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Book Three: The Knights of the Round Table

Chapter Eleven: The End of Sir Tor's First Quest

How Sir Tor beheaded the knight at the request of a lady.

 

   

 


Sir Tor, Knight of the Round Table
 

   
 

A damsel riding by on a palfrey calls to Sir Tor.  She asks him to give her a gift for King Arthur’s love, and he agrees.  She is able to convince him to behead the false knight, Abelleus, who murdered her brother in front of her.  The damsel tells Sir Tor that she will shame him in King Arthur’s court if he does not grant her this gift.

When Abelleus asks for mercy, Sir Tor says he can’t break his promise.  After beheading him, Sir Tor rides with the damsel and stays at the home of her and her husband.  Before departing, Sir Tor tells them his name and his quest to retrieve the brachet and knight.

He was welcomed back at Camelot and was given armor and a sword from King Arthur.  His father, King Pellinore, gave him an old courser.  Everyone was joyful when Sir Tor told of his adventures and deeds.  Merlin then said that the stories that day were nothing compared to what Sir Tor will do and predicted great success for Sir Tor.

Written by Marielle Zaldarriaga, Class of '07