Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 4
Of the interment of twelve kings, and of the prophecy of Merlin, and how Balin should give the dolorous stroke.
Del entierro de doce reyes, y de la profecía de Merlín, y de cómo Balin daría el golpe doloroso.
CHAPTER XII. How a sorrowful knight came before Arthur, and how Balin fetched him, and how that knight was slain by a knight invisible.
CAPÍTULO XII. Cómo un caballero afligido se presentó ante Arturo, y cómo Balin fue a buscarlo, y cómo ese caballero fue muerto por un caballero invisible.
CHAPTER XIII. How Balin and the damosel met with a knight which was in likewise slain, and how the damosel bled for the custom of a castle.
CAPÍTULO XIII. Cómo Balin y la doncella se encontraron con un caballero que fue igualmente muerto, y cómo la doncella sangró por la costumbre de un castillo.
CHAPTER XIV. How Balin met with that knight named Garlon at a feast, and there he slew him, to have his blood to heal therewith the son of his host.
CAPÍTULO XIV. Cómo Balin se encontró con el caballero llamado Garlon en un banquete, y allí lo mató, para obtener su sangre con la que sanar al hijo de su anfitrión.
CHAPTER XV. How Balin fought with King Pellam, and how his sword brake, and how he gat a spear wherewith he smote the dolorous stroke.
CAPÍTULO XV. Cómo Balin luchó con el Rey Pellam, y cómo su espada se rompió, y cómo obtuvo una lanza con la que asestó el golpe doloroso.
CHAPTER XVI. How Balin was delivered by Merlin, and saved a knight that would have slain himself for love.
CAPÍTULO XVI. Cómo Balin fue liberado por Merlín, y salvó a un caballero que habría acabado con su propia vida por amor.
CHAPTER XVII. How that knight slew his love and a knight lying by her, and after, how he slew himself with his own sword, and how Balin rode toward a castle where he lost his life.
CAPÍTULO XVII. Cómo ese caballero mató a su amada y a un caballero que yacía junto a ella, y después, cómo se mató a sí mismo con su propia espada, y cómo Balin cabalgó hacia un castillo donde perdió la vida.
CHAPTER XVIII. How Balin met with his brother Balan, and how each of them slew other unknown, till they were wounded to death.
CAPÍTULO XVIII. Cómo Balin se encontró con su hermano Balan, y cómo cada uno de ellos mató al otro sin reconocerse, hasta que quedaron heridos de muerte.
CHAPTER XIX. How Merlin buried them both in one tomb, and of Balin's sword.
CAPÍTULO XIX. Cómo Merlín los enterró a ambos en una misma tumba, y de la espada de Balin.
BOOK III.
LIBRO III.
CHAPTER I. How King Arthur took a wife, and wedded Guenever, daughter to Leodegrance, King of the Land of Cameliard, with whom he had the Round Table.
CAPÍTULO I. Cómo el Rey Arturo tomó esposa, y se casó con Ginebra, hija de Leodegrance, Rey de la Tierra de Cameliard, con quien obtuvo la Mesa Redonda.
CHAPTER II.
CAPÍTULO II.
Vocabulary
- entierro
- Burial or funeral ceremony for the deceased
- doce
- The number twelve
- reyes
- Kings; plural of rey
- profecía
- A prophecy or prediction about future events
- daría
- Would give; conditional tense of 'dar'
- golpe
- A blow, strike, or hit
- doloroso
- Painful or causing great suffering
- CAPÍTULO
- Chapter; a section of a book
- caballero
- A knight or gentleman of noble standing
- afligido
- Afflicted, distressed, or deeply saddened
- presentó
- Presented or appeared before someone
- ante
- Preposition meaning 'before' or 'in front of'
- buscarlo
- To look for him; search for someone
- muerto
- Dead; deceased person or thing
- invisible
- Cannot be seen; not visible to the eye
- doncella
- A maiden or young unmarried woman
- encontraron
- They found or encountered someone or something
- igualmente
- Equally or likewise; in the same manner
- sangró
- Bled; past tense of 'sangrar'
- costumbre
- A custom, habit, or tradition
- castillo
- A castle or fortified medieval structure
- encontró
- Found or encountered; past tense of 'encontrar'
- llamado
- Called or named; referred to by a name
- banquete
- A banquet or large formal feast
- mató
- Killed; past tense of 'matar'
- obtener
- To obtain or get something desired
- sangre
- Blood; the fluid circulating in the body
- sanar
- To heal or cure an illness or wound
- hijo
- Son; a male child of a parent
- anfitrión
- Host; person who entertains guests
- luchó
- Fought or struggled; past tense of 'luchar'
- Rey
- King; a male monarch or ruler
- espada
- A sword; bladed weapon used in combat
- rompió
- Broke; past tense of 'romper'
- obtuvo
- Obtained; past tense of 'obtener'
- lanza
- A lance or spear used in combat
- asestó
- Dealt or delivered a blow to someone
- liberado
- Freed or liberated from captivity or danger
- salvó
- Saved or rescued from danger or harm
- habría
- Would have; conditional of auxiliary verb 'haber'
- acabado
- Finished, ended, or destroyed completely
- propia
- Own; belonging to oneself
- vida
- Life; the state of being alive
- amor
- Love; deep affection for someone
- amada
- Beloved; a dearly loved woman
- yacía
- Lay; imperfect tense of 'yacer', to lie down
- junto
- Next to or beside; near something or someone
- después
- After or afterwards; later in time
- cabalgó
- Rode on horseback; past tense of 'cabalgar'
- hacia
- Toward; in the direction of something
- perdió
- Lost; past tense of 'perder'
- hermano
- Brother; a male sibling
- cada
- Each or every; referring to individual items
- sin
- Without; lacking something or someone
- reconocerse
- To recognize each other; mutual identification
- hasta
- Until or up to; indicating a limit
- quedaron
- Remained or ended up; past tense of 'quedar'
- heridos
- Wounded or injured; plural of 'herido'
- muerte
- Death; the end of life
- enterró
- Buried; past tense of 'enterrar'
- ambos
- Both; referring to two people or things
- tumba
- A tomb or grave for the deceased
- LIBRO
- Book; a major division of a literary work
- tomó
- Took; past tense of 'tomar'
- esposa
- Wife; a married woman partner
- casó
- Married; past tense of 'casar'
- hija
- Daughter; a female child of a parent
- Tierra
- Land or earth; a territory or region
- quien
- Who; relative pronoun referring to a person
- Mesa
- Table; used in 'Mesa Redonda' (Round Table)
- Redonda
- Round; circular shape, as in Round Table
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