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Of a dream of the King with the Hundred Knights.

Di un sogno del Re con i Cento Cavalieri.

CHAPTER XIV. How the eleven kings with their host fought against Arthur and his host, and many great feats of the war.

CAPITOLO XIV. Come gli undici re con il loro esercito combatterono contro Artù e il suo esercito, e molte grandi imprese della guerra.

CHAPTER XV. Yet of the same battle.

CAPITOLO XV. Ancora della stessa battaglia.

CHAPTER XVI. Yet more of the same battle.

CAPITOLO XVI. Ancora di più della stessa battaglia.

CHAPTER XVII. Yet more of the same battle, and how it was ended by Merlin.

CAPITOLO XVII. Ancora di più della stessa battaglia, e come essa fu conclusa da Merlino.

CHAPTER XVIII. How King Arthur, King Ban, and King Bors rescued King Leodegrance, and other incidents.

CAPITOLO XVIII. Come il Re Artù, il Re Ban e il Re Bors salvarono il Re Leodegrance, e altri avvenimenti.

CHAPTER XIX. How King Arthur rode to Carlion, and of his dream, and how he saw the questing beast.

CAPITOLO XIX. Come il Re Artù cavalcò verso Carlion, e del suo sogno, e come egli vide la bestia errante.

CHAPTER XX. How King Pellinore took Arthur's horse and followed the Questing Beast, and how Merlin met with Arthur.

CAPITOLO XX. Come il Re Pellinore prese il cavallo di Artù e seguì la Bestia Errante, e come Merlino incontrò Artù.

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.

CAPITOLO XXI. Come Ulfius accusò la Regina Igraine, madre di Artù, di tradimento; e come un cavaliere giunse e desiderò che la morte del suo signore fosse vendicata.

CHAPTER XXII. How Griflet was made knight, and jousted with a knight

CAPITOLO XXII. Come Griflet fu fatto cavaliere, e giostrò con un cavaliere

CHAPTER XXIII. How twelve knights came from Rome and asked truage for this land of Arthur, and how Arthur fought with a knight.

CAPITOLO XXIII. Come dodici cavalieri vennero da Roma e chiederono tributo per questa terra di Artù, e come Artù combatté con un cavaliere.

CHAPTER XXIV. How Merlin saved Arthur's life, and threw an enchantment on King Pellinore and made him to sleep.

CAPITOLO XXIV. Come Merlino salvò la vita di Artù, e lanciò un incantesimo sul Re Pellinore facendolo addormentare.

CHAPTER XXV. How Arthur by the mean of Merlin gat Excalibur his sword of the Lady of the Lake.

CAPITOLO XXV. Come Artù, per mezzo di Merlino, ottenne Excalibur, la sua spada, dalla Dama del Lago.

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.

CAPITOLO XXVI. Come giunsero notizie ad Artù che il Re Rience aveva sconfitto undici re, e come egli desiderò la barba di Artù per ornare il suo mantello.

CHAPTER XXVII.

CAPITOLO XXVII.

Vocabulary

Di
Of, from; Italian preposition indicating possession or origin
un
A, an; indefinite article for masculine singular nouns
sogno
A dream; vision experienced during sleep
del
Of the; contraction of di and il
Re
King; male monarch ruling a kingdom
con
With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
i
The; definite article for masculine plural nouns
Cento
One hundred; the number 100
Cavalieri
Knights; armored warriors serving a lord
CAPITOLO
Chapter; numbered division of a book
Come
How, as, like; conjunction or adverb of manner
gli
The; definite article for masculine plural nouns
undici
Eleven; the cardinal number 11
re
King; male sovereign ruler of a kingdom
il
The; definite article for masculine singular nouns
loro
Their, they, them; third person plural pronoun
esercito
Army; organized military force of soldiers
combatterono
They fought; past tense of combattere, to fight
contro
Against; preposition indicating opposition or conflict
e
And; conjunction connecting words or clauses
suo
His, her, its; possessive adjective third person singular
molte
Many; adjective indicating a large quantity
grandi
Great, large, big; adjective describing size or importance
imprese
Deeds, enterprises; notable actions or undertakings
della
Of the; contraction of di and la
guerra
War; armed conflict between groups or nations
Ancora
Still, again, yet; adverb indicating continuation or repetition
stessa
Same; adjective indicating identity or sameness
battaglia
Battle; large-scale fight between opposing forces
di
Of, from; preposition indicating possession or origin
più
More; adverb indicating greater quantity or degree
come
How, as; conjunction or adverb of manner
essa
She, it; third person feminine singular pronoun
fu
Was; past tense of essere, to be
conclusa
Concluded, ended; past participle of concludere
da
By, from; preposition indicating agent or origin
salvarono
They saved; past tense of salvare, to save
altri
Other, others; adjective or pronoun indicating different ones
avvenimenti
Events, happenings; notable occurrences or incidents
cavalcò
He rode; past tense of cavalcare, to ride horseback
verso
Toward, towards; preposition indicating direction
egli
He; third person masculine singular subject pronoun
vide
He saw; past tense of vedere, to see
la
The; definite article for feminine singular nouns
bestia
Beast, creature; wild or monstrous animal
errante
Wandering, roaming; adjective describing aimless movement
prese
He took; past tense of prendere, to take
cavallo
Horse; large domesticated animal used for riding
seguì
He followed; past tense of seguire, to follow
Bestia
Beast; wild or monstrous creature, here a proper name
Errante
Wandering; adjective meaning roaming or straying
incontrò
He met, encountered; past tense of incontrare
accusò
He accused; past tense of accusare, to accuse
Regina
Queen; female monarch or wife of a king
madre
Mother; female parent of a child
tradimento
Treason, betrayal; act of disloyalty against one's lord
cavaliere
Knight; armored warrior serving a medieval lord
giunse
He arrived; past tense of giungere, to arrive
desiderò
He desired, wished; past tense of desiderare
che
That, which, who; conjunction or relative pronoun
morte
Death; end of life, fatal outcome
signore
Lord, sir; title for a nobleman or master
fosse
Were, might be; imperfect subjunctive of essere
vendicata
Avenged; past participle of vendicare, to avenge
fatto
Made, done; past participle of fare, to do
giostrò
He jousted; past tense of giostrare, to joust
dodici
Twelve; the cardinal number 12
cavalieri
Knights; armored warriors serving a lord
vennero
They came; past tense of venire, to come
Roma
Rome; capital city of Italy and ancient empire
chiederono
They asked, requested; past tense of chiedere
tributo
Tribute; payment demanded by a ruling power
per
For, through, by; preposition of purpose or means
questa
This; feminine demonstrative adjective or pronoun
terra
Land, earth; ground or territory of a nation
combatté
He fought; past tense of combattere, to fight
salvò
He saved; past tense of salvare, to save
vita
Life; the state of being alive
lanciò
He cast, threw; past tense of lanciare, to throw
incantesimo
Spell, enchantment; magical formula producing supernatural effect
sul
On the; contraction of su and il
facendolo
Making him; gerund of fare with object pronoun attached
addormentare
To put to sleep; cause someone to fall asleep
mezzo
Means, half, middle; method or instrument used
ottenne
He obtained; past tense of ottenere, to obtain
sua
His, her; feminine possessive adjective third person singular
spada
Sword; bladed weapon used in combat
dalla
From the; contraction of da and la
Dama
Lady; title for a noblewoman or female figure
Lago
Lake; large body of standing freshwater
giunsero
They arrived; past tense of giungere, to arrive
notizie
News, tidings; pieces of new information received
ad
To, at; preposition used before vowels instead of a
aveva
He had; imperfect tense of avere, to have
sconfitto
Defeated; past participle of sconfiggere, to defeat
barba
Beard; hair grown on a man's face
ornare
To adorn, decorate; embellish something with ornamentation
mantello
Cloak, mantle; large loose outer garment worn over clothes
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