Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 11
How Sir Launcelot came into the Chapel Perilous and gat there of a dead corpse a piece of the cloth and a sword.
Come Sir Launcelot entrò nella Cappella Pericolosa e prese da un cadavere un pezzo di stoffa e una spada.
CHAPTER XVI. How Sir Launcelot at the request of a lady recovered a falcon, by which he was deceived.
CAPITOLO XVI. Come Sir Launcelot, su richiesta di una dama, recuperò un falcone, dal quale fu ingannato.
CHAPTER XVII. How Sir Launcelot overtook a knight which chased his wife to have slain her, and how he said to him.
CAPITOLO XVII. Come Sir Launcelot raggiunse un cavaliere che inseguiva sua moglie per ucciderla, e di ciò che gli disse.
CHAPTER XVIII. How Sir Launcelot came to King Arthur's Court, and how there were recounted all his noble feats and acts.
CAPITOLO XVIII. Come Sir Launcelot giunse alla Corte di Re Artù, e come vi furono narrate tutte le sue nobili imprese e azioni.
BOOK VII.
LIBRO VII.
CHAPTER I. How Beaumains came to King Arthur's Court and demanded three petitions of King Arthur.
CAPITOLO I. Come Beaumains giunse alla Corte di Re Artù e avanzò tre richieste a Re Artù.
CHAPTER II. How Sir Launcelot and Sir Gawaine were wroth because Sir Kay mocked Beaumains, and of a damosel which desired a knight to fight for a lady.
CAPITOLO II. Come Sir Launcelot e Sir Gawaine si adirarono perché Sir Kay si fece beffe di Beaumains, e di una damigella che desiderava un cavaliere che combattesse per una dama.
CHAPTER III. How Beaumains desired the battle, and how it was granted to him, and how he desired to be made knight of Sir Launcelot.
CAPITOLO III. Come Beaumains desiderò la battaglia, e come gli fu concessa, e come desiderò essere fatto cavaliere da Sir Launcelot.
CHAPTER IV. How Beaumains departed, and how he gat of Sir Kay a spear and a shield, and how he jousted with Sir Launcelot.
CAPITOLO IV. Come Beaumains partì, e come prese da Sir Kay una lancia e uno scudo, e come giostrò con Sir Launcelot.
CHAPTER V. How Beaumains told to Sir Launcelot his name, and how he was dubbed knight of Sir Launcelot, and after overtook the damosel.
CAPITOLO V. Come Beaumains rivelò a Sir Launcelot il suo nome, e come fu nominato cavaliere da Sir Launcelot, e in seguito raggiunse la damigella.
CHAPTER VI. How Beaumains fought and slew two knights at a passage.
CAPITOLO VI. Come Beaumains combatté e uccise due cavalieri a un passo.
CHAPTER VII. How Beaumains fought with the Knight of the Black Launds, and fought with him till he fell down and died.
CAPITOLO VII. Come Beaumains combatté con il Cavaliere delle Lande Nere, e combatté con lui finché questi cadde a terra e morì.
CHAPTER VIII.
CAPITOLO VIII.
Vocabulary
- Come
- How; introduces manner or comparison
- entrò
- He/she entered a place
- nella
- In the; contraction of in and la
- Cappella
- Chapel; small Christian place of worship
- Pericolosa
- Dangerous; full of peril or risk
- e
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- prese
- He/she took or grabbed something
- da
- From; by; indicates origin or agent
- un
- A; indefinite article masculine singular
- cadavere
- Corpse; dead human body
- pezzo
- Piece; a portion of something larger
- di
- Of; indicates possession or composition
- stoffa
- Fabric; cloth material used for clothing
- una
- A; indefinite article feminine singular
- spada
- Sword; bladed weapon used in combat
- CAPITOLO
- Chapter; a numbered division of a book
- su
- On; upon; indicates position or request context
- richiesta
- Request; a formal or informal asking
- dama
- Lady; noblewoman or woman of rank
- recuperò
- He/she recovered or retrieved something lost
- falcone
- Falcon; bird of prey used in hunting
- dal
- From the; contraction of da and il
- quale
- Which; who; relative pronoun
- fu
- Was; past tense of essere (to be)
- ingannato
- Deceived; tricked or misled by someone
- raggiunse
- He/she reached or caught up with someone
- cavaliere
- Knight; armored warrior of noble rank
- che
- That; who; which; subordinating conjunction
- inseguiva
- He/she was chasing or pursuing someone
- sua
- His; her; possessive adjective feminine singular
- moglie
- Wife; a married woman
- per
- For; in order to; indicates purpose
- ucciderla
- To kill her; infinitive with pronoun attached
- ciò
- This; that; refers to something previously mentioned
- gli
- To him; indirect object pronoun masculine
- disse
- He/she said; past tense of dire
- giunse
- He/she arrived or reached a destination
- alla
- At the; contraction of a and la
- Corte
- Court; royal gathering place of a king
- Re
- King; male monarch or ruler
- come
- How; as; introduces manner or comparison
- vi
- There; to you; locative or dative pronoun
- furono
- They were; third person plural past of essere
- narrate
- Narrated; told or recounted (plural past participle)
- tutte
- All; every one (feminine plural form)
- le
- The; definite article feminine plural
- sue
- His; her; possessive adjective feminine plural
- nobili
- Noble; honorable deeds or people of rank
- imprese
- Deeds; enterprises; notable achievements or undertakings
- azioni
- Actions; deeds performed by someone
- LIBRO
- Book; a major division of a literary work
- I
- The; definite article masculine plural
- avanzò
- He/she advanced or put forward something
- tre
- Three; the number 3
- richieste
- Requests; plural of richiesta
- a
- To; at; indicates direction or recipient
- si
- Himself; herself; reflexive pronoun
- adirarono
- They became angry or irritated
- perché
- Because; why; causal or interrogative conjunction
- fece
- He/she made or did something
- beffe
- Mockery; jokes made at someone's expense
- damigella
- Maiden; young unmarried woman of noble birth
- desiderava
- He/she desired or wished for something
- combattesse
- That he fight; subjunctive of combattere
- desiderò
- He/she desired or wanted something strongly
- la
- The; definite article feminine singular
- battaglia
- Battle; armed combat between opposing forces
- concessa
- Granted; permitted; past participle of concedere
- essere
- To be; fundamental Italian auxiliary verb
- fatto
- Made; done; past participle of fare
- partì
- He/she departed or left a place
- lancia
- Lance; long spear used by knights jousting
- uno
- A; one; indefinite article masculine singular
- scudo
- Shield; protective armor carried by knights
- giostrò
- He/she jousted; competed in a knightly tournament
- con
- With; indicates accompaniment or instrument
- rivelò
- He/she revealed or disclosed a secret
- il
- The; definite article masculine singular
- suo
- His; her; possessive adjective masculine singular
- nome
- Name; word used to identify a person
- nominato
- Named; appointed; past participle of nominare
- in
- In; inside; indicates location or time
- seguito
- Afterward; later; subsequently in time
- combatté
- He/she fought in combat or battle
- uccise
- He/she killed someone in combat
- due
- Two; the number 2
- cavalieri
- Knights; plural of cavaliere
- passo
- Pass; narrow passage guarded by a warrior
- Cavaliere
- Knight; title for an armored warrior
- delle
- Of the; contraction of di and le
- Lande
- Moors; open uncultivated lands or heathlands
- Nere
- Black; dark-colored (feminine plural adjective)
- lui
- He; him; third person masculine singular pronoun
- finché
- Until; as long as; temporal conjunction
- questi
- The latter; this one; referring to previously mentioned person
- cadde
- He/she fell down to the ground
- terra
- Ground; earth; land beneath one's feet
- morì
- He/she died; past tense of morire
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