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The Boy's King Arthur Sir Thomas Malory's History of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table

It befell in the days of the noble Utherpendragon, when he was King of England, [that there was born to him a son who in after time was King Arthur. Howbeit the boy knew not he was the king's son. For when he was but a babe] the king commanded two knights and two ladies to tak...

Chapters

1. BOOK VII. OF THE DEATH OF ARTHUR

2. BOOK I

It befell in the days of the noble Utherpendragon, when he was King of England, [that there was born to him a son who in after time was King Arthur. Howbeit the boy knew not he...

3. BOOK II

Anon after that the noble and worthy King Arthur was come from Rome into England, all the knights of the Round Table resorted unto the king, and made many jousts and tournaments...

4. BOOK III

When Arthur held his Round Table most fully, it fortuned that he commanded that the high feast of Pentecost should be holden at a city and a castle, the which in those days was...

5. did. And so he endured all that twelvemonth, and never displeased

man nor child, but always he was meek and mild. But ever when he saw any jousting of knights, that would he see and he might. And ever Sir Launcelot would give him gold to spend...

6. BOOK IV

There was a knight that hight Meliodas, and he was lord and king of the country of Lyonesse, and this King Meliodas was as likely a man as any was at that time living. And by fo...

7. BOOK V

At the vigil of Pentecost, when all the fellowship of the Round Table were come unto Camelot, and there they all heard their service, and all the tables were covered, ready to s...

8. BOOK VI

SO after the quest of the Sanc Greal was fulfilled, and all knights that were left on live were come again to the Table Round, then was there great joy, and in especial King Art...

9. BOOK VII

[Footnote 20: This event--the death of King Arthur--gave name to the whole series of stories with some of the old editors: Caxton, for example, the first printer of Sir Thomas M...

10. ill. For sithence I have done battles for your queen in other quarrels

than in mine own, me seemeth now I had more right to do battle for her in a right quarrel. And therefore my good and gracious lord," said Sir Launcelot, "take your queen unto yo...