{"collection":"Northern European Mythology","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/neu/mart/mart251.htm","path":"neu/mart/mart251.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/neu/mart/mart251.htm","text":"Le Morte d'Arthur BOOK X CHAPTER XIV\n \n Sacred Texts\u00a0\n Legends and Sagas\u00a0\n Index\u00a0\n BOOK X\u00a0\n Previous\u00a0\n Next\u00a0\n \n \n CHAPTER XIV\n \n How King Mark and Sir Dinadan heard Sir Palomides\n making great sorrow and mourning for La Beale Isoud.\n \n \n NOW turn we unto Sir Dinadan, that found these seven\n knights passing heavy. And when he wist how that they\n sped, as heavy was he. My lord Uwaine, said Dinadan, I\n dare lay my head it is Sir Lamorak de Galis. I promise\n you all I shall find him an he may be found in this\n country. And so Sir Dinadan rode after this knight;\n and so did King Mark, that sought him through the\n forest. So as King Mark rode after Sir Palomides he\n heard the noise of a man that made great dole. Then\n King Mark rode as nigh that noise as he might and as he\n durst. Then was he ware of a knight that was descended\n off his horse, and had put off his helm, and there he made\n a piteous complaint and a dolorous, of love.\n \n Now leave we that, and talk we of Sir Dinadan, that\n rode to seek Sir Palomides. And as he came within a\n forest he met with a knight, a chaser of a deer. Sir,\n said Sir Dinadan, met ye with a knight with a shield\n of silver and lions' heads? Yea, fair knight, said the\n other, with such a knight met I with but a while agone,\n and straight yonder way he yede. Gramercy, said Sir\n Dinadan, for might I find the track of his horse I should\n not fail to find that knight. Right so as Sir Dinadan\n rode in the even late he heard a doleful noise as it were\n of a man. Then Sir Dinadan rode toward that noise;\n and when he came nigh that noise he alighted off his\n horse, and went near him on foot. Then was he ware of\n a knight that stood under a tree, and his horse tied by\n him, and the helm off his head; and ever that knight\n made a doleful complaint as ever made knight. And\n always he made his complaint of La Beale Isoud, the\n Queen of Cornwall, and said: Ah, fair lady, why love I\n thee! for thou art fairest of all other, and yet showest\n thou never love to me, nor bounty. Alas, yet must I\n love thee. And I may not blame thee, fair lady, for\n mine eyes be cause of this sorrow. And yet to love\n thee I am but a fool, for the best knight of the world\n loveth thee, and ye him again, that is Sir Tristram de\n Liones. And the falsest king and knight is your husband,\n and the most coward and full of treason, is your lord,\n King Mark. Alas, that ever so fair a lady and peerless\n of all other should be matched with the most villainous\n knight of the world. All this language heard King\n Mark, what Sir Palomides said by him; wherefore he\n was adread when he saw Sir Dinadan, lest he espied him,\n that he would tell Sir Palomides that he was King Mark;\n and therefore he withdrew him, and took his horse and\n rode to his men, where he commanded them to abide.\n And so he rode as fast as he might unto Camelot; and\n the same day he found there Amant, the knight, ready\n that afore Arthur had appealed him of treason; and so,\n lightly the king commanded them to do battle. And by\n misadventure King Mark smote Amant through the body.\n And yet was Amant in the righteous quarrel. And right\n so he took his horse and departed from the court for\n dread of Sir Dinadan, that he would tell Sir Tristram and\n Sir Palomides what he was. Then were there maidens\n that La Beale Isoud had sent to Sir Tristram, that knew\n Sir Amant well.","title":"Le Morte d'Arthur BOOK X CHAPTER XIV","type":"page"}