The Story of the Grail and the Passing of Arthur
Book Description
Fomootfc IN this volume there follows the fourth and last series of those histories relating to the life and to the kingship of A rthur, King of England. In this it shall first be told how it befell withS ir Geraint; then it shall be told how the Holy Grail was achieved byS ir Galahad, the son of Sir Launcelot; and then it shall bo told; howK mg Arthur passed from this life, and how, after doing b...
MoreFomootfc IN this volume there follows the fourth and last series of those histories relating to the life and to the kingship of A rthur, King of England. In this it shall first be told how it befell withS ir Geraint; then it shall be told how the Holy Grail was achieved byS ir Galahad, the son of Sir Launcelot; and then it shall bo told; howK mg Arthur passed from this life, and how, after doing battle tighl royally for his crown and having overcome his enemies, he was slain by ine of (hew, whom he had wounded to death. Much in this is sad, but muchJ snot std; for all endings are sad, and the passing of any hero is a sad thing to tell of; but the events and the adventures and the achievements of such a man are not sad. Thus it is here said tJ iat much of this is sad, but much is not sad. Now I have for seven years been writing these four books, and in them I have put the best that I have to say concerning such things. Wherefore I now hope that you may like tJ iat which I have thus written, for if you do not like it, then I have written in vain; but if you do like these narratives, and the several various incidents in them recounted, then you put the seal of your approval upon my work, and my reward is full.
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