Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 4
Of the interment of twelve kings, and of the prophecy of Merlin, and how Balin should give the dolorous stroke.
Della sepoltura di dodici re, e della profezia di Merlino, e di come Balin avrebbe dato il colpo doloroso.
CHAPTER XII. How a sorrowful knight came before Arthur, and how Balin fetched him, and how that knight was slain by a knight invisible.
CAPITOLO XII. Come un cavaliere addolorato si presentò dinanzi ad Artù, e come Balin lo andò a prendere, e come quel cavaliere fu ucciso da un cavaliere invisibile.
CHAPTER XIII. How Balin and the damosel met with a knight which was in likewise slain, and how the damosel bled for the custom of a castle.
CAPITOLO XIII. Come Balin e la damigella incontrarono un cavaliere che fu ugualmente ucciso, e come la damigella sanguinò per l'usanza di un castello.
CHAPTER XIV. How Balin met with that knight named Garlon at a feast, and there he slew him, to have his blood to heal therewith the son of his host.
CAPITOLO XIV. Come Balin incontrò quel cavaliere di nome Garlon a un banchetto, e lì lo uccise, per avere il suo sangue con cui guarire il figlio del suo ospite.
CHAPTER XV. How Balin fought with King Pellam, and how his sword brake, and how he gat a spear wherewith he smote the dolorous stroke.
CAPITOLO XV. Come Balin combatté con il re Pellam, e come la sua spada si spezzò, e come egli ottenne una lancia con cui sferrò il colpo doloroso.
CHAPTER XVI. How Balin was delivered by Merlin, and saved a knight that would have slain himself for love.
CAPITOLO XVI. Come Balin fu liberato da Merlino, e salvò un cavaliere che si sarebbe ucciso per amore.
CHAPTER XVII. How that knight slew his love and a knight lying by her, and after, how he slew himself with his own sword, and how Balin rode toward a castle where he lost his life.
CAPITOLO XVII. Come quel cavaliere uccise la sua amata e un cavaliere che le giaceva accanto, e in seguito, come si uccise con la propria spada, e come Balin cavalcò verso un castello dove perse la vita.
CHAPTER XVIII. How Balin met with his brother Balan, and how each of them slew other unknown, till they were wounded to death.
CAPITOLO XVIII. Come Balin incontrò suo fratello Balan, e come ciascuno di loro uccise l'altro senza riconoscersi, finché furono feriti a morte.
CHAPTER XIX. How Merlin buried them both in one tomb, and of Balin's sword.
CAPITOLO XIX. Come Merlino li seppellì entrambi in una stessa tomba, e della spada di Balin.
BOOK III.
LIBRO III.
CHAPTER I. How King Arthur took a wife, and wedded Guenever, daughter to Leodegrance, King of the Land of Cameliard, with whom he had the Round Table.
CAPITOLO I. Come il re Artù prese moglie, e sposò Ginevra, figlia di Leodegrance, re della Terra di Cameliard, con la quale ottenne la Tavola Rotonda.
CHAPTER II.
CAPITOLO II.
Vocabulary
- sepoltura
- Burial, the act of burying a body
- dodici
- Twelve, the number 12
- re
- King, a male monarch or ruler
- profezia
- Prophecy, a prediction of future events
- avrebbe
- Would have, conditional form of 'avere'
- dato
- Given, past participle of 'dare'
- colpo
- Blow or strike, a hit or impact
- doloroso
- Painful or sorrowful, causing pain or grief
- CAPITOLO
- Chapter, a main division of a book
- cavaliere
- Knight, a mounted warrior of noble rank
- addolorato
- Grieved or saddened, filled with sorrow
- presentò
- Presented or appeared, introduced oneself formally
- dinanzi
- Before or in front of, indicating position ahead
- andò
- Went, past tense of 'andare'
- prendere
- To take or grab, to seize something
- fu
- Was, simple past of 'essere'
- ucciso
- Killed, past participle of 'uccidere'
- invisibile
- Invisible, unable to be seen
- damigella
- Damsel or maiden, a young noblewoman
- incontrarono
- They met or encountered, past tense of 'incontrare'
- ugualmente
- Equally or likewise, in the same manner
- sanguinò
- Bled, past tense of 'sanguinare'
- usanza
- Custom or tradition, an established practice
- castello
- Castle, a large fortified medieval building
- incontrò
- Met or encountered, past tense of 'incontrare'
- nome
- Name, a word used to identify a person
- banchetto
- Banquet, a large formal celebratory meal
- lì
- There, in or at that place
- uccise
- Killed, past tense of 'uccidere'
- avere
- To have, a fundamental auxiliary Italian verb
- sangue
- Blood, the red fluid in living bodies
- cui
- Whom or which, a relative pronoun
- guarire
- To heal or recover, to restore to health
- figlio
- Son, a male child of a parent
- ospite
- Host or guest, one who hosts or is hosted
- combatté
- Fought, past tense of 'combattere'
- spada
- Sword, a bladed weapon used in combat
- spezzò
- Broke or shattered, past tense of 'spezzare'
- egli
- He, a formal third person singular pronoun
- ottenne
- Obtained or got, past tense of 'ottenere'
- lancia
- Lance or spear, a long pointed weapon
- sferrò
- Delivered or unleashed, struck a blow forcefully
- liberato
- Freed or liberated, released from captivity
- salvò
- Saved or rescued, past tense of 'salvare'
- sarebbe
- Would be, conditional form of 'essere'
- amore
- Love, a deep affection for someone
- amata
- Beloved, a woman who is deeply loved
- giaceva
- Lay or was lying, imperfect of 'giacere'
- accanto
- Beside or next to, close to something
- seguito
- Afterward or following, in the subsequent moment
- propria
- Own, belonging to oneself exclusively
- cavalcò
- Rode, past tense of 'cavalcare'
- verso
- Toward or towards, in the direction of
- dove
- Where, indicating a place or location
- perse
- Lost, past tense of 'perdere'
- vita
- Life, the state of being alive
- fratello
- Brother, a male sibling
- ciascuno
- Each one, referring to every individual separately
- altro
- Other, a different or additional person or thing
- senza
- Without, indicating the absence of something
- riconoscersi
- To recognize each other, mutual identification
- finché
- Until or as long as, a temporal conjunction
- furono
- Were, simple past plural of 'essere'
- feriti
- Wounded, plural past participle of 'ferire'
- morte
- Death, the end of life
- seppellì
- Buried, past tense of 'seppellire'
- entrambi
- Both, referring to two people or things together
- stessa
- Same, identical or the very one mentioned
- tomba
- Tomb or grave, a place of burial
- LIBRO
- Book, a major division of a literary work
- prese
- Took, past tense of 'prendere'
- moglie
- Wife, a married woman in relation to her husband
- sposò
- Married, past tense of 'sposare'
- figlia
- Daughter, a female child of a parent
- Terra
- Land or earth, a territory or country
- quale
- Which or what, a relative or interrogative pronoun
- Tavola
- Table, a flat surface used for meals or meetings
- Rotonda
- Round, circular in shape; as in Round Table
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