fought each against other, and how they knew each other by the damosel Linet.
34. How Sir Gareth acknowledged that they loved each other to King Arthur, and of the appointment of their wedding.
35. Of the Great Royalty, and what officers were made at the feast of the wedding, and of the jousts at the feast.
Book VIII
1. How Sir Tristram de Liones was born, and how his mother died at his birth, wherefore she named him Tristram.
2. How the stepmother of Sir Tristram had ordained poison for to have poisoned Sir Tristram.
3. How Sir Tristram was sent into France, and had one to govern him named Gouvernail, and how he learned to harp, hawk, and hunt.
4. How Sir Marhaus came out of Ireland for to ask truage of Cornwall, or else he would fight therefore.
5. How Tristram enterprized the battle to fight for the truage of Cornwall, and how he was made knight.
6. How Sir Tristram arrived into the Island for to furnish the battle with Sir Marhaus.
7. How Sir Tristram fought against Sir Marhaus and achieved his battle, and how Sir Marhaus fled to his ship.
8. How Sir Marhaus after that he was arrived in Ireland died of the stroke that Sir Tristram had given him, and how Tristram was hurt.
9. How Sir Tristram was put to the keeping of La Beale Isoud first for to be healed of his wound.
10. How Sir Tristram won the degree at a tournament in Ireland, and there made Palamides to bear no more harness in a year.
11. How the queen espied that Sir Tristram had slain her brother Sir Marhaus by his sword, and in what jeopardy he was.
12. How Sir Tristram departed from the king and La Beale Isoud out of Ireland for to come into Cornwall.
13. How Sir Tristram and King Mark hurted each other for the love of a knight’s wife.
14. How Sir Tristram lay with the lady, and how her husband fought with Sir Tristram.
15. How Sir Bleoberis demanded the fairest lady in King Mark’s court, whom he took away, and how he was fought with.
16. How Sir Tristram fought with two knights of the Round Table.
17. How Sir Tristram fought with Sir Bleoberis for a lady, and how the lady was put to choice to whom she would go.
18. How the lady forsook Sir Tristram and abode with Sir Bleoberis, and how she desired to go to her husband.
19. How King Mark sent Sir Tristram for La Beale Isoud toward Ireland, and how by fortune he arrived into England.
20. How King Anguish of Ireland was summoned to come to King Arthur’s court for treason.
21. How Sir Tristram rescued a child from a knight, and how Gouvernail told him of King Anguish.
22. How Sir Tristram fought for Sir Anguish and overcame his adversary, and how his adversary would never yield him.
23. How Sir Blamore desired Tristram to slay him, and how Sir Tristram spared him, and how they took appointment.
24. How Sir Tristram demanded La Beale Isoud for King Mark, and how Sir Tristram and Isoud drank the love drink.
25. How Sir Tristram and Isoud were in prison, and how he fought for her beauty, and smote of another lady’s head.
26. How Sir Tristram fought with Sir Breunor, and at the last smote off his head.
27. How Sir Galahad fought with Sir Tristram, and how Sir Tristram yielded him and promised to fellowship with Launcelot.
28. How Sir Launcelot met with Sir Carados bearing away Sir Gawaine, and of the rescue of Sir Gawaine.
29. Of the wedding of King Mark to La Beale Isoud, and of Bragwaine her maid, and of Palamides.
30. How Palamides demanded Queen Isoud, and how Lambegus rode after to rescue her, and of the escape of Isoud.
31. How Sir Tristram rode after Palamides, and how he found him and fought with him, and by the means of Isoud the battle ceased.
32. How Sir Tristram brought Queen Isoud home, and of the debate of King Mark and Sir Tristram.
33. How Sir Lamorak jousted with thirty knights, and Sir Tristram at the request of King Mark smote his horse down.
34. How Sir Lamorak sent an horn to King Mark in despite of Sir Tristram, and how Sir Tristram was driven into a chapel.
35. How Sir Tristram was holpen by his men, and of Queen Isoud which was put in a lazar-cote, and how Tristram was hurt.
36. How Sir Tristram served in war King Howel of Brittany, and slew his adversary in the field.
37. How Sir Suppinabiles told Sir Tristram how he was
