Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 7
How Arthur took upon him to fight to be delivered out of prison, and also for to deliver twenty knights that were in prison.
Wie Arthur es auf sich nahm zu kämpfen, um aus dem Gefängnis befreit zu werden, und auch um zwanzig Ritter zu befreien, die im Gefängnis waren.
CHAPTER VIII. How Accolon found himself by a well, and he took upon him to do battle against Arthur.
KAPITEL VIII. Wie Accolon sich an einem Brunnen wiederfand, und wie er es auf sich nahm, gegen Arthur zu kämpfen.
CHAPTER IX. Of the battle between King Arthur and Accolon.
KAPITEL IX. Von der Schlacht zwischen König Arthur und Accolon.
CHAPTER X. How King Arthur's sword that he fought with brake, and how he recovered of Accolon his own sword Excalibur, and overcame his enemy.
KAPITEL X. Wie König Arthurs Schwert, mit dem er kämpfte, zerbrach, und wie er von Accolon sein eigenes Schwert Excalibur zurückgewann und seinen Feind besiegte.
CHAPTER XI. How Accolon confessed the treason of Morgan le Fay, King Arthur's sister, and how she would have done slay him.
KAPITEL XI. Wie Accolon den Verrat von Morgan le Fay, König Arthurs Schwester, gestand, und wie sie ihn hätte töten lassen wollen.
CHAPTER XII. How Arthur accorded the two brethren, and delivered the twenty knights, and how Sir Accolon died.
KAPITEL XII. Wie Arthur die zwei Brüder versöhnte und die zwanzig Ritter befreite, und wie Sir Accolon starb.
CHAPTER XIII. How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir Uwaine her son saved him.
KAPITEL XIII. Wie Morgan ihren Ehemann Sir Uriens hätte töten wollen, und wie ihr Sohn Sir Uwaine ihn rettete.
CHAPTER XIV. How Queen Morgan le Fay made great sorrow for the death of Accolon, and how she stole away the scabbard from Arthur.
KAPITEL XIV. Wie Königin Morgan le Fay großen Kummer über den Tod von Accolon empfand, und wie sie Arthur die Schwertscheide stahl.
CHAPTER XV. How Morgan le Fay saved a knight that should have been drowned, and how King Arthur returned home again.
KAPITEL XV. Wie Morgan le Fay einen Ritter rettete, der hätte ertränkt werden sollen, und wie König Arthur wieder nach Hause zurückkehrte.
CHAPTER XVI. How the Damosel of the Lake saved King Arthur from mantle that should have burnt him.
KAPITEL XVI. Wie die Edeldame vom See König Arthur vor dem Mantel rettete, der ihn hätte verbrennen sollen.
CHAPTER XVII. How Sir Gawaine and Sir Uwaine met with twelve fair damosels, and how they complained on Sir Marhaus.
KAPITEL XVII. Wie Sir Gawaine und Sir Uwaine zwölf schöne Edeldamen trafen, und wie diese sich über Sir Marhaus beklagten.
CHAPTER XVIII. How Sir Marhaus jousted with Sir Gawaine and Sir Uwaine, and overthrew them both.
KAPITEL XVIII. Wie Sir Marhaus gegen Sir Gawaine und Sir Uwaine im Tjost antrat und beide niederwarf.
CHAPTER XIX.
KAPITEL XIX.
Vocabulary
- Wie
- How; used to introduce manner or comparison
- es
- It; neuter third-person singular pronoun
- auf
- On, upon, or up; common preposition or prefix
- sich
- Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun
- nahm
- Took; past tense of nehmen
- zu
- To, at, too; very common preposition or particle
- kämpfen
- To fight, to battle, to struggle
- um
- Around, at, in order to; preposition or conjunction
- aus
- Out of, from; preposition indicating origin or exit
- dem
- The; dative singular definite article (masculine/neuter)
- Gefängnis
- Prison, jail; place of confinement
- befreit
- Freed, liberated; past participle of befreien
- werden
- To become; also used to form passive voice
- und
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- auch
- Also, too, as well; additive adverb
- zwanzig
- Twenty; the cardinal number 20
- Ritter
- Knight; armored medieval warrior of noble rank
- befreien
- To free, to liberate, to release someone
- die
- The; definite article also used as relative pronoun
- im
- In the; contraction of in and dem
- waren
- Were; past tense plural of sein (to be)
- KAPITEL
- Chapter; major division of a book
- an
- At, on, to; preposition indicating position or direction
- einem
- A, an; dative singular indefinite article
- Brunnen
- Well, fountain; structure for drawing water
- wiederfand
- Found again; past tense of wiederfinden
- wie
- How, as, like; conjunction or interrogative adverb
- er
- He; masculine third-person singular pronoun
- gegen
- Against, toward; preposition indicating opposition
- Von
- Of, from, by; preposition indicating origin or topic
- der
- The; nominative masculine or genitive/dative feminine article
- Schlacht
- Battle; large-scale armed military engagement
- zwischen
- Between; preposition indicating position among two things
- König
- King; male monarch or ruler of a kingdom
- Schwert
- Sword; bladed weapon used in combat
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- kämpfte
- Fought; past tense singular of kämpfen
- zerbrach
- Broke apart; past tense of zerbrechen
- von
- From, of, by; common preposition indicating origin
- sein
- His; possessive pronoun, or to be (infinitive)
- eigenes
- Own; adjective emphasizing personal possession
- zurückgewann
- Won back; past tense of zurückgewinnen
- seinen
- His; accusative masculine possessive pronoun
- Feind
- Enemy, foe; person who is hostile to another
- besiegte
- Defeated; past tense of besiegen
- den
- The; accusative masculine definite article
- Verrat
- Betrayal, treason; act of disloyalty or treachery
- Schwester
- Sister; female sibling
- gestand
- Confessed; past tense of gestehen
- sie
- She, they, her; third-person pronoun (singular/plural)
- ihn
- Him; accusative masculine third-person pronoun
- hätte
- Would have; subjunctive past form of haben
- töten
- To kill, to slay; to cause someone's death
- lassen
- To let, to allow, to have something done
- wollen
- To want, to intend; modal verb of desire
- zwei
- Two; the cardinal number 2
- Brüder
- Brothers; plural of Bruder, male siblings
- versöhnte
- Reconciled; past tense of versöhnen
- befreite
- Freed; past tense of befreien
- starb
- Died; past tense of sterben
- ihren
- Her, their; accusative feminine possessive pronoun
- Ehemann
- Husband; a woman's male spouse
- ihr
- Her, their, your (formal plural); pronoun or possessive
- Sohn
- Son; male offspring of a parent
- rettete
- Saved, rescued; past tense of retten
- Königin
- Queen; female monarch or king's consort
- großen
- Great, large; inflected form of groß
- Kummer
- Grief, sorrow; deep sadness or distress
- über
- Over, above, about; preposition with various meanings
- Tod
- Death; the end of life
- empfand
- Felt, perceived; past tense of empfinden
- Schwertscheide
- Scabbard; sheath for holding and protecting a sword
- stahl
- Stole; past tense of stehlen
- einen
- A, one; accusative masculine indefinite article
- ertränkt
- Drowned; past participle of ertränken
- sollen
- Should, supposed to; modal verb of obligation
- wieder
- Again, back; adverb indicating repetition or return
- nach
- To, after, according to; preposition or adverb
- Hause
- Home; dative form of Haus, used in nach Hause
- zurückkehrte
- Returned; past tense of zurückkehren
- Edeldame
- Noblewoman, lady; woman of high social rank
- vom
- From the; contraction of von and dem
- See
- Lake or sea; body of water
- vor
- Before, in front of, from; preposition of position or time
- Mantel
- Coat, cloak, mantle; outer garment worn for warmth
- verbrennen
- To burn; to destroy or injure with fire
- zwölf
- Twelve; the cardinal number 12
- schöne
- Beautiful, lovely; inflected form of schön
- Edeldamen
- Noblewomen; plural of Edeldame, ladies of rank
- trafen
- Met, encountered; past tense plural of treffen
- diese
- These, this; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- beklagten
- Mourned, lamented; past tense plural of beklagen
- Tjost
- Joust; mounted combat between two knights with lances
- antrat
- Entered, took on; past tense of antreten
- beide
- Both; referring to two things or persons together
- niederwarf
- Knocked down; past tense of niederwerfen
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