Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 1
Le Morte D'Arthur
La Muerte de Arturo
King Arthur and of his Noble Knights of the Round Table
El Rey Arturo y sus nobles caballeros de la Mesa Redonda
by Thomas Malory
por Thomas Malory
IN TWO VOLS.—VOL. I
EN DOS VOLS.—VOL. I
Contents
Índice
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
NOTA BIBLIOGRÁFICA
PREFACE OF WILLIAM CAXTON
PREFACIO DE WILLIAM CAXTON
BOOK I.
LIBRO I.
CHAPTER I. First, How Uther Pendragon sent for the duke of Cornwall and Igraine his wife, and of their departing suddenly again.
CAPÍTULO I. Primero, cómo Uther Pendragon mandó llamar al duque de Cornualles y a Igraine su esposa, y de su repentina partida.
CHAPTER II. How Uther Pendragon made war on the duke of Cornwall, and how by the mean of Merlin he lay by the duchess and gat Arthur.
CAPÍTULO II. Cómo Uther Pendragon hizo la guerra al duque de Cornualles, y cómo por medio de Merlín yació con la duquesa y engendró a Arturo.
CHAPTER III. Of the birth of King Arthur and of his nurture.
CAPÍTULO III. Del nacimiento del Rey Arturo y de su crianza.
CHAPTER IV. Of the death of King Uther Pendragon.
CAPÍTULO IV. De la muerte del Rey Uther Pendragon.
CHAPTER V. How Arthur was chosen king, and of wonders and marvels of a sword taken out of a stone by the said Arthur.
CAPÍTULO V. Cómo Arturo fue elegido rey, y de los prodigios y maravillas de una espada sacada de una piedra por el dicho Arturo.
CHAPTER VI. How King Arthur pulled out the sword divers times.
CAPÍTULO VI. Cómo el Rey Arturo sacó la espada diversas veces.
CHAPTER VII. How King Arthur was crowned, and how he made officers.
CAPÍTULO VII. Cómo el Rey Arturo fue coronado, y cómo nombró oficiales.
CHAPTER VIII. How King Arthur held in Wales, at a Pentecost, a great feast, and what kings and lords came to his feast.
CAPÍTULO VIII. Cómo el Rey Arturo celebró en Gales, en Pentecostés, un gran festín, y qué reyes y señores acudieron a su festín.
CHAPTER IX. Of the first war that King Arthur had, and how he won the field.
CAPÍTULO IX. De la primera guerra que tuvo el Rey Arturo, y cómo ganó la batalla.
CHAPTER X. How Merlin counselled King Arthur to send for King Ban and King Bors, and of their counsel taken for the war.
CAPÍTULO X. Cómo Merlín aconsejó al Rey Arturo que enviara a buscar al Rey Ban y al Rey Bors, y del consejo que tomaron para la guerra.
CHAPTER XI. Of a great tourney made by King Arthur and the two kings Ban and Bors, and how they went over the sea.
CAPÍTULO XI. De un gran torneo organizado por el Rey Arturo y los dos reyes Ban y Bors, y cómo cruzaron el mar.
CHAPTER XII. How eleven kings gathered a great host against King Arthur.
CAPÍTULO XII. Cómo once reyes reunieron un gran ejército contra el Rey Arturo.
CHAPTER XIII.
CAPÍTULO XIII.
Vocabulary
- Muerte
- Death; the end of life
- Rey
- King; male monarch ruling a kingdom
- nobles
- Nobles; people of high aristocratic rank
- caballeros
- Knights or gentlemen of honorable standing
- Mesa
- Table; flat-surfaced furniture for gathering
- Redonda
- Round; circular in shape
- DOS
- The number two
- VOLS
- Abbreviation for volumes; books in a series
- VOL
- Abbreviation for volume; one book in a set
- Índice
- Index or table of contents in a book
- NOTA
- Note; brief written remark or annotation
- BIBLIOGRÁFICA
- Bibliographic; relating to bibliography or references
- PREFACIO
- Preface; introductory section of a book
- LIBRO
- Book; a written or printed literary work
- CAPÍTULO
- Chapter; a main division of a book
- Primero
- First; coming before all others in order
- cómo
- How; in what way or manner something occurs
- mandó
- Ordered or commanded someone to do something
- llamar
- To call or summon someone by name
- duque
- Duke; nobleman of high aristocratic rank
- esposa
- Wife; a married woman in relation to husband
- repentina
- Sudden; happening quickly and unexpectedly
- partida
- Departure; the act of leaving a place
- Cómo
- How; introducing an explanation of events
- hizo
- Did or made; past tense of hacer
- guerra
- War; armed conflict between groups or nations
- medio
- Means or middle; way of achieving something
- yació
- Lay with; past tense of yacer, to lie
- duquesa
- Duchess; female holder of a dukedom
- engendró
- Fathered or begot; produced offspring
- nacimiento
- Birth; the moment of being born
- crianza
- Upbringing; the raising and education of a child
- muerte
- Death; cessation of life
- fue
- Was or went; past tense of ser or ir
- elegido
- Chosen or elected; selected for a position
- rey
- King; male ruler of a kingdom
- prodigios
- Wonders or marvels; extraordinary remarkable events
- maravillas
- Wonders; amazing or astonishing things or events
- espada
- Sword; bladed weapon used in combat
- sacada
- Pulled out or extracted; removed from a place
- piedra
- Stone or rock; solid mineral material
- dicho
- Said or aforementioned; previously mentioned thing
- sacó
- Pulled out or extracted; past tense of sacar
- diversas
- Various or diverse; several different kinds
- veces
- Times; instances or occasions of repetition
- coronado
- Crowned; having received a royal crown ceremonially
- nombró
- Named or appointed; assigned someone to a role
- oficiales
- Officials; people holding formal positions of authority
- celebró
- Celebrated or held; organized a festive event
- Pentecostés
- Pentecost; Christian feast fifty days after Easter
- gran
- Great or grand; large in size or importance
- festín
- Feast or banquet; large elaborate celebratory meal
- qué
- What or which; interrogative or exclamatory word
- reyes
- Kings; male rulers of kingdoms or realms
- señores
- Lords or gentlemen; men of rank or authority
- acudieron
- Came or attended; arrived at a place or event
- primera
- First; feminine form, earliest in order or time
- tuvo
- Had; past tense of tener, to have
- ganó
- Won or earned; achieved victory or reward
- batalla
- Battle; a fight between armed forces
- aconsejó
- Advised or counseled; gave guidance to someone
- enviara
- Send; past subjunctive of enviar, to send
- buscar
- To search for or look for something
- consejo
- Advice or council; guidance given to someone
- tomaron
- Took or made; past tense of tomar, to take
- torneo
- Tournament; competitive medieval jousting or combat event
- organizado
- Organized or arranged; planned and set up formally
- dos
- Two; the number following one
- cruzaron
- Crossed; passed over a boundary, sea, or area
- mar
- Sea; large body of salt water
- once
- Eleven; the number following ten
- reunieron
- Gathered or assembled; came together as a group
- ejército
- Army; organized military force for warfare
- contra
- Against; in opposition to someone or something
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