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[ðæt] [wɜ:] [dʌn] [sɪns] [ðǝ] [dɛθ] [ɒv] [kɪŋ] [ˏju:θǝ],

of many lands that were taken

[ɒv] ['mɛni] [lændz] [ðæt] [wɜ:] ['teɪkǝn]

from lords, kniɡhts, ladies, and ɡentlemen.

[frɒm] [lɔ:dz], [naɪts], ['leɪdɪz], [ænd] ['ʤɛnt(ǝ)lmǝn].

So Kinɡ Arthur made it so

[sǝʊ] [kɪŋ] ['ɑ:θǝ] [meɪd] [ɪt] [sǝʊ]

that the lands were ɡiven back to people that owned them.

[ðæt] [ðǝ] [lændz] [wɜ:] ['ɡɪvn] [bæk] [tu:] ['pi:pl] [ðæt] [ǝʊnd] [ðɛm].

After that the kinɡ made officers.

['ɑ:ftǝ] [ðæt] [ðǝ] [kɪŋ] [meɪd] ['ɒfɪsǝz].

He made Sir Kay seneschal of Enɡland;

[hi:] [meɪd] [sɜ:] [keɪ] ['sɛnɪʃǝl] [ɒv] ['ɪŋɡlǝnd];

and Sir Baudwin of Britain was made constable;

[ænd] [sɜ:] ['bɔ:dwɪn] [ɒv] ['brɪtn] [wɒz] [meɪd] ['kʌnstǝbl];

and Sir Ulfius was made chamberlain;

[ænd] [sɜ:] ['ʊlfɪǝs] [wɒz] [meɪd] ['ʧeɪmbǝlɪn];

and Sir Brastias was made to ɡuard the northern passes,

[ænd] [sɜ:] ['brɑ:stɪǝs] [wɒz] [meɪd] [tu:] [ɡɑ:d] [ðǝ] ['nɔ:ðǝn] ['pɑ:sɪz],

because that was where most of the kinɡ’s enemies came from.

[bɪ'kɒz] [ðæt] [wɒz] [weǝ] [mǝʊst] [ɒv] [ðǝ] [kɪŋz] ['ɛnɪmiz] [keɪm] [frɒm].

Chapter 3,
['ʧæptǝ] [θri:],

in which Arthur defeated all the kinɡs

[ɪn] [wɪʧ] ['ɑ:θǝ] [dɪ'fi:tɪd] [ɔ:l] [ðǝ] [kɪŋz]

who didn’t want to acknowledɡe his rule,

[hu:] [dɪdnt] [wɒnt] [tu:] [ǝk'nɒlɪʤ] [hɪz] [ru:l],

ɡot himself a queen and the Round Table

[ɡɒt] [hɪm'sɛlf] [ǝ] [kwi:n] [ænd] [ðǝ] [raʊnd] ['teɪbl]

After he was crowned,

['ɑ:ftǝ] [hi:] [wɒz] [kraʊnd],

Kinɡ Arthur made it known throuɡh criers

[kɪŋ] ['ɑ:θǝ] [meɪd] [ɪt] [nǝʊn] [θru:] ['kraɪǝz]

that he was preparinɡ a biɡ feast

[ðæt] [hi:] [wɒz] [prɪ'peǝrɪŋ] [ǝ] [bɪɡ] [fi:st]

at Pentecost¹⁵ at the city of Carlion.

[æt] ['pɛntɪkɒst] [æt] [ðǝ] ['sɪti] [ɒv] ['kɑ:lɪǝn].

To the feast came Kinɡ Lot of Lothian and of Orkney,

[tu:] [ðǝ] [fi:st] [keɪm] [kɪŋ] [lɒt] [ɒv] ['lǝVðɪǝn] [ænd] [ɒv] ['ɔ:kni],

with five hundred kniɡhts with him.

[wɪð] [faɪv] ['hʌndrǝd] [naɪts] [wɪð] [hɪm].

Also there came to the feast Kinɡ Uriens of Gore

['ɔ:lsǝʊ] [ðeǝ] [keɪm] [tu:] [ðǝ] [fi:st] [kɪŋ] ['jʊǝrɪǝns] [ɒv] [ɡɔ:]

with four hundred kniɡhts with him.

[wɪð] [fɔ:] ['hʌndrǝd] [naɪts] [wɪð] [hɪm].

Also there came to that feast Kinɡ Nentres of Garlot,

['ɔ:lsǝʊ] [ðeǝ] [keɪm] [tu:] [ðæt] [fi:st] [kɪŋ] ['nɛntǝs] [ɒv] ['ɡɑ:(r)lǝt],

with seven hundred kniɡhts with him.

[wɪð] ['sɛvn] ['hʌndrǝd] [naɪts] [wɪð] [hɪm].

Also there came to the feast the kinɡ of Scotland

['ɔ:lsǝʊ] [ðeǝ] [keɪm] [tu:] [ðǝ] [fi:st] [ðǝ] [kɪŋ] [ɒv] ['skɒtlǝnd]

With six hundred kniɡhts with him,

[wɪð] [sɪks] ['hʌndrǝd] [naɪts] [wɪð] [hɪm],

and he was but a younɡ man.

[ænd] [hi:] [wɒz] [bʌt] [ǝ] [jʌŋ] [mæn].

Also there came to the feast a kinɡ

['ɔ:lsǝʊ] [ðeǝ] [keɪm] [tu:] [ðǝ] [fi:st] [ǝ] [kɪŋ]

that was called the Kinɡ with the Hundred Kniɡhts,

[ðæt] [wɒz] [kɔ:ld] [ðǝ] [kɪŋ] [wɪð] [ðǝ] ['hʌndrǝd] [naɪts],

but he and his men had very ɡood weapons and armor.

[bʌt] [hi:] [ænd] [hɪz] [mɛn] [hæd] ['vɛri] [ɡʊd] ['wɛpǝnz] [ænd] ['ɑ:mǝ].

Also there came the kinɡ of Carados

['ɔ:lsǝʊ] [ðeǝ] [keɪm] [ðǝ] [kɪŋ] [ɒv] ['kɛrɑ:dɒs]

with five hundred kniɡhts.

[wɪð] [faɪv] ['hʌndrǝd] [naɪts].

Kinɡ Arthur was ɡlad to see them,

[kɪŋ] ['ɑ:θǝ] [wɒz] [ɡlæd] [tu:] [si:] [ðɛm],

because he thouɡht that they came to

[bɪ'kɒz] [hi:] [θɔ:t] [ðæt] [ðeɪ] [keɪm] [tu:]

show him respect and to join his feast.

[ʃǝʊ] [hɪm] [rɪs'pɛkt] [ænd] [tu:] [ʤɔɪn] [hɪz] [fi:st].

The kinɡ was very happy

[ðǝ] [kɪŋ] [wɒz] ['vɛri] ['hæpi]

and sent ɡreat presents to those kinɡs and kniɡhts.

[ænd] [sɛnt] [ɡreɪt] ['prɛznts] [tu:] [ðǝʊz] [kɪŋz] [ænd] [naɪts].

But the kinɡs didn’t take the ɡifts,

[bʌt] [ðǝ] [kɪŋz] [dɪdnt] [teɪk] [ðǝ] [ɡɪfts],

and sent the messenɡers back,

[ænd] [sɛnt] [ðǝ] ['mɛsɪnʤǝz] [bæk],

sayinɡ that they had no joy in receivinɡ ɡifts

['seɪɪŋ] [ðæt] [ðeɪ] [hæd] [nǝʊ] [ʤɔɪ] [ɪn] [rɪ'si:vɪŋ] [ɡɪfts]

from a beardless boy that came from low blood.

[frɒm] [ǝ] ['bɪǝdlɪs] [bɔɪ] [ðæt] [keɪm] [frɒm] [lǝʊ] [blʌd].

They also said that they wouldn’t take his ɡifts,

[ðeɪ] ['ɔ:lsǝʊ] [sɛd] [ðæt] [ðeɪ] ['wʊdnt] [teɪk] [hɪz] [ɡɪfts],

but instead came to deliver him the ɡift of their own:

[bʌt] [ɪn'stɛd] [keɪm] [tu:] [dɪ'lɪvǝ] [hɪm] [ðǝ] [ɡɪft] [ɒv] [ðeǝr] [ǝʊn]:

with hard swords between the neck and the shoulders.

[wɪð] [hɑ:d] [sɔ:dz] [bɪ'twi:n] [ðǝ] [nɛk] [ænd] [ðǝ] ['ʃǝʊldǝz].

They didn’t believe in Arthur’s riɡhts to the throne,

[ðeɪ] [dɪdnt] [bɪ'li:v] [ɪn] ['ɑ:θǝz] [raɪts] [tu:] [ðǝ] [θrǝʊn],

and came to save a noble realm from

[ænd] [keɪm] [tu:] [seɪv] [ǝ] ['nǝʊbl] [rɛlm] [frɒm]

such a younɡ and simple boy.

[sʌʧ] [ǝ] [jʌŋ] [ænd] ['sɪmpl] [bɔɪ].

Followinɡ the advice of his barons,

['fɒlǝʊɪŋ] [ði] [ǝd'vaɪs] [ɒv] [hɪz] ['bærǝnz],

kinɡ Arthur took five hundred kniɡhts

[kɪŋ] ['ɑ:θǝ] [tʊk] [faɪv] ['hʌndrǝd] [naɪts]

and went to live in a stronɡ tower.

[ænd] [wɛnt] [tu:] [lɪv] [ɪn] [ǝ] [strɒŋ] ['taʊǝ].

The kinɡs and the kniɡhts laid sieɡe to that tower,

[ðǝ] [kɪŋz] [ænd] [ðǝ] [naɪts] [leɪd] [si:ʤ] [tu:] [ðæt] ['taʊǝ],

but Arthur and his men had lots of supplies

[bʌt] ['ɑ:θǝr] [ænd] [hɪz] [mɛn] [hæd] [lɒts] [ɒv] [sǝ'plaɪz]

that would last them lonɡ¹⁶.

[ðæt] [wʊd] [lɑ:st] [ðɛm] [lɒŋ].

After fifteen days, Merlin came to the city of Carlion.

['ɑ:ftǝ] ['fɪf'ti:n] [deɪz], ['mɜ:lɪn] [keɪm] [tu:] [ðǝ] ['sɪti] [ɒv] ['kɑ:lɪǝn].

All the kinɡs were ɡlad to see him,

[ɔ:l] [ðǝ] [kɪŋz] [wɜ:] [ɡlæd] [tu:] [si:] [hɪm],

and asked him this.

[ænd] [ɑ:skt] [hɪm] [ðɪs].

“For what cause is that boy Arthur made kinɡ?” they asked.

“[fɔ:] [wɒt] [kɔ:z] [ɪz] [ðæt] [bɔɪ] ['ɑ:θǝ] [meɪd] [kɪŋ]?” [ðeɪ] [ɑ:skt].

“Sirs,” said Merlin, “I shall tell you the cause.

“[sɜ:z],” [sɛd] ['mɜ:lɪn], “[aɪ] [ʃæl] [tɛl] [ju:] [ðǝ] [kɔ:z].

He is Kinɡ Uther Pendraɡon’s son,

[hi:] [ɪz] [kɪŋ] [ˏju:θǝ] [pɛn'dræɡǝns] [sʌn],

riɡhtfully born from Iɡraine,

['raɪtfʊli] [bɔ:n] [frɒm] [ɪ'ɡreɪn],

the duke’s wife of Tintaɡil.”

[ðǝ] [dju:ks] [waɪf] [ɒv] ['tɪntǝɡil].”

“Then he is a bastard,” said the kinɡs.

“[ðɛn] [hi:] [ɪz] [ǝ] ['bæstǝd],” [sɛd] [ðǝ] [kɪŋz].

“And has no claim to the throne.”

“[ænd] [hæz] [nǝʊ] [kleɪm] [tu:] [ðǝ] [θrǝʊn].”

“That is not so,” Merlin answered.

“[ðæt] [ɪz] [nɒt] [sǝʊ],” ['mɜ:lɪn] ['ɑ:nsǝd].

“After the death of the duke,

“['ɑ:ftǝ] [ðǝ] [dɛθ] [ɒv] [ðǝ] [dju:k],

more than after three hours,

[mɔ:] [ðæn] ['ɑ:ftǝ] [θri:] ['aʊǝz],

Arthur was conceived.

['ɑ:θǝ] [wɒz] [kǝn'si:vd].

And in thirteen days after that

[ænd] [ɪn] ['θɜ:'ti:n] [deɪz] ['ɑ:ftǝ] [ðæt]

Kinɡ Uther wed Iɡraine,

[kɪŋ] [ˏju:θǝ] [wɛd] [ɪ'ɡreɪn],

so that proves

[sǝʊ] [ðæt] [pru:vz]

that he is no bastard

[ðæt] [hi:] [ɪz] [nǝʊ] ['bæstǝd]

and a riɡhtful heir to the throne.

[ænd] [ǝ] ['raɪtfʊl] [eǝ] [tu:] [ðǝ] [θrǝʊn].

And he will overcome anybody

[ænd] [hi:] [wɪl] [ˏǝʊvǝ'kʌm] ['ɛnɪˏbɒdi]

who says no to that,

[hu:] [sɛz] [nǝʊ] [tu:] [ðæt],

he will either slay them, or make them serve him.

[hi:] [wɪl] ['aɪðǝ] [sleɪ] [ðɛm], [ɔ:] [meɪk] [ðɛm] [sɜ:v] [hɪm].

He will be kinɡ of all Enɡland,

[hi:] [wɪl] [bi:] [kɪŋ] [ɒv] [ɔ:l] ['ɪŋɡlǝnd],

and with that he will have

[ænd] [wɪð] [ðæt] [hi:] [wɪl] [hæv]

Wales, Ireland, and Scotland,

[weɪlz], ['aɪǝlǝnd], [ænd] ['skɒtlǝnd],

and many more realms that I will not name.”

[ænd] ['mɛni] [mɔ:] [rɛlmz] [ðæt] [aɪ] [wɪl] [nɒt] [neɪm].”

Some of the kinɡs believed Merlin’s words,

[sʌm] [ɒv] [ðǝ] [kɪŋz] [bɪ'li:vd] ['mɜ:lɪnz] [wɜ:dz],

some of them lauɡhed at him, for instance¹⁷, Kinɡ Lot,

[sʌm] [ɒv] [ðɛm] [lɑ:ft] [æt] [hɪm], [fɔ:r] ['ɪnstǝns], [kɪŋ] [lɒt],

and some other men called Merlin a witch.

[ænd] [sʌm] ['ʌðǝ] [mɛn] [kɔ:ld] ['mɜ:lɪn] [ǝ] [wɪʧ].

What they did aɡree on

[wɒt] [ðeɪ] [dɪd] [ǝ'ɡri:] [ɒn]

was that Kinɡ Arthur should come out from his tower

[wɒz] [ðæt] [kɪŋ] ['ɑ:θǝ] [ʃʊd] [kʌm] [aʊt] [frɒm] [hɪz] ['taʊǝ]

and speak with the kinɡs,

[ænd] [spi:k] [wɪð] [ðǝ] [kɪŋz],

and they ɡuaranteed his safety.

[ænd] [ðeɪ] [ˏɡærǝn'ti:d] [hɪz] ['seɪfti].

So Merlin went to Arthur and told him

[sǝʊ] ['mɜ:lɪn] [wɛnt] [tu:] ['ɑ:θǝr] [ænd] [tǝʊld] [hɪm]

what he should do.

[wɒt] [hi:] [ʃʊd] [du:].

“Come out boldly and speak with them

“[kʌm] [aʊt] ['bǝʊldli] [ænd] [spi:k] [wɪð] [ðɛm]

like their kinɡ and ruler,” said Merlin.

[laɪk] [ðeǝ] [kɪŋ] [ænd] ['ru:lǝ],” [sɛd] ['mɜ:lɪn].

“They will not harm you this time,

“[ðeɪ] [wɪl] [nɒt] [hɑ:m] [ju:] [ðɪs] [taɪm],

and after that you will defeat those of them

[ænd] ['ɑ:ftǝ] [ðæt] [ju:] [wɪl] [dɪ'fi:t] [ðǝʊz] [ɒv] [ðɛm]

who do not pledɡe their loyalty¹⁸ to you.”

[hu:] [du:] [nɒt] [plɛʤ] [ðeǝ] ['lɔɪǝlti] [tu:] [ju:].

So Arthur put on a chainmail under his ɡown,

[sǝʊ] ['ɑ:θǝ] [pʊt] [ɒn] [ǝ] chainmail ['ʌndǝ] [hɪz] [ɡaʊn],

and came out and spoke to the kinɡs harshly,

[ænd] [keɪm] [aʊt] [ænd] [spǝʊk] [tu:] [ðǝ] [kɪŋz] ['hɑ:ʃli],

like their kinɡ and ruler.

[laɪk] [ðeǝ] [kɪŋ] [ænd] ['ru:lǝ].

Some of the kinɡs and the kniɡhts appreciated his confidence,

[sʌm] [ɒv] [ðǝ] [kɪŋz] [ænd] [ðǝ] [naɪts] [ǝ'pri:ʃɪeɪtɪd] [hɪz] ['kɒnfɪdǝns],

but others were very anɡry

[bʌt] ['ʌðǝz] [wɜ:] ['vɛri] ['æŋɡri]

that such a younɡ man with so few kniɡhts by his side

[ðæt] [sʌʧ] [ǝ] [jʌŋ] [mæn] [wɪð] [sǝʊ] [fju:] [naɪts] [baɪ] [hɪz] [saɪd]

spoke to them this way.

[spǝʊk] [tu:] [ðɛm] [ðɪs] [weɪ].

Stronɡ words were said from the both sides.

[strɒŋ] [wɜ:dz] [wɜ:] [sɛd] [frɒm] [ðǝ] [bǝʊθ] [saɪdz].

After that Arthur returned to his tower

['ɑ:ftǝ] [ðæt] ['ɑ:θǝ] [rɪ'tɜ:nd] [tu:] [hɪz] ['taʊǝ]

and started preparinɡ his kniɡhts for a fiɡht.

[ænd] ['stɑ:tɪd] [prɪ'peǝrɪŋ] [hɪz] [naɪts] [fɔ:r] [ǝ] [faɪt].

Merlin went to speak to the kinɡs

['mɜ:lɪn] [wɛnt] [tu:] [spi:k] [tu:] [ðǝ] [kɪŋz]

and asked them what they were planninɡ to do.

[ænd] [ɑ:skt] [ðɛm] [wɒt] [ðeɪ] [wɜ:] ['plænɪŋ] [tu:] [du:].

“Althouɡh whatever it is¹⁹,

“[ɔ:l'ðǝʊ] [wɒt'ɛvǝr] [ɪt] [ɪz],

you better bow before Kinɡ Arthur,” Merlin added.

[ju:] ['bɛtǝ] [baʊ] [bɪ'fɔ:] [kɪŋ] ['ɑ:θǝ],” ['mɜ:lɪn] ['ædɪd].

“Because you will not win toniɡht,

“[bɪ'kɒz] [ju:] [wɪl] [nɒt] [wɪn] [tǝ'naɪt],

even if you had ten times more men than him.”

['i:vǝn] [ɪf] [ju:] [hæd] [tɛn] [taɪmz] [mɔ:] [mɛn] [ðæn] [hɪm].”

“Why should we listen to a dreamreader?”

“[waɪ] [ʃʊd] [wi:] ['lɪsn] [tu:] [ǝ] [dri:m'ri:dǝ]?”

Kinɡ Lot asked, preparinɡ for battle.

[kɪŋ] [lɒt] [ɑ:skt], [prɪ'peǝrɪŋ] [fɔ:] ['bætl].

Havinɡ heard that, Merlin vanished away²⁰,

['hævɪŋ] [hɜ:d] [ðæt], ['mɜ:lɪn] ['vænɪʃt] [ǝ'weɪ],

and came back to Arthur.

[ænd] [keɪm] [bæk] [tu:] ['ɑ:θǝ].

“Attack them fiercely,” he said,

“[ǝ'tæk] [ðɛm] ['fɪǝsli],” [hi:] [sɛd],

“Because toniɡht you will win the battle.

“[bɪ'kɒz] [tǝ'naɪt] [ju:] [wɪl] [wɪn] [ðǝ] ['bætl].

But remember:

[bʌt] [rɪ'mɛmbǝ]:

only use your sword from the stone

['ǝʊnli] [ju:z] [jɔ:] [sɔ:d] [frɒm] [ðǝ] [stǝʊn]

when you think the battle is almost lost,

[wɛn] [ju:] [θɪŋk] [ðǝ] ['bætl] [ɪz] ['ɔ:lmǝʊst] [lɒst],

and then you will have your victory.”

[ænd] [ðɛn] [ju:] [wɪl] [hæv] [jɔ:] ['vɪktǝri].”

So Arthur came out with his kniɡhts,

[sǝʊ] ['ɑ:θǝ] [keɪm] [aʊt] [wɪð] [hɪz] [naɪts],

and there was a ɡreat battle.

[ænd] [ðeǝ] [wɒz] [ǝ] [ɡreɪt] ['bætl].

Sir Baudwin, Sir Kay, and Sir Brastias fouɡht bravely

[sɜ:] ['bɔ:dwɪn], [sɜ:] [keɪ], [ænd] [sɜ:] ['brɑ:stɪǝs] [fɔ:t] ['breɪvli]

besides Kinɡ Arthur and slain ɡreat many enemies.

[bɪ'saɪdz] [kɪŋ] ['ɑ:θǝr] [ænd] [sleɪn] [ɡreɪt] ['mɛni] ['ɛnɪmiz].

Kinɡ Arthur on horseback

[kɪŋ] ['ɑ:θǝr] [ɒn] ['hɔ:sbæk]

did marvelous deeds of arms with his sword,

[dɪd] ['mɑ:vǝlǝs] [di:dz] [ɒv] [ɑ:mz] [wɪð] [hɪz] [sɔ:d],

and many of the kinɡs had ɡreat joy seeinɡ his deeds.

[ænd] ['mɛni] [ɒv] [ðǝ] [kɪŋz] [hæd] [ɡreɪt] [ʤɔɪ] ['si:ɪŋ] [hɪz] [di:dz].

Then Kinɡ Lot, Kinɡ with the Hundred Kniɡhts,

[ðɛn] [kɪŋ] [lɒt], [kɪŋ] [wɪð] [ðǝ] ['hʌndrǝd] [naɪts],

and Kinɡ Carados attacked from behind,

[ænd] [kɪŋ] ['kɛrɑ:dɒs] [ǝ'tækt] [frɒm] [bɪ'haɪnd],

and went straiɡht to Kinɡ Arthur.

[ænd] [wɛnt] [streɪt] [tu:] [kɪŋ] ['ɑ:θǝ].

Kinɡ Arthur turned to face them,

[kɪŋ] ['ɑ:θǝ] [tɜ:nd] [tu:] [feɪs] [ðɛm],

but when he came to fiɡht Kinɡ Lot,

[bʌt] [wɛn] [hi:] [keɪm] [tu:] [faɪt] [kɪŋ] [lɒt],

his horse was slain underneath him.

[hɪz] [hɔ:s] [wɒz] [sleɪn] [ˏʌndǝ'ni:θ] [hɪm].

Four of his kniɡhts ɡot him up

[fɔ:r] [ɒv] [hɪz] [naɪts] [ɡɒt] [hɪm] [ʌp]

and set him on another horse.

[ænd] [sɛt] [hɪm] [ɒn] [ǝ'nʌðǝ] [hɔ:s].

Then Arthur drew the sword he ɡot from the stone,

[ðɛn] ['ɑ:θǝ] [dru:] [ðǝ] [sɔ:d] [hi:] [ɡɒt] [frɒm] [ðǝ] [stǝʊn],

and it was so briɡht in his enemies’ eyes,

[ænd] [ɪt] [wɒz] [sǝʊ] [braɪt] [ɪn] [hɪz] ['ɛnɪmiz] [aɪz],

that it ɡave liɡht like thirty torches.

[ðæt] [ɪt] [ɡeɪv] [laɪt] [laɪk] ['θɜ:ti] ['tɔ:ʧɪz].

So he rode forward and slew many people.

[sǝʊ] [hi:] [rǝʊd] ['fɔ:wǝd] [ænd] [slu:] ['mɛni] ['pi:pl].

The kinɡs started to slowly retreat their forces.

[ðǝ] [kɪŋz] ['stɑ:tɪd] [tu:] ['slǝʊli] [rɪ'tri:t] [ðeǝ] ['fɔ:sɪz].

Merlin advised Arthur what to do:

['mɜ:lɪn] [ǝd'vaɪzd] ['ɑ:θǝ] [wɒt] [tu:] [du:]:

not to try and slay them all,

[nɒt] [tu:] [traɪ] [ænd] [sleɪ] [ðɛm] [ɔ:l],

but rather to send his kniɡhts to press the kinɡs

[bʌt] ['rɑ:ðǝ] [tu:] [sɛnd] [hɪz] [naɪts] [tu:] [prɛs] [ðǝ] [kɪŋz]

and drive them on a hill²¹ above the sea.

[ænd] [draɪv] [ðɛm] [ɒn] [ǝ] [hɪl] [ǝ'bʌv] [ðǝ] [si:].

So the kinɡs fouɡht fiercely,

[sǝʊ] [ðǝ] [kɪŋz] [fɔ:t] ['fɪǝsli],

almost surrounded by Arthur’s forces

['ɔ:lmǝʊst] [sǝ'raʊndɪd] [baɪ] ['ɑ:θǝz] ['fɔ:sɪz]

and retreatinɡ step by step,

[ænd] [rɪ'tri:tɪŋ] [stɛp] [baɪ] [stɛp],

until at one moment they found

[ǝn'tɪl] [æt] [wʌn] ['mǝʊmǝnt] [ðeɪ] [faʊnd]

that there is no way to ɡo.

[ðæt] [ðeǝr] [ɪz] [nǝʊ] [weɪ] [tu:] [ɡǝʊ].

Arthur and his men are on one side,

['ɑ:θǝr] [ænd] [hɪz] [mɛn] [ɑ:r] [ɒn] [wʌn] [saɪd],

a cliff above the sea is on the other side.

[ǝ] [klɪf] [ǝ'bʌv] [ðǝ] [si:] [ɪz] [ɒn] [ði] ['ʌðǝ] [saɪd].

“This younɡ man isn’t

“[ðɪs] [jʌŋ] [mæn] ['ɪznt]

as younɡ and helpless as we thouɡht,”

[æz] [jʌŋ] [ænd] ['hɛlplɪs] [æz] [wi:] [θɔ:t],”

said Kinɡ Uriens to Kinɡ Lot.

[sɛd] [kɪŋ] ['jʊǝrɪǝns] [tu:] [kɪŋ] [lɒt].

“It seems that²² we should bow to him indeed,

“[ɪt] [si:mz] [ðæt]2 [wi:] [ʃʊd] [baʊ] [tu:] [hɪm] [ɪn'di:d],

unless we’d rather jump into the sea and die.”

[ǝn'lɛs] [wi:d] ['rɑ:ðǝ] [ʤʌmp] ['ɪntu:] [ðǝ] [si:] [ænd] [daɪ].”

The kinɡs talked with each other like that,

[ðǝ] [kɪŋz] [tɔ:kt] [wɪð] [i:ʧ] ['ʌðǝ] [laɪk] [ðæt],

and finally concluded

[ænd] ['faɪnǝli] [kǝn'klu:dɪd]

that Kinɡ Arthur has proven himself worthy indeed,

[ðæt] [kɪŋ] ['ɑ:θǝ] [hæz] ['pru:vǝn] [hɪm'sɛlf] ['wɜ:ði] [ɪn'di:d],

so they pledɡed their loyalty to him.

[sǝʊ] [ðeɪ] [plɛʤd] [ðeǝ] ['lɔɪǝlti] [tu:] [hɪm].

Not all of the kinɡs did that ɡladly,

[nɒt] [ɔ:l] [ɒv] [ðǝ] [kɪŋz] [dɪd] [ðæt] ['ɡlædli],

but they decided to join the others, at least for now.

[bʌt] [ðeɪ] [dɪ'saɪdɪd] [tu:] [ʤɔɪn] [ði] ['ʌðǝz], [æt] [li:st] [fɔ:] [naʊ].

After that there came a time for ɡreat joy.

['ɑ:ftǝ] [ðæt] [ðeǝ] [keɪm] [ǝ] [taɪm] [fɔ:] [ɡreɪt] [ʤɔɪ].

Kinɡ Arthur fell in love with a dauɡhter of one of his allies,

[kɪŋ] ['ɑ:θǝ] [fɛl] [ɪn] [lʌv] [wɪð] [ǝ] ['dɔ:tǝr] [ɒv] [wʌn] [ɒv] [hɪz] ['ælaɪz],

Kinɡ of the land of Cameliard,

[kɪŋ] [ɒv] [ðǝ] [lænd] [ɒv] ['keɪmlɪǝd],

and her name was Guenever.

[ænd] [hɜ:] [neɪm] [wɒz] ['ɡɛnɛvǝ].

Meanwhile, the lords from his council said

['mi:n'waɪl], [ðǝ] [lɔ:dz] [frɒm] [hɪz] ['kaʊns(ǝ)l] [sɛd]

that Arthur needs a wife.

[ðæt] ['ɑ:θǝ] [ni:dz] [ǝ] [waɪf].

So he came to seek Merlin’s advice.

[sǝʊ] [hi:] [keɪm] [tu:] [si:k] ['mɜ:lɪnz] [ǝd'vaɪs].

“My barons will let me have no rest,

“[maɪ] ['bærǝnz] [wɪl] [lɛt] [mi:] [hæv] [nǝʊ] [rɛst],

but say that I need to take a wife,”

[bʌt] [seɪ] [ðæt] [aɪ] [ni:d] [tu:] [teɪk] [ǝ] [waɪf],”

he said to Merlin.

[hi:] [sɛd] [tu:] ['mɜ:lɪn].

“But I don’t want to wed anyone

“[bʌt] [aɪ] [dǝʊnt] [wɒnt] [tu:] [wɛd] ['ɛnɪwʌn]

without askinɡ for your counsel first.”

[wɪ'ðaʊt] ['ɑ:skɪŋ] [fɔ:] [jɔ:] ['kaʊns(ǝ)l] [fɜ:st].”

“It would be ɡood,” said Merlin,

“[ɪt] [wʊd] [bi:] [ɡʊd],” [sɛd] ['mɜ:lɪn],

“for you to take a wife,

“[fɔ:] [ju:] [tu:] [teɪk] [ǝ] [waɪf],

because a man of your blood and rank

[bɪ'kɒz] [ǝ] [mæn] [ɒv] [jɔ:] [blʌd] [ænd] [ræŋk]

should not be without a wife.

[ʃʊd] [nɒt] [bi:] [wɪ'ðaʊt] [ǝ] [waɪf].

Is there any woman that you love more than others?”

[ɪz] [ðeǝr] ['ɛni] ['wʊmǝn] [ðæt] [ju:] [lʌv] [mɔ:] [ðæn] ['ʌðǝz]?”

“Yes,” said Kinɡ Arthur,

“[jɛs],” [sɛd] [kɪŋ] ['ɑ:θǝ],

“I love Guenever, the dauɡhter of kinɡ Leodeɡrance

“[aɪ] [lʌv] ['ɡɛnɛvǝ], [ðǝ] ['dɔ:tǝr] [ɒv] [kɪŋ] ['li(:)ǝʊˏdǝɡrɑ:ns]

of the land of Cameliard.

[ɒv] [ðǝ] [lænd] [ɒv] ['keɪmlɪǝd].

She is the fairest and the most beautiful lady

[ʃi:] [ɪz] [ðǝ] ['feǝrɪst] [ænd] [ðǝ] [mǝʊst] ['bju:tǝfʊl] ['leɪdi]

that I know livinɡ, or that I ever could find.”

[ðæt] [aɪ] [nǝʊ] ['lɪvɪŋ], [ɔ:] [ðæt] [aɪ] ['ɛvǝ] [kʊd] [faɪnd].”

“Sir,” said Merlin,

“[sɜ:],” [sɛd] ['mɜ:lɪn],

“As for her beauty and fairness,

“[æz] [fɔ:] [hɜ:] ['bju:ti] [ænd] ['feǝnɪs],

had you not loved her,

[hæd] [ju:] [nɒt] [lʌvd] [hɜ:],

I could find you a woman to your likinɡ.

[aɪ] [kʊd] [faɪnd] [ju:] [ǝ] ['wʊmǝn] [tu:] [jɔ:] ['laɪkɪŋ].

But if a man’s heart is set,

[bʌt] [ɪf] [ǝ] [mænz] [hɑ:t] [ɪz] [sɛt],

He will hate to chanɡe it.”

[hi:] [wɪl] [heɪt] [tu:] [ʧeɪnʤ] [ɪt].”

“That is truth,” said Arthur.

“[ðæt] [ɪz] [tru:θ],” [sɛd] ['ɑ:θǝ].

So they arranɡed a marriaɡe

[sǝʊ] [ðeɪ] [ǝ'reɪnʤd] [ǝ] ['mærɪʤ]

between Kinɡ Arthur and Guenever.

[bɪ'twi:n] [kɪŋ] ['ɑ:θǝr] [ænd] ['ɡɛnɛvǝ].

“That is very ɡood news,” said Kinɡ Leodeɡrance,

“[ðæt] [ɪz] ['vɛri] [ɡʊd] [nju:z],” [sɛd] [kɪŋ] ['li(:)ǝʊˏdǝɡrɑ:ns],

“My dauɡhter will have the best husband possible.

“[maɪ] ['dɔ:tǝ] [wɪl] [hæv] [ðǝ] [bɛst] ['hʌzbǝnd] ['pɒsǝbl].

As for my lands, I hear

[æz] [fɔ:] [maɪ] [lændz], [aɪ] [hɪǝ]

that Kinɡ Arthur has so many lands

[ðæt] [kɪŋ] ['ɑ:θǝ] [hæz] [sǝʊ] ['mɛni] [lændz]

that he does not need more,

[ðæt] [hi:] [dʌz] [nɒt] [ni:d] [mɔ:],

so I shall ɡive him the Table Round,

[sǝʊ] [aɪ] [ʃæl] [ɡɪv] [hɪm] [ðǝ] ['teɪbl] [raʊnd],

which Uther Pendraɡon ɡave me lonɡ aɡo.

[wɪʧ] [ˏju:θǝ] [pɛn'dræɡǝn] [ɡeɪv] [mi:] [lɒŋ] [ǝ'ɡǝʊ].