The Post-Vulgate Merlin Continuation

by Lacy, Norris J.

• ISBN13: 9781843842385
• ISBN10: 1843842386
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-30
• Publisher: Ds Brewer

Summary

The Post-Vulgate Cycle reworks the Vulgate Cycle from the end of The Story of Merlin. The sequel opens with Arthur's unwitting incest with his sister, and his establishment, with Merlin's help, of his title to the kingdom. The story of the events leading up to the Dolorous Blow is then recounted, as well as its consequences. A sequence of adventures follows, largely involving Gawain and his brothers; Lancelot appears only at the end of the continuation, as does Perceval, whose story concludes the romance. For a full description of the Post-Vulgate Cycle see the blurb for the complete set.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
Select Bibliography	p. xii
The Post-Vulgate Merlin Continuation
The Conception of Mordred; The Bizarre Beast	p. 3
Merlin Demonstrates Remarkable Knowledge and Eventually Reveals His Identity to Arthur	p. 6
Court at Carduel; The Revelation of Arthur's Parentage	p. 13
The First Adventure; Pellinor and Girflet	p. 19
Arthur Meets Pellinor and Learns about Excalibur	p. 24
Arthur Receives the Sword Excalibur	p. 31
Arthur Sets the Children of Logres Adrift at Sea	p. 35
Balin Claims an Ill-Fated Sword	p. 40
The Tragic Tale of Launceor and Lione; Merlin Prophesies the Dolorous Stroke	p. 47
Balin and Balan Defeat King Rion	p. 51
Arthur Receives Rion Prisoner, Learns of Lot's Enmity	p. 56
The Battle with King Rion's Brother Nero	p. 60
The Death of King Lot	p. 63
The Aftermath of Battle; Merlin Predicts the Beginning of the Grail Quest	p. 67
Merlin's Infatuation; Morgan's Counterfeit Scabbard I	p. 69
Balin's First Unknown Knight	p. 74
Balin Starts His Quest; The Second Unknown Knight	p. 78
The Castle of the Basin of Blood	p. 85
The Knight with Two Swords and the Father of a Wounded Man Go to Pellehan's Court to Seek Vengeance	p. 88
The Dolorous Stroke	p. 90
Balin's Third Unknown Knight and His Lady	p. 97
Balin Is Forced to Meet a Stranger in Battle	p. 103
Balin and Balan Kill Each Other; Merlin Sets the Sword in the Stone	p. 106
Arthur Betrothed to Guenevere; The Round Table Transferred to Arthur's Court	p. 113
Arthur's Marriage; The Knighting of Gawain and Tor; Pellinor Completes the Round Table	p. 118
The Three Adventures Assigned to the Three New Knights	p. 122
Gawain and the Stag	p. 125
Tor Does Battle to Regain the Brachet; Merlin Reveals to Arthur That Tor Is Pellinor's Son	p. 136
Pellinor Rescues the Maiden and Returns to Court, Bearing the Head of Another Maiden	p. 144
Tor Revealed as Pellinor's Son; Merlin Predicts Details of Pellinor's Death	p. 153
Merlin, Infatuated with Ninianne, Goes with Her to Brittany, Where He Predicts Greatness for Lancelot and Failure for Claudas	p. 158
The Lake of Diana; Ninianne Increasingly Ensnares Merlin	p. 161
Merlin and Ninianne Return to Great Britain; Merlin Breaks an Enchantment	p. 166
The Invasion of the Five Kings; New Knights Chosen for the Round Table	p. 169
Bademagu's Pique; His Departure from Court and His Oath	p. 175
Morgan and the Counterfeit Sword; Arthur Against Accalon	p. 177
The Death of Merlin	p. 186
Battle of Arthur and Accalon Continued; The Lady of the Lake Intervenes to Save Arthur's Life	p. 191
Yvain Stops Morgan from Killing Urien	p. 198
Morgan, Fleeing from Arthur, Steals Excalibur's Scabbard and Throws It into a Lake	p. 200
In His Anger at Morgan, Arthur Banishes Yvain; Yvain and Gawain Join Morholt; Each Takes on an Adventure	p. 207
Arthur Is Saved from a Poisoned Mantle by Ninianne, Who Promises to Protect Him Because He Honors Chivalry	p. 218
Gawain at the Plain of Adventures; Pellias and Arcade	p. 221
Gawain's Adventure with Pellias and Arcade Continued	p. 234
Gawain's Adventure with Pellias and Arcade Continued	p. 236
Gawain and the Maiden Who Chose the Dwarf	p. 240
Morholt at King Pellinor's Celebration; The Lady and Dwarf Threatened with Death by Burning	p. 243
Morholt Saves the Lady and the Dwarf; The Stone of the Stag; The Old Lady's Spell	p. 246
Gawain and Morholt Freed of the Spell	p. 257
Morholt and Gawain at the Rock of the Maidens	p. 259
Yvain at the Rock of the Stag; Gawain and Morholt Miss the Rendezvous; Yvain at the Rock of the Maidens	p. 264
Yvain Fails to Free Gawain and Morholt from the Rock of the Maidens; He Returns to Court	p. 272
Merlin's Death Becomes Known; Gaheriet Is Knighted in Order to Free Gawain and Morholt	p. 281
Gaheriet Sets Out, Followed by Agravain	p. 287
Gaheriet Rescues Bademagu	p. 294
Gaheriet Defeats Baudon and Agravain	p. 299
Gaheriet Satisfies the Wronged Maiden, Who Promises to Help Him Free Gawain and Morholt; They Are Imprisoned, the Maiden to Be Given to a Giant	p. 307
Gaheriet Defeats the Giant, Rescues the Maiden, and Frees Gawain and Morholt	p. 313
Gawain and Morholt Freed from Enchantment; Gawain Returns to Court; Morholt, after Many Adventures, Is Killed by Tristan	p. 319
Gaheriet Kills His Mother; Arthur Defeats Claudas and Frollo; Lancelot Comes to Logres; Elaine Brings Galahad to Court; Start of Lancelot's Madness	p. 323
The Quest for Lancelot Begins; Eric's Adventures	p. 340
Eric at the Castle of the Ten Knights	p. 342
Lancelot, Running Mad, Is Helped by Bliant, Wounded by a Boar, and Fed by Herdsmen	p. 350
Eric Leaves Gawain Lord of the Castle; Eric at the Spring of Marvels; Eric and Hector Find Lancelot; Eric Makes the Fatal Promise	p. 359
Lancelot Is Cured of His Madness, Stays on the Isle of Joy	p. 369
Lamorat's Last Adventures and Death at the Hands of Gawain, Agravain, and Mordred	p. 378
Perceval's Youth, Knighting, and Seating at the Round Table; Perceval and Gaheriet Fight on Perceval's Sister's Island	p. 386
Further Adventures of Eric and Hector	p. 400
Hector and Gawain on Perceval's Sister's Island	p. 416
Eric Rescues Bors; Gaheriet Saves Perceval from a Dilemma, Fights Lancelot on the Isle of Joy	p. 423
Perceval and the Impoverished Maiden	p. 430
Perceval Meets the Fisher King	p. 436
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