{"collection":"Northern European Mythology","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/neu/mart/mart418.htm","path":"neu/mart/mart418.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/neu/mart/mart418.htm","text":"Le Morte d'Arthur BOOK XVII CHAPTER XII\n \n Sacred Texts\u00a0\n Legends and Sagas\u00a0\n Index\u00a0\n BOOK XVII\u00a0\n Previous\u00a0\n Next\u00a0\n \n \n CHAPTER XII\n \n How Galahad and Percivale found in a castle many tombs\n of maidens that had bled to death.\n \n \n NOW saith the story that all night Galahad and Percivale\n were in a chapel in their prayers, for to save Sir Bors. So\n on the morrow they dressed them in their harness toward\n the castle, to wit what was fallen of them therein. And\n when they came there they found neither man nor woman\n that he ne was dead by the vengeance of Our Lord.\n With that they heard a voice that said: This vengeance\n is for blood-shedding of maidens. Also they found at the\n end of the chapel a churchyard, and therein might they\n see a three score fair tombs, and that place was so fair and\n so delectable that it seemed them there had been none\n tempest, for there lay the bodies of all the good maidens\n which were martyred for the sick lady's sake. Also they\n found the names of everych, and of what blood they were\n come, and all were of kings' blood, and twelve of them\n were kings' daughters. Then they departed and went\n into a forest. Now, said Percivale unto Galahad, we\n must depart, so pray we Our Lord that we may meet\n together in short time: then they did off their helms and\n kissed together, and wept at their departing.","title":"Le Morte d'Arthur BOOK XVII CHAPTER XII","type":"page"}