Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 2
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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