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Title: Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume II (of II)
King Arthur and of his Noble Knights of the Round Table

Author: Thomas Malory

Editor: William Caxton

Release Date: March, 1998 [Etext #1252]
Posting Date: November 6, 2009

Language: English

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LE MORTE D'ARTHUR

King Arthur and of his Noble Knights of the Round Table

By Sir Thomas Malory

IN TWO VOLS.--VOL. II

CONTENTS:

BOOK X

CHAPTER I. How Sir Tristram jousted, and smote down King Arthur, because
he told him not the cause why he bare that shield.

AND if so be ye can descrive what ye bear, ye are worthy to bear the
arms. As for that, said Sir Tristram, I will answer you; this shield was
given me, not desired, of Queen Morgan le Fay; and as for me, I can not
descrive these arms, for it is no point of my charge, and yet I trust to
God to bear them with worship. Truly, said King Arthur, ye ought not to
bear none arms but if ye wist what ye bear: but I pray you tell me your
name. To what intent? said Sir Tristram. For I would wit, said Arthur.
Sir, ye shall not wit as at this time. Then shall ye and I do battle
together, said King Arthur. Why, said Sir Tristram, will ye do battle
with me but if I tell you my name? and that little needeth you an ye
were a man of worship, for ye have seen me this day have had great
travail, and therefore ye are a villainous knight to ask battle of me,
considering my great travail; howbeit I will not fail you, and have ye
no doubt that I fear not you; though you think you have me at a great
advantage yet shall I right well endure you. And there withal King
Arthur dressed his shield and his spear, and Sir Tristram against him,
and they came so eagerly together. And there King Arthur brake his spear
all to pieces upon Sir Tristram's shield. But Sir Tristram hit Arthur
again, that horse and man fell to the earth. And there was King Arthur
wounded on the left side, a great wound and a perilous.

Then when Sir Uwaine saw his lord