Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1

By Thomas Malory

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'Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1' by Sir Thomas Malory is a classic collection of tales about the legendary King Arthur, his knights of the Round Table, and their adventures. It explores themes of chivalry, loyalty, love, and betrayal, bringing to life the rich mythology of Arthurian legend.

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Length15 hrs 52 mins

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Publish dateJan 3, 1998

LanguageEnglish

1BOOK I.

2Book I

3Chapter II. How Uther Pendragon Made War On The Duke Of Cornwall, And How By The Mean Of Merlin He Lay By The Duchess And Gat Arthur

4Chapter III. Of The Birth Of King Arthur And Of His Nurture

5Chapter IV. Of The Death Of King Uther Pendragon

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6Chapter V. How Arthur Was Chosen King, And Of Wonders And Marvels Of A Sword Taken Out Of A Stone By The Said Arthur

7Chapter VI. How King Arthur Pulled Out The Sword Divers Times

8Chapter VII. How King Arthur Was Crowned, And How He Made Officers

9Chapter VIII. How King Arthur Held In Wales, At A Pentecost, A Great Feast, And What Kings And Lords Came To His Feast

10Chapter IX. Of The First War That King Arthur Had, And How He Won The Field

11Chapter X. How Merlin Counselled King Arthur To Send For King Ban And King Bors, And Of Their Counsel Taken For The War

12Chapter XI. Of A Great Tourney Made By King Arthur And The Two Kings Ban And Bors, And How They Went Over The Sea

13Chapter XII. How Eleven Kings Gathered A Great Host Against King Arthur

14Chapter XIII. Of A Dream Of The King With The Hundred Knights

15Chapter XIV. How The Eleven Kings With Their Host Fought Against Arthur And His Host, And Many Great Feats Of The War

16Chapter XV. Yet Of The Same Battle

17Chapter XVI. Yet More Of The Same Battle

18Chapter XVII. Yet More Of The Same Battle, And How It Was Ended By Merlin

19Chapter XVIII. How King Arthur, King Ban, And King Bors Rescued King Leodegrance, And Other Incidents

20Chapter XIX. How King Arthur Rode To Carlion, And Of His Dream, And How He Saw The Questing Beast

21Chapter XX. How King Pellinore Took Arthur’s Horse And Followed The Questing Beast, And How Merlin Met With Arthur

22Chapter XXI. How Ulfius Impeached Queen Igraine, Arthur’s Mother, Of Treason; And How A Knight Came And Desired To Have The Death Of His Master Revenged

23Chapter XXII. How Griflet Was Made Knight, And Jousted With A Knight

24Chapter XXIII. How Twelve Knights Came From Rome And Asked Truage For This Land Of Arthur, And How Arthur Fought With A Knight

25Chapter XXIV. How Merlin Saved Arthur’s Life, And Threw An Enchantment On King Pellinore And Made Him To Sleep

26Chapter XXV. How Arthur By The Mean Of Merlin Gat Excalibur His Sword Of The Lady Of The Lake

27Chapter XXVI. How Tidings Came To Arthur That King Rience Had Overcome Eleven Kings, And How He Desired Arthur’s Beard To Trim His Mantle

28Chapter XXVII. How All The Children Were Sent For That Were Born On May-day, And How Mordred Was Saved

29Book II

30Chapter II. How Balin, Arrayed Like A Poor Knight, Pulled Out The Sword, Which Afterward Was The Cause Of His Death

31Chapter III. How The Lady Of The Lake Demanded The Knight’s Head That Had Won The Sword, Or The Maiden’s Head

32Chapter IV. How Merlin Told The Adventure Of This Damosel

33Chapter V. How Balin Was Pursued By Sir Lanceor, Knight Of Ireland, And How He Jousted And Slew Him

34Chapter VI. How A Damosel, Which Was Love To Lanceor, Slew Herself For Love, And How Balin Met With His Brother Balan

35Chapter VII. How A Dwarf Reproved Balin For The Death Of Lanceor, And How King Mark Of Cornwall Found Them, And Made A Tomb Over Them

36Chapter VIII. How Merlin Prophesied That Two The Best Knights Of The World Should Fight There, Which Were Sir Lancelot And Sir Tristram

37Chapter IX. How Balin And His Brother, By The Counsel Of Merlin, Took King Rience And Brought Him To King Arthur

38Chapter X. How King Arthur Had A Battle Against Nero And King Lot Of Orkney, And How King Lot Was Deceived By Merlin, And How Twelve Kings Were Slain

39Chapter XI. Of The Interment Of Twelve Kings, And Of The Prophecy Of Merlin, And How Balin Should Give The Dolorous Stroke

40Chapter XII. How A Sorrowful Knight Came Before Arthur, And How Balin Fetched Him, And How That Knight Was Slain By A Knight Invisible

41Chapter XIII. How Balin And The Damosel Met With A Knight Which Was In Likewise Slain, And How The Damosel Bled For The Custom Of A Castle

42Chapter XIV. How Balin Met With That Knight Named Garlon At A Feast, And There He Slew Him, To Have His Blood To Heal Therewith The Son Of His Host

43Chapter XV. How Balin Fought With King Pellam, And How His Sword Brake, And How He Gat A Spear Wherewith He Smote The Dolorous Stroke

44Chapter XVI. How Balin Was Delivered By Merlin, And Saved A Knight That Would Have Slain Himself For Love

45Chapter XVII. How That Knight Slew His Love And A Knight Lying By Her, And After, How He Slew Himself With His Own Sword, And How Balin Rode Toward A Castle Where He Lost His Life

46Chapter XVIII. How Balin Met With His Brother Balan, And How Each Of Them Slew Other Unknown, Till They Were Wounded To Death

47Chapter XIX. How Merlin Buried Them Both In One Tomb, And Of Balin’s Sword

48Book III

49Chapter II. How The Knights Of The Round Table Were Ordained And Their Sieges Blessed By The Bishop Of Canterbury

50Chapter III. How A Poor Man Riding Upon A Lean Mare Desired King Arthur To Make His Son Knight