King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green

(New York: Everyman's Library, 1993), 402

BOOK ONE: THE COMING OF ARTHUR

  1. The Two Swords: The Sword in the Stone, the defeat of King Pellinore, and Excalibur.
  2. Balyn and Balan: Balyn strikes an impulsive blow, and unknowingly the brothers kill themselves in battle.
  3. The First Quest of the Round Table: The white hart and the round table.

  4. The Magic of Nimue and Morgana le Fay: Morgana le Fay steals the scabbard for Excalibur but fails to kill Arthur.

    BOOK TWO: THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE

  5. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: Sir Gawain keeps his word in the face of almost certain death, and his honor in the face of mighty temptation (cf. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight).

  6. The First Quest of Sir Launcelot: Launcelot is imprisoned by magic, but escapes with the help of a lady and is able to free many other knights.
  7. Sir Gareth, or The Knight of the Kitchen: Gareth helps in the kitchen for a year before riding forth to defeat the knights of many colors, ending with the Red Knight.
  8. Sir Tristram and the Fair Iseult: Tristram defeats the dragon of Ireland to win Iseult as wife for his uncle Mark, but they unknowingly drink a love potion together and must painfully keep their honor.
  9. Geraint and Enid: The squire Geriant revenges an affront against Guinevere, defeats many enemies, and escapes with Enid from a trap.
  10. Sir Gawain and the Lady Ragnell: Gawain offers to marry the hideous enchanted Ragnell to save Arthur's life, and his devotion and honor breaks her curse.
  11. Sir Percivale of Wales: Sir Percivale is raised in the wilderness but is knighted after recovering Arthur's stolen cup.

  12. The Story of Launcelot and Elaine: Elaine disguises herself as Guinevere and with Lancelot conceives Sir Galahad, while Lancelot goes crazy for a time.

    BOOK THREE: THE QUEST OF THE HOLY GRAIL

  13. How the Holy Grail Came to Camelot: Galahad comes to Camelot, is knighted, and pulls his sword from a stone floating in the river. He sits upon the Seige Perilous and the Round Table is filled for the first and last time. The Holy Grail comes in glory and departs, after which the knights set out on quest of it.

  14. The First Adventures of Sir Galahad: Sir Gallahad receives his shield, and embarks upon the Enchanted Ship.
  15. The Adventures of Sir Percivale: Sir Percivale overcomes various temptations and is led by his sister to the Enchanted Ship.
  16. The Adventures of Sir Bors de Gannis: He rescues a damsel, makes peace with his brother, and is led to the Enchanted ship.
  17. The Adventures of Sir Launcelot: Launcelot makes it to the Enchanted Ship, and the knights fight for Dindrane but she dies to save the enchanted lady.

  18. How Launcelot and Gawain Came to Carbonek: Gawain and Launcelot come to Carbonek, see the Holy Grail, and lift the curse of the Dolorous Stroke.

    1. The End of the Quest: Galahad completed the quest of the Holy Grail, Percivale married and is made king of Carbonek

      BOOK FOUR: THE DEPARTING OF ARTHUR

  19. Launcelot and Guinevere: Launcelot defeats Melliagraunce but his secret meeting with Guinevere is overheard.

  20. The Plots of Sir Mordred: Mordred brings ruin and war upon the kingdom, but we end on a note of forgiveness as Gawain lays dying.
  21. The Last Battle: Arthur fights Mordred and is wounded, taken away on the lake.
  22. Epilogue: Perhaps King Arthur is sleeping in a cave waiting to awaken and save Britain?
  • "Sad things have indeed befallen you, but we must endure even the hardest adventures that God sends us." (33)
  • "And God knows well how to save his servants if so He wills." (112)
  • Sir Gareth: "The mightier mine enemies be, the greater my honor if I conquer them." (155)
  • Sir Gareth: "A knight who could not put up with hard words from a woman would be of little worth." (156)
  • "Know now, Sir knight, that by your mighty deeds greater glory than ever is come of Logres: for so always shall such as you bring good out of the workings of another's evil." (162)
  • "Rual took the boy, and never was child more kindly and lovingly fostered by his own parents than was Tristram by Rual and Rual's wife. And when he grew older Kurwenal the wise taught him many things: to play upon the harp and to play at chess; to use a sword and a spear, and to ride a horse: and he took him through many foreign lands so that he might learn to speak their languages." (170)
  • Sir Lancelot: "If you prove worthy, he will make you a knight. But not in great deeds of arms lies the true worth of knighthood—rather in the heart of the doer of such deeds: if he be pure and humble, doing all things to the glory of God and to bring that glory and that peace throughout all our holy kingdom of Logres." (231)
  • Sir Percivale's mother on chivalry: "go on your way now, and remember that if dame or damsel asks your aid, give it freely and before all else, seeking no reward. Yet you may kiss the maiden who is willing, but take no more than a kiss, unless it be a ring - but be that only when you place your own ring upon her finger. Beware in whose company you travel on your quest, and see to it that only worthy men come near to your heart: but above all, pray to God each day that He may be with you in all your deeds - and pass not by church nor chapel without pausing a while in His honor." (232)
  • "'I knew well that I was never the best,' said Sir Launcelot." (277)
  • "But go you forward, noble Sir Gallahad, and trust ever in God and not in your own earthly prowess." (286)
  • Bors: "For in purity of life and not in pride of deeds dwells that which makes a man worthy to achieve this quest. Go forward in the fear of God, and live to tell of the ending of the quest of the Holy Grail." (299)

Topic: Mythology, Kid's Books

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Created: 2026-01-01-Thu
Updated: 2026-01-28-Wed