Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 13
How the knight yielded him, and how Beaumains made him to go unto King Arthur's court, and to cry Sir Launcelot mercy.
Cómo el caballero se rindió, y cómo Beaumains lo hizo ir a la corte del Rey Arturo, y clamar piedad al señor Launcelot.
CHAPTER XIX How Beaumains came to the lady, and when he came to the castle the gates were closed against him, and of the words that the lady said to him.
CAPÍTULO XIX Cómo Beaumains llegó hasta la dama, y cuando llegó al castillo las puertas fueron cerradas contra él, y de las palabras que la dama le dijo.
CHAPTER XX. How Sir Beaumains rode after to rescue his dwarf, and came into the castle where he was.
CAPÍTULO XX. Cómo el señor Beaumains cabalgó tras él para rescatar a su enano, y llegó al castillo donde se encontraba.
CHAPTER XXI. How Sir Gareth, otherwise called Beaumains, came to the presence of his lady, and how they took acquaintance, and of their love.
CAPÍTULO XXI. Cómo el señor Gareth, llamado de otro modo Beaumains, llegó a la presencia de su dama, y cómo se conocieron, y de su amor.
CHAPTER XXII. How at night came an armed knight, and fought with Sir Gareth, and he, sore hurt in the thigh, smote off the knight's head.
CAPÍTULO XXII. Cómo por la noche llegó un caballero armado, y luchó con el señor Gareth, y éste, gravemente herido en el muslo, le cortó la cabeza al caballero.
CHAPTER XXIII. How the said knight came again the next night and was beheaded again, and how at the feast of Pentecost all the knights that Sir Gareth had overcome came and yielded them to King Arthur.
CAPÍTULO XXIII. Cómo dicho caballero volvió la noche siguiente y fue decapitado de nuevo, y cómo en la fiesta de Pentecostés todos los caballeros que el señor Gareth había vencido vinieron y se rindieron al Rey Arturo.
CHAPTER XXIV. How King Arthur pardoned them, and demanded of them where Sir Gareth was.
CAPÍTULO XXIV. Cómo el Rey Arturo los perdonó, y les preguntó dónde se encontraba el señor Gareth.
CHAPTER XXV. How the Queen of Orkney came to this feast of Pentecost, and Sir Gawaine and his brethren came to ask her blessing.
CAPÍTULO XXV. Cómo la Reina de Orkney llegó a esta fiesta de Pentecostés, y el señor Gawaine y sus hermanos vinieron a pedirle su bendición.
CHAPTER XXVI. How King Arthur sent for the Lady Lionesse, and how she let cry a tourney at her castle, whereas came many knights.
CAPÍTULO XXVI. Cómo el Rey Arturo mandó llamar a la Dama Lionesse, y cómo ella convocó un torneo en su castillo, al que acudieron muchos caballeros.
CHAPTER XXVII. How King Arthur went to the tournament with his knights, and how the lady received him worshipfully, and how the knights encountered.
CAPÍTULO XXVII. Cómo el Rey Arturo fue al torneo con sus caballeros, y cómo la dama lo recibió con gran honor, y cómo los caballeros se enfrentaron.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
CAPÍTULO XXVIII.
Vocabulary
- Cómo
- How; used to introduce manner or method
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- caballero
- Knight or gentleman; honorable male figure
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with verbs
- rindió
- Surrendered or yielded to another person
- y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- cómo
- How; interrogative or exclamatory adverb
- lo
- Him or it; masculine direct object pronoun
- hizo
- Made or caused someone to do something
- ir
- To go; basic verb of motion
- a
- To; preposition indicating direction or recipient
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- corte
- Court; royal assembly or place of governance
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el
- Rey
- King; male monarch or ruler of kingdom
- clamar
- To cry out or call for something urgently
- piedad
- Mercy or piety; compassionate forgiveness toward someone
- al
- To the; contraction of a and el
- señor
- Lord or mister; title of respect for man
- CAPÍTULO
- Chapter; numbered division of a book or text
- llegó
- Arrived or reached a destination or place
- hasta
- Until or up to; preposition indicating limit
- dama
- Lady; noblewoman or woman of high social standing
- cuando
- When; temporal conjunction linking two events
- castillo
- Castle; large fortified medieval stone building
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- puertas
- Doors or gates; entryways into buildings or places
- fueron
- Were; third person plural preterite of ser
- cerradas
- Closed or shut; past participle of cerrar
- contra
- Against; preposition indicating opposition or resistance
- él
- He; masculine third person singular subject pronoun
- de
- Of or from; very common Spanish preposition
- palabras
- Words; units of spoken or written language
- que
- That or which; subordinating conjunction or pronoun
- le
- To him or her; indirect object pronoun
- dijo
- Said; third person singular preterite of decir
- cabalgó
- Rode on horseback; past tense of cabalgar
- tras
- After or behind; preposition indicating pursuit
- para
- For or in order to; purpose preposition
- rescatar
- To rescue or save someone from danger or captivity
- su
- His, her, or their; possessive adjective
- enano
- Dwarf; very short person or fictional small creature
- donde
- Where; relative adverb indicating a place
- encontraba
- Was found or located; imperfect tense of encontrar
- llamado
- Called or named; past participle of llamar
- otro
- Another or other; adjective indicating difference
- modo
- Way or manner; method of doing something
- presencia
- Presence; being physically in a particular place
- conocieron
- Met or came to know; preterite of conocer
- amor
- Love; deep affection between two people
- por
- By, for, or through; versatile Spanish preposition
- noche
- Night; period of darkness after sunset
- un
- A or an; masculine singular indefinite article
- armado
- Armed; equipped with weapons for combat
- luchó
- Fought or struggled; preterite of luchar
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- éste
- This one; masculine demonstrative pronoun referring nearby
- gravemente
- Gravely or seriously; adverb describing severe condition
- herido
- Wounded or injured; past participle of herir
- en
- In or on; preposition of location or time
- muslo
- Thigh; upper part of the human leg
- cortó
- Cut; third person singular preterite of cortar
- cabeza
- Head; top part of the human body
- dicho
- Said; past participle of decir used as adjective
- volvió
- Returned or came back; preterite of volver
- siguiente
- Following or next; adjective indicating sequence
- fue
- Was or went; preterite of ser or ir
- decapitado
- Beheaded; past participle of decapitar
- nuevo
- New; adjective describing something recently made
- fiesta
- Feast, festival, or celebration; festive gathering
- Pentecostés
- Pentecost; Christian feast fifty days after Easter
- todos
- All or everyone; adjective or pronoun of totality
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- caballeros
- Knights or gentlemen; plural of caballero
- había
- Had or there had been; imperfect of haber
- vencido
- Defeated or overcome; past participle of vencer
- vinieron
- Came; third person plural preterite of venir
- rindieron
- Surrendered; third person plural preterite of rendir
- perdonó
- Forgave or pardoned; preterite of perdonar
- les
- To them; third person plural indirect object pronoun
- preguntó
- Asked a question; preterite of preguntar
- dónde
- Where; interrogative adverb asking about location
- Reina
- Queen; female monarch or king's wife
- esta
- This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective
- sus
- His, her, or their; plural possessive adjective
- hermanos
- Brothers or siblings; plural of hermano
- pedirle
- To ask him or her for something; infinitive plus pronoun
- bendición
- Blessing; divine or parental expression of goodwill
- mandó
- Ordered or commanded; preterite of mandar
- llamar
- To call or summon someone to a place
- Dama
- Lady; title or term for a noblewoman
- ella
- She; feminine third person singular subject pronoun
- convocó
- Convened or summoned; organized a gathering or tournament
- torneo
- Tournament; medieval competitive event among knights
- acudieron
- Came or attended; preterite of acudir
- muchos
- Many; plural adjective or pronoun of quantity
- recibió
- Received or welcomed; preterite of recibir
- gran
- Great or grand; adjective before masculine or feminine noun
- honor
- Honor; high respect or prestige given to someone
- enfrentaron
- Faced or confronted each other; preterite of enfrentarse
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