Le Morte d'Arthur (Complete 21 Book Edition). Thomas Malory

at request of four ladies.

       9. How Sir Tor rode after the knight with the brachet, and of his adventure by the way.

       10. How Sir Tor found the brachet with a lady, and how a knight assailed him for the said brachet.

       11. How Sir Tor overcame the knight, and how he lost his head at the request of a lady.

       12. How King Pellinore rode after the lady and the knight that led her away, and how a lady desired help of him, and how he fought with two knights for that lady, of whom he slew the one at the first stroke.

       13. How King Pellinore gat the lady and brought her to Camelot to the court of King Arthur.

       14. How on the way he heard two knights, as he lay by night in a valley, and of their adventures.

       15. How when he was come to Camelot he was sworn upon a book to tell the truth of his quest.

       Book IV

       1. How Merlin was assotted and doted on one of the ladies of the lake, and how he was shut in a rock under a stone and there died.

       2. How five kings came into this land to war against King Arthur, and what counsel Arthur had against them.

       3. How King Arthur had ado with them and overthrew them, and slew the five kings and made the remnant to flee.

       4. How the battle was finished or he came, and how King Arthur founded an abbey where the battle was.

       5. How Sir Tor was made knight of the Round Table, and how Bagdemagus was displeased.

       6. How King Arthur, King Uriens, and Sir Accolon of Gaul, chased an hart, and of their marvellous adventures.

       7. How Arthur took upon him to fight to be delivered out of prison, and also for to deliver twenty knights that were in prison.

       8. How Accolon found himself by a well, and he took upon him to do battle against Arthur.

       9. Of the battle between King Arthur and Accolon.

       10. How King Arthur’s sword that he fought with brake, and how he recovered of Accolon his own sword Excalibur, and overcame his enemy.

       11. How Accolon confessed the treason of Morgan le Fay, King Arthur’s sister, and how she would have done slay him.

       12. How Arthur accorded the two brethren, and delivered the twenty knights, and how Sir Accolon died.

       13. How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir Uwaine her son saved him.

       14. How Queen Morgan le Fay made great sorrow for the death of Accolon, and how she stole away the scabbard from Arthur.

       15. How Morgan le Fay saved a knight that should have been drowned, and how King Arthur returned home again.

       16. How the Damosel of the Lake saved King Arthur from mantle that should have burnt him.

       17. How Sir Gawaine and Sir Uwaine met with twelve fair damosels, and how they complained on Sir Marhaus.

       18. How Sir Marhaus jousted with Sir Gawaine and Sir Uwaine, and overthrew them both.

       19. How Sir Marhaus, Sir Gawaine, and Sir Uwaine met three damosels, and each of them took one.

       20. How a knight and a dwarf strove for a lady.

       21. How King Pelleas suffered himself to be taken prisoner because he would have a sight of his lady, and how Sir Gawaine promised him to get to him the love of his lady.

       22. How Sir Gawaine came to the Lady Ettard, and how Sir Pelleas found them sleeping.

       23. How Sir Pelleas loved no more Ettard by means of the Damosel of the Lake, whom he loved ever after.

       24. How Sir Marhaus rode with the damosel, and how he came to the Duke of the South Marches.

       25. How Sir Marhaus fought with the duke and his four sons and made them to yield them.

       26. How Sir Uwaine rode with the damosel of sixty year of age, and how he gat the prize at tourneying.

       27. How Sir Uwaine fought with two knights and overcame them.

       28. How at the year’s end all three knights with their three damosels met at the fountain.

       Book V

       1. How twelve aged ambassadors of Rome came to King Arthur to demand truage for Britain.

       2. How the kings and lords promised to King Arthur aid and help against the Romans.

       3. How King Arthur held a parliament at York, and how he ordained the realm should be governed in his absence.

       4. How King Arthur being shipped and lying in his cabin had a marvellous dream and of the exposition thereof.