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How Sir Launcelot came into the Chapel Perilous and gat there of a dead corpse a piece of the cloth and a sword.

Wie Sir Launcelot in die Kapelle Perilous kam und dort von einer Leiche ein Stück des Tuches und ein Schwert nahm.

CHAPTER XVI. How Sir Launcelot at the request of a lady recovered a falcon, by which he was deceived.

KAPITEL XVI. Wie Sir Launcelot auf Bitten einer Dame einen Falken zurückgewann, durch den er getäuscht wurde.

CHAPTER XVII. How Sir Launcelot overtook a knight which chased his wife to have slain her, and how he said to him.

KAPITEL XVII. Wie Sir Launcelot einen Ritter einholte, der seine Frau jagte, um sie zu töten, und was er zu ihm sagte.

CHAPTER XVIII. How Sir Launcelot came to King Arthur's Court, and how there were recounted all his noble feats and acts.

KAPITEL XVIII. Wie Sir Launcelot an König Artus' Hof kam und wie dort all seine edlen Taten und Leistungen berichtet wurden.

BOOK VII.

BUCH VII.

CHAPTER I. How Beaumains came to King Arthur's Court and demanded three petitions of King Arthur.

KAPITEL I. Wie Beaumains an König Artus' Hof kam und drei Bitten an König Artus stellte.

CHAPTER II. How Sir Launcelot and Sir Gawaine were wroth because Sir Kay mocked Beaumains, and of a damosel which desired a knight to fight for a lady.

KAPITEL II. Wie Sir Launcelot und Sir Gawaine zornig waren, weil Sir Kay Beaumains verspottete, und von einer Jungfrau, die einen Ritter begehrte, der für eine Dame kämpfen sollte.

CHAPTER III. How Beaumains desired the battle, and how it was granted to him, and how he desired to be made knight of Sir Launcelot.

KAPITEL III. Wie Beaumains den Kampf begehrte und wie er ihm gewährt wurde, und wie er begehrte, von Sir Launcelot zum Ritter geschlagen zu werden.

CHAPTER IV. How Beaumains departed, and how he gat of Sir Kay a spear and a shield, and how he jousted with Sir Launcelot.

KAPITEL IV. Wie Beaumains aufbrach und wie er von Sir Kay einen Speer und einen Schild erlangte, und wie er mit Sir Launcelot tjostierte.

CHAPTER V. How Beaumains told to Sir Launcelot his name, and how he was dubbed knight of Sir Launcelot, and after overtook the damosel.

KAPITEL V. Wie Beaumains Sir Launcelot seinen Namen nannte, und wie er von Sir Launcelot zum Ritter geschlagen wurde, und wie er danach die Jungfrau einholte.

CHAPTER VI. How Beaumains fought and slew two knights at a passage.

KAPITEL VI. Wie Beaumains kämpfte und zwei Ritter an einem Engpass erschlug.

CHAPTER VII. How Beaumains fought with the Knight of the Black Launds, and fought with him till he fell down and died.

KAPITEL VII. Wie Beaumains mit dem Ritter der Schwarzen Fluren kämpfte und mit ihm rang, bis dieser niederfiel und starb.

CHAPTER VIII.

KAPITEL VIII.

Vocabulary

Wie
How; used to ask or describe manner
in
In; preposition indicating location or time
die
The; definite article for feminine or plural nouns
Kapelle
Chapel; small Christian place of worship
kam
Came; past tense of kommen, to come
und
And; basic coordinating conjunction
dort
There; indicating a place away from speaker
von
From or of; preposition indicating origin or possession
einer
A or one; indefinite article in dative feminine
Leiche
Corpse; dead body of a person
ein
A or one; indefinite article for neuter or masculine
Stück
Piece; a portion or fragment of something
des
Of the; genitive definite article for masculine or neuter
Tuches
Of the cloth; genitive of Tuch, fabric
Schwert
Sword; bladed weapon used in combat
nahm
Took; past tense of nehmen, to take
KAPITEL
Chapter; a section division in a book
auf
On or upon; preposition indicating position or direction
Bitten
Requests or pleas; asking earnestly for something
Dame
Lady; a noblewoman or woman of rank
einen
A or one; indefinite article in accusative masculine
Falken
Falcon; a bird of prey used in hunting
zurückgewann
Won back; past tense of zurückgewinnen, to reclaim
durch
Through or by; preposition indicating means or passage
den
The; definite article in accusative masculine
er
He; third person singular masculine pronoun
getäuscht
Deceived; past participle of täuschen, to trick
wurde
Was or became; past tense of werden
Ritter
Knight; an armored warrior of noble rank
einholte
Caught up with; past tense of einholen
der
The; definite article for masculine or relative pronoun
seine
His; possessive pronoun for third person singular
Frau
Woman or wife; adult female person or spouse
jagte
Chased or hunted; past tense of jagen
um
Around or in order to; preposition or conjunction
sie
She, her, or they; third person pronoun
zu
To; preposition or infinitive marker
töten
To kill; to cause the death of someone
was
What; interrogative or relative pronoun
ihm
Him or to him; dative masculine pronoun
sagte
Said; past tense of sagen, to say
an
At or on; preposition indicating location or direction
König
King; male ruler of a kingdom
Hof
Court or yard; royal court or courtyard
wie
How or as; conjunction or interrogative adverb
all
All; every or the entirety of something
edlen
Noble; adjective describing honorable or aristocratic deeds
Taten
Deeds or acts; plural of Tat, action
Leistungen
Achievements or performances; plural of Leistung
berichtet
Reported; past participle of berichten, to report
wurden
Were; past tense plural of werden
BUCH
Book; a written or printed literary work
drei
Three; the cardinal number 3
stellte
Placed or presented; past tense of stellen
zornig
Angry; feeling or showing strong displeasure
waren
Were; past tense plural of sein, to be
weil
Because; subordinating conjunction explaining reason
verspottete
Mocked; past tense of verspotten, to ridicule
Jungfrau
Maiden or virgin; a young unmarried woman
begehrte
Desired or requested; past tense of begehren
für
For; preposition indicating purpose or benefit
eine
A or one; indefinite article for feminine nouns
kämpfen
To fight; to engage in combat or struggle
sollte
Should or was supposed to; past tense of sollen
Kampf
Fight or battle; a physical or competitive struggle
gewährt
Granted; past participle of gewähren, to grant
zum
To the; contraction of zu and dem
geschlagen
Beaten; past participle of schlagen, to strike
werden
To become or to be; auxiliary or main verb
aufbrach
Set out; past tense of aufbrechen, to depart
Speer
Spear or lance; a long pointed throwing weapon
Schild
Shield; a protective armor carried in battle
erlangte
Obtained; past tense of erlangen, to acquire
mit
With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
seinen
His; accusative masculine possessive pronoun
Namen
Name; a word by which someone is known
nannte
Named or called; past tense of nennen
danach
After that; adverb indicating subsequent time
kämpfte
Fought; past tense of kämpfen, to fight
zwei
Two; the cardinal number 2
einem
A or one; dative indefinite article masculine or neuter
Engpass
Narrow pass or bottleneck; a tight confined passage
erschlug
Slew; past tense of erschlagen, to kill by striking
dem
The; dative definite article masculine or neuter
Schwarzen
Black; adjective in inflected form referring to darkness
Fluren
Plains or fields; plural of Flur, open land
rang
Wrestled or struggled; past tense of ringen
bis
Until or up to; preposition or conjunction of time
dieser
This one or he; demonstrative pronoun masculine
niederfiel
Fell down; past tense of niederfallen, to collapse
starb
Died; past tense of sterben, to die
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