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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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