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Le Morte D'Arthur

ル・モルト・ダーサー

King Arthur and of his Noble Knights of the Round Table

アーサー王と円卓の高貴なる騎士たち

by Thomas Malory

トマス・マロリー著

IN TWO VOLS.—VOL. I

全二巻――第一巻

Contents

目次

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

書誌注記

PREFACE OF WILLIAM CAXTON

ウィリアム・キャクストンの序文

BOOK I.

第一書

CHAPTER I. First, How Uther Pendragon sent for the duke of Cornwall and Igraine his wife, and of their departing suddenly again.

第一章 ユーサー・ペンドラゴンがコーンウォール公とその妻イグレーンを呼び寄せ、彼らが突然再び去った経緯について。

CHAPTER II. How Uther Pendragon made war on the duke of Cornwall, and how by the mean of Merlin he lay by the duchess and gat Arthur.

第二章 ユーサー・ペンドラゴンがコーンウォール公に戦いを仕掛け、マーリンの計略によって公爵夫人のもとに忍び込みアーサーをもうけた経緯について。

CHAPTER III. Of the birth of King Arthur and of his nurture.

第三章 アーサー王の誕生とその養育について。

CHAPTER IV. Of the death of King Uther Pendragon.

第四章 ユーサー・ペンドラゴン王の死について。

CHAPTER V. How Arthur was chosen king, and of wonders and marvels of a sword taken out of a stone by the said Arthur.

第五章 アーサーが王に選ばれた経緯、および彼が石から剣を抜いた驚異と奇跡について。

CHAPTER VI. How King Arthur pulled out the sword divers times.

第六章 アーサー王が剣を幾度も引き抜いた経緯について。

CHAPTER VII. How King Arthur was crowned, and how he made officers.

第七章 アーサー王が戴冠し、臣下を任命した経緯について。

CHAPTER VIII. How King Arthur held in Wales, at a Pentecost, a great feast, and what kings and lords came to his feast.

第八章 アーサー王がウェールズで聖霊降臨祭に盛大な宴を催し、いかなる王や領主たちがその宴に訪れたかについて。

CHAPTER IX. Of the first war that King Arthur had, and how he won the field.

第九章 アーサー王が最初に経験した戦と、彼がいかにして勝利を収めたかについて。

CHAPTER X. How Merlin counselled King Arthur to send for King Ban and King Bors, and of their counsel taken for the war.

第十章 マーリンがアーサー王にバン王とボールス王を招くよう進言し、戦に向けての評議が行われた経緯について。

CHAPTER XI. Of a great tourney made by King Arthur and the two kings Ban and Bors, and how they went over the sea.

第十一章 アーサー王とバン王およびボールス王によって催された大馬上槍試合と、彼らが海を渡った経緯について。

CHAPTER XII. How eleven kings gathered a great host against King Arthur.

第十二章 十一人の王がアーサー王に対抗して大軍を集めた経緯について。

CHAPTER XIII.

第十三章

Vocabulary

to — And; with; quotation particle
円卓
entaku — Round table, famously associated with King Arthur
no — Possessive or attributive particle
高貴
kōki — Noble, aristocratic, of high rank
なる
naru — To become; attributive form meaning 'of'
騎士
kishi — Knight, mounted warrior of noble standing
たち
tachi — Plural suffix for people or beings
cho — Authored by, written by (bibliographic term)
zen — Complete, entire, total (prefix)
二巻
nikan — Two volumes, second volume
一巻
ikkan — One volume, first volume
目次
mokuji — Table of contents of a book
書誌
shoshi — Bibliography, bibliographic information
注記
chūki — Note, annotation, written remark
序文
jobun — Preface, foreword of a book
dai — Ordinal prefix meaning 'number' or 'the Nth'
ichi — One, the number one
sho — Book, writing, volume or section
shō — Chapter, section of a book
ga — Subject marker particle
kō — Duke, lord, noble title
その
sono — That, those (demonstrative adjective)
tsuma — Wife, one's own spouse
o — Direct object marker particle
呼び寄せ
yobiyose — To summon, call someone to one's location
彼ら
karera — They, them (third-person plural pronoun)
突然
totsuzen — Suddenly, unexpectedly, all at once
再び
futatabi — Again, once more, a second time
去っ
satt(a) — Departed, left, went away (past stem)
ta — Past tense auxiliary verb
経緯
ikisatsu / keii — Circumstances, background, how events unfolded
について
ni tsuite — Regarding, about, concerning (topic marker phrase)
ni — Two, the number two
ni — Directional or locative particle, 'to/at/in'
戦い
tatakai — Battle, fight, conflict, war
仕掛け
shikake — To set up, initiate, trigger an attack
計略
keiryaku — Scheme, stratagem, cunning plan
によって
ni yotte — By means of, through, due to
公爵
kōshaku — Duke, highest rank of non-royal nobility
夫人
fujin — Lady, wife of a nobleman, madam
もと
moto — Beside, near, under someone's presence
忍び込み
shinobikomi — To sneak into, infiltrate stealthily
もうけ
mōke — To beget, produce a child, father offspring
san — Three, the number three
ō — King, monarch, sovereign ruler
誕生
tanjō — Birth, being born, coming into existence
養育
yōiku — Raising, nurturing, bringing up a child
shi / yon — Four, the number four
shi — Death, dying, the end of life
go — Five, the number five
選ば
eraba — To be chosen, selected (stem of 選ぶ)
re — Passive auxiliary verb suffix
および
oyobi — And also, as well as (formal conjunction)
kare — He, him (third-person masculine pronoun)
ishi — Stone, rock
から
kara — From, out of (source particle)
ken / tsurugi — Sword, blade, weapon
抜い
nui — To pull out, draw (a sword) (stem)
驚異
kyōi — Wonder, marvel, astonishing phenomenon
奇跡
kiseki — Miracle, miraculous event, wonder
roku — Six, the number six
幾度
ikudo — Many times, how many times, repeatedly
mo — Also, too, even (inclusive particle)
引き抜い
hikinui — To pull out, extract forcibly (stem form)
shichi / nana — Seven, the number seven
戴冠
taikan — Coronation, being crowned as king
shi — Conjunctive verb form, 'and' connector
臣下
shinka — Subjects, retainers, those serving a king
任命
ninmei — Appointment, designation to an official post
hachi — Eight, the number eight
de — At, in (location of action particle)
聖霊
seirei — Holy Spirit, sacred spirit in Christianity
降臨
kōrin — Descent of a deity or spirit, advent
matsuri — Festival, celebration, ceremonial event
盛大
seidai — Grand, magnificent, lavish, on a large scale
na — Adjectival connective for na-adjectives
utage — Banquet, feast, grand celebratory gathering
催し
moyōshi — Event, gathering, holding a ceremony or feast
いかなる
ikanaru — What kind of, whatever, any sort of
ya — And (listing particle), or, question particle
領主
ryōshu — Lord, feudal landowner, domain master
訪れ
otozure — To visit, arrive, come (as a guest)
ka — Question marker particle
ku / kyū — Nine, the number nine
最初
saisho — First, the very beginning, initially
経験
keiken — Experience, personal encounter with something
ikusa / sen — War, battle, military conflict
いかにして
ikanishite — How, by what means (formal/literary expression)
勝利
shōri — Victory, triumph, winning a contest
収め
osame — To achieve, obtain, secure a result
jū — Ten, the number ten
招く
maneku — To invite, beckon, summon someone
よう
yō — In order to, so as to (purpose expression)
進言
shingen — Advice, counsel given to a superior
向け
muke — Directed toward, aimed at, heading for
te — Conjunctive particle linking verb actions
評議
hyōgi — Deliberation, council discussion, consultation
行わ
okonawa — To carry out, conduct, perform (stem form)
十一
jūichi — Eleven, the number eleven
催さ
moyōsa — To hold, organize an event (passive stem)
dai — Large, great, grand (prefix)
試合
shiai — Match, contest, competitive game or bout
umi — Sea, ocean, large body of saltwater
渡っ
watt(a) — To cross, traverse (water or distance)
十二
jūni — Twelve, the number twelve
hito / nin / jin — Person, people, human being
対抗
taikō — Opposition, rivalry, standing against someone
大軍
taigun — Large army, great military force
集め
atsume — To gather, collect, assemble people or things
十三
jūsan — Thirteen, the number thirteen
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