Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 5
How the Knights of the Round Table were ordained and their sieges blessed by the Bishop of Canterbury.
Cómo los Caballeros de la Mesa Redonda fueron ordenados y sus sitiales bendecidos por el Obispo de Canterbury.
CHAPTER III. How a poor man riding upon a lean mare desired King Arthur to make his son knight.
CAPÍTULO III. Cómo un hombre pobre que cabalgaba sobre una yegua flaca suplicó al Rey Arturo que armara caballero a su hijo.
CHAPTER IV. How Sir Tor was known for son of King Pellinore, and how Gawaine was made knight.
CAPÍTULO IV. Cómo Sir Tor fue reconocido como hijo del Rey Pellinore, y cómo Gawaine fue armado caballero.
CHAPTER V. How at feast of the wedding of King Arthur to Guenever, a white hart came into the hall, and thirty couple hounds, and how a brachet pinched the hart which was taken away.
CAPÍTULO V. Cómo en el banquete de la boda del Rey Arturo con Ginebra, un ciervo blanco entró en el salón, junto con treinta pares de sabuesos, y cómo un perro de muestra mordió al ciervo que fue llevado.
CHAPTER VI. How Sir Gawaine rode for to fetch again the hart, and how two brethren fought each against other for the hart.
CAPÍTULO VI. Cómo Sir Gawaine cabalgó para recuperar el ciervo, y cómo dos hermanos combatieron el uno contra el otro por el ciervo.
CHAPTER VII How the hart was chased into a castle and there slain, and how Sir Gawaine slew a lady.
CAPÍTULO VII. Cómo el ciervo fue perseguido hasta un castillo y allí muerto, y cómo Sir Gawaine mató a una dama.
CHAPTER VIII. How four knights fought against Gawaine and Gaheris, and how they were overcome, and their lives saved at request of four ladies.
CAPÍTULO VIII. Cómo cuatro caballeros combatieron contra Gawaine y Gaheris, y cómo fueron vencidos, y sus vidas salvadas a petición de cuatro damas.
CHAPTER IX. How Sir Tor rode after the knight with the brachet, and of his adventure by the way.
CAPÍTULO IX. Cómo Sir Tor cabalgó tras el caballero con el perro de muestra, y de su aventura en el camino.
CHAPTER X. How Sir Tor found the brachet with a lady, and how a knight assailed him for the said brachet.
CAPÍTULO X. Cómo Sir Tor encontró el perro de muestra con una dama, y cómo un caballero lo atacó por dicho perro de muestra.
CHAPTER XI. How Sir Tor overcame the knight, and how he lost his head at the request of a lady.
CAPÍTULO XI. Cómo Sir Tor venció al caballero, y cómo este perdió la cabeza a petición de una dama.
CHAPTER XII.
CAPÍTULO XII.
Vocabulary
- Cómo
- How; used to introduce explanatory or interrogative clauses
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- Caballeros
- Knights; armored warriors of noble rank
- de
- Of, from; common preposition indicating belonging or origin
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- Mesa
- Table; flat-surfaced furniture for eating or working
- Redonda
- Round; circular in shape, no corners
- fueron
- Were; third-person plural preterite of ser or ir
- ordenados
- Ordained or ordered; formally inducted into a rank
- y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction joining elements
- sus
- Their, his, her; third-person plural possessive adjective
- bendecidos
- Blessed; consecrated or given divine favor
- por
- By, for; preposition indicating agent or cause
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- Obispo
- Bishop; high-ranking Christian church official
- CAPÍTULO
- Chapter; numbered division of a book or text
- un
- A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- hombre
- Man; adult male human being
- pobre
- Poor; lacking money or material resources
- que
- That, who, which; common conjunction or relative pronoun
- cabalgaba
- Was riding; imperfect tense of cabalgar, to ride horseback
- sobre
- On, over, about; preposition indicating position or topic
- una
- A, an; feminine singular indefinite article
- yegua
- Mare; adult female horse
- flaca
- Thin, skinny; lacking flesh or fat
- suplicó
- Begged, implored; earnestly requested with humility
- al
- To the; contraction of a and el
- Rey
- King; male monarch ruling a kingdom
- armara
- Would arm; past subjunctive of armar, to knight
- caballero
- Knight, gentleman; man of noble or chivalrous character
- a
- To, at; preposition indicating direction or indirect object
- su
- His, her, their; singular possessive adjective
- hijo
- Son; male offspring of a parent
- fue
- Was, went; third-person singular preterite of ser or ir
- reconocido
- Recognized; identified or acknowledged as a known person
- como
- As, like; conjunction or preposition of comparison
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el
- cómo
- How; interrogative or exclamatory adverb
- armado
- Armed, knighted; equipped with weapons or given knighthood
- en
- In, at, on; preposition of location or time
- banquete
- Banquet; large formal celebratory meal or feast
- boda
- Wedding; marriage ceremony and celebration
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- ciervo
- Deer, stag; wild hoofed mammal with antlers
- blanco
- White; achromatic color of maximum brightness
- entró
- Entered; went or came into a place
- salón
- Hall, large room; spacious room for gatherings
- junto
- Together, next to; indicating nearness or accompaniment
- treinta
- Thirty; the number 30
- pares
- Pairs; sets of two matched things or beings
- sabuesos
- Hounds; dogs bred for tracking by scent
- perro
- Dog; common domesticated canine animal
- mordió
- Bit; used teeth to grip or wound something
- llevado
- Carried, taken away; transported from one place to another
- cabalgó
- Rode; traveled on horseback, preterite of cabalgar
- para
- For, in order to; preposition of purpose or destination
- recuperar
- To recover, retrieve; get something back again
- dos
- Two; the number 2
- hermanos
- Brothers, siblings; male siblings or brothers and sisters
- combatieron
- Fought; engaged in combat or battle against each other
- uno
- One; the number 1 or an indefinite pronoun
- contra
- Against; preposition indicating opposition or conflict
- otro
- Other, another; a different or additional person or thing
- perseguido
- Pursued, chased; followed in order to catch or harm
- hasta
- Until, up to; preposition indicating a limit or endpoint
- castillo
- Castle; large fortified medieval stone structure
- allí
- There; in or at that place
- muerto
- Dead; no longer alive; past participle of morir
- mató
- Killed; caused the death of a person or animal
- dama
- Lady; a noblewoman or woman of high social rank
- cuatro
- Four; the number 4
- caballeros
- Knights, gentlemen; plural of caballero
- vencidos
- Defeated, conquered; overcome in battle or contest
- vidas
- Lives; plural of vida, the state of being alive
- salvadas
- Saved; rescued from danger or death
- petición
- Petition, request; formal plea or appeal to someone
- damas
- Ladies; plural of dama, noblewomen or women of rank
- tras
- After, behind; preposition indicating sequence or position
- aventura
- Adventure; exciting or daring experience or quest
- camino
- Road, path, way; route used for travel
- encontró
- Found, met; came across or discovered someone or something
- lo
- Him, it; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- atacó
- Attacked; made a violent assault on someone
- dicho
- Said, aforementioned; past participle of decir, to say
- venció
- Defeated, won; overcame an opponent in combat
- este
- This; demonstrative pronoun or adjective for nearby things
- perdió
- Lost; failed to keep or was deprived of something
- cabeza
- Head; uppermost body part containing the brain
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