_The Drawing of the Sword_ 3
_The Questing Beast_ 9
_The Sword Excalibur_ 14
_The Story of Sir Balin_ 16
_How the Round Table began_ 25
_The Passing of Merlin_ 31
_How Morgan Le Fay tried to kill King Arthur_ 33
_What Beaumains asked of the King_ 38
_The Quest of the Holy Graal_ 64
_The Fight for the Queen_ 102
_The Fair Maid of Astolat_ 113
_Lancelot and Guenevere_ 132
_The End of it All_ 160
_The Battle of Roncevalles_ 177
_The Pursuit of Diarmid_ 215
_Some Adventures of William Short Nose_ 253
_Wayland the Smith_ 293
_The Story of Robin Hood_ 323
_The Story of Grettir the Strong_ 359
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_ILLUSTRATIONS_
_COLOURED PLATES_
_Lancelot bears off Guenevere_ (p. 153) _Frontispiece_
_Arthur meets the Lady of the Lake_ _to face p_. 14
_Lancelot at the Chapel_ " 77
_Guenevere and Sir Bors_ " 106
_Lancelot brings Guenevere to Arthur_ " 132
_Alix kisses Rainouart_ " 275
_Slagfid pursues the Wraith over the Mountains_ " 301
_The Chariot of Freya_ " 318
_FULL-PAGE PLATES_
_How Arthur drew the Sword_ _to face p_. 4
_Arthur and the Questing Beast_ " 10
_The Death of Balin and Balan_ " 20
_Merlin and Vivien_ " 31
_Morgan Le Fay casts away the Scabbard_ " 34
_Gareth and Linet_ " 41
_Linet and the Black Knight_ " 46
_The Lady of Lyonesse sees Sir Gareth_ " 54
_Sir Galahad opens the Tomb_ " 72
_Sir Percivale slays the Serpent_ " 80
_Lancelot and the Dwarf_ " 96
_Arthur and Guenevere kiss before all the People_ " 108
_Elaine ties her Sleeve round Sir Lancelot's
Helmet_ " 116
_The Black Barget_ " 127
_The Archers threaten Lancelot_ " 138
_Sir Mordred_ _to face p_. 164
_Excalibur returns to the Mere_ " 168
_Charlemagne_ " 178
_Marsile threatens Ganelon with a Javelin_ " 184
_Roland winds his horn in the Valley of
Roncevalles_........ " 202
_Grania questions the Druid_ " 216
_Diarmid seizes the Giant's Club_ " 230
_Diarmid and Grania in the Quicken Tree_ " 236
_The Death of Diarmid_ " 242
_Vivian's last Confession_ " 256
_The Lady Alix stays the wrath of William
Short Nose_ " 270
_The Lady Gibourc with Rainouart in the
Kitchen_ " 278
_Rainouart stops the Cowards_ " 282
_The Three Women by the Stream_ " 294
_Wayland mocked by the Queen and Banvilda_ " 310
_The Merman warns Banvilda in vain_ " 314
_'There is pith in your arm,' said Robin Hood_ " 346
_Robin Hood shoots his last Arrow_ " 354
_Grettir feels Karr's grip_ " 362
_Grettir overthrows Thorir Redbeard_ " 372