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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years had loved the Queen,and sought an opportunity to carry her off.With him rode two score Knights, and ahundred archers marched behind. He sur-rounded the Queen, and, overpowering herKnights, all of whom were unarmed, he boreher off to his castle. Now when Queen Guenevere found that shecould not escape, she sent a page with a ring toSir Lancelot asking for his help. And presently Sir Lancelot came riding tothe rescue through the wood that lay close toLambeth. In this wood some archers from SirMeliagraunces castle were hiding, and jumpingfrom their ambush they bade him go no fartheralong the path on peril of his life. Sir Lancelot did not stop, and the archersshot his horse with many arrows, but he jumpedfrom its back and ran past them deeper intothe wood. Sir Lancelot after many adventures rescuedQueen Guenevere, and it was arranged in con-sequence of this affair, that he should fight theKnight Sir Meliagraunce in the field near West-minster. It chanced, however, that Sir Lancelot
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LANCELOT AND GUENEVEBE, 135 fell into a trap that Sir Meliagraunce had laidfor him on the day fixed for the combat, and if alady who loved him well had not chanced tohear him, and freed him from his imprisonment,he would not have been on the field to meet hisfoe. Just in time Sir Lancelot dashed up, mountedupon his white horse, and explained to the Kingthe trick by which Sir Meliagraunce had hopedto make his appearance in the lists impossible. LANCELOT AND GUENEVEEE Part II When the King and Queen and all the lordsheard Sir Lancelots tale, their hearts stirredwithin them with anger, and the Queen took herseat by the Kings side to watch the combat. The two Knights then prepared themselvesfor battle, and putting their spears in rest, cametogether with a noise like thunder, and SirLancelot bore Sir Meliagraunce right over hishorse. Then Sir Lancelot jumped down, andthey fought on foot, till in the end Sir Melia-graunce was smitten to the ground by a blowon the head from his enemy. 136 LA

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