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How King Pellinore rode after the lady and the knight that led her away, and how a lady desired help of him, and how he fought with two knights for that lady, of whom he slew the one at the first stroke.

Wie König Pellinore der Dame und dem Ritter nachritt, der sie fortführte, und wie eine Dame seine Hilfe begehrte, und wie er für diese Dame mit zwei Rittern kämpfte, von denen er den einen beim ersten Hieb erschlug.

CHAPTER XIII. How King Pellinore gat the lady and brought her to Camelot to the court of King Arthur.

KAPITEL XIII. Wie König Pellinore die Dame gewann und sie nach Camelot an den Hof von König Artus brachte.

CHAPTER XIV. How on the way he heard two knights, as he lay by night in a valley, and of their adventures.

KAPITEL XIV. Wie er unterwegs zwei Ritter vernahm, als er nachts in einem Tal lag, und von ihren Abenteuern.

CHAPTER XV. How when he was come to Camelot he was sworn upon a book to tell the truth of his quest.

KAPITEL XV. Wie er, als er nach Camelot gekommen war, auf ein Buch geschworen wurde, die Wahrheit über seine Suche zu berichten.

BOOK IV.

BUCH IV.

CHAPTER I. How Merlin was assotted and doted on one of the ladies of the lake, and how he was shut in a rock under a stone and there died.

KAPITEL I. Wie Merlin von einer der Damen des Sees betört und vernarrt war, und wie er in einem Felsen unter einem Stein eingeschlossen wurde und dort starb.

CHAPTER II. How five kings came into this land to war against King Arthur, and what counsel Arthur had against them.

KAPITEL II. Wie fünf Könige in dieses Land kamen, um gegen König Artus Krieg zu führen, und welchen Rat Artus gegen sie hatte.

CHAPTER III. How King Arthur had ado with them and overthrew them, and slew the five kings and made the remnant to flee.

KAPITEL III. Wie König Artus mit ihnen zu tun hatte und sie überwältigte, und die fünf Könige erschlug und den Rest zur Flucht zwang.

CHAPTER IV. How the battle was finished or he came, and how King Arthur founded an abbey where the battle was.

KAPITEL IV. Wie die Schlacht beendet war, bevor er kam, und wie König Artus eine Abtei an der Stelle der Schlacht gründete.

CHAPTER V. How Sir Tor was made knight of the Round Table, and how Bagdemagus was displeased.

KAPITEL V. Wie Sir Tor zum Ritter der Tafelrunde gemacht wurde, und wie Bagdemagus darüber unzufrieden war.

CHAPTER VI. How King Arthur, King Uriens, and Sir Accolon of Gaul, chased an hart, and of their marvellous adventures.

KAPITEL VI. Wie König Artus, König Uriens und Sir Accolon von Gallien einen Hirsch jagten, und von ihren wundersamen Abenteuern.

CHAPTER VII.

KAPITEL VII.

Vocabulary

Wie
How; introduces manner or comparison
König
King; male monarch or ruler
der
The; definite article, masculine or genitive
Dame
Lady; woman of rank or nobility
und
And; basic coordinating conjunction
dem
The; dative definite article form
Ritter
Knight; armored warrior of medieval nobility
nachritt
Rode after; past tense of nachreiten
sie
She, her, or they; personal pronoun
fortführte
Led away; past tense of fortführen
wie
How, as, like; conjunction or adverb
eine
A, an; indefinite article, feminine form
seine
His; possessive pronoun, masculine third person
Hilfe
Help, aid; assistance given to someone
begehrte
Desired, requested; past tense of begehren
er
He; third person singular masculine pronoun
für
For; preposition indicating purpose or behalf
diese
This, these; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
mit
With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
zwei
Two; the cardinal number 2
Rittern
Knights; dative plural of Ritter
kämpfte
Fought; past tense of kämpfen
von
From, of, by; common German preposition
denen
Whom, which; relative or demonstrative pronoun, dative plural
den
The; accusative definite article, masculine
einen
One; accusative indefinite article or numeral
beim
At the, by the; contraction of bei dem
ersten
First; ordinal number, inflected form
Hieb
Blow, stroke; a single strike in combat
erschlug
Slew, struck dead; past tense of erschlagen
KAPITEL
Chapter; division of a book or text
die
The; definite article, feminine or plural
gewann
Won, gained; past tense of gewinnen
nach
To, after, according to; versatile preposition
an
At, on, to; preposition of position or direction
Hof
Court, yard; royal court or courtyard
brachte
Brought; past tense of bringen
unterwegs
On the way, en route; traveling somewhere
vernahm
Heard, perceived; past tense of vernehmen
als
When, as, than; conjunction of time or comparison
nachts
At night; adverb indicating nighttime occurrence
in
In, inside; preposition of location or time
einem
A, an; dative indefinite article form
Tal
Valley; low land between hills or mountains
lag
Lay, was located; past tense of liegen
ihren
Their, her; accusative possessive pronoun form
Abenteuern
Adventures; dative plural of Abenteuer
gekommen
Come, arrived; past participle of kommen
war
Was; past tense of sein (to be)
auf
On, upon, onto; preposition of position or direction
ein
A, an, one; indefinite article or numeral
Buch
Book; written or printed bound publication
geschworen
Sworn; past participle of schwören
wurde
Was, became; past tense of werden
Wahrheit
Truth; that which is true or accurate
über
Over, about, above; preposition with multiple meanings
Suche
Search, quest; act of looking for something
zu
To, too, at; preposition or infinitive marker
berichten
To report, to tell; infinitive of berichten
BUCH
Book; major division of a larger literary work
einer
One, a; genitive or dative feminine indefinite article
Damen
Ladies; plural or genitive of Dame
des
Of the; genitive definite article, masculine/neuter
Sees
Of the lake; genitive of See (lake)
betört
Bewitched, infatuated; past participle of betören
vernarrt
Besotted, infatuated; deeply foolishly in love
Felsen
Rock, cliff; large mass of stone
unter
Under, beneath, among; preposition of position
Stein
Stone, rock; hard mineral material
eingeschlossen
Enclosed, locked in; past participle of einschließen
dort
There; adverb indicating a place away
starb
Died; past tense of sterben
fünf
Five; the cardinal number 5
Könige
Kings; plural of König
dieses
This; demonstrative pronoun, genitive or neuter form
Land
Land, country; territory or nation
kamen
Came; past tense plural of kommen
um
Around, at, in order to; preposition or conjunction
gegen
Against, toward; preposition of opposition or direction
Krieg
War; armed conflict between nations or groups
führen
To lead, to conduct, to wage; infinitive of führen
welchen
Which, what; interrogative or relative pronoun, accusative
Rat
Advice, counsel; guidance offered to someone
hatte
Had; past tense of haben
ihnen
Them; dative personal pronoun, third person plural
tun
To do; basic infinitive of action
überwältigte
Overwhelmed, overpowered; past tense of überwältigen
Rest
Rest, remainder; what is left over
zur
To the; contraction of zu der
Flucht
Flight, escape; act of fleeing from danger
zwang
Forced, compelled; past tense of zwingen
Schlacht
Battle; large-scale armed military engagement
beendet
Ended, finished; past participle of beenden
bevor
Before; conjunction indicating prior time
kam
Came; past tense singular of kommen
Abtei
Abbey; monastery or convent with an abbot
Stelle
Place, spot, position; a specific location
gründete
Founded, established; past tense of gründen
zum
To the; contraction of zu dem
Tafelrunde
Round Table; King Arthur's legendary knightly fellowship
gemacht
Made, done; past participle of machen
darüber
About it, over it; adverb referring to topic
unzufrieden
Dissatisfied, displeased; not content with something
Hirsch
Stag, deer; male deer in the wild
jagten
Hunted, chased; past tense plural of jagen
wundersamen
Wondrous, miraculous; inflected form of wundersam
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