awing of the Sword_ 3

_The Questing Beast_ 9

_The Sword Excalibur_ 14

_The Story of Sir Balin_ 16

_How the Round Table began_ 25

_The Passing of Merlin_ 31

_How Morgan Le Fay tried to kill King Arthur_ 33

_What Beaumains asked of the King_ 38

_The Quest of the Holy Graal_ 64

_The Fight for the Queen_ 102

_The Fair Maid of Astolat_ 113

_Lancelot and Guenevere_ 132

_The End of it All_ 160

_The Battle of Roncevalles_ 177

_The Pursuit of Diarmid_ 215

_Some Adventures of William Short Nose_ 253

_Wayland the Smith_ 293

_The Story of Robin Hood_ 323

_The Story of Grettir the Strong_ 359

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_ILLUSTRATIONS_

_COLOURED PLATES_

_Lancelot bears off Guenevere_ (p. 153) _Frontispiece_

_Arthur meets the Lady of the Lake_ _to face p_. 14

_Lancelot at the Chapel_ " 77

_Guenevere and Sir Bors_ " 106

_Lancelot brings Guenevere to Arthur_ " 132

_Alix kisses Rainouart_ " 275

_Slagfid pursues the Wraith over the Mountains_ " 301

_The Chariot of Freya_ " 318

_FULL-PAGE PLATES_

_How Arthur drew the Sword_ _to face p_. 4

_Arthur and the Questing Beast_ " 10

_The Death of Balin and Balan_ " 20

_Merlin and Vivien_ " 31

_Morgan Le Fay casts away the Scabbard_ " 34

_Gareth and Linet_ " 41

_Linet and the Black Knight_ " 46

_The Lady of Lyonesse sees Sir Gareth_ " 54

_Sir Galahad opens the Tomb_ " 72

_Sir Percivale slays the Serpent_