Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 1
Le Morte D'Arthur
Le Morte D'Arthur
King Arthur and of his Noble Knights of the Round Table
Re Artù e i suoi Nobili Cavalieri della Tavola Rotonda
by Thomas Malory
di Thomas Malory
IN TWO VOLS.—VOL. I
IN DUE VOLL.—VOL. I
Contents
Indice
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
NOTA BIBLIOGRAFICA
PREFACE OF WILLIAM CAXTON
PREFAZIONE DI WILLIAM CAXTON
BOOK I.
LIBRO I.
CHAPTER I. First, How Uther Pendragon sent for the duke of Cornwall and Igraine his wife, and of their departing suddenly again.
CAPITOLO I. Anzitutto, di come Uther Pendragon mandò a chiamare il duca di Cornovaglia e Igraine sua moglie, e della loro improvvisa partenza.
CHAPTER II. How Uther Pendragon made war on the duke of Cornwall, and how by the mean of Merlin he lay by the duchess and gat Arthur.
CAPITOLO II. Di come Uther Pendragon mosse guerra al duca di Cornovaglia, e di come per mezzo di Merlino giacque con la duchessa e generò Artù.
CHAPTER III. Of the birth of King Arthur and of his nurture.
CAPITOLO III. Della nascita di Re Artù e della sua educazione.
CHAPTER IV. Of the death of King Uther Pendragon.
CAPITOLO IV. Della morte di Re Uther Pendragon.
CHAPTER V. How Arthur was chosen king, and of wonders and marvels of a sword taken out of a stone by the said Arthur.
CAPITOLO V. Di come Artù fu scelto re, e delle prodezze e meraviglie di una spada estratta da una pietra dal suddetto Artù.
CHAPTER VI. How King Arthur pulled out the sword divers times.
CAPITOLO VI. Di come Re Artù estrasse la spada più volte.
CHAPTER VII. How King Arthur was crowned, and how he made officers.
CAPITOLO VII. Di come Re Artù fu incoronato, e di come nominò i suoi ufficiali.
CHAPTER VIII. How King Arthur held in Wales, at a Pentecost, a great feast, and what kings and lords came to his feast.
CAPITOLO VIII. Di come Re Artù tenne nel Galles, a Pentecoste, un gran banchetto, e di quali re e signori vennero alla sua festa.
CHAPTER IX. Of the first war that King Arthur had, and how he won the field.
CAPITOLO IX. Della prima guerra che Re Artù sostenne, e di come vinse la battaglia.
CHAPTER X. How Merlin counselled King Arthur to send for King Ban and King Bors, and of their counsel taken for the war.
CAPITOLO X. Di come Merlino consigliò Re Artù di mandare a chiamare Re Ban e Re Bors, e del consiglio da loro tenuto per la guerra.
CHAPTER XI. Of a great tourney made by King Arthur and the two kings Ban and Bors, and how they went over the sea.
CAPITOLO XI. Di un grande torneo organizzato da Re Artù e dai due re Ban e Bors, e di come attraversarono il mare.
CHAPTER XII. How eleven kings gathered a great host against King Arthur.
CAPITOLO XII. Di come undici re radunarono un grande esercito contro Re Artù.
CHAPTER XIII.
CAPITOLO XIII.
Vocabulary
- Le
- Feminine plural definite article: 'the'
- Morte
- Death; end of life
- Re
- King; male monarch ruling a kingdom
- e
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- i
- Masculine plural definite article: 'the'
- suoi
- His, her, its; third-person plural possessive adjective
- Nobili
- Noble; of high rank or aristocratic birth
- Cavalieri
- Knights; armored warriors of medieval nobility
- della
- Of the; feminine singular contracted preposition
- Tavola
- Table; flat surface for dining or meeting
- Rotonda
- Round; circular in shape
- di
- Of, by; very common Italian preposition
- IN
- In; preposition indicating location or inclusion
- DUE
- Two; the number 2
- I
- Roman numeral one; or masculine plural article 'the'
- Indice
- Index; table of contents listing topics covered
- NOTA
- Note; short explanatory or bibliographic remark
- BIBLIOGRAFICA
- Bibliographic; relating to sources and reference lists
- PREFAZIONE
- Preface; introductory section written before main text
- DI
- Of, by; preposition indicating authorship or belonging
- LIBRO
- Book; major section or volume of a written work
- CAPITOLO
- Chapter; numbered section within a book
- Anzitutto
- First of all; above all else, primarily
- come
- How, as, like; common Italian conjunction or adverb
- mandò
- Sent; past tense of 'mandare', to send
- a
- To, at; very common Italian preposition
- chiamare
- To call, to summon someone by name
- il
- Masculine singular definite article: 'the'
- duca
- Duke; nobleman ranking just below a king
- sua
- His, her; feminine singular possessive adjective
- moglie
- Wife; female spouse in a marriage
- loro
- Their, them; third-person plural pronoun or adjective
- improvvisa
- Sudden, unexpected; happening without prior warning
- partenza
- Departure; act of leaving a place
- Di
- Of; preposition indicating origin or belonging
- mosse
- Moved, waged; past tense of 'muovere'
- guerra
- War; armed conflict between opposing forces
- al
- To the; masculine singular contracted preposition
- per
- For, through, by means of; common preposition
- mezzo
- Means, middle; half or method of doing something
- giacque
- Lay; past tense of 'giacere', to lie with someone
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- la
- Feminine singular definite article: 'the'
- duchessa
- Duchess; noblewoman, wife of a duke
- generò
- Generated, fathered; past tense of 'generare'
- Della
- Of the; feminine singular contracted preposition
- nascita
- Birth; moment or event of being born
- educazione
- Education, upbringing; process of teaching and training
- morte
- Death; end of a person's life
- fu
- Was; past tense of 'essere', to be
- scelto
- Chosen, selected; past participle of 'scegliere'
- re
- King; ruler of a kingdom
- delle
- Of the; feminine plural contracted preposition
- prodezze
- Feats, deeds; acts of bravery or skill
- meraviglie
- Wonders, marvels; extraordinary or astonishing things
- una
- A, an; feminine singular indefinite article
- spada
- Sword; bladed weapon used in combat
- estratta
- Extracted, pulled out; past participle of 'estrarre'
- da
- From, by; common Italian preposition of origin
- pietra
- Stone, rock; hard natural mineral material
- dal
- From the; masculine singular contracted preposition
- suddetto
- Aforementioned; previously mentioned person or thing
- estrasse
- Pulled out, extracted; past tense of 'estrarre'
- più
- More, most; comparative adverb of degree
- volte
- Times; occasions or instances of repeated action
- incoronato
- Crowned; past participle of 'incoronare', to crown
- nominò
- Named, appointed; past tense of 'nominare'
- ufficiali
- Officials, officers; persons holding formal authority
- tenne
- Held, kept; past tense of 'tenere'
- nel
- In the; masculine singular contracted preposition
- Pentecoste
- Pentecost; Christian feast fifty days after Easter
- un
- A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- gran
- Great, grand; shortened form of 'grande'
- banchetto
- Banquet; large formal feast or celebratory meal
- quali
- Which, who; relative or interrogative pronoun
- signori
- Lords, gentlemen; men of noble or high rank
- vennero
- Came; past tense of 'venire', to come
- alla
- To the; feminine singular contracted preposition
- festa
- Feast, celebration; festive gathering or holiday
- prima
- First, before; adverb or adjective of time order
- che
- That, which, who; very common conjunction or pronoun
- sostenne
- Sustained, endured; past tense of 'sostenere'
- vinse
- Won, defeated; past tense of 'vincere'
- battaglia
- Battle; armed fight between opposing forces
- consigliò
- Advised, counseled; past tense of 'consigliare'
- mandare
- To send; to dispatch someone or something
- del
- Of the; masculine singular contracted preposition
- consiglio
- Council, advice; group giving guidance or counsel
- tenuto
- Held, kept; past participle of 'tenere'
- grande
- Great, large; big in size or importance
- torneo
- Tournament; medieval contest of knights competing
- organizzato
- Organized, arranged; past participle of 'organizzare'
- dai
- By the; masculine plural contracted preposition
- due
- Two; the number 2
- attraversarono
- Crossed, traversed; past tense of 'attraversare'
- mare
- Sea, ocean; large body of salt water
- undici
- Eleven; the number 11
- radunarono
- Gathered, assembled; past tense of 'radunare'
- esercito
- Army; large organized military fighting force
- contro
- Against; in opposition to someone or something
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