nd Girls in Historical Fiction.
_Britain, 6th Century_.
1. Winning of the queen.
_Outline_: Feast at Carleon--Messenger comes from West
country--King Arthur's journey to Tintagalon--Meeting of
Merlin and Arthur--King leaves in disguise--Arthur at
Cameliard--Maiden beholds a knight at the fountain but finds
only a gardener's boy--Lady Guinevere sees the
knight--Gardener's boy wears his cap before Lady Guinevere
and she discovers the knight of the fountain--Challenge of
Duke Mordaunt--King Arthur seeks armor and is accepted as
Lady Guinevere's champion--Duke Mordaunt overthrown--King
Arthur overthrows Sir Geraint, Sir Gawaine and Sir Ewaine and
sends them to Lady Guinevere--Meeting with Sir Pellias--The
return of the gardener's boy--Four knights serve the
gardener's boy--King Arthur proclaims himself to his four
knights--King Arthur and his knights overthrow the Duke and
his men--King Leodegrance desires to wed his daughter to the
"White Champion"--The gardener removes his cap.
_Source_:
Pyle. King Arthur and his knights.
2. Sir Marrok.
_Outline_: Marrok chosen for a great task--Marrok honored at
court--Coming of Lady Irma to the forest--Marrok summoned to
aid King Arthur--How it fared in Bedegrain with Marrok
away--Sir Marrok's return--How Sir Marrok saved the Lady
Agnes--How the wolf did its work--Story of the son of Sir
Simon--Sir Tristram and the wolf--The stranger knight--Sir
Marrok comes into his own.
_Source_:
French. Sir Marrok.
_France, 8th Century_.
3. Story of Roland.
_Outline_: Charlemagne and his peers--Bertha and her husband
flee from court in disguise--Boyhood of Roland--Quarrel with
Oliver--The wrestling match--Roland and Oliver pledge eternal
friendship--Coming of Charlemagne--Meeting between the king
and the boy of the cave--Roland goes to France--Ganelon's
jealousy of Roland--Revolt of one of the nobles--Battle
arranged between champions of king and noble--Revolt
ended--Moslem invasion of Europe--Charlemagne wars for seven
years--Envoys of peace from Moslem king--King asks
advice--Roland cries "War"--Ganelon counsels peace--Ganelon
chosen as envoy to the king--Plots treason--Departure for
Spain--The pass at Roncesvalles.
_Sources:_
Baldwin. Story of Roland. Church. Stories of Charlemagne.
Greene. With spurs o
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