Le Morte d'Arthur BOOK IX
Legends and Sagas
BOOK IX CHAPTER I How a young man came into the court of King Arthur, and how Sir Kay called him in scorn La Cote Male Taile.
BOOK IX CHAPTER II How a damosel came into the court and desired a knight to take on him an enquest, which La Cote Male Taile emprised.
BOOK IX CHAPTER III How La Cote Male Taile overthrew Sir Dagonet the king's fool, and of the rebuke that he had of the damosel.
BOOK IX CHAPTER IV How La Cote Male Taile fought against an hundred knights, and how he escaped by the mean of a lady.
BOOK IX CHAPTER V How Sir Launcelot came to the court and heard of La Cote Male Taile, and how he followed after him, and how La Cote Male Taile was prisoner.
BOOK IX CHAPTER VI How Sir Launcelot fought with six knights, and after with Sir Brian, and how he delivered the prisoners.
BOOK IX CHAPTER VII How Sir Launcelot met with the damosel named Male disant, and named her the Damosel Bienpensant.
BOOK IX CHAPTER VIII How La Cote Male Taile was taken prisoner, and after rescued by Sir Launcelot, and how Sir Launcelot overcame four brethren.
BOOK IX CHAPTER IX How Sir Launcelot made La Cote Male Taile lord of the Castle of Pendragon, and after was made knight of the Round Table.
BOOK IX CHAPTER X How La Beale Isoud sent letters to Sir Tristram by her maid Bragwaine, and of divers adventures of Sir Tristram.
BOOK IX CHAPTER XI How Sir Tristram met with Sir Lamorak de Galis, and how they fought, and after accorded never to fight together.
BOOK IX CHAPTER XII How Sir Palomides followed the Questing Beast, and smote down Sir Tristram and Sir Lamorak with one spear.
BOOK IX CHAPTER XIII How Sir Lamorak met with Sir Meliagaunce, and fought together for the beauty of Dame Guenever.
BOOK IX CHAPTER XIV How Sir Meliagaunce told for what cause they fought, and how Sir Lamorak jousted with King Arthur.
BOOK IX CHAPTER XV How Sir Kay met with Sir Tristram, and after of the shame spoken of the knights of Cornwall, and how they jousted.
BOOK IX CHAPTER XVI How King Arthur was brought into the Forest Perilous, and how Sir Tristram saved his life.
BOOK IX CHAPTER XVII How Sir Tristram came to La Beale Isoud, and how Kehydius began to love Beale Isoud, and of a letter that Tristram found.
BOOK IX CHAPTER XIX How Sir Tristram soused Dagonet in a well, and how Palomides sent a damosel to seek Tristram, and how Palomides met with King Mark.
BOOK IX CHAPTER XX How it was noised how Sir Tristram was dead, and how La Beale Isoud would have slain herself.
BOOK IX CHAPTER XXI How King Mark found Sir Tristram naked, and made him to be borne home to Tintagil, and how he was there known by a brachet.
BOOK IX CHAPTER XXII How King Mark, by the advice of his council, banished Sir Tristram out of Cornwall the term of ten years.
BOOK IX CHAPTER XXIII How a damosel sought help to help Sir Launcelot against thirty knights, and how Sir Tristram fought with them.
BOOK IX CHAPTER XXIV How Sir Tristram and Sir Dinadan came to a lodging where they must joust with two knights.
BOOK IX CHAPTER XXV How Sir Tristram jousted with Sir Kay and Sir Sagramore le Desirous, and how Sir Gawaine turned Sir Tristram from Morgan le Fay.
BOOK IX CHAPTER XXVI How Sir Tristram and Sir Gawaine rode to have foughten with the thirty knights, but they durst not come out.
BOOK IX CHAPTER XXVII How damosel Bragwaine found Tristram sleeping by a well, and how she delivered letters to him from La Beale Isoud.
BOOK IX CHAPTER XXVIII How Sir Tristram had a fall with Sir Palomides, and how Launcelot overthrew two knights.
BOOK IX CHAPTER XXIX How Sir Launcelot jousted with Palomides and overthrew him, and after he was assailed with twelve knights.
BOOK IX CHAPTER XXX How Sir Tristram behaved him the first day of the tournament, and there he had the prize.
BOOK IX CHAPTER XXXI How Sir Tristram returned against King Arthur's party because he saw Sir Palomides on that party.
BOOK IX CHAPTER XXXII How Sir Tristram found Palomides by a well, and brought him with him to his lodging.
BOOK IX CHAPTER XXXIII How Sir Tristram smote down Sir Palomides, and how he jousted with King Arthur, and other feats.
BOOK IX CHAPTER XXXIV How Sir Launcelot hurt Sir Tristram, and how after Sir Tristram smote down Sir Palomides.
BOOK IX CHAPTER XXXV How the prize of the third day was given to Sir Launcelot, and Sir Launcelot gave it to Sir Tristram.
BOOK IX CHAPTER XXXVI How Palomides came to the castle where Sir Tristram was, and of the quest that Sir Launcelot and ten knights made for Sir Tristram.
BOOK IX CHAPTER XXXVII How Sir Tristram, Sir Palomides, and Sir Dinadan were taken and put in prison.
BOOK IX CHAPTER XXXVIII How King Mark was sorry for the good renown of Sir Tristram. Some of King Arthur's knights jousted with knights of Cornwall.
BOOK IX CHAPTER XXXIX Of the treason of King Mark, and how Sir Gaheris smote him down and Andred his cousin.
BOOK IX CHAPTER XL How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palomides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered.
BOOK IX CHAPTER XLI How Sir Dinadan rescued a lady from Sir Breuse Saunce Pite, and how Sir Tristram received a shield of Morgan le Fay.
BOOK IX CHAPTER XLII How Sir Tristram took with him the shield, and also how he slew the paramour of Morgan le Fay.
BOOK IX CHAPTER XLIII How Morgan le Fay buried her paramour, and how Sir Tristram praised Sir Launcelot and his kin.
BOOK IX CHAPTER XLIV How Sir Tristram at a tournament bare the shield that Morgan le Fay delivered to him.