Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 13
How the knight yielded him, and how Beaumains made him to go unto King Arthur's court, and to cry Sir Launcelot mercy.
Come il cavaliere si arrese, e come Beaumains lo fece andare alla corte di Re Artù, e chiedere grazia a Sir Lancillotto.
CHAPTER XIX How Beaumains came to the lady, and when he came to the castle the gates were closed against him, and of the words that the lady said to him.
CAPITOLO XIX Come Beaumains giunse dalla dama, e quando arrivò al castello i cancelli gli furono chiusi in faccia, e delle parole che la dama gli disse.
CHAPTER XX. How Sir Beaumains rode after to rescue his dwarf, and came into the castle where he was.
CAPITOLO XX. Come Sir Beaumains cavalcò in seguito per salvare il suo nano, e giunse al castello dove questi si trovava.
CHAPTER XXI. How Sir Gareth, otherwise called Beaumains, came to the presence of his lady, and how they took acquaintance, and of their love.
CAPITOLO XXI. Come Sir Gareth, altrimenti chiamato Beaumains, si presentò alla sua dama, e come si conobbero, e del loro amore.
CHAPTER XXII. How at night came an armed knight, and fought with Sir Gareth, and he, sore hurt in the thigh, smote off the knight's head.
CAPITOLO XXII. Come di notte giunse un cavaliere armato, e combatté con Sir Gareth, e questi, gravemente ferito alla coscia, mozzò la testa al cavaliere.
CHAPTER XXIII. How the said knight came again the next night and was beheaded again, and how at the feast of Pentecost all the knights that Sir Gareth had overcome came and yielded them to King Arthur.
CAPITOLO XXIII. Come il suddetto cavaliere tornò la notte seguente e fu nuovamente decapitato, e come alla festa della Pentecoste tutti i cavalieri che Sir Gareth aveva sconfitto vennero e si arresero a Re Artù.
CHAPTER XXIV. How King Arthur pardoned them, and demanded of them where Sir Gareth was.
CAPITOLO XXIV. Come Re Artù li perdonò, e chiese loro dove si trovasse Sir Gareth.
CHAPTER XXV. How the Queen of Orkney came to this feast of Pentecost, and Sir Gawaine and his brethren came to ask her blessing.
CAPITOLO XXV. Come la Regina delle Orcadi venne a questa festa della Pentecoste, e Sir Galvano e i suoi fratelli vennero a chiederle la benedizione.
CHAPTER XXVI. How King Arthur sent for the Lady Lionesse, and how she let cry a tourney at her castle, whereas came many knights.
CAPITOLO XXVI. Come Re Artù mandò a chiamare la Dama Lionesse, e come ella fece indire un torneo al suo castello, al quale vennero molti cavalieri.
CHAPTER XXVII. How King Arthur went to the tournament with his knights, and how the lady received him worshipfully, and how the knights encountered.
CAPITOLO XXVII. Come Re Artù andò al torneo con i suoi cavalieri, e come la dama lo accolse onorevolmente, e come i cavalieri si scontrarono.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
CAPITOLO XXVIII.
Vocabulary
- Come
- How; introduces manner or comparison
- il
- The; masculine singular definite article
- cavaliere
- Knight; a warrior of noble rank
- si
- Reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, itself
- arrese
- Surrendered; gave up fighting or resisting
- e
- And; coordinating conjunction joining elements
- come
- How; as; introduces comparison or manner
- lo
- Him; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- fece
- Made; caused; past tense of fare
- andare
- To go; move from one place to another
- alla
- To the; contraction of a and la
- corte
- Court; royal or noble assembly or residence
- di
- Of; belonging to; preposition indicating possession
- Re
- King; male monarch ruling a kingdom
- chiedere
- To ask; request something from someone
- grazia
- Grace; mercy; favor granted by authority
- a
- To; at; preposition indicating direction or location
- CAPITOLO
- Chapter; major division of a book
- giunse
- Arrived; reached a destination; past tense
- dalla
- From the; contraction of da and la
- dama
- Lady; noblewoman; woman of high rank
- quando
- When; at the time that something happens
- arrivò
- Arrived; reached a place; past tense
- al
- To the; contraction of a and il
- castello
- Castle; large fortified medieval building
- i
- The; masculine plural definite article
- cancelli
- Gates; iron bars closing an entrance
- gli
- To him; indirect object pronoun, masculine
- furono
- Were; third person plural past of essere
- chiusi
- Closed; shut; past participle of chiudere
- in
- In; inside; preposition of location or state
- faccia
- Face; front part of the head
- delle
- Of the; some; partitive article, feminine plural
- parole
- Words; units of spoken or written language
- che
- That; which; who; relative or conjunction
- la
- Her; feminine singular direct object pronoun
- disse
- Said; spoke; past tense of dire
- cavalcò
- Rode; traveled on horseback; past tense
- seguito
- Followed; in pursuit of; past participle
- per
- For; in order to; preposition of purpose
- salvare
- To save; rescue someone from danger
- suo
- His; her; possessive adjective, singular
- nano
- Dwarf; a very short person or creature
- dove
- Where; in which place or location
- questi
- He; this one; pronoun referring to nearby person
- trovava
- Was; was found; imperfect tense of trovare
- altrimenti
- Otherwise; alternatively; also known as
- chiamato
- Called; named; past participle of chiamare
- presentò
- Presented; introduced; past tense of presentare
- sua
- His; her; possessive adjective, feminine singular
- conobbero
- Knew; got to know; past tense of conoscere
- del
- Of the; some; contraction of di and il
- loro
- Their; belonging to them; possessive pronoun
- amore
- Love; deep affection between people
- notte
- Night; the dark hours after sunset
- un
- A; an; masculine singular indefinite article
- armato
- Armed; carrying weapons; equipped for battle
- combatté
- Fought; engaged in combat; past tense
- con
- With; together with; preposition of company
- gravemente
- Gravely; seriously; in a severe manner
- ferito
- Wounded; injured; past participle of ferire
- coscia
- Thigh; upper part of the leg
- mozzò
- Cut off; severed; past tense of mozzare
- testa
- Head; upper part of the human body
- suddetto
- Aforementioned; previously mentioned person or thing
- tornò
- Returned; came back; past tense of tornare
- seguente
- Following; next; occurring after something else
- fu
- Was; third person singular past of essere
- nuovamente
- Again; once more; anew; a second time
- decapitato
- Beheaded; had head severed from body
- festa
- Feast; celebration; holiday or festive occasion
- della
- Of the; contraction of di and la
- Pentecoste
- Pentecost; Christian feast fifty days after Easter
- tutti
- All; every one; plural of tutto
- cavalieri
- Knights; plural of cavaliere; armored warriors
- aveva
- Had; third person singular imperfect of avere
- sconfitto
- Defeated; beaten; past participle of sconfiggere
- vennero
- Came; they arrived; past tense of venire
- arresero
- Surrendered; gave themselves up; past tense
- li
- Them; masculine plural direct object pronoun
- perdonò
- Forgave; pardoned; past tense of perdonare
- chiese
- Asked; requested; past tense of chiedere
- trovasse
- Would find; subjunctive past of trovare
- Regina
- Queen; female monarch or royal consort
- venne
- Came; arrived; third person singular past
- questa
- This; feminine singular demonstrative pronoun
- suoi
- His; her; possessive adjective, masculine plural
- fratelli
- Brothers; male siblings; plural of fratello
- chiederle
- To ask her; infinitive with indirect pronoun
- benedizione
- Blessing; divine or parental approval and grace
- mandò
- Sent; dispatched; past tense of mandare
- chiamare
- To call; summon; address someone by name
- Dama
- Lady; noblewoman; title of respect for women
- ella
- She; third person feminine singular subject pronoun
- indire
- To announce; proclaim; call an official event
- torneo
- Tournament; medieval competitive contest among knights
- quale
- Which; that; relative pronoun or adjective
- molti
- Many; a large number of people or things
- andò
- Went; traveled; past tense of andare
- accolse
- Welcomed; received; past tense of accogliere
- onorevolmente
- Honorably; in a dignified and respectful manner
- scontrarono
- Clashed; met in combat; past tense reflexive
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