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11 - Part 2 Story 3 The Adventure Of Sir Galahad · Tales Of King Arthur And The Round Table

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  Speaker 1: Part two, Story three of Tales of King Arthur and
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  Speaker 1: the Round Table by Andrew Lang. This LibriVox recording is
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  Speaker 1: in the public domain. Part two, Story three The Adventure
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  Speaker 1: of Sir Galahad. Now Sir Galahad had as yet no shield,
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  Speaker 1: and he rode four days without meeting any adventure, till
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  Speaker 1: at last he came to a white abbey, where he
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  Speaker 1: dismounted and asked if he might sleep there that night.
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  Speaker 1: The brethren received him with great reverence and led him
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  Speaker 1: to a chamber, where he took off his armor, and
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  Speaker 1: then saw that he was in the presence of two knights.
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  Speaker 1: Sirs said, Sir Galahad, what adventure brought you hither? Sir
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  Speaker 1: replied they we heard that within this abbey is a
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  Speaker 1: shield that no man may hang round his neck without
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  Speaker 1: being dead within three days, or some mischief befalling him.
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  Speaker 1: And if we fail in the adventure, you shall take
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  Speaker 1: it upon you. Sirs replied Sir Galahad. I agree well
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  Speaker 1: there too, for as yet I have no shield. So
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  Speaker 1: on the morn they arose and heard mass, and then
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  Speaker 1: a monk led them behind an altar, where hung a
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  Speaker 1: shield white as snow with a red cross in the
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  Speaker 1: middle of it, Sirs, said the monk. This shield can
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  Speaker 1: be hung round no knight's neck unless he be the
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  Speaker 1: worthiest knight in the world, and therefore I counsel you
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  Speaker 1: to be well advised. Well, answered one of the knights,
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  Speaker 1: whose name was King Bagdamagis, I know truly that I
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  Speaker 1: am not the best knight in the world. Yet shall
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  Speaker 1: I try to bear it? And he bore it out
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  Speaker 1: of the abbey. Then he said to Sir Galahad, I
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  Speaker 1: pray you abide here still till you know how I
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  Speaker 1: shall speed. And he rode away, taking with him a
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  Speaker 1: squire to send tidings back to Sir Galahad. After King
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  Speaker 1: Bagdamagis had ridden two miles, he entered a fair valley,
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  Speaker 1: and there met him a goodly knight seated on a
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  Speaker 1: white horse and clad in white armor. And they came
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  Speaker 1: together with their spears, and Sir Bagdamagis was born from
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  Speaker 1: his horse, for the shield covered him not at all.
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  Speaker 1: Therewith the strange knight alighted and took the white shield
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  Speaker 1: from him and gave it to the squire, saying, bear
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  Speaker 1: this shield to the good knight, Sir Galahad, that thou
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  Speaker 1: hast left in the abbey and greet him well from me, Sir,
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  Speaker 1: said the squire, what is your name? Take thou no
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  Speaker 1: heed of my name, answered the Knight, for it is
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  Speaker 1: not for thee to know, nor for any earthly man.
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  Speaker 1: Now fair, sir, said the Squire, Tell me for what
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  Speaker 1: cause this shield may not be born, lest ill befalls
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  Speaker 1: him who bears it. Since you have asked me, answered
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  Speaker 1: the Knight. Know that no man shall bear this shield,
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  Speaker 1: save Sir Galahad. Only then the squire turned to Bagdamagis
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  Speaker 1: and asked him whether he were wounded or not. Yes, truly,
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  Speaker 1: said he, and I shall hardly escape from death, and
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  Speaker 1: scarcely could he climb on his horse's back when the
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  Speaker 1: squire brought it near. But the squire led him to
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  Speaker 1: a monastery that lay in the valley, and there he
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  Speaker 1: was treated of his wounds, and, after long lying, came
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  Speaker 1: back to life. After the squire had given the Knight
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  Speaker 1: into the care of the monks, he rode back to
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  Speaker 1: the abbey, bearing with him the shield. Sir Galahad said,
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  Speaker 1: he alighting before him, the Knight that wounded Bagdamagis send
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  Speaker 1: you greeting and bid you bear this shield, which shall
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  Speaker 1: bring you many adventures. Now, blessed be God and fortune,
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  Speaker 1: answered Sir Galahad, and called for his arms and mounted
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  Speaker 1: his horse, hanging the shield about his neck. Then, followed
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  Speaker 1: by the squire, he set out. They rode straight to
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  Speaker 1: the hermitage, where they saw the White Knight, who had
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  Speaker 1: sent this shield to Sir Galahad. The two knights saluted
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  Speaker 1: each other courteously, and then the White Knight told Sir
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  Speaker 1: Galahad the story of the shield and how it had
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  Speaker 1: been given into his charge. Afterwards, they parted, and Sir
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  Speaker 1: Galahad and his squire returned to the abbey. Whence they came,
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  Speaker 1: the monks made great joy at seeing Sir Galahad again,
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  Speaker 1: for they feared he was gone forever, And as soon
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  Speaker 1: as he was alighted from his horse, they brought him
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  Speaker 1: unto a tomb in the churchyard, where there was night
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  Speaker 1: and day such a noise that any man who heard
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  Speaker 1: it would be driven nigh mad, or else lose his strength. Sir,
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  Speaker 1: they said, we deem it a fiend. Sir Galahad drew near,
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  Speaker 1: all armed save his helmet, and stood by the tomb.
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  Speaker 1: Lift up the stone, said a monk, and Galahad lifted it,
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  Speaker 1: and a voice cried, come thou not nigh me, Sir Galahad,
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  Speaker 1: for thou shalt make me go again where I have
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  Speaker 1: been so long. But Galahad took no heed of him
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  Speaker 1: and lifted the stone yet higher, and there rushed from
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  Speaker 1: the tomb a foul smoke, and in the midst of
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  Speaker 1: it leaped out the foulest figure that ever was seen,
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  Speaker 1: in the likeness of a man. Galahad said, the figure
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  Speaker 1: I see about the so many angels that my power
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  Speaker 1: dare not touch thee. Then Galahad, stooping down, looked into
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  Speaker 1: the tomb and saw a body, all armed, lying there
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  Speaker 1: with a sword by his side. Fair brother, said Galahad,
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  Speaker 1: let us remove this body, for he is not worthy
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  Speaker 1: to be in this churchyard, being a false Christian man.
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  Speaker 1: This being done, they all departed and returned unto the
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  Speaker 1: monastery where they lay that night, and the next morning,
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  Speaker 1: Sir Galahad knighted Emilius, his squire, as he had promised
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  Speaker 1: him aforetime. So Sir Galahad and Sir Melias departed hence
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  Speaker 1: in quest of the holy Grail. But they soon went
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  Speaker 1: their different ways and fell upon different adventures. In his
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  Speaker 1: first encounter, Sir Melius was sore wounded, and Sir Galahad
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  Speaker 1: came to his help and left him to an old monk,
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  Speaker 1: who said that he would heal him of his wounds
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  Speaker 1: in the space of seven weeks, and that he was
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  Speaker 1: thus wounded because he had not come clean to the
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  Speaker 1: quest of the Grail, as Sir Galahad had done. Sir
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  Speaker 1: Galahad left him there and rode on till he came
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  Speaker 1: to the Castle of Maidens, which he alone might enter,
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  Speaker 1: who was free from sin. There he chased away the
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  Speaker 1: knights who had seized the castle seven years agone, and
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  Speaker 1: restored all to the Duke's daughter, who owned it of right.
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  Speaker 1: Besides this, he set free the maidens who were kept
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  Speaker 1: in prison, and summoned all those knights in the country
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  Speaker 1: round who had held their lands of the duke, bidding
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  Speaker 1: them do homage to his daughter. And in the morning
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  Speaker 1: one came to him and told him that as the
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  Speaker 1: seven knights fled from the Castle of Maidens, they fell
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  Speaker 1: upon the path of Sir Gawaine, Sir Gareth, and Sir Lawaine,
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  Speaker 1: who were seeking Sir Galahad, and they gave battle, and
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  Speaker 1: the seven knights were slain by the three knights. It
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  Speaker 1: is well, said Galahad, and he took his armor and
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  Speaker 1: his horse and rode aap So when Sir Galahad left
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  Speaker 1: the Castle of Maidens, he rode till he came to
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  Speaker 1: a waste forest, and there he met with Sir Launcelot
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  Speaker 1: and Sir Percival. But they knew him not, for he
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  Speaker 1: was now disguised, and they fought together, and the two
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  Speaker 1: knights were smitten down out of the saddle. God be
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  Speaker 1: with thee thou best knight in the world, cried a
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  Speaker 1: nun who dwelt in a hermitage close by, And she
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  Speaker 1: said in a loud voice, so that Launcelot and Perceval
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  Speaker 1: might hear. But Sir Galahad feared that she would make
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  Speaker 1: known who he was, so he spurred his horse and
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  Speaker 1: struck deep into the forest. Before Sir Launcelot and Sir
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  Speaker 1: Percival could mount again, they knew not which path he
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  Speaker 1: had taken, so Sir Percival turned back to ask advice
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  Speaker 1: of the nun, and Sir Launcelot pressed forward. End of
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  Speaker 1: Part two. Story three