The Boy's King Arthur

The Boy's King Arthur - Sir Thomas Malory's History of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table

In this edition of Mr. Lanier's classic "Boy's King Arthur" omission has been made of some minor passages and introductory matterall the greater tales, those of Arthur, Launcelot, Tristram, Gareth, Galahad, Percival, and the Holy Grail, being retained. It befell in the days of the noble Utherpendragon, when he was King of England, [that there was born to him a son who in after time was King Arthur. Howbeit the boy knew not he was the king's son. For when he was but a babe] the king commanded two knights and two ladies to take the child bound in rich cloth of gold, "and deliver him to what poor man you meet at the postern gate of the castle." So the child was delivered unto Merlin, and so he bare it forth unto Sir Ector, and made an holy man to christen him, and named him Arthur; and so Sir Ector's wife nourished him. Then within two years King Uther fell sick of a great malady; [and thereof he died]. Then stood the realm in great [danger] a long while, for every lord made him strong, and many weened [thought] to have been king. [And so, by Merlin's counsel, all the lords of England came together in the greatest church of London on Christmas morn before it was day, to see if God would not show by some miracle who should be king.] And when the first mass was done there was seen in the church-yard, against the high altar, a great stone four-square, like to a marble stone, and in the midst thereof was an anvil of steel, a foot of height, and therein stuck a fair sword naked by the point, and letters of gold were written about the sword that said thus: Who so pulleth out this sword of this stone and anvil, is rightwise king born of England. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 66585
Author: Malory, Thomas
Release Date: Oct 21, 2021
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Editor: Lanier, Sidney, 1842-1881
Illustrator: Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers), 1882-1945