ale was his first son
begotten in wedlock; Sir Lamorak, Dornar, Percivale, these were his sons
too in wedlock. So when King Mark and Sir Tristram were departed from
the court there was made great dole and sorrow for the departing of Sir
Tristram. Then the king and his knights made no manner of joys eight
days after. And at the eight days' end there came to the court a knight
with a young squire with him. And when this knight was unarmed, he went
to the king and required him to make the young squire a knight. Of what
lineage is he come? said King Arthur. Sir, said the knight, he is the
son of King Pellinore, that did you some time good service, and he is a
brother unto Sir Lamorak de Galis, the good knight. Well, said the king,
for what cause desire ye that of me that I should make him knight? Wit
you well, my lord the king, that this young squire is brother to me
as well as to Sir Lamorak, and my name is Aglavale. Sir Aglavale, said
Arthur, for the love of Sir Lamorak, and for his father's love, he shall
be made knight to-morrow. Now tell me, said Arthur, what is his name?
Sir, said the knight, his name is Percivale de Galis. So on the morn
the king made him knight in Camelot. But the king and all the knights
thought it would be long or that he proved a good knight.
Then at the dinner, when the king was set at the table, and every knight
after he was of prowess, the king commanded him to be set among mean
knights; and so was Sir Percivale set as the king commanded. Then was
there a maiden in the queen's court that was come of high blood, and she
was dumb and never spake word. Right so she came straight into the hall,
and went unto Sir Percivale, and took him by the hand and said aloud,
that the king and all the knights might hear it: Arise, Sir Percivale,
the noble knight and God's knight, and go with me; and so he did. And
there she brought him to the right side of the Siege Perilous, and said,
Fair knight, take here thy siege, for that siege appertaineth to thee
and to none other. Right so she departed and asked a priest. And as she
was confessed and houselled then she died. Then the king and all the
court made great joy of Sir Percivale.
CHAPTER XXIV. How Sir Lamorak visited King Lot's wife, and how Sir
Gaheris slew her which was his own mother.
NOW turn we unto Sir Lamorak, that much was there praised. Then, by the
mean of Sir Gawaine and his brethren, they sent for their mother there
besides, fast by a c
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