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How the knight yielded him, and how Beaumains made him to go unto King Arthur's court, and to cry Sir Launcelot mercy.

Wie der Ritter sich ergab, und wie Beaumains ihn dazu brachte, zu König Artus' Hof zu gehen und Sir Launcelot um Gnade zu bitten.

CHAPTER XIX How Beaumains came to the lady, and when he came to the castle the gates were closed against him, and of the words that the lady said to him.

KAPITEL XIX Wie Beaumains zur Dame kam, und als er zur Burg kam, wurden die Tore vor ihm geschlossen, und von den Worten, die die Dame zu ihm sprach.

CHAPTER XX. How Sir Beaumains rode after to rescue his dwarf, and came into the castle where he was.

KAPITEL XX. Wie Sir Beaumains hinterherritt, um seinen Zwerg zu retten, und in die Burg kam, wo dieser sich befand.

CHAPTER XXI. How Sir Gareth, otherwise called Beaumains, came to the presence of his lady, and how they took acquaintance, and of their love.

KAPITEL XXI. Wie Sir Gareth, auch Beaumains genannt, vor seine Dame trat, und wie sie sich kennen lernten, und von ihrer Liebe.

CHAPTER XXII. How at night came an armed knight, and fought with Sir Gareth, and he, sore hurt in the thigh, smote off the knight's head.

KAPITEL XXII. Wie in der Nacht ein bewaffneter Ritter kam und mit Sir Gareth kämpfte, und wie dieser, schwer am Oberschenkel verwundet, dem Ritter den Kopf abschlug.

CHAPTER XXIII. How the said knight came again the next night and was beheaded again, and how at the feast of Pentecost all the knights that Sir Gareth had overcome came and yielded them to King Arthur.

KAPITEL XXIII. Wie der besagte Ritter in der nächsten Nacht wiederkam und erneut enthauptet wurde, und wie beim Pfingstfest alle Ritter, die Sir Gareth besiegt hatte, kamen und sich König Artus ergaben.

CHAPTER XXIV. How King Arthur pardoned them, and demanded of them where Sir Gareth was.

KAPITEL XXIV. Wie König Artus ihnen vergab und sie befragte, wo Sir Gareth sei.

CHAPTER XXV. How the Queen of Orkney came to this feast of Pentecost, and Sir Gawaine and his brethren came to ask her blessing.

KAPITEL XXV. Wie die Königin von Orkney zu diesem Pfingstfest kam, und Sir Gawain und seine Brüder kamen, um ihren Segen zu erbitten.

CHAPTER XXVI. How King Arthur sent for the Lady Lionesse, and how she let cry a tourney at her castle, whereas came many knights.

KAPITEL XXVI. Wie König Artus nach der Lady Lionesse schickte, und wie sie ein Turnier an ihrer Burg ausrufen ließ, zu dem viele Ritter kamen.

CHAPTER XXVII. How King Arthur went to the tournament with his knights, and how the lady received him worshipfully, and how the knights encountered.

KAPITEL XXVII. Wie König Artus mit seinen Rittern zum Turnier ging, und wie die Dame ihn ehrenvoll empfing, und wie die Ritter aufeinandertrafen.

CHAPTER XXVIII.

KAPITEL XXVIII.

Vocabulary

Wie
How; used to introduce manner or comparison
der
Definite article: the (masculine/genitive feminine)
Ritter
Knight; armored warrior of medieval nobility
sich
Reflexive pronoun: himself, herself, itself, themselves
ergab
Surrendered or yielded; past tense of ergeben
und
And; coordinating conjunction linking elements
wie
How/as; introduces comparison or manner clause
ihn
Him; accusative masculine third-person pronoun
dazu
To do so; in addition to that, for that purpose
brachte
Brought; past tense of bringen, to bring
zu
To/at; preposition or infinitive marker
König
King; male monarch ruling a kingdom
Hof
Court or courtyard; royal residence and assembly place
gehen
To go; basic verb of movement on foot
um
For/around; preposition indicating purpose or position
Gnade
Mercy or grace; clemency shown to a defeated opponent
bitten
To ask or beg; to request something from someone
KAPITEL
Chapter; major division of a book or text
zur
To the; contraction of zu + der (dative feminine)
Dame
Lady or dame; noblewoman or woman of high rank
kam
Came; past tense of kommen, to come
als
When/as; conjunction introducing past temporal clauses
er
He; third-person masculine singular pronoun
Burg
Castle or fortress; medieval stronghold or fortification
wurden
Were; past passive auxiliary form of werden
die
The; definite article for feminine or plural nouns
Tore
Gates; plural of Tor, large entrance doors or portals
vor
Before/in front of; spatial or temporal preposition
ihm
Him/it; dative masculine third-person pronoun
geschlossen
Closed or shut; past participle of schließen
von
From/of/by; preposition indicating origin or agent
den
The; definite article in dative plural or accusative masculine
Worten
Words; dative plural of Wort, spoken or written expressions
sprach
Spoke; past tense of sprechen, to speak
hinterherritt
Rode after; past tense of hinterherreiten, to follow on horseback
seinen
His; accusative masculine possessive pronoun
Zwerg
Dwarf; small mythical creature or very short person
retten
To rescue or save; to free someone from danger
in
In/into; preposition indicating location or direction
wo
Where; relative or interrogative adverb of place
dieser
This one/he; demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby person
befand
Was located; past tense of befinden, to be situated
auch
Also/too; adverb indicating addition or agreement
genannt
Named or called; past participle of nennen, to name
seine
His; nominative feminine or plural possessive pronoun
trat
Stepped or entered; past tense of treten, to step
sie
She/they; third-person feminine or plural pronoun
kennen
To know; to be acquainted or familiar with someone
lernten
Learned; past tense of lernen, to learn or get to know
ihrer
Their/her; genitive possessive pronoun form
Liebe
Love; deep affection between persons
Nacht
Night; the dark period between sunset and sunrise
ein
A/an; indefinite article or numeral one
bewaffneter
Armed; adjective describing someone carrying weapons
mit
With; preposition indicating accompaniment or instrument
kämpfte
Fought; past tense of kämpfen, to fight or battle
schwer
Heavily/seriously; adverb meaning severely or with difficulty
am
At the/on the; contraction of an + dem (dative)
Oberschenkel
Thigh; upper part of the human leg above the knee
verwundet
Wounded; past participle of verwunden, to injure
dem
The; dative definite article for masculine or neuter nouns
Kopf
Head; uppermost part of the human or animal body
abschlug
Cut off; past tense of abschlagen, to strike off
besagte
Said/aforementioned; refers to the previously mentioned person
nächsten
Next; adjective referring to the following day or event
wiederkam
Came back; past tense of wiederkommen, to return
erneut
Again/anew; adverb indicating repetition of an action
enthauptet
Beheaded; past participle of enthaupten, to decapitate
wurde
Was/became; past tense passive auxiliary of werden
beim
At the; contraction of bei + dem, indicating occasion
Pfingstfest
Whitsun feast; Pentecost festival celebrated in spring
alle
All/everyone; indefinite pronoun or adjective meaning all
besiegt
Defeated; past participle of besiegen, to overcome in combat
hatte
Had; past tense of haben, auxiliary or main verb
kamen
Came; past tense plural of kommen, to come
ergaben
Surrendered; past tense plural of sich ergeben, to yield
ihnen
Them; dative third-person plural pronoun
vergab
Forgave; past tense of vergeben, to forgive or pardon
befragte
Questioned; past tense of befragen, to interrogate or ask
sei
Be/is; subjunctive form of sein, expressing reported speech
Königin
Queen; female monarch or king's consort
diesem
This; dative masculine demonstrative pronoun or adjective
Brüder
Brothers; plural of Bruder, male siblings
ihren
Their/her; accusative possessive pronoun, feminine or plural
Segen
Blessing; benediction or approval granted by someone
erbitten
To request or beseech; to formally ask for something
nach
After/to; preposition of direction or sequence in time
schickte
Sent; past tense of schicken, to send someone or something
Turnier
Tournament; medieval competitive combat event for knights
an
At/on; preposition indicating position or direction
ausrufen
To proclaim or announce; to call out publicly
ließ
Let/had; past tense of lassen, to allow or cause
viele
Many; adjective or pronoun indicating a large number
Rittern
Knights; dative plural of Ritter, armored medieval warriors
zum
To the; contraction of zu + dem (dative masculine/neuter)
ging
Went; past tense of gehen, to go or walk
ehrenvoll
Honorably; in a manner worthy of honor and respect
empfing
Received; past tense of empfangen, to welcome or receive
aufeinandertrafen
Met each other; past tense of aufeinandertreffen, to encounter
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