Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 3
How all the children were sent for that were born on May-day, and how Mordred was saved.
Come tutti i bambini nati nel giorno di maggio furono cercati, e come Mordred fu salvato.
BOOK II.
LIBRO II.
CHAPTER I. Of a damosel which came girt with a sword for to find a man of such virtue to draw it out of the scabbard.
CAPITOLO I. Di una damigella che venne cinta di una spada per trovare un uomo di tale virtù da estrarla dal fodero.
CHAPTER II. How Balin, arrayed like a poor knight, pulled out the sword, which afterward was the cause of his death.
CAPITOLO II. Come Balin, vestito come un povero cavaliere, estrasse la spada, che in seguito fu la causa della sua morte.
CHAPTER III. How the Lady of the Lake demanded the knight's head that had won the sword, or the maiden's head.
CAPITOLO III. Come la Signora del Lago reclamò la testa del cavaliere che aveva vinto la spada, o la testa della fanciulla.
CHAPTER IV. How Merlin told the adventure of this damosel.
CAPITOLO IV. Come Merlino narrò l'avventura di questa damigella.
CHAPTER V. How Balin was pursued by Sir Lanceor, knight of Ireland, and how he jousted and slew him.
CAPITOLO V. Come Balin fu inseguito da Sir Lanceor, cavaliere d'Irlanda, e come giostrò e lo uccise.
CHAPTER VI. How a damosel, which was love to Lanceor, slew herself for love, and how Balin met with his brother Balan.
CAPITOLO VI. Come una damigella, che era l'amore di Lanceor, si uccise per amore, e come Balin incontrò suo fratello Balan.
CHAPTER VII. How a dwarf reproved Balin for the death of Lanceor, and how King Mark of Cornwall found them, and made a tomb over them.
CAPITOLO VII. Come un nano rimproverò Balin per la morte di Lanceor, e come il re Marco di Cornovaglia li trovò e costruì una tomba sopra di loro.
CHAPTER VIII. How Merlin prophesied that two the best knights of the world should fight there, which were Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristram.
CAPITOLO VIII. Come Merlino profetizzò che i due migliori cavalieri del mondo avrebbero combattuto lì, ovvero Sir Lancillotto e Sir Tristano.
CHAPTER IX. How Balin and his brother, by the counsel of Merlin, took King Rience and brought him to King Arthur.
CAPITOLO IX. Come Balin e suo fratello, per consiglio di Merlino, catturarono il re Rience e lo portarono al re Artù.
CHAPTER X. How King Arthur had a battle against Nero and King Lot of Orkney, and how King Lot was deceived by Merlin, and how twelve kings were slain.
CAPITOLO X. Come il re Artù combatté una battaglia contro Nerone e il re Lot delle Orcadi, e come il re Lot fu ingannato da Merlino, e come dodici re furono uccisi.
CHAPTER XI.
CAPITOLO XI.
Vocabulary
- Come
- How; in what way or manner
- tutti
- All, every; referring to an entire group
- i
- The; masculine plural definite article
- bambini
- Children; young boys and girls
- nati
- Born; past participle of nascere
- nel
- In the; contraction of in and il
- giorno
- Day; a 24-hour period
- di
- Of, from; very common Italian preposition
- maggio
- May; the fifth month of the year
- furono
- Were; third person plural past of essere
- cercati
- Sought, searched for; past participle of cercare
- e
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- come
- As, like; used for comparison or manner
- fu
- Was; third person singular remote past of essere
- salvato
- Saved, rescued; past participle of salvare
- LIBRO
- Book; a major division of a literary work
- CAPITOLO
- Chapter; a numbered section of a book
- Di
- Of; preposition indicating belonging or topic
- una
- A, an; feminine singular indefinite article
- damigella
- Damsel, maiden; a young noble woman
- che
- Who, that, which; relative or subordinating conjunction
- venne
- Came; third person singular past of venire
- cinta
- Girded, belted; past participle of cingere
- spada
- Sword; a bladed weapon used in combat
- per
- For, in order to; common Italian preposition
- trovare
- To find; to locate or discover something
- un
- A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- uomo
- Man; an adult male human being
- tale
- Such, of such; indicating a particular quality
- virtù
- Virtue, valor; moral or knightly excellence
- da
- From, by; preposition of origin or agency
- estrarla
- To extract it; to pull it out
- dal
- From the; contraction of da and il
- fodero
- Scabbard, sheath; case holding a sword
- vestito
- Dressed, clothed; wearing particular attire
- povero
- Poor; lacking wealth or resources
- cavaliere
- Knight; an armored warrior of noble rank
- estrasse
- Drew out, extracted; third person past of estrarre
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- in
- In, into; basic Italian preposition of location
- seguito
- Afterwards, later; subsequently in time
- causa
- Cause, reason; what brings about an effect
- della
- Of the; contraction of di and la
- sua
- His, her, its; feminine singular possessive adjective
- morte
- Death; the end of life
- Signora
- Lady, mistress; a title for a woman
- del
- Of the; contraction of di and il
- Lago
- Lake; a large body of fresh water
- reclamò
- Claimed, demanded; asserted a right to something
- testa
- Head; the upper part of the body
- aveva
- Had; third person singular imperfect of avere
- vinto
- Won, defeated; past participle of vincere
- o
- Or; disjunctive coordinating conjunction
- fanciulla
- Girl, maiden; a young female person
- narrò
- Narrated, told; recounted a story or event
- l'
- The; elided definite article before a vowel
- avventura
- Adventure; an exciting or remarkable experience
- questa
- This; feminine singular demonstrative pronoun
- inseguito
- Pursued, chased; followed someone with intent
- d'
- Of, from; elided preposition before a vowel
- giostrò
- Jousted; fought in a mounted lance competition
- lo
- Him, it; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- uccise
- Killed; third person singular past of uccidere
- era
- Was; third person singular imperfect of essere
- amore
- Love; deep affection or romantic feeling
- si
- Himself, herself, themselves; reflexive pronoun
- incontrò
- Met, encountered; came across someone
- suo
- His, her; masculine singular possessive adjective
- fratello
- Brother; a male sibling
- nano
- Dwarf; a very short person or mythical creature
- rimproverò
- Rebuked, scolded; expressed disapproval to someone
- il
- The; masculine singular definite article
- re
- King; a male monarch or ruler
- li
- Them; masculine plural direct object pronoun
- trovò
- Found; third person singular past of trovare
- costruì
- Built, constructed; erected a structure
- tomba
- Tomb, grave; a burial monument or chamber
- sopra
- Above, over, on top of; spatial preposition
- loro
- Them, their; third person plural pronoun
- profetizzò
- Prophesied, foretold; predicted future events
- due
- Two; the number 2
- migliori
- Best, better; superior in quality or skill
- cavalieri
- Knights; plural of cavaliere, armored warriors
- mondo
- World; the earth and all its inhabitants
- avrebbero
- Would have; third person plural conditional of avere
- combattuto
- Fought; past participle of combattere
- lì
- There; at or in that place
- ovvero
- That is, namely; used to clarify or specify
- consiglio
- Council, advice; a group meeting to deliberate
- catturarono
- Captured; third person plural past of catturare
- portarono
- Brought, carried; third person plural past of portare
- al
- To the; contraction of a and il
- combatté
- Fought; third person singular past of combattere
- battaglia
- Battle; a large-scale armed military conflict
- contro
- Against; in opposition to someone or something
- delle
- Of the; contraction of di and le (feminine plural)
- ingannato
- Deceived, tricked; past participle of ingannare
- dodici
- Twelve; the number 12
- uccisi
- Killed; past participle plural of uccidere
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