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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in persisted in following the maiden,whose name was Vivien, and she gradually drew 38 WHAT BEAUMAim ASKED OF TIXE KING. from him many of the secrets and much know-ledge of the magic for which he was famous. At last she grew tired of him, and while inCornwall, Merlin showed her one day a rockunder which great marvels were hidden. Vivien begged the old man to show her thesemarvels, and Merlin, in spite of his wisdom,consented to crawl beneath the rock to revealthem to her. No sooner was he under it than Vivien, bymeans of the magic he had taught her, causedthe rock to roll over and bury him alive. Thiswas the fate that Merlin had told King Arthurawaited him; and the damsel departed, armedwith his magic, and pleased to be rid of the oldm^n. In this way the wisdom of man proveduseless against a womans guile. WHAT BEAUMAINS ASKED OF THE KING Part I When Pentecost drew near, King Arthur com-manded the Knights of the Round Table tokeep the feast in the great castle of the city ofKin-Kenadon.
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O^ERLIN AmVWlZa®^^ 40 WHAT BEAUMAINS ASKED OF THE KING. It was the King^s custom to partake of nofood on the day of Pentecost until he had seensome marvellous deed performed, or had heardof its accomplishment. On that morning SirGawaine, while looking from a window of thecastle, espied three men on horseback, followedby a dwarf, coming towards the castle gate. He saw them alight from their horses andhand the reins to the dwarf Sir Gawaine made his way to the King, andsaid, Sir, go to your food, for strange adven-tures are at hand . King Arthur called the hundred and fiftyKnights of the Eound Table together, and theysat down to dine. They were scarcely seatedthan two young men entered the hall, supportingupon their shoulders another handsome youngman, taller by a cubit than either of them. Hewas wide in the chest and large handed, buthe leant upon the others as though he wereashamed. King Arthur beckoned them to the daisupon which he sat. As the young man ap-proached, he drew himself

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