Le Chevalier au lion, ou Le Roman d'Yvain

by Chrétien de Troyes

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1177 - 1181

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Le noble roi Arthur de Bretagne,
dont la prouesse nous ensiegne
à être vaillants et courtois,
réunit sa cour avec la magnificence convenant à un roi,
lors de cette fête qui tant coûte
qu’on l’appelle avec justess la Pentecôte.
(Traduction de David F. Hult)

Arthur, good king of Brittany,
Whose knighthood teaches us
To be courteous, to be true knights,
Held court as a king should
On that hold day always
Known as the Pentecost.
(Burton Raffel translation)

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Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0820307580, Paperback)

The King could not reply to all before he saw the lady coming toward him to hold his stirrup. However, he would not wait for this, but hastened to dismount himself as soon as he caught sight of her. Then she salutes him with these words: "Welcome a hundred thousand times to the King, my lord, and blessed be his nephew, my lord Gawain!"

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