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In the Court of King Arthur By: Samuel E. (Samuel Edward) Lowe (1890-1952) |
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by Samuel E. Lowe
TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter I. Allan Finds A Champion II. Allan Goes Forth III. A Combat IV. Allan Meets The Knights V. Merlin's Message VI. Yosalinde VII. The Tournament VIII. Sir Tristram's Prowess IX. The Kitchen Boy X. Pentecost XI. Allan Meets A Stranger XII. The Stranger And Sir Launcelot XIII. The Party Divides XIV. King Mark's Foul Plan XV. The Weasel's Nest XVI. To The Rescue XVII. In King Mark's Castle XVIII. The Kitchen Boy Again XIX. On Adventure's Way XX. Gareth Battles Sir Brian XXI. Knight Of The Red Lawns XXII. Sir Galahad XXIII. The Beginning Of The Quest XXIV. In Normandy XXV. Sir Galahad Offers Help XXVI. Lady Jeanne's Story XXVII. Sir Launcelot Arrives XXVIII. A Rescue XXIX. Facing The East XXX. Homeward XXXI. The Beggar And The Grail
WHO WAS KING ARTHUR? King Arthur, who held sway in Camelot with his Knights of the Round
Table, was supposedly a king of Britain hundreds of years ago. Most of
the stories about him are probably not historically true, but there
was perhaps a real king named Arthur, or with a name very much like
Arthur, who ruled somewhere in the island of Britain about the sixth
century. Among the romantic spires and towers of Camelot, King Arthur held
court with his queen, Guinevere. According to tradition, he received
mortal wounds in battling with the invading Saxons, and was carried
magically to fairyland to be brought back to health and life.
Excalibur was the name of King Arthur's sword in fact, it was the
name of two of his swords. One of these tremendous weapons Arthur
pulled from the stone in which it was imbedded, after all other
knights had failed. This showed that Arthur was the proper king. The
other Excalibur was given to Arthur by the Lady of the Lake she
reached her hand above the water, as told in the story, and gave the
sword to the king. When Arthur was dying, he sent one of his Knights
of the Round Table, Sir Bedivere, to throw the sword back into the
lake from which he had received it. The Knights of the Round Table were so called because they customarily
sat about a huge marble table, circular in shape. Some say that
thirteen knights could sit around that table; others say that as many
as a hundred and fifty could find places there. There sat Sir Galahad,
who would one day see the Holy Grail. Sir Gawain was there, nephew of
King Arthur. Sir Percivale, too, was to see the Holy Grail. Sir
Lancelot Lancelot of the Lake, who was raised by that same Lady of
the Lake who gave Arthur his sword was the most famous of the Knights
of the Round Table. He loved Queen Guinevere. All the knights were sworn to uphold the laws of chivalry to go to
the aid of anyone in distress, to protect women and children, to fight
honorably, to be pious and loyal to their king.
CHAPTER ONE Allan Finds A Champion
"I cannot carry your message, Sir Knight." Quiet spoken was the lad, though his heart held a moment's fear as,
scowling and menacing, the knight who sat so easily the large horse,
flamed fury at his refusal. "And why can you not? It is no idle play, boy, to flaunt Sir
Pellimore. Brave knights have found the truth of this at bitter cost." "Nevertheless, Sir Knight, you must needs find another message bearer.
I am page to Sir Percival and he would deem it no service to him
should I bear a strange knights message." "Then, by my faith, you shall learn your lesson. Since you are but a
youth it would prove but poor sport to thrust my sword through your
worthless body. Yet shall I find Sir Percival and make him pay for the
boorishness of his page. In the meantime, take you this." With a sweep the speaker brought the flat side of his sword down. But,
if perchance, he thought that the boy would await the blow he found
surprise for that worthy skillfully evaded the weapon's downward
thrust. Now then was Sir Pellimore doubly wroth... Continue reading book >>
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