HowKngArthurmadeKngMarktobeaccordedwthSrTrstram,andhowtheydepartedtowardCornwall。
NOWpassweourmatter,andleaveweSrGawane,andspeakofKngArthur,thatonadaysaduntoKngMark:
Sr,prayyougvemeagftthatshallaskyou。Sr,sadKngMark,wllgveyouwhatsomeveryedesreantbenmypower。Sr,gramercy,sadArthur。Thswllaskyou,thatyewllbegoodlorduntoSrTrstram,forhesamanofgreathonour;andthatyewlltakehmwthyountoCornwall,andlethmseehsfrends,andtherechershhmformysake。Sr,sadKngMark,promseyoubythefathofmybody,andbythefaththatowetoGodandtoyou,shallworshphmforyoursakenallthat
canormay。Sr,sadArthur,andwllforgveyoualltheevlwllthateveroughtyou,ansobethatyouswearthatuponabookbeforeme。Wthagoodwll,sadKngMark;andsohethereswareuponabookaforehmandallhsknghts,andtherewthKngMarkandSrTrstramtooketherotherbythehandshardknttogether。ButforallthsKngMarkthoughtfalsely,astprovedafter,forheputSrTrstramnprson,andcowardlywouldhaveslanhm。
ThensoonafterKngMarktookhsleavetordentoCornwall,andSrTrstrammadehmreadytordewthhm,whereofthemostpartoftheRoundTablewerewrothandheavy,andnespecalSrLauncelot,andSrLamorak,andSrDnadan,werewrothoutofmeasureForwelltheywstKngMarkwouldslayordestroySrTrstram。Alas,sadDnadan,thatmylord,SrTrstram,shalldepart。AndSrTrstramtooksuchsorrowthathewasamazedlkeafool。Alas,sadSrLauncelotuntoKngArthur,whathaveyedone,foryeshalllosethemostmanofworshpthatevercamentoyourcourt。twashsowndesre,sadArthur,andthereforemghtnotdowthal,forhavedoneallthatcanandmadethemataccord。Accord,sadSrLauncelot,feuponthataccord,foryeshallhearthatheshallslaySrTrstram,orputhmnaprson,forhesthemostcowardandthevllanestkngandknghtthatsnowlvng。
AndtherewthSrLauncelotdeparted,andcametoKngMark,andsadtohmthus:Srkng,wtthouwellthegoodknghtSrTrstramshallgowththee。Beware,redethee,oftreason,foranthoumschefthatknghtbyanymanneroffalsehoodortreason,bythefathowetoGodandtotheorderofknghthood,shallslaytheewthmneownhands。SrLauncelot,sadthekng,overmuchhaveyesadtome,andhaveswornandsadoverlargelyaforeKngArthurnhearngofallhsknghts,thatshallnotslaynorbetrayhm。tweretomeovermuchshametobreakmypromse。Yesaywell,sadSrLauncelot,butyearecalledsofalseandfulloftreasonthatnomanmaybeleveyou。Forsoothtsknownwellwhereforeyecamentothscountry,andfornoneothercausebutfortoslaySrTrstram。SowthgreatdoleKngMarkandSrTrstramrodetogether,fortwasbySrTrstram’swllandhsmeanstogowthKngMark,andallwasforthententtoseeLaBealesoud,forwthoutthesghtofherSrTrstrammghtnotendure。
HowSrPercvalewasmadeknghtofKngArthur,andhowadumbmadspake,andbroughthmtotheRoundTable。
NOWturnweaganuntoSrLamorak,andspeakweofhsbrethren,SrTor,whchwasKngPellnore’sfrstsonandbegottenofAryes,wfeofthecowherd,forhewasabastard;andSrAglovalewashsfrstsonbegottennwedlock;SrLamorak,Dornar,Percvale,thesewerehssonstoonwedlock。SowhenKngMarkandSrTrstramweredepartedfromthecourttherewasmadegreatdoleandsorrowforthedepartngofSrTrstram。Thenthekngandhsknghtsmadenomannerofjoyseghtdaysafter。Andattheeghtdays’endtherecametothecourtaknghtwthayoungsqurewthhm。Andwhenthsknghtwasunarmed,hewenttothekngandrequredhmtomaketheyoungsqureaknght。Ofwhatlneageshecome?sadKngArthur。Sr,sadtheknght,hesthesonofKngPellnore,thatddyousometmegoodservce,andhesabrotheruntoSrLamorakdeGals,thegoodknght。Well,sadthekng,forwhatcausedesreyethatofmethatshouldmakehmknght?Wtyouwell,mylordthekng,thatthsyoungsquresbrothertomeaswellastoSrLamorak,andmynamesAglavale。SrAglavale,sadArthur,fortheloveofSrLamorak,andforhsfather’slove,heshallbemadeknghtto-morrow。
Nowtellme,sadArthur,whatshsname?Sr,sadtheknght,hsnamesPercvaledeGals。SoonthemornthekngmadehmknghtnCamelot。Butthekngandalltheknghtsthoughttwouldbelongorthatheprovedagoodknght。
Thenatthednner,whenthekngwassetatthetable,andeveryknghtafterhewasofprowess,thekngcommandedhmtobesetamongmeanknghts;andsowasSrPercvalesetasthekngcommanded。Thenwasthereamadennthequeen’scourtthatwascomeofhghblood,andshewasdumbandneverspakeword。Rghtsoshecamestraghtntothehall,andwentuntoSrPercvale,andtookhmbythehandandsadaloud,thatthekngandalltheknghtsmghtheart:Arse,SrPercvale,thenobleknghtandGod’sknght,andgowthme;andsohedd。AndthereshebroughthmtotherghtsdeoftheSegePerlous,andsad,Farknght,takeherethysege,forthatsegeappertanethtotheeandtononeother。Rghtsoshedepartedandaskedaprest。
Andasshewasconfessedandhouselledthensheded。
ThenthekngandallthecourtmadegreatjoyofSrPercvale。
HowSrLamorakvstedKngLot’swfe,andhowSrGahersslewherwhchwashsownmother。
NOWturnweuntoSrLamorak,thatmuchwasthereprased。
Then,bythemeanofSrGawaneandhsbrethren,theysentforthermothertherebesdes,fastbyacastlebesdeCamelot;andallwastothatntenttoslaySrLamorak。
TheQueenofOrkneywastherebutawhle,butSrLamorakwstoftherbeng,andwasfullfan;andfortomakeanendofthsmatter,hesentuntoher,andtherebetwxtthemwasanghtassgnedthatSrLamorakshouldcometoher。ThereofwaswareSrGahers,andthereherodeaforethesamenght,andwateduponSrLamorak,andthenhesawwherehecameallarmed。AndwhereSrLamorakalghtedhetedhshorsetoaprvypostern,andsohewentntoaparlourandunarmedhm;andthenhewentuntothequeen’sbed,andshemadeofhmpassnggreatjoy,andheofheragan,foretherlovedotherpassngsore。Sowhentheknght,SrGahers,sawhstme,hecametotherbedsdeallarmed,wthhsswordnaked,andsuddenlygathsmotherbytheharandstruckoffherhead。
WhenSrLamoraksawtheblooddashuponhmallhot,thewhchhelovedpassngwell,wtyouwellhewassoreabashedanddsmayedofthatdolorousknght。Andtherewthal,SrLamorakleaptoutofthebednhsshrtasaknghtdsmayed,sayngthus:Ah,SrGahers,knghtoftheTableRound,foulandevlhaveyedone,andtoyougreatshame。Alas,whyhaveyeslanyourmotherthatbareyou?wthmorerghtyeshouldhaveslanme。Theoffencehastthoudone,sadGahers,notwthstandngamansborntoofferhsservce;butyetshouldstthoubewarewthwhomthoumeddlest,forthouhastputmeandmybrethrentoashame,andthyfatherslewourfather;andthoutolebyourmotherstoomuchshameforustosuffer。Andasforthyfather,KngPellnoremybrotherSrGawaneandslewhm。Yeddhmthemorewrong,sadSrLamorak,formyfatherslewnotyourfather,twasBalnleSavage:andasyetmyfather’sdeathsnotrevenged。Leavethosewords,sadSrGahers,foranthouspeakfelonouslywllslaythee。Butbecausethouartnakedamashamedtoslaythee。Butwtthouwell,nwhatplacemaygettheeshallslaythee;andnowmymothersqutofthee;andwthdrawtheeandtakethnearmour,thatthouweregone。SrLamoraksawtherewasnoneotherbote,butfastarmedhm,andtookhshorseandrodehswaymaknggreatsorrow。ButfortheshameanddolourhewouldnotrdetoKngArthur’scourt,butrodeanotherway。
ButwhentwasknownthatGahershadslanhsmotherthekngwaspassngwroth,andcommandedhmtogooutofhscourt。WtyewellSrGawanewaswroththatGahershadslanhsmotherandletSrLamorakescape。Andforthsmatterwasthekngpassngwroth,andsowasSrLauncelot,andmanyotherknghts。Sr,sadSrLauncelot,heresagreatmschefbefallenbyfelony,andbyforecasttreason,thatyoursstersthusshamefullyslan。Anddaresaythattwaswroughtbytreason,anddaresayyeshalllosethatgoodknght,SrLamorakthewhchsgreatpty。wotwellandamsure,anSrTrstramwstt,hewouldnevermorecomewthnyourcourt,thewhchshouldgreveyoumuchmoreandallyourknghts。Goddefend,sadthenobleKngArthur,that
shouldloseSrLamorakorSrTrstram,forthentwanofmychefknghtsoftheTableRoundweregone。Sr,sadSrLauncelot,amsureyeshallloseSrLamorak,forSrGawaneandhsbrethrenwllslayhmbyonemeanorother;fortheyamongthemhaveconcludedandsworntoslayhmanevertheymayseethertme。Thatshall
let,sadArthur。
HowSrAgravaneandSrMordredmetwthaknghtfleeng,andhowtheybothwereoverthrown,andofSrDnadan。
NOWleaveweofSrLamorak,andspeakofSrGawane’sbrethren,andspecallyofSrAgravaneandSrMordred。
Astheyrodeontheradventurestheymetwthaknghtfleeng,sorewounded;andtheyaskedhmwhattdngs。
Farknghts,sadhe,herecomethaknghtaftermethatwllslayme。WththatcameSrDnadanrdngtothembyadventure,buthewouldpromsethemnohelp。ButSrAgravaneandSrMordredpromsedhmtorescuehm。Therewthalcamethatknghtstraghtuntothem,andanonheprofferedtojoust。ThatsawSrMordredandrodetohm,buthestruckMordredoverhshorse’stal。ThatsawSrAgravane,andstraghtherodetowardthatknght,andrghtsoasheservedMordredsoheservedAgravane,andsadtothem:Srs,wtyewellboththatamBreuseSauncePt,thathathdonethstoyou。
AndyetherodeoverAgravanefveorstmes。WhenDnadansawths,hemustneedsjoustwthhmforshame。
AndsoDnadanandheencounteredtogether,thatwthpurestrengthSrDnadansmotehmoverhshorse’stalThenhetookhshorseandfled,forhewasonfootoneofthevalantestknghtsnArthur’sdays,andagreatdestroyerofallgoodknghts。
ThenrodeSrDnadanuntoSrMordredanduntoSrAgravane。Srknght,sadtheyall,wellhaveyedone,andwellhaveyerevengedus,whereforeweprayyoutellusyourname。Farsrs,yeoughttoknowmyname,thewhchscalledSrDnadan。WhentheyunderstoodthattwasDnadantheyweremorewroththantheywerebefore,fortheyhatedhmoutofmeasurebecauseofSrLamorak。
ForDnadanhadsuchacustomthathelovedallgoodknghtsthatwerevalant,andhehatedallthosethatweredestroyersofgoodknghts。AndtherewerenonethathatedDnadanbutthosethateverwerecalledmurderers。
ThenspakethehurtknghtthatBreuseSauncePthadchased,hsnamewasDalan,andsad:fthoubeDnadanthouslewestmyfather。tmaywellbeso,sadDnadan,butthentwasnmydefenceandathsrequest。Bymyhead,sadDalan,thoushaltdetherefore,andtherewthhedressedhsspearandhssheld。Andtomaketheshortertale,SrDnadansmotehmdownoffhshorse,thathsneckwasnghbroken。AndnthesamewsehesmoteSrMordredandSrAgravane。Andafter,nthequestoftheSangreal,cowardlyandfelonouslytheyslewDnadan,thewhchwasgreatdamage,forhewasagreatbourderandapassnggoodknght。
AndsoSrDnadanrodetoacastlethathghtBeale-
Valet。AndtherehefoundSrPalomdesthatwasnotyetwholeofthewoundthatSrLamorakgavehm。AndthereDnadantoldPalomdesallthetdngsthatheheardandsawofSrTrstram,andhowhewasgonewthKngMark,andwthhmhehathallhswllanddesre。
TherewthSrPalomdeswaxedwroth,forhelovedLaBealesoud。AndthenhewstwellthatSrTrstramenjoyedher。
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