Kabanata Kabanata 418 · How Galahad and Percivale found in a castle many tombs of

. How Galahad and Percivale found in a castle many tombs of

maidens that had bled to death.

Now saith the story that all night Galahad and Percivale were in a

chapel in their prayers, for to save Sir Bors. So on the morrow they

dressed them in their harness toward the castle, to wit what was fallen

of them therein. And when they came there they found neither man nor

woman that he ne was dead by the vengeance of Our Lord. With that they

heard a voice that said: This vengeance is for blood-shedding of

maidens. Also they found at the end of the chapel a churchyard, and

therein might they see a three score fair tombs, and that place was so

fair and so delectable that it seemed them there had been none tempest,

for there lay the bodies of all the good maidens which were martyred

for the sick lady’s sake. Also they found the names of everych, and of

what blood they were come, and all were of kings’ blood, and twelve of

them were kings’ daughters. Then they departed and went into a forest.

Now, said Percivale unto Galahad, we must depart, so pray we Our Lord

that we may meet together in short time: then they did off their helms

and kissed together, and wept at their departing.