Page | W. fol. | Annotation | Context | Text Scribe | Index Scribe | "Shield" frame? | Prophecy? |
22 | 9v | Index | Ban and Bors arrive to aid Arthur | A | 1L | ||
26 | 11r | "Sompnus" | King w/ 100 Kts dreams wind destroys castles | A | N | Prophetic Dream | |
30 | 12v | "The dethe of Maris de la Roche | Lucas saves Maris from near death--scribe misreads | A | N | ||
41 | 17r | "A dreme of Arthur" | After incest w/Lot's wife dreams of griffins and serpents | A | N | Prophetic Dream | |
49 | 19v | Index | Pellynor responds to Arthur at pavilion | A | 2R | Challenge | |
51 | 20v | Index | Merlin keeps Pellynor from killing Arthur and prophecies Pellynore's sons, Percyvale & Lamorak, and the realm's destruction by Mordred | A | 3R | Prophecy spoken--Merlin | |
52 | 21r | "Here ys a mencyon of the Lady of the Lake when she asked Balyn le Sauveage hys hede" | Arthur asks for sword; Lady demands boon | A | Y | Scribe predicts her "boon" | |
63 | 23r | Index & "Vertue and man-hode ys hyed wyth In the bodye" | Balyn demands sword test | A | 1L | Y | Divination ordeal |
66 | 24r | Index & "The dethe of the Lady of the Lake" | "lyghtly he smote of hyr hede before kynge Arthure" | A | 1L | Y | Vengeance Killing |
69 | 25r | Index | Balyn and Launceor prepare to joust | A | 1R | Challenge | |
69 | 25v | "How Balyn slew Launceor" | Balyn kills without knowing it | A | Y | Death | |
71 | 26v | "How the lady Columbe slew herself for the dethe of Launceor" | Columbe is buried by Merlin and Mark and her tomb is inscribed by Merlin | A | Y | Prophecy inscribed--Merlin | |
77 | 28v | Index & "Here ys the dethe of king Lot and of the xii kyngs" | Pellinor kills Lot--start of feud--and Merlin predicts the Sankgreal and Balyn's Dolorous Stroke | A | 2R | Y | Prophecy spoken--Merlin (but M adds "Sankgreal" reference |
80 | 29v | "Here Garlonde that went in visyble slew Harlews le Barbeus under the conduyt of Balyn" | Balyn shamed by 1st of Garlon's killings--tomb inscribed by Arthur | A | Y | Killing--inscribed | |
81 | 29v | Index & "Here Garlonde in visible slew Peryne de Mounte Beliard under the conduyght of Balyn" | Balyn shamed by 2nd of Garlon's killings--tomb inscribed by magic predicting Gawayne's vengeance killing of Pellynore for Lot's death | A | 1R | Y | Prophecy inscribed of Vengeance Killing--attributed to Merlin in the French source and he warns it will be fulfilled |
84 | 30v | "How Balyn slew Garlon the knyght that wente in visible" | Balyn's revenge after G's slap and taunt | A | Y | Vengeance Killing and Balyn predicts cure of the lady's son | |
84 | 31r | Index | "Than kynge Pellam [caught in his hand] a grymme wepyn and smote egirly at Balyn" | A | 2R | Challenge and Vengeance Attempted | |
85 | 31r | "Here ys a prognosticacion of the Sank Greall" | After Merlin rescues Balyn from the ruins of the Dolorous Stroke, Malory prophecies Galahad's healing of Pellam "in the queste of the Sankreall" | A | Y | Prophecy spoken--Malory. | |
100 | 36r | Index | Torre asks Arthur to make him a knight--Merlin predicts Torre "ought to be a good man" | B | 2R | Prophecy spoken--Merlin | |
102 | 37r | Index | Hart leaps over table at start of Gawayne, Torre and Pellynor quest | B | 1L | Leads to prophecy spoken by Merlin re: the quest (103:13-16/37v) | |
105 | 38r | "How sir Gawayne slew Alerdyne knyght of the Iles" | Gawayne kills a knight at a river ford who refuses to yield, praised by Gaherys | B | Y | Challenge and Killing | |
106 | 38v | Index | Knight challenges Gawayne for killing his hounds" | B | 1L | Challenge | |
113 | 41r | Index | Torre kills yielded knight to keep promise to maiden | B | 1L | Vengeance Killing | |
116 | 42v | Index | Pellynor challenges Outelake before killing him | B | 1L | Challenge and Killing | |
207 | 79v | "The deth of sir Gayus" | Gawayne reacts to an insult to English knights delivered by a cousin of the emperor of Rome by beheading him. | B | N | Vengeance Killing (verbal insult) | |
208 | 80r | "The deth of sir Feldenak" | Feldenak tries to avenge the deaths of Gayus and two other Roman champions but Gawayne kills him. | B | N | Killing (Vengeance Thwarted) | |
215 | 82v | "The deth of Syr Berel" | "kynge of Lybye," Roman ally, kills Cador's cousin | B | N | Killing | |
215 | 83r | "The deth of iii knyghtes Sir Aladuke Sir Herawde & Sir Heryngale" | "kynge of Lybye" kills and captures many RT knights | B | N | Challenge and Vengeance Killing | |
216 | 83r | "The dethe of the kyng of lybye" | Cador avenges cousin's death with "corne-boote" blow | B | N | Vengeance Killing | |
222 | 86v | "How sir Gawayne slew iii. admyrallys in batayle" | After Lancelot attacks and fails to kill Lucius, Gawayne and Lovel kill high ranking Romans | B | N | Challenge and VengeanceKilling | |
223 | 86v | "How kyng Arthure slew the Emperour of rome sir lucyus" | Though wounded by Lucius, Arthur triumphs | B | N | Killing | |
236 | 91v | "How Sir fflorens slew Sir fferaunte" | Gawayne's son kills a pagan Spanish knight | B | N | Challenge and Killing | |
239 | 93r | "The deth of the marquesse" | Pyramus kills the pagan duke's ally | B | N | Killing | |
239 | 93r | "The deth of Chastelayne" | "a chylde of Arthurs chambir" whose death rouses Gawayne to avenge him | B | N | Killing leading to Vengeance Killing | |
239 | 93r | "The deth of Sir Dolphyn" | Gawayne, pursuing vengeance for Chastelayne's death, first kills the duke, sir Dolphyn. | B | N | Vengeance Killing (ally of killer first) | |
267 | 103v | "The deth of Terquyn by sir Launcelot" | "for my lorde sir Gawayne his sake" Lancelot frees Gaherys from prison, along with Kay, Ector, Lyonell and others | B | N | Vengeance Killing and Rescue from Prison | |
270 | 104v | "Here sir Launcelot slew Perys de Forest Saveage" | Lancelot kills a "theff and a knyght . . . And a ravyssher of women" | B | N | Vengeance Killing | |
272 | 105v | "Here sir Launcelot slew ii Gyauntes in the castel of tyntagil" | Lancelot frees sixty gentlewomen/widows from prison in the castle where Arthur was conceived | B | N | Vengeance Killing and Rescue from Prison | |
274 | 106v | "Here sir Launcelot bete iii knyghtes + rescowed sir Kay" | Lancelot saves an unknown knight in an unequal combat | B | N | Rescue | |
276 | 108r | "Here sir Launcelot over com iii brethryn vppon a brydge" | Lancelot defeats all 3 at a bridge over a river and restrains Raynolde saying "I was not far frome the whan thou were made knyght" | B | N | ||
278 | 108v | "Here sir Launcelot with one spere smote downe sir Sagramour sir Ector sir Uwayne & sir Gawayne" | Gawayne identifies Lancelot "by his rydyng" | B | N | ||
282 | 110v | "Here sir Launcelot heled sir Melyot de Logyrs with sir Gylberde the Basterdis swerde" | Lancelot's first healing, before Sir Urry | B | N | ||
286 | 112v | "Here sir Launcelot made sir Pedyvere bere the dede body of the lady to quene Gwenyvere" | Pedyvere's penance for beheading his wife while she was under Lancelot's protection | B | N | Vengeance Killing | |
298 | 116r | "Here Bewmaynes had all moste slayne sir Kay" | Gareth's first combat before meeting Lancelot | B | N | ||
302 | 117v | "Here sir Bewmaynes slew two knyghtes at a passage" | Gareth kills his first opponents in combat to "outrance" | B | N | ||
304 | 119r | "The deth of the blak knyght slayne by the handis of Bewmaynes" | First brother of the Red Knyght of the Red Laundis and the first killing emphasizing "handis" | B | N | Vengeance Killing Thwarted | |
306 | 120r | "Here sir Bewmaynes overcome the grene knyght" | Second brother of RKRL defeated, mercy at damsel's request | B | N | Vengeance Killing Thwarted | |
310 | 121v | "Here sir Bewmaynes overcom the Rede Knyght" | Third brother of RKRL defeated w/mercy at damsel's request | B | N | Vengeance Killing Thwarted | |
314 | 124r | "Here sir Bewmaynes overcom sir Persaunte of Inde" | Fourth brother of RKRL defeated w/mercy at damsel's request | B | N | Vengeance Killing Thwarted | |
324 | 129r | "Here sir Bewmaynes overcom the Rede Knyght of the Rede Laundys" | Gareth achieves the primary object of his quest | B | N | Vengeance Killing Thwarted | |
355 | 144v | "How sir Gareth slew the Browne Knyght" | Gareth avenges and frees 30 "ladyes and jantyllwomen" widowed by the "Browne Knyght wythoute Pyte" | B | N | Vengeance Killing and Release from Prison | |
361 | 147r | "The weddynge of sir Gareth and of sir Aggravayne his brothir" | Gareth achieves the ultimate object of his quest | B | N | ||
378 | 151v | "How the kynge of Frauncis daughter sente to sir Trystrames a fayre brachette" | Damsel will die of love for Trystram | B | N | Prophecy--Malory ("the booke") | |
383 | 154v | "Here is the deth of sir Marhalte knyght of the Table Rounde by sir Trystrames" | Trystram's first killing in battle | B | N | Killing | |
415 | 171v | [How] Sir Trystra[mys] slew sir [Brew]unor and [hys] vyff of [cast]el pleu[re] | Trystram defeats a knight upholding an "evil custom" that kills women | B | N | Vengeance Killing and Rescue of Isode | |
419 | 173v | "[How] sir Launcelot [s]lew kyng Cara[d]os of the dole[r]ous towre" | Lancelot rescues Gawayne from prison | B | N | Vengeance Killing and Rescue from Prison | |
445 | 184r | "How sir Nabone and his son were slayne by the hondis of sir Trystramys in the Ile of seruag" | Lamerok and Trystram battle Nabone, and after his defeat give the Isle of Servage to Segwaredes who "delyvirde all the presoners" (446/184v) | B | N | Vengeance Killing and Rescue from Prison | |
463 | 189v | "How La Cote Male Tayle justed with sir Bleoberys and had a falle" | After he defeats Dagonet in a mocking duel, this LCMT's first real battle | B | N | ||
472 | 193v | "How sir La Cote Male Tayle strake a-downe sir Playne de Fors and sir Playne de Amoris" | Passing the fortress before Lancelot, LCMT has first victories | A | Y | ||
473 | 194r | "How sir Plenorius smote downe La Cote Male Tayle" | LCMT defeated, but Lancelot, chiding damsel and even opponent praise his valor | A | N | ||
483 | 196v | "Here sir Trystrams and sir Lamorak fawght tyll they were wery bothe and so they lefte on evyn honde and were swore togydir" | Battle halted when they recognize each other and renew their pact of friendship made at Ile de Servage (445/184r) | A | Y | ||
491 | 200v | "How sir Trystrams rescowed kyng Arthur fro the lady Aunowre" | Arthur imprisoned by the sorceress is nearly killed when Lady of the Lake brings Trystram to rescue him | A | Y | Vengeance Killing and Rescue from Prison | |
500 | 204r | "How sir Trystram slew Tauleas the Gyaunte" | Trystram, still naked in his "folie," rescues Sir Dynaunte from the giant | A | N | Vengeance Killing and Rescue from Captivity | |
501 | 205v | "How the brachet of La Beall Isod discreved syr Trystramys" | The dog given to Isode by Trystrams identifies the naked knight in his "folie" | A | N | ||
503 | 206r | "How sir Trystrams gaff sir Dynadan a falle" | Before sailing into banishment from Cornwall to England Trystram defeats Dynadan, who agrees to sail with him | A | N | ||
515 | 212v | "How sir Trystram was takyn advauntage or he was redy by sir Paolmydes and had a fall" | Before a tournament, Palomydes' attack on the weaponless Trystram maddens the defeated knight | A | N | ||
561 | 230v | "How sir Trystram rescowed sir Palomydes from sir Brunes saunz Pite and from nine knyghtis" | Trystram rescues Palomydes from unequal combat, challenges him when he learns his identity, and they agree to battle at a later date | B | N | Rescue | |
717 | 294r | "How sir Palomydes revenged the deth of kyng Harmaunce of the Rede Cite" | Harmaunce, "slayne by felony and treson thorow two knyghtes of myne owne bryngynge up and of myne owne makynge" is avenged by Palomydes who kills the knights. | B | N | Vengeance Killing | |
735 | 300v | "How sir Trystram had a falle" | Lonezep tournament: Arthur forces Lancelot, Bleoberys and Ector to join him against the fatigued Trystram, Palomydes, Gareth and Dynadan | B | N | ||
736 | 300v | "How sir Palomydes had a falle" | Lonezep tournament: Arthur forces Lancelot, Bleoberys and Ector to join him against the fatigued Trystram, Palomydes, Gareth and Dynadan | B | N | ||
736 | 300v | "How sir Gareth had a falle" | Lonezep tournament: Arthur forces Lancelot, Bleoberys and Ector to join him against the fatigued Trystram, Palomydes, Gareth and Dynadan | B | N | ||
736 | 300v | "How sir Dynadan had a falle" | Lonezep tournament: Arthur forces Lancelot, Bleoberys and Ector to join him against the fatigued Trystram, Palomydes, Gareth and Dynadan | B | N | ||
854 | 349v | "Here Galahad was made knyght" | Twelve nuns ask Lancelot to do the honor "for of a more worthyer mannes honde may he nat resceyve the order of knyghthode" | B | N | ||
860 | 351r | "How Galahad sate in Seege Perelous" | Galahad passes his first test of identity | A | N | Identity by Ordeal | |
862 | 351v | "How Galahad pulled the swerde out of the peron" | Galahad passes his second test of identity | A | Y | Identity by Ordeal | |
881 | 357r | "Here Galahad conjoure a devil out of a tombe" | Galahad's first act in the quest "releases" a demon and ends demonic possession | A | Y | ||
883 | 357v | Three graduated plinth stones topped by a column under a torus surmounted by a cross | Galahad and Melyas de Lyle "com to a crosse whych departed two wayes" | A | Identity by Ordeal | ||
884 | 358r | "How sir Melyas toke the crowne of golde" | Melyas, unaware of any prohibition, picks up a crown and is badly wounded by a knight who tells him it was not for him | A | Y | Identity by Ordeal (failed) | |
928 | 373r | "The avision of sir Launcelot" | Heaven opens and an old man accompanied by angels denounces Lancelot | A | Y | Prophetic Dream | |
942 | 376v | "The avision of sir Gawayne" | He sees 146 proud black bulls, three spotless white bulls and one with a black spot | A | N | Prophetic Dream | |
944 | 378r | "Here sir Gawayne slew sir Uwayne his cousyn germayne" | To Uwayne's lament of his coming death Malory adds the accusation "for hit shall be ever rehersed that the tone sworne brother hath slayne the other" | A | Y | Fratricidal Killing | |
957 | 381r | "The avysion of sir Bors whan he fought with sir Prydam" | Two birds, white and black, come to Bors and each asks him to serve them; a rotten tree (Lyonell) beside two flowers which bear fruit, and an old man who asks if saving the tree would not be folly | A | Y | Prophetic Dream | |
970 | 386v | "How sir Lyonell wolde have slayne sir [sic] his brother syr Bors" | Bors has passed Lyonell captured and beaten by two knights, but saves a "fayre jantillwoman" who has called upon Mary for aid, instead, and Lyonell tries to kill Bors when next they meet | A | Y | Attempted Fratricidal Vengeance Killing (unjust) | |
972 | 387v | "How sir Lyonell slewe ermyte and Collgrevaunce for the rescowe of his brother syr Bors" | When the hermit and Collgrevaunce interfere, Lyonell kills them | A | Y | Vengeance Killing (unjust killing of armed and unarmed opponents) | |
981 | 389r | "He[re] sir Galahad hurte sir Gawayne lyke as sir Launcelot made mencion tofore at Camelot" | Fulfilling the prophecy written on the sword, Galahad strikes Gawayne "so sore that he clave hys helme and the coyff of iron unto the hede"--compare Lancelot's two blows in the duel | A | Y | ||
1003 | 398v | "The deth of sir Percivalis syster" | Completing the "Custom of the Castle" begun in Balyn's quest, she dies giving blood to heal a "jantyllwoman" | A | Y | ||
1011 | 399v | "The avisione of sir Launcelot" | He is told to go to the ship which carries Percyvale's sister's body | A | Y | Prophetic Dream | |
1015 | 401v | "The significacion of the Sankgreal that ys called the holy vessel the whiche appered to sir Launcelot" | Lancelot witnesses a priest elevating a host in the form of a man and is stupified and burned when he tries to enter the chamber despite hearing a warning not to do so | A | Y | ||
1052 | 412v | "How quene Gwenyvere besought sir Bors to fyght for her" | In Lancelot's absence, the queen is appealed of murder in the poisoned apple incident | A | Y | ||
1056 | 414v | "How sir Launcelot rescowed quene Gwenyvere from the deth" | Lancelot in disguise answers Sir Mador de la Porte's challenge | A | Y | Rescue from Death | |
1135 | 442v | "He[re] sir Launcelot felle into a depe pytte by the treson off sir Mellyagaunce ten fadum" | Pursuing the queen's kidnappers, Lancelot is betrayed | A | Y | ||
1231 | 477v | "How sir Gawayne wrote a letter to sir Launcelot at the tyme of his dethe" | Gawayne formally absolves Lancelot of responsibility for his death and begs him to aid Arthur against Mordred | A | Y |