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King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

Thomas Malory (?–1471)

22 chapters and parts · about 8 hours to read

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"King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table" by Sir Thomas Malory is a prose compilation written around 1470. This Middle English work weaves together legendary tales of King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin, and the Knights of the Round Table. Malory assembled and reworked material from various French and English sources to create a complete narrative spanning Arthur's conception to his death. The compilation includes the quest for the Holy Grail and the legend of Tristan and Iseult, creating one of the most influential works of Arthurian literature.

This summary comes from the Project Gutenberg catalogue, where it was written automatically.

  • Arthurian romances

Chapters

  1. Introductionabout 14 minutes
  2. Introductionabout 1 minute
  3. Chapter IMerlin Foretells the Birth of Arthurabout 16 minutes
  4. Chapter IIThe Crowning of Arthur and the Sword Excaliburabout 26 minutes
  5. Chapter IIIArthur Drives the Saxons from His Realmabout 22 minutes
  6. Chapter IVThe King's Many and Great Adventuresabout 19 minutes
  7. Chapter VSir Balin Fights with His Brother, Sir Balanabout 22 minutes
  8. Chapter VIabout 27 minutes
  9. Chapter VIIThe Adventure of Arthur and Sir Accolon of Gaulabout 20 minutes
  10. Chapter VIIIArthur Is Crowned Emperor at Romeabout 20 minutes
  11. Chapter IXSir Gawain and the Maid with the Narrow Sleevesabout 21 minutes
  12. Chapter XThe Adventures of Sir Lancelotabout 38 minutes
  13. Chapter XIThe Adventures of Sir Beaumains or Sir Gareth (part 1 of 2)about 27 minutes
  14. Chapter XIThe Adventures of Sir Beaumains or Sir Gareth (part 2 of 2)about 27 minutes
  15. Chapter XIIThe Adventures of Sir Tristram (part 1 of 3)about 20 minutes
  16. Chapter XIIThe Adventures of Sir Tristram (part 2 of 3)about 20 minutes
  17. Chapter XIIThe Adventures of Sir Tristram (part 3 of 3)about 20 minutes
  18. Chapter XIIIThe Knights Go to Seek the Grail (part 1 of 3)about 25 minutes
  19. Chapter XIIIThe Knights Go to Seek the Grail (part 2 of 3)about 25 minutes
  20. Chapter XIIIThe Knights Go to Seek the Grail (part 3 of 3)about 24 minutes
  21. Chapter XIVSir Lancelot and the Fair Elaineabout 33 minutes
  22. Chapter XVabout 24 minutes

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, by Thomas Malory, is in the public domain in the United States. Text from Project Gutenberg, eBook #36462, with thanks. Sureno removed Project Gutenberg's header and licence and set the text in large print; this is not an official Project Gutenberg edition. Outside the United States, check your own country's copyright rules before copying it.

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