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How the brother of the knight that was slain met with Beaumains, and fought with Beaumains till he was yielden.

Wie der Bruder des erschlagenen Ritters auf Beaumains traf und mit Beaumains kämpfte, bis er sich ergab.

CHAPTER IX. How the damosel again rebuked Beaumains, and would not suffer him to sit at her table, but called him kitchen boy.

KAPITEL IX. Wie die Jungfrau Beaumains erneut tadelte und es nicht zuließ, dass er an ihrem Tisch saß, sondern ihn Küchenjunge nannte.

CHAPTER X. How the third brother, called the Red Knight, jousted and fought against Beaumains, and how Beaumains overcame him.

KAPITEL X. Wie der dritte Bruder, genannt der Rote Ritter, gegen Beaumains im Turnier antrat und kämpfte, und wie Beaumains ihn überwand.

CHAPTER XI. How Sir Beaumains suffered great rebukes of the damosel, and he suffered it patiently.

KAPITEL XI. Wie Sir Beaumains große Schmähungen der Jungfrau erduldete und dies geduldig ertrug.

CHAPTER XII. How Beaumains fought with Sir Persant of Inde, and made him to be yielden.

KAPITEL XII. Wie Beaumains mit Sir Persant von Inde kämpfte und ihn zur Übergabe zwang.

CHAPTER XIII. Of the goodly communication between Sir Persant and Beaumains, and how he told him that his name was Sir Gareth.

KAPITEL XIII. Von dem freundlichen Gespräch zwischen Sir Persant und Beaumains, und wie er ihm mitteilte, dass sein Name Sir Gareth sei.

CHAPTER XIV. How the lady that was besieged had word from her sister how she had brought a knight to fight for her, and what battles he had achieved.

KAPITEL XIV. Wie die belagerte Dame von ihrer Schwester Nachricht erhielt, dass diese einen Ritter gebracht habe, um für sie zu kämpfen, und welche Kämpfe er bestanden hatte.

CHAPTER XV. How the damosel and Beaumains came to the siege; and came to a sycamore tree, and there Beaumains blew a horn, and then the Knight of the Red Launds came to fight with him.

KAPITEL XV. Wie die Jungfrau und Beaumains zur Belagerung kamen; und zu einer Platane gelangten, und dort Beaumains ein Horn blies, und dann der Ritter der Roten Felder kam, um mit ihm zu kämpfen.

CHAPTER XVI. How the two knights met together, and of their talking, and how they began their battle.

KAPITEL XVI. Wie die zwei Ritter zusammentrafen, von ihrem Gespräch, und wie sie ihren Kampf begannen.

CHAPTER XVII. How after long fighting Beaumains overcame the knight and would have slain him, but at the request of the lords he saved his life, and made him to yield him to the lady.

KAPITEL XVII. Wie Beaumains nach langem Kampf den Ritter überwand und ihn hätte erschlagen wollen, doch auf Bitten der Herren sein Leben verschonte und ihn zwang, sich der Dame zu ergeben.

CHAPTER XVIII.

KAPITEL XVIII.

Vocabulary

Wie
How; used to introduce manner or comparison
der
The; definite article, masculine nominative singular
Bruder
Brother; male sibling
des
Of the; genitive definite article masculine/neuter
erschlagenen
Slain; killed by a blow, genitive adjective form
Ritters
Of the knight; genitive singular of Ritter
auf
On, upon; preposition indicating position or direction
traf
Met, encountered; past tense of treffen
und
And; coordinating conjunction linking words or clauses
mit
With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
kämpfte
Fought; past tense of kämpfen, to fight
bis
Until; conjunction or preposition indicating a time limit
er
He; third-person masculine singular pronoun
sich
Himself/herself/itself; reflexive pronoun
ergab
Surrendered; past tense of ergeben, to yield
KAPITEL
Chapter; numbered division of a book
die
The; definite article feminine or plural
Jungfrau
Maiden, virgin; young unmarried woman
erneut
Again, once more; adverb indicating repetition
tadelte
Scolded, rebuked; past tense of tadeln
es
It; third-person neuter singular pronoun
nicht
Not; negation adverb
zuließ
Permitted, allowed; past tense of zulassen
dass
That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause
an
At, on; preposition indicating position or proximity
ihrem
Her, their; dative possessive pronoun
Tisch
Table; piece of furniture with a flat surface
saß
Sat; past tense of sitzen, to sit
sondern
But rather; corrective conjunction contrasting two ideas
ihn
Him; accusative form of the pronoun er
Küchenjunge
Kitchen boy; young male servant working in kitchen
nannte
Called, named; past tense of nennen
dritte
Third; ordinal number following second
genannt
Called, named; past participle of nennen
Rote
Red; adjective describing color, inflected form
Ritter
Knight; medieval armored warrior of noble rank
gegen
Against; preposition indicating opposition or direction
im
In the; contraction of in dem
Turnier
Tournament; medieval competitive combat event
antrat
Entered, competed; past tense of antreten
wie
How, as; conjunction or interrogative adverb
überwand
Overcame, defeated; past tense of überwinden
große
Great, large; adjective in inflected form
Schmähungen
Insults, slurs; offensive or degrading verbal attacks
erduldete
Endured, tolerated; past tense of erdulden
dies
This; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby
geduldig
Patiently; adverb describing calm endurance
ertrug
Bore, endured; past tense of ertragen
von
Of, from; preposition indicating origin or possession
zur
To the; contraction of zu der
Übergabe
Surrender, handover; act of yielding to another
zwang
Forced, compelled; past tense of zwingen
Von
Of, from; preposition indicating origin or topic
dem
The; dative definite article masculine/neuter
freundlichen
Friendly, pleasant; adjective in inflected form
Gespräch
Conversation, talk; spoken exchange between people
zwischen
Between; preposition indicating a middle position
ihm
Him, it; dative form of the pronoun er
mitteilte
Informed, communicated; past tense of mitteilen
sein
His; possessive pronoun, or to be as infinitive
Name
Name; word by which a person is known
sei
Be; subjunctive form of sein, expressing reported speech
belagerte
Besieged; past tense of belagern, to lay siege
Dame
Lady, dame; noblewoman or woman of high standing
ihrer
Her, their; genitive/dative possessive pronoun
Schwester
Sister; female sibling
Nachricht
Message, news; piece of communicated information
erhielt
Received; past tense of erhalten
diese
This, these; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
einen
A, one; indefinite article masculine accusative
gebracht
Brought; past participle of bringen
habe
Have; subjunctive form of haben, used in reported speech
um
In order to, around; preposition or conjunction
für
For; preposition indicating purpose or beneficiary
sie
She, her, they, them; pronoun varying by context
zu
To, too; preposition or infinitive particle
kämpfen
To fight; infinitive form of the verb kämpfen
welche
Which, what; relative or interrogative pronoun
Kämpfe
Fights, battles; plural of Kampf
bestanden
Passed, endured; past participle of bestehen
hatte
Had; past tense of haben
Belagerung
Siege; military surrounding of a fortified place
kamen
Came; past tense plural of kommen
einer
A, one; indefinite article or pronoun, dative feminine
Platane
Plane tree; large deciduous tree with broad leaves
gelangten
Reached, arrived; past tense plural of gelangen
dort
There; adverb indicating a specific location
ein
A, one; indefinite article or numeral
Horn
Horn; wind instrument or animal horn used for signaling
blies
Blew; past tense of blasen, to blow
dann
Then; adverb indicating time sequence
Roten
Red; adjective in dative/accusative inflected form
Felder
Fields; plural of Feld, open land areas
kam
Came; past tense singular of kommen
zwei
Two; the cardinal number 2
zusammentrafen
Met, encountered each other; past tense of zusammentreffen
ihren
Their, her; accusative possessive pronoun
Kampf
Fight, battle; confrontation or struggle
begannen
Began; past tense plural of beginnen
nach
After, to; preposition indicating time or direction
langem
Long; adjective in dative inflected form
den
The; accusative definite article masculine
hätte
Would have; past subjunctive of haben
erschlagen
Slain, struck dead; past participle of erschlagen
wollen
To want; modal verb expressing desire or intention
doch
Yet, however, but; concessive or contrastive particle
Bitten
Pleas, requests; plural of Bitte
Herren
Lords, gentlemen; plural of Herr
Leben
Life; existence or way of living
verschonte
Spared; past tense of verschonen, to spare someone
ergeben
Surrendered; past participle of ergeben, to yield
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