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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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