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.
Comment le chevalier se rendit, et comment Beaumains le contraignit à se rendre à la cour du roi Arthur, et à implorer la merci de Sir 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.
CHAPITRE XIX Comment Beaumains vint trouver la dame, et lorsqu'il arriva au château les portes lui furent fermées, et des paroles que la dame lui dit.
CHAPTER XX. How Sir Beaumains rode after to rescue his dwarf, and came into the castle where he was.
CHAPITRE XX. Comment Sir Beaumains chevaucha à sa suite pour sauver son nain, et pénétra dans le château où il se trouvait.
CHAPTER XXI. How Sir Gareth, otherwise called Beaumains, came to the presence of his lady, and how they took acquaintance, and of their love.
CHAPITRE XXI. Comment Sir Gareth, autrement appelé Beaumains, se présenta devant sa dame, et comment ils firent connaissance, et de leur amour.
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.
CHAPITRE XXII. Comment de nuit vint un chevalier armé, et combattit contre Sir Gareth, et celui-ci, grièvement blessé à la cuisse, trancha la tête du chevalier.
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.
CHAPITRE XXIII. Comment ledit chevalier revint la nuit suivante et fut de nouveau décapité, et comment à la fête de la Pentecôte tous les chevaliers que Sir Gareth avait vaincus vinrent se soumettre au roi Arthur.
CHAPTER XXIV. How King Arthur pardoned them, and demanded of them where Sir Gareth was.
CHAPITRE XXIV. Comment le roi Arthur leur accorda son pardon, et leur demanda où se trouvait Sir 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.
CHAPITRE XXV. Comment la reine des Orcades vint à cette fête de la Pentecôte, et comment Sir Gauvain et ses frères vinrent lui demander sa bénédiction.
CHAPTER XXVI. How King Arthur sent for the Lady Lionesse, and how she let cry a tourney at her castle, whereas came many knights.
CHAPITRE XXVI. Comment le roi Arthur fit mander la dame Lionesse, et comment elle fit proclamer un tournoi en son château, auquel vinrent de nombreux chevaliers.
CHAPTER XXVII. How King Arthur went to the tournament with his knights, and how the lady received him worshipfully, and how the knights encountered.
CHAPITRE XXVII. Comment le roi Arthur se rendit au tournoi avec ses chevaliers, et comment la dame le reçut avec grand honneur, et comment les chevaliers s'affrontèrent.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
CHAPITRE XXVIII.
Vocabulary
- Comment
- How; used to introduce explanatory clauses
- le
- The; masculine singular definite article
- chevalier
- Knight; armored warrior of medieval nobility
- se
- Himself/herself/itself; reflexive pronoun
- rendit
- Went, rendered; past tense of rendre
- et
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- comment
- How; interrogative or introductory adverb
- contraignit
- Forced, compelled; past tense of contraindre
- à
- To, at; very common French preposition
- rendre
- To render, give back, return something
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- cour
- Court; royal assembly or enclosed courtyard
- du
- Of the; contraction of de and le
- roi
- King; male monarch ruling a kingdom
- implorer
- To implore, beg desperately for mercy
- merci
- Mercy; compassion, or thank you in French
- de
- Of, from; extremely common French preposition
- CHAPITRE
- Chapter; major division of a book
- vint
- Came; simple past tense of venir
- trouver
- To find, to come across something or someone
- dame
- Lady; noblewoman or respectful address for woman
- lorsqu'
- When; conjunction introducing a time clause
- il
- He, it; third person masculine singular pronoun
- arriva
- Arrived; simple past tense of arriver
- au
- At the, to the; contraction of à and le
- château
- Castle; large fortified medieval residence
- les
- The; plural definite article for nouns
- portes
- Doors, gates; entrances to a building or castle
- lui
- Him, her, to him; indirect object pronoun
- furent
- Were; simple past of être, third person plural
- fermées
- Closed, shut; past participle of fermer, feminine plural
- des
- Of the, some; plural partitive or definite article
- paroles
- Words, speech; spoken utterances or lyrics
- que
- That, which, whom; subordinating conjunction or pronoun
- dit
- Said, told; simple past or present of dire
- chevaucha
- Rode on horseback; simple past of chevaucher
- sa
- His, her; feminine singular possessive adjective
- suite
- Retinue, entourage; group following an important person
- pour
- For, in order to; preposition indicating purpose
- sauver
- To save, rescue someone from danger
- son
- His, her, its; masculine singular possessive adjective
- nain
- Dwarf; a very small person or creature
- pénétra
- Entered, penetrated; simple past of pénétrer
- dans
- In, inside; preposition indicating location or direction
- où
- Where; relative or interrogative adverb of place
- trouvait
- Was found, was located; imperfect of trouver
- autrement
- Otherwise, also known as; adverb of manner
- appelé
- Called, named; past participle of appeler
- présenta
- Presented, introduced; simple past of présenter
- devant
- Before, in front of; preposition of position
- ils
- They; third person masculine plural subject pronoun
- firent
- Made, did; simple past of faire, third plural
- connaissance
- Acquaintance; act of getting to know someone
- leur
- Their; third person plural possessive adjective
- amour
- Love; deep romantic or affectionate feeling
- nuit
- Night; period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
- un
- A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- armé
- Armed; equipped with weapons, past participle of armer
- combattit
- Fought; simple past tense of combattre
- contre
- Against; preposition indicating opposition or contact
- celui-ci
- This one, the latter; demonstrative pronoun masculine
- grièvement
- Gravely, seriously; adverb describing severe injury
- blessé
- Wounded, injured; past participle of blesser
- cuisse
- Thigh; upper part of the human leg
- trancha
- Cut off, sliced; simple past of trancher
- tête
- Head; upper body part containing the brain
- ledit
- The said, the aforementioned; formal demonstrative adjective
- revint
- Came back, returned; simple past of revenir
- suivante
- Following, next; adjective indicating subsequent order
- fut
- Was; simple past tense of être, third singular
- nouveau
- New, again; adjective or adverb of repetition
- décapité
- Beheaded; past participle of décapiter, head removed
- fête
- Feast, celebration; festive holiday or gathering
- Pentecôte
- Pentecost; Christian feast fifty days after Easter
- tous
- All, every; masculine plural of tout
- chevaliers
- Knights; plural of chevalier, armored mounted warriors
- avait
- Had; third person singular imperfect of avoir
- vaincus
- Defeated, vanquished; past participle plural of vaincre
- vinrent
- Came; simple past of venir, third person plural
- soumettre
- To submit, surrender; to yield to authority
- accorda
- Granted, accorded; simple past of accorder
- pardon
- Pardon, forgiveness; excuse for an offense committed
- demanda
- Asked, requested; simple past of demander
- reine
- Queen; female monarch or king's royal consort
- cette
- This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective
- ses
- His, her, its; plural possessive adjective
- frères
- Brothers; male siblings, plural of frère
- demander
- To ask, request; to seek something from someone
- bénédiction
- Blessing; act of bestowing divine or parental favor
- fit
- Made, had done; simple past of faire, third singular
- mander
- To summon, send for; to order someone's presence
- elle
- She, her; third person feminine singular pronoun
- proclamer
- To proclaim, announce officially; declare publicly
- tournoi
- Tournament; medieval competitive combat event for knights
- en
- In, by, as; versatile preposition or pronoun
- auquel
- In which, to which; relative pronoun masculine singular
- nombreux
- Numerous, many; adjective indicating large quantity
- avec
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- reçut
- Received; simple past tense of recevoir
- grand
- Great, large; adjective indicating size or importance
- honneur
- Honor; great respect or high distinction earned
- s'
- Himself/herself; reflexive pronoun elided before vowel
- affrontèrent
- Confronted each other; simple past of s'affronter
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