscomnghome。AndthereSrPellounestoldSrTrstramthatntwoyearshehadnotseenhsson,SrPersdes。Sr,sadSrTrstram,knowyoursonwellenoughforagoodknght。
SoonatmeSrTrstramandSrPersdescametotherlodgngbothatonce,andsotheyunarmedthem,andputuponthemtherclothng。Andthenthesetwoknghtseachwelcomedother。AndwhenSrPersdesunderstoodthatSrTrstramwasofCornwall,hesadhewasoncenCornwall:AndtherejoustedaforeKngMark;andsothappedmeatthattmetooverthrowtenknghts,andthencametomeSrTrstramdeLonesandoverthrewme,andtookmyladyawayfromme,andthatshallneverforget,but
shallremembermeaneverseemytme。Ah,sadSrTrstram,nowunderstandthatyehateSrTrstram。Whatdeemye,weenyethatSrTrstramsnotabletowthstandyourmalce?Yes,sadSrPersdes,knowwellthatSrTrstramsanobleknghtandamuchbetterknghtthan,yetshallnotowehmmygoodwll。Rghtastheystoodthustalkngatabay-wndowofthatcastle,theysawmanyknghtsrdngtoandfrotowardthetournament。AndthenwasSrTrstramwareofalkelyknghtrdnguponagreatblackhorse,andablack-coveredsheld。Whatknghtsthat,sadSrTrstram,wththeblackhorseandtheblacksheld?heseemethagoodknght。knowhmwell,sadSrPersdes,hesoneofthebestknghtsoftheworld。ThenstSrLauncelot,sadTrstram。Nay,sadSrPersdes,tsSrPalomdes,thatsyetunchrstened。
HowSrTrstramhadafallwthSrPalomdes,andhowLauncelotoverthrewtwoknghts。
THENtheysawmuchpeopleofthecountrysaluteSrPalomdes。
Andwthnawhleaftertherecameasqureofthecastle,thattoldSrPellounesthatwaslordofthatcastle,thataknghtwthablacksheldhadsmttendownthrteenknghts。Farbrother,sadSrTrstramuntoSrPersdes,letuscastuponuscloaks,andletusgoseetheplay。Notso,sadSrPersdes,wewllnotgolkeknavesthther,butwewllrdelkemenandgoodknghtstowthstandourenemes。Sotheyarmedthem,andtooktherhorsesandgreatspears,andththertheywentthereasmanyknghtsassayedthemselfbeforethetournament。AndanonSrPalomdessawSrPersdes,andthenhesentasqureuntohmandsad:Gothoutotheyonderknghtwththegreensheldandtherenalonofgold,andsayhm
requrehmtojoustwthme,andtellhmthatmynamesSrPalomdes。WhenSrPersdesunderstoodthatrequestofSrPalomdes,hemadehmready,andthereanontheymettogether,butSrPersdeshadafall。ThenSrTrstramdressedhmtoberevengeduponSrPalomdes,andthatsawSrPalomdesthatwasreadyandsowasnotSrTrstram,andtookhmatanadvantageandsmotehmoverhshorse’stalwhenhehadnospearnhsrest。ThenstertupSrTrstramandtookhshorselghtly,andwaswrothoutofmeasure,andsoreashamedofthatfall。ThenSrTrstramsentuntoSrPalomdesbyGouvernal,andprayedhmtojoustwthhmathsrequest。Nay,sadSrPalomdes,asatthstmewllnotjoustwththatknght,forknowhmbetterthanheweeneth。Andfhebewrothhemayrghttto-
mornattheCastleofMadens,wherehemayseemeandmanyotherknghts。
WththatcameSrDnadan,andwhenhesawSrTrstramwrothhelstnottojape。Lo,sadSrDnadan,heremayamanprove,beamanneversogoodyetmayhehaveafall,andhewasneversowsebuthemghtbeoverseen,andherdethwellthatneverfell。SoSrTrstramwaspassngwroth,andsadtoSrPersdesandtoSrDnadan:wllrevengeme。Rghtsoastheystoodtalkngthere,therecamebySrTrstramalkelyknghtrdngpassngsoberlyandheavlywthablacksheld。
Whatknghtsthat?sadSrTrstramuntoSrPersdes。knowhmwell,sadSrPersdes,forhsnamesSrBrantofNorthWales;sohepassedonamongotherknghtsofNorthWales。AndtherecamenSrLauncelotduLakewthasheldofthearmsofCornwall,andhesentasqureuntoSrBrant,andrequredhmtojoustwthhm。Well,sadSrBrant,sthen
amrequredtojoustwlldowhatmay;andthereSrLauncelotsmotedownSrBrantfromhshorseagreatfall。AndthenSrTrstrammarvelledwhatknghthewasthatbarethesheldofCornwall。Whatsoeverhebe,sadSrDnadan,
warrantyouhesofKngBan’sblood,thewhchbeknghtsofthemostnobleprowessntheworld,fortoaccountsomanyforsomany。ThentherecametwoknghtsofNorthgals,thatonehghtHewdelaMontane,andtheotherSrMadokdelaMontane,andtheychallengedSrLauncelotfoot-hot。SrLauncelotnotrefusngthembutmadehmready,wthonespearhesmotethemdownbothovertherhorses’croups;andsoSrLauncelotrodehsway。Bythegoodlord,sadSrTrstram,hesagoodknghtthatbeareththesheldofCornwall,andmeseemethherdethnthebestmannerthateversawknghtrde。
ThentheKngofNorthgalsrodeuntoSrPalomdesandprayedhmheartlyforhssaketojoustwththatknghtthathathdoneusofNorthgalsdespte。Sr,sadSrPalomdes,amfullloathtohaveadowththatknght,andcausewhys,forasto-mornthegreattournamentshallbe;andthereforewllkeepmyselffreshbymywll。Nay,sadtheKngofNorthgals,
prayyourequrehmofjousts。Sr,sadSrPalomdes,wlljoustatyourrequest,andrequrethatknghttojoustwthme,andoftenhaveseenamanhaveafallathsownrequest。
HowSrLauncelotjoustedwthPalomdesandoverthrewhm,andafterhewasassaledwthtwelveknghts。
THENSrPalomdessentuntoSrLauncelotasqure,andrequredhmofjousts。Farfellow,sadSrLauncelot,tellmethylord’sname。Sr,sadthesqure,mylord’snamesSrPalomdes,thegoodknght。ngoodhour,sadSrLauncelot,fortheresnoknghtthatsawthssevenyearsthathadleferadowthalthanwthhm。Andsoetherknghtsmadethemreadywthtwogreatspears。Nay,sadSrDnadan,yeshallseethatSrPalomdeswllquthmrghtwell。tmaybeso,sadSrTrstram,butundertakethatknghtwththesheldofCornwallshallgvehmafall。belevetnot,sadSrDnadan。Rghtsotheyspurredtherhorsesandfeutredtherspears,andetherhtother,andSrPalomdesbrakeaspearuponSrLauncelot,andhesatandmovednot;butSrLauncelotsmotehmsolghtlythathemadehshorsetoavodthesaddle,andthestrokebrakehssheldandthehauberk,andhadhenotfallenhehadbeenslan。Hownow,sadSrTrstram,wstwellbythemanneroftherrdngboththatSrPalomdesshouldhaveafall。
RghtsoSrLauncelotrodehsway,androdetoawelltodrnkandtoreposehm,andtheyofNorthgalsespedhmwhtherherode;andthentherefollowedhmtwelveknghtsfortohavemschevedhm,forthscausethatuponthemornatthetournamentoftheCastleofMadensthatheshouldnotwnthevctory。SotheycameuponSrLauncelotsuddenly,andunnethehemghtputuponhmhshelmandtakehshorse,buttheywerenhandswthhm;andthenSrLauncelotgathsspear,androdethroughthem,andthereheslewaknghtandbrakeaspearnhsbody。Thenhedrewhsswordandsmoteupontherghthandanduponthelefthand,sothatwthnafewstrokeshehadslanotherthreeknghts,andtheremnantthatabodehewoundedthemsoreallthatddabde。ThusSrLauncelotescapedfromhsenemesofNorthWales,andthenSrLauncelotrodehswaytllafrend,andlodgedhmtllonthemorn;forhewouldnotthefrstdayhaveadonthetournamentbecauseofhsgreatlabour。AndonthefrstdayhewaswthKngArthurthereashew[www.kanbaapp.com]assetonhghuponascaffoldtodscernwhowasbestworthyofhsdeeds。SoSrLauncelotwaswthKngArthur,andjoustednotthefrstday。
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