Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 8
How Sir Marhaus, Sir Gawaine, and Sir Uwaine met three damosels, and each of them took one.
Cómo Sir Marhaus, Sir Gawaine y Sir Uwaine se encontraron con tres doncellas, y cada uno tomó una.
CHAPTER XX. How a knight and a dwarf strove for a lady.
CAPÍTULO XX. Cómo un caballero y un enano contendieron por una dama.
CHAPTER XXI. How King Pelleas suffered himself to be taken prisoner because he would have a sight of his lady, and how Sir Gawaine promised him to get to him the love of his lady.
CAPÍTULO XXI. Cómo el rey Pelleas se dejó apresar porque quería ver a su dama, y cómo Sir Gawaine le prometió conseguirle el amor de su dama.
CHAPTER XXII. How Sir Gawaine came to the Lady Ettard, and how Sir Pelleas found them sleeping.
CAPÍTULO XXII. Cómo Sir Gawaine llegó hasta la dama Ettard, y cómo Sir Pelleas los encontró durmiendo.
CHAPTER XXIII. How Sir Pelleas loved no more Ettard by means of the Damosel of the Lake, whom he loved ever after.
CAPÍTULO XXIII. Cómo Sir Pelleas dejó de amar a Ettard por obra de la Doncella del Lago, a quien amó desde entonces para siempre.
CHAPTER XXIV. How Sir Marhaus rode with the damosel, and how he came to the Duke of the South Marches.
CAPÍTULO XXIV. Cómo Sir Marhaus cabalgó con la doncella, y cómo llegó al Duque de las Marcas del Sur.
CHAPTER XXV. How Sir Marhaus fought with the duke and his four sons and made them to yield them.
CAPÍTULO XXV. Cómo Sir Marhaus combatió contra el duque y sus cuatro hijos y los obligó a rendirse.
CHAPTER XXVI. How Sir Uwaine rode with the damosel of sixty year of age, and how he gat the prize at tourneying.
CAPÍTULO XXVI. Cómo Sir Uwaine cabalgó con la doncella de sesenta años de edad, y cómo obtuvo el premio en el torneo.
CHAPTER XXVII. How Sir Uwaine fought with two knights and overcame them.
CAPÍTULO XXVII. Cómo Sir Uwaine combatió contra dos caballeros y los venció.
CHAPTER XXVIII. How at the year's end all three knights with their three damosels met at the fountain.
CAPÍTULO XXVIII. Cómo al cabo del año los tres caballeros con sus tres doncellas se reunieron en la fuente.
BOOK V.
LIBRO V.
CHAPTER I. How twelve aged ambassadors of Rome came to King Arthur to demand truage for Britain.
CAPÍTULO I. Cómo doce ancianos embajadores de Roma acudieron ante el rey Arturo para exigir tributo por Bretaña.
CHAPTER II. How the kings and lords promised to King Arthur aid and help against the Romans.
CAPÍTULO II. Cómo los reyes y señores prometieron al rey Arturo ayuda y socorro contra los romanos.
CHAPTER III.
CAPÍTULO III.
Vocabulary
- Cómo
- How; used to introduce questions or explanations
- y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive verbs
- encontraron
- They met or encountered each other
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- tres
- Three; the number 3
- doncellas
- Maidens; young unmarried women
- cada
- Each; referring to every individual item
- uno
- One; the number 1 or each person
- tomó
- Took; past tense of tomar
- una
- One; feminine indefinite article or numeral
- CAPÍTULO
- Chapter; a division of a book
- un
- A, an; masculine indefinite article
- caballero
- Knight or gentleman; a man of honor
- enano
- Dwarf; a very small person
- contendieron
- They competed or contended against each other
- por
- For, by, through; versatile Spanish preposition
- dama
- Lady; a woman of rank or distinction
- el
- The; masculine definite article
- rey
- King; male monarch ruling a kingdom
- dejó
- Let, allowed, or left; past tense of dejar
- apresar
- To capture or seize someone as prisoner
- porque
- Because; conjunction giving reason or cause
- quería
- Wanted, loved; imperfect tense of querer
- ver
- To see; infinitive of the verb ver
- a
- To, at; common Spanish preposition
- su
- His, her, their, your; possessive adjective
- cómo
- How; used in indirect or direct questions
- le
- To him, to her; indirect object pronoun
- prometió
- Promised; past tense of prometer
- conseguirle
- To obtain or get something for someone
- amor
- Love; deep affection toward someone
- de
- Of, from; very common Spanish preposition
- llegó
- Arrived, reached; past tense of llegar
- hasta
- Until, up to; preposition of limit or extent
- la
- The; feminine definite article
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- encontró
- Found, met; past tense of encontrar
- durmiendo
- Sleeping; present participle of dormir
- amar
- To love; infinitive expressing deep affection
- obra
- Work, deed; an action or piece of art
- Doncella
- Maiden; a young unmarried woman or lady
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el
- Lago
- Lake; a large body of inland water
- quien
- Who; relative pronoun referring to a person
- amó
- Loved; past tense of amar
- desde
- Since, from; preposition indicating starting point
- entonces
- Then, at that time; temporal adverb
- para
- For, in order to; purpose or destination preposition
- siempre
- Always; at all times, forever
- cabalgó
- Rode horseback; past tense of cabalgar
- doncella
- Maiden; a young unmarried woman
- al
- To the; contraction of a and el
- Duque
- Duke; a high-ranking nobleman
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- Marcas
- Marches; border territories or frontier regions
- Sur
- South; cardinal direction opposite of north
- combatió
- Fought, combated; past tense of combatir
- contra
- Against; preposition indicating opposition
- duque
- Duke; a high-ranking male nobleman
- sus
- His, her, their; plural possessive adjective
- cuatro
- Four; the number 4
- hijos
- Sons, children; male offspring
- obligó
- Forced, obliged; past tense of obligar
- rendirse
- To surrender or give up
- sesenta
- Sixty; the number 60
- años
- Years; plural of año
- edad
- Age; the number of years one has lived
- obtuvo
- Obtained, won; past tense of obtener
- premio
- Prize, award; reward for achievement
- en
- In, on, at; common Spanish preposition
- torneo
- Tournament; a competitive sporting contest
- dos
- Two; the number 2
- caballeros
- Knights, gentlemen; plural of caballero
- venció
- Defeated, won; past tense of vencer
- cabo
- End, cape; end of a period or geographical point
- año
- Year; a period of twelve months
- reunieron
- They gathered, met; past tense of reunirse
- fuente
- Fountain, spring, source; a water source
- LIBRO
- Book; a major division of a literary work
- doce
- Twelve; the number 12
- ancianos
- Elderly men; old men or elders
- embajadores
- Ambassadors; diplomatic representatives of a country
- acudieron
- They came, attended; past tense of acudir
- ante
- Before, in front of; preposition of position
- exigir
- To demand or require something forcefully
- tributo
- Tribute; payment demanded by a ruling power
- reyes
- Kings; plural of rey, male monarchs
- señores
- Lords, gentlemen; plural of señor
- prometieron
- They promised; past tense of prometer
- ayuda
- Help, aid; assistance given to someone
- socorro
- Help, rescue; urgent aid in an emergency
- romanos
- Romans; people or things relating to Rome
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