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Of a dream of the King with the Hundred Knights.

Von einem Traum des Königs mit den Hundert Rittern.

CHAPTER XIV. How the eleven kings with their host fought against Arthur and his host, and many great feats of the war.

KAPITEL XIV. Wie die elf Könige mit ihrem Heer gegen Arthur und sein Heer kämpften, und viele große Heldentaten des Krieges.

CHAPTER XV. Yet of the same battle.

KAPITEL XV. Noch von derselben Schlacht.

CHAPTER XVI. Yet more of the same battle.

KAPITEL XVI. Noch mehr von derselben Schlacht.

CHAPTER XVII. Yet more of the same battle, and how it was ended by Merlin.

KAPITEL XVII. Noch mehr von derselben Schlacht, und wie sie durch Merlin beendet wurde.

CHAPTER XVIII. How King Arthur, King Ban, and King Bors rescued King Leodegrance, and other incidents.

KAPITEL XVIII. Wie König Arthur, König Ban und König Bors König Leodegrance retteten, und andere Begebenheiten.

CHAPTER XIX. How King Arthur rode to Carlion, and of his dream, and how he saw the questing beast.

KAPITEL XIX. Wie König Arthur nach Carlion ritt, und von seinem Traum, und wie er das suchende Ungeheuer sah.

CHAPTER XX. How King Pellinore took Arthur's horse and followed the Questing Beast, and how Merlin met with Arthur.

KAPITEL XX. Wie König Pellinore Arthurs Pferd nahm und dem suchenden Ungeheuer folgte, und wie Merlin Arthur begegnete.

CHAPTER XXI. How Ulfius impeached Queen Igraine, Arthur's mother, of treason; and how a knight came and desired to have the death of his master revenged.

KAPITEL XXI. Wie Ulfius Königin Igraine, Arthurs Mutter, des Verrats anklagte; und wie ein Ritter kam und begehrte, den Tod seines Herrn zu rächen.

CHAPTER XXII. How Griflet was made knight, and jousted with a knight

KAPITEL XXII. Wie Griflet zum Ritter geschlagen wurde und mit einem Ritter turnierte.

CHAPTER XXIII. How twelve knights came from Rome and asked truage for this land of Arthur, and how Arthur fought with a knight.

KAPITEL XXIII. Wie zwölf Ritter aus Rom kamen und Tribut für dieses Land von Arthur forderten, und wie Arthur mit einem Ritter kämpfte.

CHAPTER XXIV. How Merlin saved Arthur's life, and threw an enchantment on King Pellinore and made him to sleep.

KAPITEL XXIV. Wie Merlin Arthurs Leben rettete und König Pellinore verzauberte und ihn in Schlaf versetzte.

CHAPTER XXV. How Arthur by the mean of Merlin gat Excalibur his sword of the Lady of the Lake.

KAPITEL XXV. Wie Arthur durch Merlins Vermittlung Excalibur, sein Schwert, von der Herrin des Sees erhielt.

CHAPTER XXVI. How tidings came to Arthur that King Rience had overcome eleven kings, and how he desired Arthur's beard to trim his mantle.

KAPITEL XXVI. Wie Arthur die Nachricht erreichte, dass König Rience elf Könige besiegt hatte, und wie er Arthurs Bart begehrte, um seinen Mantel damit zu verzieren.

CHAPTER XXVII.

KAPITEL XXVII.

Vocabulary

Traum
A dream or vision during sleep
Königs
Genitive form of König, meaning 'of the king'
Hundert
The number one hundred
Rittern
Dative plural of Ritter, meaning 'knights'
KAPITEL
A chapter in a book or text
elf
The number eleven
Könige
Plural of König, meaning 'kings'
Heer
An army or large military force
gegen
Preposition meaning 'against' or 'toward'
kämpften
Past tense plural of kämpfen, meaning 'fought'
viele
Adjective meaning 'many' or 'a lot of'
große
Adjective meaning 'great' or 'large'
Heldentaten
Plural of Heldentat, meaning 'heroic deeds'
Krieges
Genitive form of Krieg, meaning 'of the war'
Noch
Adverb meaning 'still,' 'yet,' or 'more'
derselben
Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'of the same'
Schlacht
A battle or large military engagement
mehr
Adverb or adjective meaning 'more'
durch
Preposition meaning 'through' or 'by means of'
beendet
Past participle of beenden, meaning 'ended' or 'finished'
König
A king or male monarch
retteten
Past tense plural of retten, meaning 'rescued' or 'saved'
andere
Adjective or pronoun meaning 'other' or 'others'
Begebenheiten
Plural of Begebenheit, meaning 'events' or 'occurrences'
nach
Preposition meaning 'to,' 'after,' or 'according to'
ritt
Past tense of reiten, meaning 'rode' on horseback
suchende
Present participle of suchen, meaning 'seeking' or 'searching'
Ungeheuer
A monster or terrifying creature
sah
Past tense of sehen, meaning 'saw'
Pferd
A horse used for riding or work
nahm
Past tense of nehmen, meaning 'took'
suchenden
Dative form of suchend, meaning 'to the searching one'
folgte
Past tense of folgen, meaning 'followed'
begegnete
Past tense of begegnen, meaning 'encountered' or 'met'
Königin
A queen or female monarch
Mutter
A mother or female parent
Verrats
Genitive of Verrat, meaning 'of betrayal' or 'of treason'
anklagte
Past tense of anklagen, meaning 'accused' or 'charged'
Ritter
A knight, armored medieval warrior of noble rank
kam
Past tense of kommen, meaning 'came'
begehrte
Past tense of begehren, meaning 'demanded' or 'desired'
Tod
Death or the end of life
Herrn
Genitive or accusative of Herr, meaning 'lord' or 'master'
rächen
Infinitive meaning 'to avenge' or 'to take revenge'
geschlagen
Past participle of schlagen, meaning 'struck' or 'knighted'
turnierte
Past tense of turnieren, meaning 'jousted' or 'tourneyed'
zwölf
The number twelve
Rom
The city of Rome, capital of ancient Rome
kamen
Past tense plural of kommen, meaning 'came'
Tribut
A tribute or payment demanded by a ruling power
Land
A country, land, or territory
forderten
Past tense plural of fordern, meaning 'demanded' or 'requested'
kämpfte
Past tense singular of kämpfen, meaning 'fought'
Leben
Life or the state of being alive
rettete
Past tense of retten, meaning 'saved' or 'rescued'
verzauberte
Past tense of verzaubern, meaning 'enchanted' or 'bewitched'
Schlaf
Sleep or the state of sleeping
versetzte
Past tense of versetzen, meaning 'put into' a state
Vermittlung
Mediation, intervention, or arranging between parties
Schwert
A sword, bladed weapon used in combat
Herrin
A mistress or female lord, lady of authority
Sees
Genitive of See, meaning 'of the lake'
erhielt
Past tense of erhalten, meaning 'received' or 'obtained'
Nachricht
A message, news, or piece of information
erreichte
Past tense of erreichen, meaning 'reached' or 'arrived at'
besiegt
Past participle of besiegen, meaning 'defeated' or 'conquered'
Bart
A beard, facial hair grown on the chin and cheeks
Mantel
A cloak or coat worn as an outer garment
damit
Conjunction or adverb meaning 'so that' or 'with it'
verzieren
Infinitive meaning 'to decorate' or 'to adorn'
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