King Arthur in the Castle of Sir Damas

 

So King Arthur ate and slept in the ship. But when he woke,he saw that he was not in the ship. He was in a little room with a very small window. The door was shut: he could not get out. There were three other men in the room. They were knights.

One of them said, "This is the castle of Sir Damas. He is a very bad knight. He caught us and put us here, saying, 'You may come out if you fight for me. If you do not fight for me, you will stay and die here."

Men came and ledArthur into a great hall in which Sir Damas was sitting.

"Will you fight for me?" Sir Damas asked.

King Arthur said, "I'll joust for you if you give me those three knights. After I have fought for you, we shall all go back to our home." '

"Yes," answered Sir Damas. "You can have the three knights if you fight for me."

Then a man came into the hall and said, "Queen Morgan le Fay sends King Arthur his sword, Excalibur."

King Arthur was very glad to have his sword. Now he was ready to joust.