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How Arthur took upon him to fight to be delivered out of prison, and also for to deliver twenty knights that were in prison.

Come Artù si impegnò a combattere per essere liberato dalla prigione, e anche per liberare venti cavalieri che erano in prigione.

CHAPTER VIII. How Accolon found himself by a well, and he took upon him to do battle against Arthur.

CAPITOLO VIII. Come Accolon si ritrovò presso un pozzo, e si impegnò a combattere contro Artù.

CHAPTER IX. Of the battle between King Arthur and Accolon.

CAPITOLO IX. Della battaglia tra il Re Artù e Accolon.

CHAPTER X. How King Arthur's sword that he fought with brake, and how he recovered of Accolon his own sword Excalibur, and overcame his enemy.

CAPITOLO X. Come la spada del Re Artù con cui combatteva si spezzò, e come riprese da Accolon la sua spada Excalibur, e sconfisse il suo nemico.

CHAPTER XI. How Accolon confessed the treason of Morgan le Fay, King Arthur's sister, and how she would have done slay him.

CAPITOLO XI. Come Accolon confessò il tradimento di Morgan le Fay, sorella del Re Artù, e come ella avrebbe voluto farlo uccidere.

CHAPTER XII. How Arthur accorded the two brethren, and delivered the twenty knights, and how Sir Accolon died.

CAPITOLO XII. Come Artù riconciliò i due fratelli, e liberò i venti cavalieri, e come Sir Accolon morì.

CHAPTER XIII. How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir Uwaine her son saved him.

CAPITOLO XIII. Come Morgan avrebbe voluto uccidere Sir Uriens suo marito, e come Sir Uwaine suo figlio lo salvò.

CHAPTER XIV. How Queen Morgan le Fay made great sorrow for the death of Accolon, and how she stole away the scabbard from Arthur.

CAPITOLO XIV. Come la Regina Morgan le Fay si addolorò profondamente per la morte di Accolon, e come rubò il fodero ad Artù.

CHAPTER XV. How Morgan le Fay saved a knight that should have been drowned, and how King Arthur returned home again.

CAPITOLO XV. Come Morgan le Fay salvò un cavaliere che sarebbe dovuto annegare, e come il Re Artù fece ritorno a casa.

CHAPTER XVI. How the Damosel of the Lake saved King Arthur from mantle that should have burnt him.

CAPITOLO XVI. Come la Damigella del Lago salvò il Re Artù da un mantello che avrebbe dovuto bruciarlo.

CHAPTER XVII. How Sir Gawaine and Sir Uwaine met with twelve fair damosels, and how they complained on Sir Marhaus.

CAPITOLO XVII. Come Sir Gawaine e Sir Uwaine incontrarono dodici belle damigelle, e come esse si lamentarono di Sir Marhaus.

CHAPTER XVIII. How Sir Marhaus jousted with Sir Gawaine and Sir Uwaine, and overthrew them both.

CAPITOLO XVIII. Come Sir Marhaus giostrò con Sir Gawaine e Sir Uwaine, e li sconfisse entrambi.

CHAPTER XIX.

CAPITOLO XIX.

Vocabulary

Come
How; introduces manner or comparison
si
Reflexive pronoun; oneself, himself, herself
impegnò
Committed, pledged, or devoted oneself to something
a
To, at; basic preposition of direction or purpose
combattere
To fight, to battle against an opponent
per
For, in order to; preposition of purpose
essere
To be; fundamental Italian auxiliary verb
liberato
Freed, released from captivity or restraint
dalla
From the; contraction of da and la
prigione
Prison, jail; place of captivity
e
And; basic coordinating conjunction
anche
Also, too, as well; additive adverb
liberare
To free, to release from confinement
venti
Twenty; the number 20
cavalieri
Knights; armored medieval warrior noblemen
che
That, who, which; relative or subordinating conjunction
erano
Were; third person plural imperfect of essere
in
In, inside; basic preposition of location
CAPITOLO
Chapter; a numbered section of a book
ritrovò
Found again, rediscovered someone or something
presso
Near, close to, beside a location
un
A, an; indefinite article masculine singular
pozzo
Well; a deep hole for drawing water
contro
Against; preposition indicating opposition
Della
Of the; contraction of di and la
battaglia
Battle, fight; a military or armed conflict
tra
Between, among; preposition of position or time
il
The; definite article masculine singular
Re
King; male monarch or ruler
la
The; definite article feminine singular
spada
Sword; bladed weapon used in combat
del
Of the; contraction of di and il
con
With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
cui
Which, whom; relative pronoun used after preposition
combatteva
Was fighting; imperfect tense of combattere
spezzò
Broke, snapped; caused something to shatter
come
How, as, like; conjunction of comparison
riprese
Took back, recovered, resumed possession of something
da
From, by; preposition of origin or agent
sua
His, her, its; possessive adjective feminine singular
sconfisse
Defeated, overcame an enemy in combat
suo
His, her, its; possessive adjective masculine singular
nemico
Enemy, foe; a hostile or opposing person
confessò
Confessed, admitted to a fault or secret
tradimento
Betrayal, treason; act of being disloyal
di
Of, from; very common Italian preposition
le
The; definite article feminine plural, or her
sorella
Sister; a female sibling
ella
She; third person feminine singular subject pronoun
avrebbe
Would have; conditional of avere auxiliary verb
voluto
Wanted, wished; past participle of volere
farlo
To make him, to do it; fare with pronoun
uccidere
To kill, to cause death of someone
riconciliò
Reconciled, brought two parties back together
i
The; definite article masculine plural
due
Two; the number 2
fratelli
Brothers; male siblings or brotherly companions
liberò
Freed, released; past tense of liberare
morì
Died; third person singular past of morire
marito
Husband; a male spouse in marriage
figlio
Son; a male child of a parent
lo
Him, it; direct object pronoun masculine singular
salvò
Saved, rescued from danger or death
Regina
Queen; a female monarch or king's consort
addolorò
Grieved, caused or felt deep sorrow
profondamente
Deeply, profoundly; to a great emotional degree
morte
Death; the end of life
rubò
Stole, took something without permission
fodero
Scabbard, sheath; case that holds a sword
ad
To, at; variant of a used before vowels
cavaliere
Knight; a mounted armored warrior nobleman
sarebbe
Would be; conditional of essere auxiliary verb
dovuto
Had to, been obliged; past participle of dovere
annegare
To drown; to die or cause death by water
fece
Made, did; third person singular past of fare
ritorno
Return; the act of coming back somewhere
casa
Home, house; one's place of residence
Damigella
Damsel, young noblewoman; maiden of noble birth
Lago
Lake; a large body of inland water
mantello
Cloak, mantle; a long outer garment worn over
bruciarlo
To burn it; bruciare with masculine object pronoun
incontrarono
Met, encountered; past tense of incontrare
dodici
Twelve; the number 12
belle
Beautiful, lovely; feminine plural of bello
damigelle
Damsels, young noblewomen; plural of damigella
esse
They; third person feminine plural subject pronoun
lamentarono
Complained, lamented; past tense of lamentarsi
giostrò
Jousted, competed in a lance tournament
li
Them; direct object pronoun masculine plural
entrambi
Both; referring to two people or things together
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