Re: How at feast of the wedding of King Arthur to Guenever, a white hart came into the hall, and thirty couple hounds, and how a brachet pinched the hart which was taken away.

Yuuummmmeeeee the high feast!!!!


KathLOON is a pathological LIAR!


Yukon King wrote:
> kathleen wrote:
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> THEN was the high feast made ready, and the king was wedded at
> Camelot unto Dame Guenever in the church of Saint Stephen's, with
> great solemnity. And as every man was set after his degree,
> Merlin went to all the knights of the Round Table, and bade them
> sit still, that none of them remove. For ye shall see a strange
> and a marvellous adventure. Right so as they sat there came
> running in a white hart into the hall, and a white brachet next
> him, and thirty couple of black running hounds came after with a
> great cry, and the hart went about the Table Round as he went by
> other boards. The white brachet bit him by the buttock and
> pulled out a piece, wherethrough the hart leapt a great leap and
> overthrew a knight that sat at the <85>board side; and therewith
> the knight arose and took up the brachet, and so went forth out
> of the hall, and took his horse and rode his way with the
> brachet. Right so anon came in a lady on a white palfrey, and
> cried aloud to King Arthur, Sir, suffer me not to have this
> despite, for the brachet was mine that the knight led away. I
> may not do therewith, said the king.
>
> With this there came a knight riding all armed on a great horse,
> and took the lady away with him with force, and ever she cried
> and made great dole. When she was gone the king was glad, for
> she made such a noise. Nay, said Merlin, ye may not leave these
> adventures so lightly; for these adventures must be brought again
> or else it would be disworship to you and to your feast. I will,
> said the king, that all be done by your advice. Then, said
> Merlin, let call Sir Gawaine, for he must bring again the white
> hart. Also, sir, ye must let call Sir Tor, for he must bring
> again the brachet and the knight, or else slay him. Also let
> call King Pellinore, for he must bring again the lady and the
> knight, or else slay him. And these three knights shall do
> marvellous adventures or they come again. Then were they called
> all three as it rehearseth afore, and each of them took his
> charge, and armed them surely. But Sir Gawaine had the first
> request, and therefore we will begin at him.

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