[Illustration: King Arthur and His Knights]
[Illustration: _King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table_]
KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS
By Maude L. Radford
Illustrated by Walter J. Enright
[Illustration: The Holy Grail]
Rand, M^cNally & Company CHICAGO . NEW YORK . LONDON
_Copyright_, 1903, By MAUDE L. RADFORD
[Illustration] TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE _A List of Illustrations_ 8
How Arthur Became King 11
The Good Sword Excalibur 29
The Great Feast and What Followed 35
Arthur's Court and the Order of the Round Table 49
King Arthur and the Princess Guinevere 64
The Coming of Gareth 73
The Story of Sir Gareth and Lynette 85
Sir Ivaine 99
Sir Balin 120
Sir Geraint and Enid 131
Arthur and Sir Accalon 142
How Arthur Fought with a Giant 153
How Arthur Fought with Rome 160
The Knight with the Badly Made Coat 171
Sir Lancelot and Sir Brune 177
The Adventure of King Pellenore 193
Sir Lancelot and His Friends 199
How Sir Lancelot Saved the Queen 213
Sir Lancelot and Elaine 226
The Search for the Holy Grail 243
The Death of Arthur 260
[Illustration] A LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
PAGE
_King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table_ Frontispiece
_"All about him old oaks stood like giant guardians"_ 10
_"He hardly more than touched the sword"_ 25
_Arthur and the Lady of the Lake_ 31
_King Bors and King Ban_ 41
Table of contents (by pages)
- 1: King Arthur and His Knights by Maude L. Radford
- 2: On one side of the moat was a large wood
- 3: So Merlin went to the Archbishop of Canterbury
- 4: Sir Hector told him that he was to go to a tournament
- 5: At that Sir Hector and Sir Kay knelt before Arthur
- 6: Merlin brought you to me to take care of
- 7: Then the king departed with Merlin
- 8: As he took it and the scabbard
- 9: Sixty boars' heads were borne in on silver platters
- 10: So they chose Sir Ulfius and Sir Brastias as messengers
- 11: Let King Bors and King Ban come forth
- 12: No less great than his brother Bors
- 13: Merlin was able to do this very quickly
- 14: There is no glory greater than such a dedication
- 15: The marching squires wore ornamented blouses
- 16: Sometimes the little Dagonet danced at his side
- 17: And said to himself If I win this battle for Leodogran
- 18: And Leodogran asked her advice
- 19: For my mother Yguerne was dark
- 20: And Gareth longed to join them
- 21: The first one spoke again Lord Gareth
- 22: Gareth looked around the great hall
- 23: Sir Kay looked at Gareth with scorn
- 24: Then Gareth was secretly made a knight
- 25: With Gareth a few paces behind her
- 26: And rode fiercely at Sir Gareth
- 27: Lynette cried out in shame and sorrow
- 28: Unperceived by any one except Sir Ivaine
- 29: But Sir Ivaine refused to do this
- 30: He recognized the armor of Sir Ivaine
- 31: For she had learned to respect Sir Ivaine
- 32: Is one Sir Ivaine gave my lady
- 33: The lady put it upon Sir Ivaine
- 34: Sir Balin would not believe her
- 35: But Sir Balin rode on without fear
- 36: Then Sir Balin cried out Alas
- 37: The old Earl Iniol answered Sir
- 38: I am Geraint of King Arthur's Court
- 39: Then Sir Geraint said I love this child of yours
- 40: The king and Sir Accalon ate to their hearts' content
- 41: And I do not know Sir Ontzlake
- 42: Sir Accalon wondered very much
- 43: Sir Accalon fell to the ground
- 44: This is the country of Brittany
- 45: Waving his good sword Excalibur
- 46: Arthur bowed courteously to the messengers
- 47: He gave the emperor many a stroke with Excalibur
- 48: The knights looked at him in amazement
- 49: Leaving the queen and Brune alone
- 50: Sir Brune galloped inside the gate
- 51: Spurring forward he saw Sir Brune
- 52: Then Sir Plenorius stopped fighting
- 53: Sir Plenorius answered When he is dead
- 54: Among Arthur's bravest warriors was King Pellenore
- 55: Then King Pellenore wept loudly
- 56: Sir Lancelot bade Sir Lionel dismount
- 57: Sir Lancelot will surely find us
- 58: Was fighting against King Bagdemagus
- 59: Afterwards he left Sir Turquaine
- 60: Had a bad son named Sir Malgrace
- 61: Said Sir Malgrace to the queen
- 62: Sir Malgrace greeted him with politeness
- 63: Before Sir Malgrace could turn
- 64: The lord of Astolat came to meet him with his two sons
- 65: My son Lavaine will gladly go with you to the tournament
- 66: Sir Lancelot told Sir Lavaine his name
- 67: So Sir Lavaine drew it forth quickly
- 68: They all rode to the castle of Astolat
- 69: And slowly across that beam came the Holy Grail
- 70: Then Sir Galahad and Sir Perceval went away quietly
- 71: And thought longingly of the Holy Grail
- 72: And across it slowly moved the Holy Grail
- 73: Then slowly across the space glided the Holy Grail
- 74: Sir Bedivere heard the king praying
- 75: Sir Bedivere went back and again picked up Excalibur
- 76: Sir Bedivere did not know where