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Heroic Legends; The Stories of St. George and the Dragon, Robin Hood, Richard and Blondel, and Other Legends

Agnes Grozier Herbertson

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Description:This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1908. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... Beaumains, the Knight of the Kitchen King Arthur was gone with his knights of the Round Table to Kin-Kenadon, which is upon the sand near Wales, there to keep the great feast of Pentecost. And, as his custom was, he would taste no meat till he had heard of some adventure. Then looked Sir Gawaine out of the castle window, and he beheld three men on horseback who came rapidly toward the castle; and behind them a dwarf who ran on foot. Then said he to the King: "My lord, wait no longer for thy dinner, for here cometh adventure toward thee, hard and fast." Then went King Arthur to the banqueting hall, and with him other kings that were his guests, and all his knights. And they had but seated themselves when there came into the hall these three men whom Sir Gawaine had seen. Now two of them were exceedingly tall, but the third was taller still; and as he came he leant upon the shoulders of the other men--for he walked between them--as if he could not walk alone. Yet was he strong of frame, and of a healthy colour, and he bare no wounds. When he had come to that place where King Arthur sat, the young man raised himself--and with ease, as if he had leaned for some other reason than necessity. Then spake he to the King, saying: "Sir, here have I come to ask of thee the granting of three gifts; but of these I will ask but one on this occasion, and the other two on Pentecost a year hence." Now King Arthur, looking upon the young man, found him straight and fair, and manly; and, although he knew nothing of him, he liked him right well. Said he, "Ask, my son, and thy petition shall be granted thee." "Sir," said the stranger, "the gift I ask is this, that for twelve months thou wilt provide me with meat and drink." "Nay," said the King, "call not my hospitality a gift. Is it...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Heroic Legends; The Stories of St. George and the Dragon, Robin Hood, Richard and Blondel, and Other Legends. To get started finding Heroic Legends; The Stories of St. George and the Dragon, Robin Hood, Richard and Blondel, and Other Legends, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 52

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: General Books

Release: 2012

ISBN: 1150894598

Description: This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1908. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... Beaumains, the Knight of the Kitchen King Arthur was gone with his knights of the Round Table to Kin-Kenadon, which is upon the sand near Wales, there to keep the great feast of Pentecost. And, as his custom was, he would taste no meat till he had heard of some adventure. Then looked Sir Gawaine out of the castle window, and he beheld three men on horseback who came rapidly toward the castle; and behind them a dwarf who ran on foot. Then said he to the King: "My lord, wait no longer for thy dinner, for here cometh adventure toward thee, hard and fast." Then went King Arthur to the banqueting hall, and with him other kings that were his guests, and all his knights. And they had but seated themselves when there came into the hall these three men whom Sir Gawaine had seen. Now two of them were exceedingly tall, but the third was taller still; and as he came he leant upon the shoulders of the other men--for he walked between them--as if he could not walk alone. Yet was he strong of frame, and of a healthy colour, and he bare no wounds. When he had come to that place where King Arthur sat, the young man raised himself--and with ease, as if he had leaned for some other reason than necessity. Then spake he to the King, saying: "Sir, here have I come to ask of thee the granting of three gifts; but of these I will ask but one on this occasion, and the other two on Pentecost a year hence." Now King Arthur, looking upon the young man, found him straight and fair, and manly; and, although he knew nothing of him, he liked him right well. Said he, "Ask, my son, and thy petition shall be granted thee." "Sir," said the stranger, "the gift I ask is this, that for twelve months thou wilt provide me with meat and drink." "Nay," said the King, "call not my hospitality a gift. Is it...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Heroic Legends; The Stories of St. George and the Dragon, Robin Hood, Richard and Blondel, and Other Legends. To get started finding Heroic Legends; The Stories of St. George and the Dragon, Robin Hood, Richard and Blondel, and Other Legends, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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