King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table

292 Pages·2007·45.48 MB·English

by  Green Roger Lancelyn

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KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS
OF THE ROUND TABLE
The immortal tales of King Arthur and his illustrious
Knights of the Round Table are retold here from the
original sources. They are tales about good overcoming
evil, about heroic deeds and chivalrous quests, full of
bravery and courage, mystery and enchantment. Here
arethestoriesaboutMerlin, thegoodenchanter,andthe
choosing ofthe new andlegendary king- King Arthur.
Read about Arthur's magical sword, Excalibur, and his
battles against the heathen invaders; the Knights ofthe
Round Table and their fabled quest of the Holy Grail;
SirLauncelotandhisloveforQueenGuinevere;Arthur's
final battle and his departureinto the Vale ofAvalon.
Theseage-oldtalesarejustasexcitingastheywerewhen
first told hundreds ofyears ago.
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KING ARTHUR
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Illustrationscopyright1953byLotteReiniger
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Contents
Author'sNote II
Book One: The Coming ofArthur
1. The Two Swords 17
2. Balyn andBalan 32
3. TheFirst Quest 50
4. TheMagic ofNimue andMorgana leFay 65
BookTwo: The Knights of theRound Table
1. Sir Gawain andthe Green Knight 81
2. TheFirst QuestofSirLauncelot 98
3. Sir Gareth, or The KnightoftheKitchen 117
4. Sir Tristram andthe Fair Iseult 132
5. GeraintandEnid 148
6. Sir Gawain andtheLady Ragnell 164
7. SirPercivaleofWales 175
8. The Story ofLauncelotandElaine 189
BookThree: The Quest of the Holy Grail
1. How theHoly Grailcame to Camelot 203
2. TheFirstAdventures ofSir Galahad 211
3. The AdventuresofSir Percivale 216
4. TheAdventuresofSir Bors de Gannis 223
5. TheAdventuresofSir Launcelot 229
6. How Launcelot andGawain came to Carbonek 237
7. The Endofthe Quest 244
Book Four: The Departing of Arthur
1. Launcelot andGuinevere 251
2. The PlotsofSirMordred 261
3. The Last Battle 271
Epilogue
Avalon 278
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