Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 2
Of a dream of the King with the Hundred Knights.
D'un rêve du Roi aux Cent Chevaliers.
CHAPTER XIV. How the eleven kings with their host fought against Arthur and his host, and many great feats of the war.
CHAPITRE XIV. Comment les onze rois avec leur armée combattirent contre Arthur et son armée, et des nombreux grands exploits de la guerre.
CHAPTER XV. Yet of the same battle.
CHAPITRE XV. Encore de la même bataille.
CHAPTER XVI. Yet more of the same battle.
CHAPITRE XVI. Encore plus de la même bataille.
CHAPTER XVII. Yet more of the same battle, and how it was ended by Merlin.
CHAPITRE XVII. Encore plus de la même bataille, et comment elle fut terminée par Merlin.
CHAPTER XVIII. How King Arthur, King Ban, and King Bors rescued King Leodegrance, and other incidents.
CHAPITRE XVIII. Comment le roi Arthur, le roi Ban et le roi Bors sauvèrent le roi Leodegrance, et autres incidents.
CHAPTER XIX. How King Arthur rode to Carlion, and of his dream, and how he saw the questing beast.
CHAPITRE XIX. Comment le roi Arthur chevaucha jusqu'à Carlion, et de son rêve, et comment il vit la bête glatissante.
CHAPTER XX. How King Pellinore took Arthur's horse and followed the Questing Beast, and how Merlin met with Arthur.
CHAPITRE XX. Comment le roi Pellinore prit le cheval d'Arthur et suivit la Bête Glatissante, et comment Merlin rencontra Arthur.
CHAPTER XXI. How Ulfius impeached Queen Igraine, Arthur's mother, of treason; and how a knight came and desired to have the death of his master revenged.
CHAPITRE XXI. Comment Ulfius accusa la reine Igraine, mère d'Arthur, de trahison ; et comment un chevalier vint et désira que la mort de son maître fût vengée.
CHAPTER XXII. How Griflet was made knight, and jousted with a knight
CHAPITRE XXII. Comment Griflet fut fait chevalier, et jouta avec un chevalier.
CHAPTER XXIII. How twelve knights came from Rome and asked truage for this land of Arthur, and how Arthur fought with a knight.
CHAPITRE XXIII. Comment douze chevaliers vinrent de Rome et réclamèrent un tribut pour cette terre d'Arthur, et comment Arthur combattit contre un chevalier.
CHAPTER XXIV. How Merlin saved Arthur's life, and threw an enchantment on King Pellinore and made him to sleep.
CHAPITRE XXIV. Comment Merlin sauva la vie d'Arthur, et jeta un enchantement sur le roi Pellinore et le fit s'endormir.
CHAPTER XXV. How Arthur by the mean of Merlin gat Excalibur his sword of the Lady of the Lake.
CHAPITRE XXV. Comment Arthur, par l'intermédiaire de Merlin, obtint Excalibur son épée de la Dame du Lac.
CHAPTER XXVI. How tidings came to Arthur that King Rience had overcome eleven kings, and how he desired Arthur's beard to trim his mantle.
CHAPITRE XXVI. Comment la nouvelle parvint à Arthur que le roi Rience avait vaincu onze rois, et comment il désirait la barbe d'Arthur pour orner son manteau.
CHAPTER XXVII.
CHAPITRE XXVII.
Vocabulary
- rêve
- rev — A dream or vision during sleep
- Roi
- rwa — A king or male monarch
- Cent
- sahn — The number one hundred
- Chevaliers
- shuh-val-yay — Knights, armored warriors pledging service to a lord
- CHAPITRE
- sha-pee-truh — A chapter or section of a book
- Comment
- koh-mahn — How; used to introduce explanatory clauses
- onze
- ohnz — The number eleven
- rois
- rwa — Kings; plural of 'roi'
- armée
- ar-may — An army or organized military force
- combattirent
- kohm-ba-teer — Past tense of 'combattre': they fought or battled
- contre
- kohn-truh — Preposition meaning 'against' or 'versus'
- nombreux
- nohm-bruh — Numerous or many in quantity
- grands
- grahn — Great, large, or important in size or stature
- exploits
- ex-plwa — Heroic deeds or remarkable feats of bravery
- guerre
- gair — War or armed conflict between groups
- Encore
- ahn-kor — Still, again, or yet; indicating continuation
- même
- mem — Same; or used for emphasis meaning 'even'
- bataille
- ba-tie — A battle or large-scale military engagement
- plus
- plü — More; used in comparisons or indicating addition
- comment
- koh-mahn — How; introduces a manner or method clause
- fut
- fü — Past tense of 'être': was (simple past)
- terminée
- tair-mee-nay — Ended or concluded; past participle of 'terminer'
- roi
- rwa — A king or male monarch
- sauvèrent
- soh-vair — Past tense of 'sauver': they saved or rescued
- autres
- oh-truh — Others; additional people or things
- incidents
- an-see-dahn — Events or occurrences, often unexpected or notable
- chevaucha
- shuh-voh-sha — Past tense of 'chevaucher': he rode on horseback
- jusqu'
- zhüs-kuh — Until or up to; used before vowels
- vit
- vee — Past tense of 'voir': he saw or witnessed
- bête
- bet — A beast or animal, often strange or wild
- glatissante
- gla-tee-sahnt — Yelping or barking; describes the Questing Beast
- prit
- pree — Past tense of 'prendre': he took or seized
- cheval
- shuh-val — A horse used for riding or transportation
- suivit
- swee-vee — Past tense of 'suivre': he followed or pursued
- Bête
- bet — Beast; referring to the legendary Questing Beast
- Glatissante
- gla-tee-sahnt — Barking beast of Arthurian legend pursued by knights
- rencontra
- rahn-kohn-tra — Past tense of 'rencontrer': he met or encountered
- accusa
- a-kü-za — Past tense of 'accuser': he accused or charged someone
- reine
- ren — A queen or female monarch or consort
- mère
- mair — A mother; female parent
- trahison
- tra-ee-zohn — Treason or betrayal against a lord or country
- chevalier
- shuh-val-yay — A knight pledging military service to a lord
- vint
- van — Past tense of 'venir': he came or arrived
- désira
- day-zee-ra — Past tense of 'désirer': he desired or wished
- mort
- mor — Death; the end of life
- maître
- meh-truh — A master or lord; one in authority over others
- fût
- fü — Subjunctive of 'être': that it was or be
- vengée
- vahn-zhay — Avenged; past participle of 'venger'
- fait
- fay — Made or done; past participle of 'faire'
- jouta
- zhoo-ta — Past tense of 'jouter': he jousted in a tournament
- douze
- dooz — The number twelve
- chevaliers
- shuh-val-yay — Knights; plural of 'chevalier'
- vinrent
- van-ruh — Past tense of 'venir': they came or arrived
- réclamèrent
- ray-kla-mair — Past tense of 'réclamer': they demanded or claimed
- tribut
- tree-bü — Tribute; payment demanded by a conquering power
- terre
- tair — Land, ground, or territory; the earth
- combattit
- kohm-ba-tee — Past tense of 'combattre': he fought or battled
- sauva
- soh-va — Past tense of 'sauver': he saved or rescued
- vie
- vee — Life; the state of being alive
- jeta
- zhuh-ta — Past tense of 'jeter': he threw or cast
- enchantement
- ahn-shahnt-mahn — An enchantment or magic spell cast on someone
- fit
- fee — Past tense of 'faire': he made or caused
- endormir
- ahn-dor-meer — To fall asleep; to cause someone to sleep
- intermédiaire
- an-tair-may-dyair — An intermediary or go-between linking two parties
- obtint
- ob-tan — Past tense of 'obtenir': he obtained or acquired
- épée
- ay-pay — A sword; a long bladed weapon for fighting
- Dame
- dam — Lady; a noble or respected woman
- Lac
- lak — Lake; a body of standing water
- nouvelle
- noo-vel — News or a short story; piece of information
- parvint
- par-van — Past tense of 'parvenir': reached or came to someone
- avait
- a-vay — Past imperfect of 'avoir': he had or possessed
- vaincu
- van-kü — Defeated or conquered; past participle of 'vaincre'
- désirait
- day-zee-ray — Past imperfect of 'désirer': he wanted or desired
- barbe
- barb — A beard; facial hair grown on the chin
- orner
- or-nay — To adorn or decorate something with embellishments
- manteau
- mahn-toh — A cloak or coat worn as an outer garment
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