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Le Morte Darthur

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  1. 1Title page
  2. 2Advertisement to the Present Edition
  3. 3Introduction
  4. 4§2. the Text, and Its Several Editions
  5. 5§3. an Essay on Chivalry
  6. 6Preface of William Caxton
  7. 7The Table or Rubrysshe of the Content of Chapters
  8. 8The First Book of King Arthur
  9. 9Chap. II
  10. 10Chap. III
  11. 11Chap. iv — How King Arthur Pulled Out the Sword Divers Times
  12. 12Chap. v — How King Arthur Was Crowned, and How He Made Officers
  13. 13Chap. VI
  14. 14Chap. vii — Of the First War That King Arthur Had, and How He Won t…
  15. 15Chap. VIII
  16. 16Chap. IX
  17. 17Chap. x — How Eleven Kings Gathered a Great Host Against King Arthur
  18. 18Chap. xi — Of a Dream of the King With the Hundred Knights
  19. 19Chap. XII
  20. 20Chap. xiii — Yet of the Same Battle
  21. 21Chap. xiv — Yet More of the Same Battle
  22. 22Chap. xv — Yet More of the Said Battle, and How It Was Ended by Merlin
  23. 23Chap. xvi — How King Arthur, King Ban, and King Bors Rescued King L…
  24. 24Chap. XVII
  25. 25Chap. XVIII
  26. 26Chap. XIX
  27. 27Chap. xx — How Griflet Was Made Knight, and Justed With a Knight
  28. 28Chap. XXI
  29. 29Chap. XXII
  30. 30Chap. XXIII
  31. 31Chap. XXIV
  32. 32Chap. XXV
  33. 33Book the Second
  34. 34Chap. II
  35. 35Chap. III
  36. 36Chap. iv — How Merlin Told the Adventure of This Damsel
  37. 37Chap. V
  38. 38Chap. VI
  39. 39Chap. VII
  40. 40Chap. VIII
  41. 41Chap. IX
  42. 42Chap. X
  43. 43Chap. XI
  44. 44Chap. XII
  45. 45Chap. XIII
  46. 46Chap. XIV
  47. 47Chap. XV
  48. 48Chap. XVI
  49. 49Chap. XVII
  50. 50Chap. XVIII
  51. 51Chap. xix — How Merlin Buried Them Both in One Tomb, and of Balin’s…
  52. 52The Third Book
  53. 53Chap. II
  54. 54Chap. III
  55. 55Chap. iv — How Sir Tor Was Known for Son of King Pellinore, and How…
  56. 56Chap. V
  57. 57Chap. VI
  58. 58Chap. VII
  59. 59Chap. VIII
  60. 60Chap. IX
  61. 61Chap. X
  62. 62Chap. XI
  63. 63Chap. XII
  64. 64Chap. XIII
  65. 65Chap. XIV
  66. 66Chap. XV
  67. 67The Fourth Book
  68. 68Chap. II
  69. 69Chap. III
  70. 70Chap. IV
  71. 71Chap. v — How Sir Tor Was Made Knight of the Round Table, and How B…
  72. 72Chap. VI
  73. 73Chap. VII
  74. 74Chap. VIII
  75. 75Chap. ix — Of the Battle Between King Arthur and Accolon
  76. 76Chap. X
  77. 77Chap. XI
  78. 78Chap. xii — How Arthur Accorded the Two Brethren, and Delivered the…
  79. 79Chap. XIII
  80. 80Chap. XIV
  81. 81Chap. XV
  82. 82Chap. XVI
  83. 83Chap. XVII
  84. 84Chap. xviii — How Sir Marhaus Justed With Sir Gawaine and Sir Uwain…
  85. 85Chap. XIX
  86. 86Chap. xx — How a Knight and a Dwarf Strove for a Lady
  87. 87Chap. XXI
  88. 88Chap. xxii — How Sir Gawaine Came to the Lady Ettard, and How Sir P…
  89. 89Chap. XXIII
  90. 90Chap. XXIV
  91. 91Chap. XXV
  92. 92Chap. XXVI
  93. 93Chap. xxvii — How Sir Uwaine Fought With Two Knights, and Overcame…
  94. 94Chap. xxviii — How at the Year’s End All Three Knights With Their T…
  95. 95The Fifth Book
  96. 96Chap. ii — How the Kings and Lords Promised to King Arthur Aid and…
  97. 97Chap. III
  98. 98Chap. IV
  99. 99Chap. V
  100. 100Chap. VI
  101. 101Chap. VII
  102. 102Chap. VIII
  103. 103Chap. IX
  104. 104Chap. x — Of a Battle Done by Gawaine Against a Saracen, Which Afte…
  105. 105Chap. XI
  106. 106Chap. XII
  107. 107The Sixth Book
  108. 108Chap. II
  109. 109Chap. III
  110. 110Chap. iv — How Sir Launcelot Was Delivered by the Mean of a Damsel
  111. 111Chap. V
  112. 112Chap. VI
  113. 113Chap. VII
  114. 114Chap. viii — How Sir Launcelot and Sir Turquine Fought Together
  115. 115Chap. ix — How Sir Turquine Was Slain, and How Sir Launcelot Bade S…
  116. 116Chap. X
  117. 117Chap. xi — How Sir Launcelot Slew Two Giants, and Made a Castle Free
  118. 118Chap. xii — How Sir Launcelot Rode Disguised in Sir Kay’s Harness,…
  119. 119Chap. xiii — How Sir Launcelot Justed Against Four Knights of the R…
  120. 120Chap. XIV
  121. 121Chap. XV
  122. 122Chap. XVI
  123. 123Chap. XVII
  124. 124Chap. XVIII
  125. 125The Seventh Book
  126. 126Chap. II
  127. 127Chap. III
  128. 128Chap. IV
  129. 129Chap. V
  130. 130Chap. vi — How Sir Beaumains Fought and Slew Two Knights at a Passage
  131. 131Chap. VII
  132. 132Chap. VIII
  133. 133Chap. IX
  134. 134Chap. X
  135. 135Chap. xi — How Sir Beaumains Suffered Great Rebukes of the Damsel,…
  136. 136Chap. xii — How Sir Beaumains Fought With Sir Persant of Inde, and…
  137. 137Chap. XIII
  138. 138Chap. XIV
  139. 139Chap. XV
  140. 140Chap. xvi — How the Two Knights Met Together, and of Their Talking,…
  141. 141Chap. XVII
  142. 142Chap. XVIII
  143. 143Chap. XIX
  144. 144Chap. XX
  145. 145Chap. XXI
  146. 146Chap. XXII
  147. 147Chap. XXIII
  148. 148Chap. xxiv — How King Arthur Pardoned Them, and Demanded of Them Wh…
  149. 149Chap. XXV
  150. 150Chap. XXVI
  151. 151Chap. XXVII
  152. 152Chap. xxviii — How the Knights Bare Them in Battle
  153. 153Chap. xxix — Yet of the Said Tournament
  154. 154Chap. xxx — How Sir Gareth Was Espied by the Heralds, and How He Es…
  155. 155Chap. XXXI
  156. 156Chap. XXXII
  157. 157Chap. XXXIII
  158. 158Chap. XXXIV
  159. 159Chap. XXXV
  160. 160The Eighth Book
  161. 161Chap. ii — How the Step-Mother of Sir Tristram Had Ordained Poison…
  162. 162Chap. III
  163. 163Chap. IV
  164. 164Chap. V
  165. 165Chap. vi — How Sir Tristram Arrived Into the Island for to Furnish…
  166. 166Chap. VII
  167. 167Chap. VIII
  168. 168Chap. IX
  169. 169Chap. X
  170. 170Chap. XI
  171. 171Chap. XII
  172. 172Chap. xiii — How Sir Tristram and King Mark Hurt Each Other for the…
  173. 173Chap. xiv — How Sir Tristram Came to the Lady, and How Her Husband…
  174. 174Chap. XV
  175. 175Chap. xvi — How Sir Tristram Fought With Two Knights of the Round T…
  176. 176Chap. XVII
  177. 177Chap. XVIII
  178. 178Chap. XIX
  179. 179Chap. xx — How King Anguish of Ireland Was Summoned to Come Unto Ki…
  180. 180Chap. XXI
  181. 181Chap. XXII
  182. 182Chap. XXIII
  183. 183Chap. XXIV
  184. 184Chap. XXV
  185. 185Chap. xxvi — How Sir Tristram Fought With Sir Breunor, and at the L…
  186. 186Chap. XXVII
  187. 187Chap. XXVIII
  188. 188Chap. XXIX
  189. 189Chap. XXX
  190. 190Chap. XXXI
  191. 191Chap. XXXII
  192. 192Chap. XXXIII
  193. 193Chap. XXXIV
  194. 194Chap. XXXV
  195. 195Chap. XXXVI
  196. 196Chap. XXXVII
  197. 197Chap. XXXVIII
  198. 198Chap. XXXIX
  199. 199Chap. XL
  200. 200Chap. xli — How Sir Lamorak Slew Sir Frol, and of the Courteous Fig…
  201. 201The Ninth Book
  202. 202Chap. II
  203. 203Chap. III
  204. 204Chap. IV
  205. 205Chap. V
  206. 206Chap. VI
  207. 207Chap. VII
  208. 208Chap. VIII
  209. 209Chap. IX
  210. 210Chap. X
  211. 211Chap. XI
  212. 212Chap. XII
  213. 213Chap. XIII
  214. 214Chap. XIV
  215. 215Chap. XV
  216. 216Chap. xvi — How King Arthur Was Brought Into the Forest Perilous, a…
  217. 217Chap. XVII
  218. 218Chap. XVIII
  219. 219Chap. XIX
  220. 220Chap. XX
  221. 221Chap. XXI
  222. 222Chap. XXII
  223. 223Chap. XXIII
  224. 224Chap. XXIV
  225. 225Chap. XXV
  226. 226Chap. XXVI
  227. 227Chap. XXVII
  228. 228Chap. xxviii — How Sir Tristram Had a Fall of Sir Palamides, and Ho…
  229. 229Chap. XXIX
  230. 230Chap. XXX
  231. 231Chap. xxxi — How Sir Tristram Returned Against King Arthur’s Party,…
  232. 232Chap. xxxii — How Sir Tristram Found Palamides by a Well, and Broug…
  233. 233Chap. XXXIII
  234. 234Chap. xxxiv — How Sir Launcelot Hurt Sir Tristram, and How After Si…
  235. 235Chap. XXXV
  236. 236Chap. XXXVI
  237. 237Chap. xxxvii — How Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan Wer…
  238. 238Chap. XXXVIII
  239. 239Chap. XXXIX
  240. 240Chap. XL
  241. 241Chap. XLI
  242. 242Chap. XLII
  243. 243Chap. XLIII
  244. 244Chap. xliv — How Sir Tristram at a Tournament Bare the Shield That…
  245. 245The Tenth Book
  246. 246Chap. II
  247. 247Chap. III
  248. 248Chap. iv — How Sir Tristram Smote Down Sir Sagramor le Desirous, an…
  249. 249Chap. v — How Sir Tristram Met at the Peron With Sir Launcelot, and…
  250. 250Chap. VI
  251. 251Chap. VII
  252. 252Chap. VIII
  253. 253Chap. IX
  254. 254Chap. x — How Sir Berluse Met With King Mark, and How Sir Dinadan T…
  255. 255Chap. XI
  256. 256Chap. XII
  257. 257Chap. XIII
  258. 258Chap. XIV
  259. 259Chap. XV
  260. 260Chap. xvi — How Sir Dinadan Told Sir Palamides of the Battle Betwee…
  261. 261Chap. xvii — How Sir Lamorak Justed With Divers Knights of the Cast…
  262. 262Chap. xviii — How Sir Palamides Would Have Justed for Sir Lamorak W…
  263. 263Chap. xix — How Sir Lamorak Justed With Sir Palamides and Hurt Him…
  264. 264Chap. XX
  265. 265Chap. XXI
  266. 266Chap. XXII
  267. 267Chap. XXIII
  268. 268Chap. XXIV
  269. 269Chap. XXV
  270. 270Chap. XXVI
  271. 271Chap. XXVII
  272. 272Chap. XXVIII
  273. 273Chap. XXIX
  274. 274Chap. XXX
  275. 275Chap. XXXI
  276. 276Chap. XXXII
  277. 277Chap. XXXIII
  278. 278Chap. XXXIV
  279. 279Chap. XXXV
  280. 280Chap. XXXVI
  281. 281Chap. xxxvii — How Queen Morgan le Fay Had Alisander in Her Castle,…
  282. 282Chap. xxxviii — How Alisander Was Delivered From the Queen Morgan l…
  283. 283Chap. XXXIX
  284. 284Chap. XL
  285. 285Chap. XLI
  286. 286Chap. xlii — How Sir Galahalt and Palamides Fought Together, and of…
  287. 287Chap. xliii — How Sir Archade Appealed Sir Palamides of Treason, an…
  288. 288Chap. xliv — Of the Third Day, and How Sir Palamides Justed With Si…
  289. 289Chap. xlv — Of the Fourth Day, and of Many Great Feats of Arms
  290. 290Chap. xlvi — Of the Fifth Day, and How Sir Lamorak Behaved Him
  291. 291Chap. xlvii — How Sir Palamides Fought With Corsabrin for a Lady, a…
  292. 292Chap. xlviii — Of the Sixth Day, and What Then Was Done
  293. 293Chap. XLIX
  294. 294Chap. L
  295. 295Chap. Li
  296. 296Chap. LII
  297. 297Chap. LIII
  298. 298Chap. LIV
  299. 299Chap. LV
  300. 300Chap. LVI
  301. 301Chap. LVII
  302. 302Chap. lviii — How They Approached the Castle Lonazep, and of Other…
  303. 303Chap. LIX
  304. 304Chap. LX
  305. 305Chap. lxi — How Palamides Went for to Fight With Two Brethren for t…
  306. 306Chap. LXII
  307. 307Chap. lxiii — Of the Preparation of Sir Palamides and the Two Breth…
  308. 308Chap. LXIV
  309. 309Chap. LXV
  310. 310Chap. lxvi — How Sir Palamides Justed With Sir Galihodin and After…
  311. 311Chap. LXVII
  312. 312Chap. LXVIII
  313. 313Chap. LXIX
  314. 314Chap. LXX
  315. 315Chap. LXXI
  316. 316Chap. lxxii — How Sir Dinadan Provoked Sir Tristram to Do Well
  317. 317Chap. LXXIII
  318. 318Chap. lxxiv — How the Second Day Palamides Forsook Sir Tristram, an…
  319. 319Chap. LXXV
  320. 320Chap. LXXVI
  321. 321Chap. lxxvii — How Sir Tristram Departed With La Beale Isoud, and H…
  322. 322Chap. LXXVIII
  323. 323Chap. lxxix — How Sir Tristram and Sir Palamides Did the Next Day,…
  324. 324Chap. lxxx — How Sir Tristram Turned to King Arthur’s Side, and How…
  325. 325Chap. LXXXI
  326. 326Chap. LXXXII
  327. 327Chap. LXXXIII
  328. 328Chap. lxxxiv — How Sir Palamides and Sir Safere Conducted Sir Epino…
  329. 329Chap. LXXXV
  330. 330Chap. LXXXVI
  331. 331Chap. LXXXVII
  332. 332Chap. LXXXVIII
  333. 333The Eleventh Book
  334. 334Chap. ii — How Sir Launcelot Came to Pelles, and of the Sangreal, a…
  335. 335Chap. III
  336. 336Chap. IV
  337. 337Chap. V
  338. 338Chap. VI
  339. 339Chap. VII
  340. 340Chap. VIII
  341. 341Chap. IX
  342. 342Chap. X
  343. 343Chap. XI
  344. 344Chap. XII
  345. 345Chap. XIII
  346. 346Chap. XIV
  347. 347The Twelfth Book
  348. 348Chap. II
  349. 349Chap. III
  350. 350Chap. IV
  351. 351Chap. V
  352. 352Chap. VI
  353. 353Chap. VII
  354. 354Chap. VIII
  355. 355Chap. IX
  356. 356Chap. X
  357. 357Chap. XI
  358. 358Chap. XII
  359. 359Chap. XIII
  360. 360Chap. XIV
  361. 361The Thirteenth Book
  362. 362Chap. II
  363. 363Chap. III
  364. 364Chap. IV
  365. 365Chap. V
  366. 366Chap. VI
  367. 367Chap. VII
  368. 368Chap. VIII
  369. 369Chap. IX
  370. 370Chap. X
  371. 371Chap. XI
  372. 372Chap. XII
  373. 373Chap. XIII
  374. 374Chap. XIV
  375. 375Chap. xv — How Sir Galahad Fought With the Knights of the Castle, a…
  376. 376Chap. XVI
  377. 377Chap. XVII
  378. 378Chap. XVIII
  379. 379Chap. XIX
  380. 380Chap. XX
  381. 381The Fourteenth Book
  382. 382Chap. II
  383. 383Chap. III
  384. 384Chap. IV
  385. 385Chap. V
  386. 386Chap. VI
  387. 387Chap. VII
  388. 388Chap. VIII
  389. 389Chap. IX
  390. 390Chap. X
  391. 391The Fifteenth Book
  392. 392Chap. II
  393. 393Chap. III
  394. 394Chap. IV
  395. 395Chap. v — How Sir Launcelot Justed With Many Knights, and How He Wa…
  396. 396Chap. vi — How Sir Launcelot Told His Vision Unto a Woman, and How…
  397. 397The Sixteenth Book
  398. 398Chap. II
  399. 399Chap. III
  400. 400Chap. iv — How the Hermit Expounded Their Vision
  401. 401Chap. v — Of the Good Counsel That the Hermit Gave to Him
  402. 402Chap. VI
  403. 403Chap. VII
  404. 404Chap. VIII
  405. 405Chap. IX
  406. 406Chap. X
  407. 407Chap. XI
  408. 408Chap. XII
  409. 409Chap. xiii — Of the Holy Communication of an Abbot to Sir Bors, and…
  410. 410Chap. XIV
  411. 411Chap. XV
  412. 412Chap. xvi — How Sir Lionel Slew Sir Colgrevance, and How After He W…
  413. 413Chap. XVII
  414. 414The Seventeenth Book
  415. 415Chap. II
  416. 416Chap. III
  417. 417Chap. iv — Of the Marvels of the Sword and of the Scabbard
  418. 418Chap. V
  419. 419Chap. vi — How Solomon Took David’s Sword by the Counsel of His Wif…
  420. 420Chap. vii — A Wonderful Tale of King Solomon and His Wife
  421. 421Chap. VIII
  422. 422Chap. IX
  423. 423Chap. X
  424. 424Chap. XI
  425. 425Chap. XII
  426. 426Chap. XIII
  427. 427Chap. XIV
  428. 428Chap. xv — How Sir Launcelot Was Tofore the Door of the Chamber Whe…
  429. 429Chap. XVI
  430. 430Chap. xvii — How Sir Launcelot Returned Towards Logris, and of Othe…
  431. 431Chap. xviii — How Galahad Came to King Mordrains, and of Other Matt…
  432. 432Chap. XIX
  433. 433Chap. XX
  434. 434Chap. xxi — How Galahad Anointed With the Blood of the Spear the Ma…
  435. 435Chap. XXII
  436. 436Chap. XXIII
  437. 437The Eighteenth Book
  438. 438Chap. II
  439. 439Chap. III
  440. 440Chap. IV
  441. 441Chap. V
  442. 442Chap. VI
  443. 443Chap. VII
  444. 444Chap. viii — How the Truth Was Known by the Maiden of the Lake, and…
  445. 445Chap. IX
  446. 446Chap. x — How the Tourney Began at Winchester, and What Knights Wer…
  447. 447Chap. XI
  448. 448Chap. XII
  449. 449Chap. XIII
  450. 450Chap. XIV
  451. 451Chap. XV
  452. 452Chap. XVI
  453. 453Chap. XVII
  454. 454Chap. XVIII
  455. 455Chap. XIX
  456. 456Chap. XX
  457. 457Chap. XXI
  458. 458Chap. XXII
  459. 459Chap. xxiii — How Sir Launcelot Behaved Him at the Justs, and Other…
  460. 460Chap. XXIV
  461. 461Chap. xxv — How True Love Is Likened to Summer
  462. 462The Nineteenth Book
  463. 463Chap. ii — How Sir Meliagraunce Took the Queen and All Her Knights,…
  464. 464Chap. III
  465. 465Chap. IV
  466. 466Chap. V
  467. 467Chap. VI
  468. 468Chap. VII
  469. 469Chap. VIII
  470. 470Chap. IX
  471. 471Chap. X
  472. 472Chap. xi — How King Arthur Handled Sir Urre, and After Him Many Oth…
  473. 473Chap. XII
  474. 474Chap. XIII
  475. 475The Twentieth Book
  476. 476Chap. II
  477. 477Chap. III
  478. 478Chap. IV
  479. 479Chap. V
  480. 480Chap. VI
  481. 481Chap. VII
  482. 482Chap. VIII
  483. 483Chap. IX
  484. 484Chap. X
  485. 485Chap. xi — Of the Communication Between King Arthur and Sir Launcel…
  486. 486Chap. XII
  487. 487Chap. xiii — How Sir Gawaine Justed and Smote Down Sir Lionel, and…
  488. 488Chap. XIV
  489. 489Chap. XV
  490. 490Chap. xvi — Of the Communication Between Sir Gawaine and Sir Launce…
  491. 491Chap. XVII
  492. 492Chap. XVIII
  493. 493Chap. XIX
  494. 494Chap. XX
  495. 495Chap. XXI
  496. 496Chap. XXII
  497. 497The Twenty-first Book
  498. 498Chap. II
  499. 499Chap. III
  500. 500Chap. IV
  501. 501Chap. V
  502. 502Chap. VI
  503. 503Chap. VII
  504. 504Chap. VIII
  505. 505Chap. ix — How Sir Launcelot Departed to Seek the Queen Guenever, a…
  506. 506Chap. X
  507. 507Chap. XI
  508. 508Chap. XII
  509. 509Chap. XIII
  510. 510Note A
  511. 511Glossary and Index

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