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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 Pentecost[15] 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 lonɡ[16].
[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 instance[17], 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 loyalty[18] 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 is[19],
“[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 away[20],
['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 hill[21] 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 that[22] 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].