King Arthur's Death: The Middle English Stanzaic Morte Arthur and Alliterative Morte ArthureLarry Dean Benson The Stanzaic Morte Arthur engages with the tragic implications of the chivalric love between Lancelot, Arthur and Guinevere; the Alliterative Morte Arthur with those of the aspirations of militant chivalry espoused by Arthur and his knights. The texts have been edited for readers who have little or no training in Middle English. |
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Alliterative Morte Arthure armes aunter batail bernes blithe bold Bors boun brode buskes clene conquerour courtais Crist dede dere dight dint Emperour erles erthe Ewain fair feld fele fight flowr Gaheriet gōme gonne Graithes gręte hath hauberk helmes hende herte himselven horses hundreth ilke keen king King Arthur kith knightes lady landes Launcelot du Lake lede lenger lenges leve lord māke Middle English mikel Modern English never noble nought noun poem pople queen rędy renk rich ride Rōme Round Table runnes Sarazenes sayn seker senatour senn sheld shew shō sholde Sir Cador Sir Ector Sir Gawain Sir Lucan sithe sithen slain sonder sooth sore sorrow soveraign spękes spere Stanzaic Morte Arthur steed strenghe swithe sword thee thọ thou tōgeder traitour tręsoun trew verb ween wend wēpen withouten wōde wolde wordes worship wounded ynow