Kabanata Kabanata 349 · How Sir Launcelot with Sir Percivale and Sir Ector came to

. How Sir Launcelot with Sir Percivale and Sir Ector came to

the court, and of the great joy of him.

Then they departed, and within five days’ journey they came to Camelot,

that is called in English, Winchester. And when Sir Launcelot was come

among them, the king and all the knights made great joy of him. And

there Sir Percivale de Galis and Sir Ector de Maris began and told the

whole adventures: that Sir Launcelot had been out of his mind the time

of his absence, and how he called himself Le Chevaler Mal Fet, the

knight that had trespassed; and in three days Sir Launcelot smote down

five hundred knights. And ever as Sir Ector and Sir Percivale told

these tales of Sir Launcelot, Queen Guenever wept as she should have

died. Then the queen made great cheer. O Jesu, said King Arthur, I

marvel for what cause ye, Sir Launcelot, went out of your mind. I and

many others deem it was for the love of fair Elaine, the daughter of

King Pelles, by whom ye are noised that ye have gotten a child, and his

name is Galahad, and men say he shall do marvels. My lord, said Sir

Launcelot, if I did any folly I have that I sought. And therewithal the

king spake no more. But all Sir Launcelot’s kin knew for whom he went

out of his mind. And then there were great feasts made and great joy;

and many great lords and ladies, when they heard that Sir Launcelot was

come to the court again, they made great joy.