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How the knights bare them in the battle.

Wie die Ritter sich in der Schlacht verhielten.

CHAPTER XXIX. Yet of the said tournament.

KAPITEL XXIX. Noch über das besagte Turnier.

CHAPTER XXX. How Sir Gareth was espied by the heralds, and how he escaped out of the field.

KAPITEL XXX. Wie Sir Gareth von den Herolden entdeckt wurde und wie er dem Schlachtfeld entkam.

CHAPTER XXXI. How Sir Gareth came to a castle where he was well lodged, and he jousted with a knight and slew him.

KAPITEL XXXI. Wie Sir Gareth zu einer Burg kam, wo er gut beherbergt wurde, und wie er mit einem Ritter im Tjost kämpfte und ihn erschlug.

CHAPTER XXXII. How Sir Gareth fought with a knight that held within his castle thirty ladies, and how he slew him.

KAPITEL XXXII. Wie Sir Gareth mit einem Ritter kämpfte, der in seiner Burg dreißig Damen gefangen hielt, und wie er ihn erschlug.

CHAPTER XXXIII. How Sir Gareth and Sir Gawaine fought each against other, and how they knew each other by the damosel Linet.

KAPITEL XXXIII. Wie Sir Gareth und Sir Gawaine gegeneinander kämpften und wie sie einander durch die Jungfrau Linet erkannten.

CHAPTER XXXIV. How Sir Gareth acknowledged that they loved each other to King Arthur, and of the appointment of their wedding.

KAPITEL XXXIV. Wie Sir Gareth König Artus bekannte, dass sie einander liebten, und von der Festsetzung ihrer Hochzeit.

CHAPTER XXXV. Of the Great Royalty, and what officers were made at the feast of the wedding, and of the jousts at the feast.

KAPITEL XXXV. Von dem großen Königsglanz und welche Amtsträger beim Hochzeitsfest eingesetzt wurden, und von den Tjosts beim Fest.

BOOK VIII.

BUCH VIII.

CHAPTER I. How Sir Tristram de Liones was born, and how his mother died at his birth, wherefore she named him Tristram.

KAPITEL I. Wie Sir Tristram de Liones geboren wurde und wie seine Mutter bei seiner Geburt starb, weshalb sie ihn Tristram nannte.

CHAPTER II. How the stepmother of Sir Tristram had ordained poison for to have poisoned Sir Tristram.

KAPITEL II. Wie die Stiefmutter von Sir Tristram Gift bereitgestellt hatte, um Sir Tristram zu vergiften.

CHAPTER III. How Sir Tristram was sent into France, and had one to govern him named Gouvernail, and how he learned to harp, hawk, and hunt.

KAPITEL III. Wie Sir Tristram nach Frankreich geschickt wurde und einen Erzieher namens Gouvernail erhielt, und wie er das Harfenspiel, die Beizjagd und die Jagd erlernte.

CHAPTER IV. How Sir Marhaus came out of Ireland for to ask truage of Cornwall, or else he would fight therefore.

KAPITEL IV. Wie Sir Marhaus aus Irland kam, um von Cornwall Tribut zu fordern, oder andernfalls darum zu kämpfen.

CHAPTER V.

KAPITEL V.

Vocabulary

Wie
How; used to ask or describe manner
die
The (feminine/plural definite article)
Ritter
Knights; armored medieval warriors
sich
Themselves; reflexive pronoun
in
In; preposition indicating location or time
der
The (masculine definite article)
Schlacht
Battle; large-scale armed military conflict
verhielten
Behaved; past tense of sich verhalten
KAPITEL
Chapter; a division of a book
Noch
Still, yet, moreover; indicating continuation
über
About, over, above; preposition of topic or position
das
The (neuter definite article)
besagte
Aforementioned; the previously mentioned thing
Turnier
Tournament; medieval competitive jousting event
von
From, of; preposition indicating origin or possession
den
The (dative/accusative plural article)
Herolden
Heralds; official announcers at tournaments
entdeckt
Discovered; found or identified by someone
wurde
Was; past passive auxiliary verb
und
And; coordinating conjunction
wie
How, as; conjunction or interrogative adverb
er
He; third-person masculine singular pronoun
dem
The (dative masculine/neuter article)
Schlachtfeld
Battlefield; the field where battle occurs
entkam
Escaped; past tense of entkommen
zu
To, at; preposition or infinitive particle
einer
A, one (dative feminine); indefinite article
Burg
Castle; a fortified medieval stronghold
kam
Came; past tense of kommen
wo
Where; relative or interrogative adverb of place
gut
Well, good; adjective or adverb of quality
beherbergt
Lodged, hosted; given shelter and accommodation
mit
With; preposition indicating accompaniment
einem
A, one (dative masculine/neuter); indefinite article
im
In the (contraction of in dem)
Tjost
Joust; one-on-one mounted lance combat
kämpfte
Fought; past tense of kämpfen
ihn
Him; accusative masculine third-person pronoun
erschlug
Slew; past tense of erschlagen, to kill
seiner
His (genitive); possessive pronoun
dreißig
Thirty; the number 30
Damen
Ladies; plural of Dame, noblewomen
gefangen
Captive, imprisoned; held as a prisoner
hielt
Held; past tense of halten
gegeneinander
Against each other; in mutual opposition
kämpften
Fought; past tense plural of kämpfen
sie
They, she; third-person pronoun
einander
Each other; reciprocal pronoun
durch
Through, by means of; preposition
Jungfrau
Maiden, virgin; young unmarried woman
erkannten
Recognized; past tense plural of erkennen
König
King; male monarch of a kingdom
bekannte
Acknowledged, confessed; past tense of bekennen
dass
That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause
liebten
Loved; past tense plural of lieben
Festsetzung
Determination, fixing; setting of a date or terms
ihrer
Their, her (genitive); possessive pronoun
Hochzeit
Wedding; marriage ceremony celebration
Von
Of, from; preposition of origin or topic
großen
Great, large (inflected); adjective of size
welche
Which, who; relative or interrogative pronoun
Amtsträger
Officials, officeholders; people holding formal positions
beim
At the (contraction of bei dem)
Hochzeitsfest
Wedding feast; celebratory banquet for a marriage
eingesetzt
Deployed, appointed; past participle of einsetzen
wurden
Were; past passive auxiliary plural
Tjosts
Jousts (genitive); of the jousting competitions
Fest
Festival, feast; a celebratory event or party
BUCH
Book; a major division of a literary work
geboren
Born; past participle of gebären
seine
His; possessive pronoun (masculine nominative)
Mutter
Mother; female parent
bei
At, during, near; preposition of proximity or time
Geburt
Birth; the act of being born
starb
Died; past tense of sterben
weshalb
Why, therefore; causal conjunction or adverb
nannte
Named, called; past tense of nennen
Stiefmutter
Stepmother; a father's new wife
Gift
Poison; toxic substance used to harm someone
bereitgestellt
Provided, prepared; past participle of bereitstellen
hatte
Had; past tense of haben
um
In order to, around; preposition or conjunction
vergiften
To poison; to administer poison to someone
nach
To, after; preposition of direction or time
Frankreich
France; Western European country
geschickt
Sent; past participle of schicken
einen
A, one (accusative masculine); indefinite article
Erzieher
Tutor, educator; person responsible for upbringing
namens
Named, by the name of; indicating a name
erhielt
Received; past tense of erhalten
Harfenspiel
Harp playing; the skill of playing the harp
Jagd
Hunt, hunting; pursuit of wild animals
erlernte
Learned, acquired; past tense of erlernen
aus
From, out of; preposition of origin
Irland
Ireland; island nation in northwestern Europe
Tribut
Tribute; payment demanded by a conquering power
fordern
To demand; to require something as a right
oder
Or; coordinating disjunctive conjunction
andernfalls
Otherwise; if not, in the other case
darum
Therefore, about it; referring to a reason or thing
kämpfen
To fight; to engage in combat or struggle
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