Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 4
Of the interment of twelve kings, and of the prophecy of Merlin, and how Balin should give the dolorous stroke.
Von der Bestattung der zwölf Könige, von der Prophezeiung Merlins und davon, wie Balin den schmerzlichen Streich führen sollte.
CHAPTER XII. How a sorrowful knight came before Arthur, and how Balin fetched him, and how that knight was slain by a knight invisible.
KAPITEL XII. Wie ein trauriger Ritter vor Arthur erschien, wie Balin ihn holte und wie jener Ritter von einem unsichtbaren Ritter erschlagen wurde.
CHAPTER XIII. 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.
KAPITEL XIII. Wie Balin und die Jungfrau einem Ritter begegneten, der auf gleiche Weise erschlagen wurde, und wie die Jungfrau aufgrund des Brauchs einer Burg blutete.
CHAPTER XIV. 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.
KAPITEL XIV. Wie Balin bei einem Festmahl jenem Ritter namens Garlon begegnete und ihn dort erschlug, um mit seinem Blut den Sohn seines Gastgebers zu heilen.
CHAPTER XV. How Balin fought with King Pellam, and how his sword brake, and how he gat a spear wherewith he smote the dolorous stroke.
KAPITEL XV. Wie Balin mit König Pellam kämpfte, wie sein Schwert zerbrach und wie er einen Speer erlangte, mit dem er den schmerzlichen Streich führte.
CHAPTER XVI. How Balin was delivered by Merlin, and saved a knight that would have slain himself for love.
KAPITEL XVI. Wie Balin durch Merlin befreit wurde und einen Ritter rettete, der sich aus Liebe hätte töten wollen.
CHAPTER XVII. 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.
KAPITEL XVII. Wie jener Ritter seine Geliebte und einen neben ihr liegenden Ritter erschlug, und danach, wie er sich mit seinem eigenen Schwert tötete, und wie Balin auf eine Burg zuritt, wo er sein Leben verlor.
CHAPTER XVIII. How Balin met with his brother Balan, and how each of them slew other unknown, till they were wounded to death.
KAPITEL XVIII. Wie Balin seinem Bruder Balan begegnete und wie jeder von ihnen den anderen tötete, ohne ihn zu erkennen, bis sie zu Tode verwundet waren.
CHAPTER XIX. How Merlin buried them both in one tomb, and of Balin's sword.
KAPITEL XIX. Wie Merlin sie beide in einem Grab begrub, und von Balins Schwert.
BOOK III.
BUCH III.
CHAPTER I. 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.
KAPITEL I. Wie König Artus eine Frau nahm und Guenever heiratete, die Tochter von Leodegrance, König des Landes Cameliard, von dem er den Runden Tisch erhielt.
CHAPTER II.
KAPITEL II.
Vocabulary
- Bestattung
- The act of burying or funeral ceremony
- zwölf
- The number twelve
- Könige
- Plural of König; kings, rulers of a kingdom
- Prophezeiung
- A prophecy or prediction of future events
- davon
- Adverb meaning 'of it,' 'about it,' or 'thereof'
- schmerzlichen
- Adjective meaning painful, agonizing, or sorrowful
- Streich
- A blow, stroke, or strike delivered forcefully
- führen
- To lead, carry out, or deliver an action
- sollte
- Past subjunctive of sollen; was supposed to do
- KAPITEL
- Chapter; a division of a book or text
- trauriger
- Adjective meaning sad, sorrowful, or mournful
- Ritter
- A knight; armored warrior of noble rank
- erschien
- Past tense of erscheinen; appeared or showed up
- holte
- Past tense of holen; fetched, retrieved, or took away
- jener
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that one' or 'he'
- unsichtbaren
- Adjective meaning invisible, not able to be seen
- erschlagen
- Past participle of erschlagen; slain or struck dead
- Jungfrau
- A maiden, virgin, or young unmarried woman
- begegneten
- Past tense of begegnen; met or encountered someone
- gleiche
- Adjective meaning same, equal, or identical
- Weise
- Manner, way, or mode of doing something
- aufgrund
- Preposition meaning 'because of' or 'due to'
- Brauchs
- Genitive of Brauch; a custom, tradition, or practice
- Burg
- A castle or fortress, a medieval fortified structure
- blutete
- Past tense of bluten; bled or lost blood
- Festmahl
- A feast or banquet; a celebratory meal
- jenem
- Dative demonstrative pronoun; to or with that one
- namens
- Adverb meaning 'named' or 'by the name of'
- begegnete
- Past tense of begegnen; met or encountered someone
- erschlug
- Past tense of erschlagen; slew or struck down fatally
- Blut
- Blood; the red fluid circulating in the body
- Sohn
- Son; a male child in relation to a parent
- Gastgebers
- Genitive of Gastgeber; of the host or innkeeper
- heilen
- To heal, cure, or restore someone to health
- König
- King; a male monarch ruling over a kingdom
- kämpfte
- Past tense of kämpfen; fought or battled someone
- Schwert
- A sword; a bladed weapon used in combat
- zerbrach
- Past tense of zerbrechen; broke apart or shattered
- Speer
- A spear or lance used as a thrusting weapon
- erlangte
- Past tense of erlangen; obtained, acquired, or achieved
- führte
- Past tense of führen; led, carried out, or delivered
- befreit
- Past participle of befreien; freed, liberated, or rescued
- rettete
- Past tense of retten; saved or rescued from danger
- Liebe
- Love; deep affection or romantic feeling toward someone
- hätte
- Subjunctive II of haben; would have or had (hypothetical)
- töten
- To kill or put to death; to slay
- wollen
- Modal verb meaning 'to want' or 'to intend to'
- Geliebte
- A beloved person; sweetheart or romantic partner
- neben
- Preposition meaning 'next to' or 'beside'
- liegenden
- Present participle of liegen; lying down or situated beside
- danach
- Adverb meaning 'after that' or 'afterwards'
- eigenen
- Adjective meaning 'own' or 'one's own'
- tötete
- Past tense of töten; killed or slew someone
- zuritt
- Past tense of zureiten; rode up to on horseback
- Leben
- Life; existence or the state of being alive
- verlor
- Past tense of verlieren; lost something or someone
- Bruder
- Brother; a male sibling in a family
- jeder
- Indefinite pronoun meaning 'each' or 'every one'
- anderen
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'the other' or 'others'
- ohne
- Preposition meaning 'without' or 'lacking something'
- erkennen
- To recognize, identify, or realize who someone is
- bis
- Conjunction or preposition meaning 'until' or 'up to'
- Tode
- Dative of Tod; death, near death or unto death
- verwundet
- Past participle of verwunden; wounded or injured in combat
- beide
- Pronoun or adjective meaning 'both' of two things
- Grab
- A grave or tomb where the dead are buried
- begrub
- Past tense of begraben; buried a person after death
- BUCH
- Book; a major division of a longer literary work
- Frau
- Woman, wife, or Mrs.; an adult female person
- nahm
- Past tense of nehmen; took or accepted something
- heiratete
- Past tense of heiraten; married or wed someone
- Tochter
- Daughter; a female child in relation to a parent
- Landes
- Genitive of Land; of the land or country
- Runden
- Adjective meaning 'round'; used in 'Runden Tisch' (Round Table)
- Tisch
- Table; a piece of furniture with a flat surface
- erhielt
- Past tense of erhalten; received or obtained something
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