Identifier: talesofroundtabl00langrich (find matches)
Title: Tales of the Round table; based on the tales in the Book of romance
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912
Subjects: Arthur, King
Publisher: London, New York (etc.) Longmans, Green and co.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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trand uponwhich a ship was lying without sail or oar.He stepped on the vessel, and went below. He was no sooner in the ship, than he felt acontent, overpowering in its sweetness, thatcaused him to fall asleep. He awoke from this sleep to find himselfnear a fair bed. A dead lady lay upon it, andhe knew her to be Sir Percivales sister. Aletter was in her hand, telling the tale of heradventures, which Sir Lancelot read. For a month he drifted, the corpse his solecompanion; and on the twenty-ninth day, whenthe ship was near the shore, he heard the soundof horses hoofs, and a Knight rode up. You are welcome, said Sir Lancelot to theKnight, who stepped up the ships side carryinghis saddle and bridle in his hand. Sir, said the new Knight, my name isGalahad ; may I ask yours 1 I am your father, Sir Lancelot, said thatKnight, and Galahad kneeled and asked hisblessing. After they had related their adventures^Sir Galahad saw the dead lady upon the bed,and he told Sir Lancelot how good a maid she
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IV. GVENEVERE &/51KB0RS (See p. 105.) THE QUEST OF THE HOLY GBAAL, 97 had been, and described the manner of herdeath. They stayed on the ship for half a year, andat the end of that time they chanced to driftnear the edge of a forest, and there they saw aKnight sitting astride of one horse, and holdinganother by the bridle. He rode to the ship, and saluting the twoKnights, he said, Galahad, you have been longenough with your father, so ride upon thishorse in pursuit of the Holy Graal. Galahad bade his father farewell, and kissedhim, saying, Father, I fear I shall not see youagain until I have found the Holy Graal. Thenthey heard a voice arise from around them, andit said, Thou wilt not meet again until theday of doom. Then Galahad left his father, and rode uponthe quest, and the next day Sir Lancelot rodeto Camelot. There he found King Arthur andQueen Guenevere; but only half the Knightswere there, many having been slain in the questof the Holy Graal. All the Court welcomed Sir Lan

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