{"collection":"Northern European Mythology","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/neu/mart/mart387.htm","path":"neu/mart/mart387.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/neu/mart/mart387.htm","text":"Le Morte d'Arthur BOOK XV CHAPTER IV\n \n Sacred Texts\u00a0\n Legends and Sagas\u00a0\n Index\u00a0\n BOOK XV\u00a0\n Previous\u00a0\n Next\u00a0\n \n \n CHAPTER IV\n \n How the hermit expounded to Sir Launcelot his advision, and\n told him that Sir Galahad was his son.\n \n \n LO, Sir Launcelot, said the good man, there thou mightest\n understand the high lineage that thou art come of, and\n thine advision betokeneth. After the passion of Jesu\n Christ forty year, Joseph of Aramathie preached the victory\n of King Evelake, that he had in the battles the better of\n his enemies. And of the seven kings and the two knights:\n the first of them is called Nappus, an holy man; and the\n second hight Nacien, in remembrance of his grandsire, and\n in him dwelled our Lord Jesu Christ; and the third was\n called Helias le Grose; and the fourth hight Lisais; and\n the fifth hight Jonas, he departed out of his country and\n went into Wales, and took there the daughter of Manuel,\n whereby he had the land of Gaul, and he came to dwell in\n this country. And of him came King Launcelot thy\n grandsire, the which there wedded the king's daughter of\n Ireland, and he was as worthy a man as thou art, and of\n him came King Ban, thy father, the which was the last of\n the seven kings. And by thee, Sir Launcelot, it signifieth\n that the angels said thou were none of the seven fellowships.\n And the last was the ninth knight, he was signified\n to a lion, for he should pass all manner of earthly knights,\n that is Sir Galahad, the which thou gat on King Pelles'\n daughter; and thou ought to thank God more than any\n other man living, for of a sinner earthly thou hast no peer\n as in knighthood, nor never shall be. But little thank hast\n thou given to God for all the great virtues that God hath\n lent thee. Sir, said Launcelot, ye say that that good\n knight is my son. That oughtest thou to know and no\n man better, said the good man, for thou knewest the\n daughter of King Pelles fleshly, and on her thou begattest\n Galahad, and that was he that at the feast of Pentecost sat\n in the Siege Perilous; and therefore make thou it known\n openly that he is one of thy begetting on King Pelles'\n daughter, for that will be your worship and honour, and to\n all thy kindred. And I counsel you in no place press not\n upon him to have ado with him. Well, said Launcelot,\n meseemeth that good knight should pray for me unto the\n High Father, that I fall not to sin again. Trust thou\n well, said the good man, thou farest mickle the better for\n his prayer; but the son shall not bear the wickedness of\n the father, nor the father shall not bear the wickedness of\n the son, but everych shall bear his own burden. And\n therefore beseek thou only God, and He will help thee in\n all thy needs. And then Sir Launcelot and he went to\n supper, and so laid him to rest, and the hair pricked so Sir\n Launcelot's skin which grieved him full sore, but he took\n it meekly, and suffered the pain. And so on the morn\n he heard his mass and took his arms, and so took his\n leave.","title":"Le Morte d'Arthur BOOK XV CHAPTER IV","type":"page"}