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How King Arthur held a parliament at York, and how he ordained the realm should be governed in his absence.

Wie König Artus ein Parlament in York abhielt und wie er anordnete, dass das Reich in seiner Abwesenheit regiert werden sollte.

CHAPTER IV. How King Arthur being shipped and lying in his cabin had a marvellous dream and of the exposition thereof.

KAPITEL IV. Wie König Artus, nachdem er eingeschifft war und in seiner Kajüte lag, einen wundersamen Traum hatte und von dessen Deutung.

CHAPTER V. How a man of the country told to him of a marvellous giant, and how he fought and conquered him.

KAPITEL V. Wie ein Mann aus dem Lande ihm von einem wundersamen Riesen berichtete und wie er gegen ihn kämpfte und ihn besiegte.

CHAPTER VI. How King Arthur sent Sir Gawaine and other to Lucius, and how they were assailed and escaped with worship.

KAPITEL VI. Wie König Artus Sir Gawain und andere zu Lucius sandte und wie sie angegriffen wurden und mit Ehren entkamen.

CHAPTER VII. How Lucius sent certain spies in a bushment for to have taken his knights being prisoners, and how they were letted.

KAPITEL VII. Wie Lucius einige Spione in einen Hinterhalt schickte, um seine gefangenen Ritter zu befreien, und wie sie daran gehindert wurden.

CHAPTER VIII. How a senator told to Lucius of their discomfiture, and also of the great battle between Arthur and Lucius.

KAPITEL VIII. Wie ein Senator dem Lucius von ihrer Niederlage berichtete und auch von der großen Schlacht zwischen Artus und Lucius.

CHAPTER IX How Arthur, after he had achieved the battle against the Romans, entered into Almaine, and so into Italy.

KAPITEL IX. Wie Artus, nachdem er die Schlacht gegen die Römer gewonnen hatte, in das Heilige Römische Reich einzog und so nach Italien gelangte.

CHAPTER X. Of a battle done by Sir Gawaine against a Saracen, which after was yielden and became Christian.

KAPITEL X. Von einem Kampf, den Sir Gawain gegen einen Sarazenen ausfocht, der sich danach ergab und Christ wurde.

CHAPTER XI. How the Saracens came out of a wood for to rescue their beasts, and of a great battle.

KAPITEL XI. Wie die Sarazenen aus einem Wald kamen, um ihr Vieh zu befreien, und von einer großen Schlacht.

CHAPTER XII. How Sir Gawaine returned to King Arthur with his prisoners, and how the King won a city, and how he was crowned Emperor.

KAPITEL XII. Wie Sir Gawain mit seinen Gefangenen zu König Artus zurückkehrte und wie der König eine Stadt gewann und wie er zum Kaiser gekrönt wurde.

BOOK VI.

BUCH VI.

CHAPTER I. How Sir Launcelot and Sir Lionel departed from the court, and how Sir Lionel left him sleeping and was taken.

KAPITEL I. Wie Sir Lanzelot und Sir Lionel den Hof verließen und wie Sir Lionel ihn schlafend zurückließ und gefangen genommen wurde.

CHAPTER II.

KAPITEL II.

Vocabulary

Wie
How; used to introduce manner or comparison
König
King; male monarch ruling a kingdom
ein
A, an; indefinite article or the number one
Parlament
Parliament; legislative assembly of a nation
in
In, into; preposition indicating location or direction
abhielt
Held, conducted; past tense of abhalten (to hold)
und
And; basic coordinating conjunction connecting clauses
wie
How, as, like; conjunction or adverb of manner
er
He; third-person singular masculine pronoun
anordnete
Ordered, decreed; past tense of anordnen
dass
That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause
das
The; definite article for neuter nouns
Reich
Empire, realm, kingdom; a large domain or state
seiner
His; genitive/dative possessive pronoun (masculine)
Abwesenheit
Absence; state of being away or not present
regiert
Governed, ruled; past participle of regieren
werden
To become; auxiliary verb for future or passive
sollte
Should, was supposed to; past subjunctive of sollen
KAPITEL
Chapter; numbered division of a book or text
nachdem
After; subordinating conjunction indicating sequence
eingeschifft
Embarked, boarded a ship; past participle of einschiffen
war
Was; simple past of sein (to be)
Kajüte
Cabin; small room or quarters aboard a ship
lag
Lay, was lying; simple past of liegen
einen
A, one; accusative indefinite article (masculine)
wundersamen
Wondrous, marvelous; strange and astonishing in nature
Traum
Dream; images and thoughts experienced during sleep
hatte
Had; simple past of haben (to have)
von
Of, from, by; preposition indicating origin or possession
dessen
Whose, of which; genitive relative/demonstrative pronoun
Deutung
Interpretation, meaning; explanation of something obscure
Mann
Man; adult male person
aus
From, out of; preposition of origin or departure
dem
The; dative definite article (masculine/neuter)
Lande
Land, country; dative form of Land
ihm
Him, to him; dative form of er (he)
einem
A, one; dative indefinite article (masculine/neuter)
Riesen
Giant; a person or creature of enormous size
berichtete
Reported, told; simple past of berichten
gegen
Against; preposition indicating opposition or direction
ihn
Him; accusative form of er (he)
kämpfte
Fought, battled; simple past of kämpfen
besiegte
Defeated, conquered; simple past of besiegen
andere
Others, other; referring to additional people or things
zu
To, at, too; preposition or infinitive particle
sandte
Sent; simple past of senden (to send)
sie
They, she, them; third-person pronoun (plural/feminine)
angegriffen
Attacked, assaulted; past participle of angreifen
wurden
Were; plural simple past of werden (passive auxiliary)
mit
With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
Ehren
Honors; plural of Ehre, meaning dignity or distinction
entkamen
Escaped, got away; simple past of entkommen
einige
Some, a few; indefinite pronoun indicating small number
Spione
Spies; plural of Spion, secret agents gathering information
Hinterhalt
Ambush; surprise attack from a concealed position
schickte
Sent; simple past of schicken (to send)
um
In order to, around; preposition or purpose conjunction
seine
His; possessive pronoun (masculine, nominative/accusative)
gefangenen
Captured, imprisoned; adjective form of gefangen
Ritter
Knight; armored warrior of the medieval nobility
befreien
To free, liberate; rescue someone from captivity
daran
Thereat, at it; contracted adverbial pronoun of reference
gehindert
Hindered, prevented; past participle of hindern
Senator
Senator; member of a senate or governing council
ihrer
Their, of them; genitive possessive pronoun (plural)
Niederlage
Defeat; a loss in battle or competition
auch
Also, too, as well; additive adverb
der
The; definite article (masculine nominative or genitive)
großen
Great, large; inflected adjective (dative/accusative)
Schlacht
Battle; large-scale armed conflict between forces
zwischen
Between, among; preposition indicating position or relation
die
The; definite article (feminine or plural)
Römer
Romans; inhabitants or soldiers of ancient Rome
gewonnen
Won, gained; past participle of gewinnen
Heilige
Holy, sacred; adjective describing divine or consecrated things
Römische
Roman; adjective relating to Rome or its empire
einzog
Moved into, marched in; simple past of einziehen
so
So, thus; adverb indicating manner or consequence
nach
To, after, according to; preposition of direction or time
Italien
Italy; country in southern Europe on the Mediterranean
gelangte
Reached, arrived at; simple past of gelangen
Von
Of, from; preposition indicating origin or topic
Kampf
Fight, struggle, battle; armed or intense conflict
den
The; accusative/dative definite article (masculine/plural)
ausfocht
Fought out, battled through; simple past of ausfechten
sich
Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun (third person)
danach
Afterward, after that; temporal adverb of sequence
ergab
Surrendered, yielded; simple past of ergeben
Christ
Christian; one who follows the Christian faith
wurde
Became, was; simple past of werden (passive/become)
Wald
Forest, woods; large area covered with trees
kamen
Came; simple past plural of kommen (to come)
ihr
Their, her, your (formal); possessive or personal pronoun
Vieh
Livestock, cattle; domesticated farm animals collectively
einer
One, a; nominative/genitive indefinite pronoun (feminine)
seinen
His; accusative/dative possessive pronoun (masculine)
Gefangenen
Prisoners, captives; people held against their will
zurückkehrte
Returned, came back; simple past of zurückkehren
eine
A, one; feminine indefinite article (nominative)
Stadt
City, town; large urban settlement of people
gewann
Won, captured; simple past of gewinnen
zum
To the; contraction of zu + dem (dative)
Kaiser
Emperor; supreme ruler of an empire
gekrönt
Crowned; past participle of krönen (to crown)
BUCH
Book; a major division of a longer literary work
Hof
Court, courtyard; royal or noble household and residence
verließen
Left, departed; simple past plural of verlassen
schlafend
Sleeping; present participle of schlafen (to sleep)
zurückließ
Left behind; simple past of zurücklassen
gefangen
Captured, trapped; past participle of fangen (to catch)
genommen
Taken; past participle of nehmen (to take)
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