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The Story of
the Grail
and the
Passing of
Arthur.

by
HOWARD PYLE.
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NEW YORK:
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS
1910

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Copyright, 1910
By CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS
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Published September, 1910
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IN this volume there follows the fourth and last series of thosehistories relating to the life and to the kingship of Arthur, King ofEngland. In this it shall first be told how it befell with Sir Geraint;then it shall be told how the Holy Grail was achieved by Sir Galahad,the son of Sir Launcelot; and then it shall be told how King Arthurpassed from this life, and how, after doing battle right royally for hiscrown and having overcome his enemies, he was slain by one of them whomhe had wounded to death.

Much in this is sad, but much is not sad; for all endings are sad, andthe passing of any hero is a sad thing to tell of; but the events andthe adventures and the achievements of such a man are not sad. Thus itis here said that much of this is sad, but much is not sad.

Now I have for seven years been writing these four books, and in them Ihave put the best that I have to say concerning such things. Wherefore Inow hope that you may like that which I have thus written, for if you donot like it, then I have written in vain; but if you do like thesenarratives, and the several various incidents in them recounted, thenyou put the seal of your approval upon my work, and my reward is full.{viii}

Know you that it is a very glorious thing for any man to achieve theapproval of others; for all men write for approval, and all would winapproval of their fellows if they were able to do so; wherefore, it ismy strong hope that you may set the seal of your approval upon thesebooks.

Be it said that some things in these histories are not recounted i