Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 13
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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