Reading Notes: King Arthur, Part B

                                                       King Arthur


King Arthur: Tales of the Round Table by Andrew Lang

Sir Galahad and the White Knight

               Sir Galahad came upon a white abbey, and found a white shield that would kill whoever picked it up unless he was the worthiest knight in the world. Sir Galahad proceeded to do many great deeds.

 

Sir Lancelot’s Vision

               Sir Lancelot was not a pure knight, unlike his son, and he had to give up the quest for the Holy Graal

 

The Adventure of Sir Percivale

               Sir Percivale loses a fight, pitches a fit, and makes friends with a lion.

 

Sir Lancelot and the Five Hundred Knights

               Sir Lancelot came to a castle where 500 knights in Black and 500 knights in white were fighting. He joined the losing side—the knights in Black. The white knights were Holy knights, and the black knights were knights who were still dealing with earthly sins.

 

Sir Gawain and the Hermit

               Gawain makes friends with someone, they go to a Chapel and are told about their sins.

 

The Adventure of Sir Bors

               Bors got a coat from a Holy man, and said that he would wear it until he found the Graal. He found Percivale, and they set off to look for Galahad.

 

 

Sir Galahad and the Mysterious Ship

               Percivale’s sister helps Percivale, Galahad, and Bors do great deeds and get many gifts and then she dies.

 

Sir Lancelot and Sir Galahad

               Lancelot and Galahad reunite and talk about everything that they have been through.

 

Sir Galahad and the Graal

               Galahad finds the Graal and goes about blessing people with it. He dies eventually. Percivale dies as well. Bors goes back to Camelot to tell everyone about what they went through.

 

The End of Arthur

               Arthur returns the sword to the lake and then dies. Guenevere dies. Lancelot dies.


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