Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 3
How all the children were sent for that were born on May-day, and how Mordred was saved.
Wie alle Kinder, die am Maitag geboren wurden, herbeigerufen wurden, und wie Mordred gerettet wurde.
BOOK II.
BUCH II.
CHAPTER I. Of a damosel which came girt with a sword for to find a man of such virtue to draw it out of the scabbard.
KAPITEL I. Von einer Jungfrau, die mit einem Schwert umgürtet kam, um einen Mann von solcher Tugend zu finden, der es aus der Scheide ziehen könnte.
CHAPTER II. How Balin, arrayed like a poor knight, pulled out the sword, which afterward was the cause of his death.
KAPITEL II. Wie Balin, wie ein armer Ritter gekleidet, das Schwert herauszog, das danach die Ursache seines Todes war.
CHAPTER III. How the Lady of the Lake demanded the knight's head that had won the sword, or the maiden's head.
KAPITEL III. Wie die Herrin des Sees den Kopf des Ritters forderte, der das Schwert gewonnen hatte, oder den Kopf der Jungfrau.
CHAPTER IV. How Merlin told the adventure of this damosel.
KAPITEL IV. Wie Merlin das Abenteuer dieser Jungfrau erzählte.
CHAPTER V. How Balin was pursued by Sir Lanceor, knight of Ireland, and how he jousted and slew him.
KAPITEL V. Wie Balin von Sir Lanceor, dem Ritter aus Irland, verfolgt wurde, und wie er im Turnier kämpfte und ihn erschlug.
CHAPTER VI. How a damosel, which was love to Lanceor, slew herself for love, and how Balin met with his brother Balan.
KAPITEL VI. Wie eine Jungfrau, die Lanceor liebte, sich aus Liebe das Leben nahm, und wie Balin seinem Bruder Balan begegnete.
CHAPTER VII. How a dwarf reproved Balin for the death of Lanceor, and how King Mark of Cornwall found them, and made a tomb over them.
KAPITEL VII. Wie ein Zwerg Balin wegen des Todes von Lanceor tadelte, und wie König Mark von Cornwall sie fand und ein Grabmal über ihnen errichtete.
CHAPTER VIII. How Merlin prophesied that two the best knights of the world should fight there, which were Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristram.
KAPITEL VIII. Wie Merlin prophezeite, dass die zwei besten Ritter der Welt dort kämpfen würden, nämlich Sir Lancelot und Sir Tristram.
CHAPTER IX. How Balin and his brother, by the counsel of Merlin, took King Rience and brought him to King Arthur.
KAPITEL IX. Wie Balin und sein Bruder auf Merlins Rat König Rience gefangen nahmen und ihn zu König Artus brachten.
CHAPTER X. 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.
KAPITEL X. Wie König Artus eine Schlacht gegen Nero und König Lot von Orkney führte, und wie König Lot von Merlin getäuscht wurde, und wie zwölf Könige erschlagen wurden.
CHAPTER XI.
KAPITEL XI.
Vocabulary
- Wie
- How; used to introduce comparisons or questions
- alle
- All, every; referring to an entire group
- Kinder
- Children; plural of Kind
- die
- The; definite article or relative pronoun
- am
- At the, on the; contraction of an dem
- Maitag
- May Day; the first day of May
- geboren
- Born; past participle of gebären
- wurden
- Were; past tense auxiliary of werden
- herbeigerufen
- Summoned, called forth; past participle of herbeirufen
- und
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- wie
- How, as, like; comparison or question word
- gerettet
- Saved, rescued; past participle of retten
- wurde
- Was, became; past tense singular of werden
- BUCH
- Book; a major division of a literary work
- KAPITEL
- Chapter; a section of a book
- Von
- Of, from, by; common German preposition
- einer
- A, one; indefinite article feminine dative
- Jungfrau
- Maiden, virgin; young unmarried woman
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- einem
- A, one; indefinite article neuter or masculine dative
- Schwert
- Sword; bladed weapon used in combat
- umgürtet
- Girded, belted; fastened around the waist
- kam
- Came; past tense of kommen
- um
- Around, in order to; preposition or conjunction
- einen
- A, one; indefinite article masculine accusative
- Mann
- Man; an adult male person
- von
- Of, from; preposition indicating origin or possession
- solcher
- Such; of that kind or degree
- Tugend
- Virtue; moral excellence or admirable quality
- zu
- To, too; preposition or infinitive particle
- finden
- To find; to locate or discover something
- der
- The; definite article or relative pronoun masculine
- es
- It; third person singular neuter pronoun
- aus
- Out of, from; preposition indicating removal or origin
- Scheide
- Scabbard, sheath; case for holding a sword
- ziehen
- To pull, draw; to extract or move something
- könnte
- Could; subjunctive of können expressing possibility
- ein
- A, an, one; indefinite article
- armer
- Poor; lacking wealth or resources, adjective form
- Ritter
- Knight; armored warrior of medieval nobility
- gekleidet
- Dressed, clothed; past participle of kleiden
- das
- The, that; definite article or demonstrative pronoun
- herauszog
- Drew out, pulled out; past tense of herausziehen
- danach
- Afterwards, thereafter; indicating what followed
- Ursache
- Cause, reason; what brings about an event
- seines
- His, its; genitive possessive pronoun masculine
- Todes
- Of death; genitive form of Tod
- war
- Was; past tense of sein
- Herrin
- Mistress, lady; female ruler or noble woman
- des
- Of the; genitive definite article masculine or neuter
- Sees
- Of the lake; genitive form of See
- den
- The; definite article masculine accusative or dative plural
- Kopf
- Head; uppermost part of the human body
- Ritters
- Of the knight; genitive form of Ritter
- forderte
- Demanded, requested; past tense of fordern
- gewonnen
- Won, gained; past participle of gewinnen
- hatte
- Had; past tense of haben
- oder
- Or; coordinating conjunction presenting alternatives
- Abenteuer
- Adventure; exciting or dangerous experience
- dieser
- This, of this; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- erzählte
- Told, narrated; past tense of erzählen
- dem
- The; definite article dative singular masculine or neuter
- Irland
- Ireland; island nation in northwestern Europe
- verfolgt
- Pursued, followed; past participle of verfolgen
- er
- He; third person singular masculine pronoun
- im
- In the; contraction of in dem
- Turnier
- Tournament; medieval competition between knights
- kämpfte
- Fought, battled; past tense of kämpfen
- ihn
- Him; masculine accusative personal pronoun
- erschlug
- Slew, killed; past tense of erschlagen
- eine
- A, one; indefinite article feminine nominative
- liebte
- Loved; past tense of lieben
- sich
- Herself, himself, itself; reflexive pronoun
- Liebe
- Love; deep affection or romantic attachment
- Leben
- Life; state of being alive or existence
- nahm
- Took; past tense of nehmen
- seinem
- His; dative possessive pronoun masculine or neuter
- Bruder
- Brother; male sibling
- begegnete
- Met, encountered; past tense of begegnen
- Zwerg
- Dwarf; a short or small mythical creature
- wegen
- Because of, due to; preposition indicating reason
- tadelte
- Scolded, rebuked; past tense of tadeln
- König
- King; male monarch or ruler of a kingdom
- sie
- She, they, her; personal pronoun varying by context
- fand
- Found; past tense of finden
- Grabmal
- Tomb, grave monument; memorial structure for the dead
- über
- Over, above, about; preposition with various meanings
- ihnen
- Them; dative plural personal pronoun
- errichtete
- Erected, built; past tense of errichten
- prophezeite
- Prophesied, foretold; past tense of prophezeien
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause
- zwei
- Two; the number 2
- besten
- Best; superlative of gut in declined form
- Welt
- World; the earth or all of existence
- dort
- There; indicating a specific place or location
- kämpfen
- To fight, to battle; to engage in combat
- würden
- Would; conditional auxiliary form of werden
- nämlich
- Namely, that is; used to specify or clarify
- sein
- His; possessive pronoun or infinitive of to be
- auf
- On, onto, upon; preposition indicating position or direction
- Rat
- Advice, council; guidance or recommendation given
- gefangen
- Captured, imprisoned; past participle of fangen
- nahmen
- Took; past tense plural of nehmen
- brachten
- Brought; past tense plural of bringen
- Schlacht
- Battle; a large-scale armed military conflict
- gegen
- Against; preposition indicating opposition or direction
- führte
- Led, conducted; past tense of führen
- getäuscht
- Deceived, tricked; past participle of täuschen
- zwölf
- Twelve; the number 12
- Könige
- Kings; plural of König
- erschlagen
- Slain, killed; past participle of erschlagen
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