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King Arthur's Knights

Henry Gilbert

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This book is an attempt to tell some of the stories of King Arthur and his Knights in a way which will be interesting to every boy and girl who loves adventures.

Balin cared not, and so took the shield with a device upon it that was not his own. Then he and his horse were led to a great barge, and so they were poled across the wide stream to an island.

When Balin had landed and mounted his horse, he rode a little way towards a stout tower, and from it a knight issued, his armour all in red, and the trappings of his horse of the same colour. They couched their lances and came marvellously fast together, and smote each other in the midmost of their shields; and the shock of their spears was so great that it bore down both horses and men, and for a little while the knights were dazed.

The stranger rose up first, for Balin was much bruised and wearied; and the red knight drew his sword and came towards Balin, who thereupon got upon his feet, and they fought most fiercely together. So they fought till their breaths failed.

Many were the bouts they fought, and they rested oftentimes, and then to battle again, so that in a little while the grass of the sward where they struggled was red with the blood of their wounds.

But the more wearied they were the fiercer they fought to vanquish each the other, so that their hauberks were in tatters, their helms were broken, and their shields were rived and cracked. At the last the red knight could not lift his shield for weakness, and then he went back a little and fell down.

Balin also sank to the ground, faint with his wounds, and as he lay he cried out:

'What knight art thou? for ere now I never found a knight that matched me.'

The other answered him faintly:

'My name is Balan, brother to the good knight Balin!'

'Alas!' said Balin, 'that ever I should see the day!' And therewith he fell back in a swoon.

Then Balan crawled on all fours, feet and hands, and put off the helm of his brother, and might hardly know him by his face, so hewn and stained it was. Balan

Steve 07/01/2024
Arthurian legends. Hard slog at times, but good to read all of the legendary stories, even if they have been cleaned up a bit
Eric 01/27/2023
Gilbert's adaptation "for boys" is written in a stilted and wooden style, and avoids the most interesting (for adults) aspects of the Arthurian legend: the incest, adultery, and betrayals. I would instead recommend T. H. White's "The Once and Future King" or Thomas Berger's "Arthur Rex."
Jianna 05/20/2021
The adventures were interesting but not really captivating, could be due to the style of writing. Old English to me always makes me lose some of the interest of the story since I do not read it as often.
Shannon 01/10/2019
An unusually artful retelling.
Ellie 08/06/2018
Being the first classic of its sort I've ever read, my review is quite novice.

However, it has been such a joy to read!

Instantly the language drew me in, Gilbert clearly being skilled in the craft, and the old language rubbed off on me. As I have been reading it, I have caught myself speaking the ter
Gregory 11/27/2017
A great book, after the first 40 pages or so I could not put it down, it was therefore a short read.

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