Le Morte DArthur, vol 1 | Page 8

how he desired Arthur's beard to trim his mantle Chap. xxvi. How
all the children were sent for that were born on May-day, and how
Mordred was saved . . . . Chap. xxvii.
The Second Book.
Of a damosel which came girt with a sword for to find a man of such
virtue to draw it out of the scabbard . . Chap. i. How Balin, arrayed like
a poor knight, pulled out the sword, which afterward was cause of his
death . . . Chap. ii. How the Lady of the Lake demanded the knight's
head that had won the sword, or the maiden's head . . . Chap. iii. How
Merlin told the adventure of this damosel . Chap. iv. How Balin was
pursued by Sir Lanceor, knight of Ireland, and how he jousted and slew
him . . . . Chap. v.
How a damosel, which was love to Lanceor, slew herself for love, and
how Balin met with his brother Balan . . Chap. vi. How a dwarf
reproved Balin for the death of Lanceor, and how King Mark of
Cornwall found them, and made a tomb over them
Chap. vii.
How Merlin prophesied that two the best knights of the world should
fight there, which were Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristram Chap. viii.
How Balin and his brother, by the counsel of Merlin, took King Rience
and brought him to King Arthur . . Chap. ix.
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 . . . . . Chap. x.
Of the interment of twelve kings, and of the prophecy of Merlin, and
how Balin should give the dolorous stroke . Chap. xi.
How a sorrowful knight came before Arthur, and how Balin fetched
him, and how that knight was slain by a knight invisible
Chap. xii.
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
Chap. xiii.
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 . . . . . .
Chap. xiv.
How Balin fought with King Pellam, and how his sword brake, and
how he gat a spear wherewith he smote the dolorous stroke
Chap. xv.
How Balin was delivered by Merlin, and saved a knight that would
have slain himself for love . . . Chap. xvi.
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 . . Chap. xvii.
How Balin met with his brother Balan, and how each of them slew
other unknown, till they were wounded to death . Chap. xviii.
How Merlin buried them both in one tomb, and of Balin's sword
Chap. YiX.
Here follow the Chapters of the Third Book.
How King Arthur took a wife, and wedded Guenever, daughter to
Leodegrance, King of the Land of Cameliard, with whom he had the
Round Table . . . . . Chap. i.
How the Knights of the Round Table were ordained and their sieges
blessed by the Bishop of Canterbury . . Chap. ii.
How a poor man, riding upon a lean mare, desired King Arthur to
make his son knight . . . .Chap. iii. How Sir Tor was known for
son of King Pellinore, and how Gawaine was made knight . . . . . Chap.
iv. How at the feast of the wedding of King Arthur to Guenever, a
white hart came into the hall, and thirty couple hounds, and how a
brachet pinched the hart, which was taken away . Chap. v. How Sir
Gawaine rode for to fetch again the hart, and how two brethren fought
each against other for the hart . Chap. vi. How the hart was chased into
a castle and there slain, and how Sir Galraine slew a lady . . . . Chap. vii.
How four knights fought against Sir Gawaine and Gaheris, and how
they were overcome, and their lives saved at the request of four
ladies . . . . . . Chap. viii. How Sir Tor rode after the knight with the
brachet, and of his adventure by the way . . . . Chap. ix. How Sir Tor
found the brachet with a lady, and how a knight assailed him for the

said brachet . . . . Chap. x. How Sir Tor overcame the knight, and how
he lost his head at the request of a lady .