The History of the Renowned Prince Arthur; King of Britain; with His Life and Death, and All His Glorious Battles; Likewise, the Noble Acts and Heroic ... Valiant Knights of the Round Table Volume 2 - Sir Thomas Malory, Paperback

• Release Date   9/13/2013
• ISBN-13   9781230062624 | 978-1-230-06262-4
• ISBN   1230062629 | 1-230-06262-9
• Format   Paperback
• Author(s)   Sir Thomas Malory
• This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1816 edition. Excerpt: ... man's hands. ' ' CHAP. L. Hon, Merlin likened the Iiourul Table to the H'orld. and ho.v the Knights that should achieve the Sancgrcal should be known. ALSO Merlin made the round tahle in token of the rounduess of the world: for hy the round tahle is the world signified hy right. For all the world, Christian and heathen, resort-unto the round tahle. and when they are chosen to he of the fellowship of the round tahle, they think them more hlessed, and more in worship, than if they had gotten half the world, and ye have seen that they have lost their fathers and their mothers, and all their kin, and their wives and their children, for to he of your fellowship, it is well seen hy you. for sith ye departed from your mother, ye would never see her, ye found such a fellowship at the round tahle. When Merlin had ordained the round tahle, he said, hy them that should he fellows of the round tahle, the truth of the Sancgreal shall he well known. And men asked him how men might know them that should hest do to the achieving of the Sancgreal. Then said he, " there should he three white hulls that should achieve it: and the two should he maideus, and the third should he chaste. and that one of the three should pass the father, as much as the lion passcth his lihhard, hoth of strength and of hardiness." 'l hey which heard.Ierlin say so, said thus unto Merlin: " Sithence there shall he such a knight thou shouldst ordain hy tby craft a siege that no man should sit therein, hut he only which shall pass all other knights." And then Merlin auswered that he would do so. and then he made the siege peril ous, in which sir Galahad sat at his meat upon Whit sunday last past. " Now, madam," said sir Perci...