King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table is a retelling of the Arthurian legends, principally Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur, by Roger Lancelyn Green.
Chapter 11 Sir Lancelot had grown old, so had King Arthur. Now the king had desired to renounce the throne. The time had come for the breaking up of the fellowship of the Round Table. Sir Lancelot had been searching for the Holy Grail for many years. He had travelled length and breadth of the […]
Chapter 10 One morning, King Arthur along with his queen was sitting in his palace in a relaxed mood. A messenger came inside and said to the King, “Your Highness! An old man dressed in white and with a white beard has come outside. He want to see the Majesty at once.”Hearing the words the
Chapter 9 The season of summer had set in. Queen Guinevere was fond of flowers. As it was the month of May, the gardens were blooming with beautiful flowers like rose, marigold, lotus, water-lily, sunflower, bougainvillea, etc. The queen desired to go to the gardens and enjoy the scenic beauty and fragrance of flowers. One
Chapter 8 The subjects were happy with King Arthur and the queen. One morning, King Arthur was sitting in a relaxed mood when one of the messengers appeared in front of him and said, “Your Highness! A man has come to meet you. He is tall and handsome but the coat he is wearing is
Chapter 7 King Arthur was passing his days peacefully. One day, he was sitting in relaxed mood. He called one of his ministers and said to him, “Now there is peace and tranquility in my kingdom. My subjects are happy and contended. I have a mood to go out somewhere tomorrow morning.”The minister joining both
Chapter 6 In due course, Sir Lancelot became the finest and efficient knight of the Round Table. He had all the virtues of being a true knight. He was gentle, brave, handsome and chivalrous. All the other knights respected him a lot and looked up to him for any kind of help or clarification. He
Chapter 5 Sad and desolate, Arthur returned to his country. After reaching his country, he rested for a few days. He didn’t go hunting or shooting wild animals for pleasure. He remained at home all through these days. His wounds had healed up. He was up and doing as before. He turned hale and hearty
Chapter 4 King Uther, Arthur’s father had a step-sister. Her name was Morgan le Fay. She hated Arthur very much. She wanted to do away with him by hook or by crook. The reason for her ill-will towards Arthur was that she wanted her son Mordred to sit on the throne of Britain. But there
Chapter 3 Now Arthur had become the new king of Britain. Every other day, he would travel all over the country in order to know more about his people. He would land a helping hand to the needy, the unfortunate, the downtrodden and the helpless. Everybody in his kingdom was happy and satisfied. On one
Chapter 2 Arthur had become King Arthur. He had pledged to bring place and honour to the kingdom. Arthur’s path was beset with several obstacles. After the death of Uther, the Saxon pirates had raised their ugly heads and were becoming stronger and stronger. They were very cruel. They started raiding the coastal cities and
Chapter 1 In olden days, Britain was not a powerful country. It had been divided into small kingdoms. These kingdoms were ruled over by kings. The name of one such king was Uther. He was a benevolent, truthful and justice-loving king. The name of his wife was Igraine. Both the King and the Queen were