King Arthur and His Knights. Written by Howard Pyle. Read by David Thorn. Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins. Suggested ages: 9 and up.

Description: Howard Pyle (who also wrote The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood) weaves the tales of chivalrous Knights, the magic sword of Excalibur, the Magician Merlin the Wise, and the legendary Arthur, later to become King of Britain. Pyle describes bouts of jousting, and knightly jealousies played out in grand style. Even in our present day, these stories last and challenge us to be our best, truthful, brave, and always wanting to right wrongs to those who cannot speak up for themselves.

Table of Contents:

Book One: The Book of King Arthur

Part I: The Winning of Kinghood

Chapter 01: How Sir Kay did Combat in a Great Tournament at London Town and of How He Break His Sword. Likewise, How Arthur Found a New Sword For Him

Chapter 02: How Arthur Twice Performed the Miracle of the Sword Before Sir Ector and of How His Birthright Was Discovered Unto Him

Chapter 03: How Several Kings and High Dukes Assayed to Draw the Sword Out of the Anvil and How They Failed. Likewise How Arthur Made the Assay and Succeeded Therein

Part II: The Winning of a Sword

Chapter 01: How There Came a Certain Wounded Knight Unto the Court of King Arthur, How a Young Knight of the King's Court Sought To Avenge Him and Failed and How the King Thereupon Took That Assay Upon Himself

Chapter 02: How King Arthur Fought With the Sable Knight and How He Was Sorely Wounded. Likewise How Merlin Brought Him Safe Away From the Field of Batttle

Chapter 03: How King Arthur Found a Noble Sword In a Very Wonderful Manner. And How He Again Fought With It and Won That Battle

Part III: The Winning of a Queen

Chapter 01: How King Arthur Went to Tintagalon with Four of His Court, and How He Disguised Himself for a Certain Purpose

Chapter 02: How King Ryence Came to Cameliard and How King Arthur Fought With the Duke of North Umber

Chapter 03: How King Arthur Encountered Four Knights and of What Befell Thereby

Chapter 04: How the Four Knights Served the Lady Guinevere

Chapter 05: How King Arthur Overcame the Enemies of King Leodegrance, and How His Royalty Was Proclaimed

Chapter 06: How King Arthur Was Wedded in Royal State and How the Round Table Was Established

Book Two: The Book of Three Worthies

Part I - The Story of Merlin

Chapter 01: How Queen Morgana le Fay Meditated Evil Against King Arthur and How She Sent a Damsel Beguile the Enchanter, Merlin

Chapter 02: How Merlin Journeyed With Vivien Unto the Valley of Foyousness and How He Builded for Her a Castle at That Place. Also, How Her Taught Her the Wisdom of Magic and of How She Compassed His Downfall Thereby

Chapter 03: How Queen Morgana le Fay Returned to Camelot and to the Court With Intent to Do Ill Will to King Arthur, Also How King Arthur and Others Went a-Hunting and of What Befell Thereby

Chapter 04: What Befell Sir Accalon, and How King Arthur Fought an Affair-at-Arms With Swords, and How He Came Nigh to Losing His Life Thereby

Part II: The Story of Sir Pellias

Chapter 01: How Queen Guinevere Went a-Maying and of How Sir Pellias Took Upon Him a Quest in Her Behalf

Chapter 02: How Sir Pellias Overcame a Red Knight, Hight Sir Adresack, and of How He Liberated XXII Captives From That Knight

Chapter 03: How Sir Pellias Did Battle With Sir Engamore, Otherwise the Knight of the Green Sleeves, and of What Befell the Lady Ettard

Chapter 04: How Queen Guinevere Quarrelled With Sir Gawaine, and How Sir Gawaine Left the Court of King Arthur For a While

Chapter 05: How Sir Gawaine Met Sir Pellias and How He Promised to Aid Him With the Lady Ettard

Chapter 06: How the Lady of the Lake Took Back Her Necklace From Sir Pellias

Part III: The Story of Sir Gawaine

Chapter 01: How a White Hart Appeared Before King Arthur, and How Sir Gawaine and Gaheris, His Brother, Went in Pursuit Thereof, and of What Befell Them in That Quest

Chapter 02: How King Arthur Became Lost in the Forest, and How He Fell Into a Very Singular Adventure in a Castle Unto Which He Came

Chapter 03: How King Arthur Overcame the Knight-Enchanter, and How Sir Gawaine Manifested the High Nobility of His Knighthood