Speak we of other knights that sought after Sir Tristram many divers parts of this land, Malory announces. Now begins the Tale of King Mark and Sir Kay. Naturally we cut to Sir Gawaine’s brother Sir Gaheris. Don’t worry, you … Continue reading →
Sir Palomides had a problem, and that problem was named Sir Tristram. Tristram, just the fact of him out there, ate at Palomides. He couldn’t sleep. He couldn’t make sensible conversation. He couldn’t ride straight, even. With the Castle of … Continue reading →
Tristram wandered aimlessly for a time. Remember when he had some kind of objective? And the semblance of a plot, with Mark and the lovely Isoud and so on? Those were the days, huh? He heard about a tournament up … Continue reading →
Tristram and Lamorak met back up at the forester and collected Kehydius, and then the three of them rode back to the ship where they’d gotten wrecked back in the first place, and met the folks they left there, Gouvernail … Continue reading →
This story at least has Nimue in it. Malory opens the Tale of Tristram’s Story With Nimue In It by telling us about a great new villain character he’s come up with: Lady Annowre. She was a sorceress who wanted … Continue reading →
We find Sir Tristram riding around the forests of North Wales. In theory he went to find help for his wife, Isoud the White, his manservant Gouvernail, and the lovely Isoud’s henchman Bragwaine; they had all been in a shipwreck … Continue reading →
For whatever reason Malory decides to follow Sir Lamorak for a while. This middle third of Le Morte D’Arthur may be the Tale of Sir Tristram, but Malory doesn’t feel the need to talk all Tristram, all the time, you … Continue reading →
Book IX opens with an unrelated story, the Tale of the Knight with the Ill-Fitting Suit. We’ll discuss that one in a later volume; this volume is the story of Tristram de Liones, the jerk. With this tale we turn … Continue reading →
The next story Malory tells is all about Sir Lamorak, for some reason. We’ll come back to Tristram eventually, never you fear. Sir Lamorak left Servage, too. Malory had forgotten that Servage was an island, so Lamorak just rode out … Continue reading →
As this story opens, we see a sinking ship. Sir Lamorak, the knight who had turned Morgan le Fay’s drinking-horn over to King Mark, was on that. Where he had been going and why didn’t matter! Everyone except Lamorak drowned, … Continue reading →
