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What makes a true champion when winning a fight is not the same as doing right?
King Arthur’s Round Table asks more of its knights than strength. They must defend others, keep promises, and honor their fellowship. In The Story of the Champions of the Round Table, Howard Pyle follows Sir Launcelot, Sir Tristram, and Sir Percival through castles, forests, tournaments, and dangerous journeys, where bold deeds meet difficult choices.
Launcelot grows up under the Lady of the Lake’s protection, but his extraordinary gifts cannot earn his reputation alone. Tristram faces the demands of love alongside those of martial skill. Percival, raised away from knightly life, approaches chivalry without worldly experience. Across their linked adventures, loyalty and duty test what each champion stands for.
What you’ll discover
- Launcelot’s unusual beginning Follow a gifted young man who must turn promise into deeds worthy of Arthur’s fellowship.
- Tristram’s divided loyalties Explore a champion’s story where skill in combat meets the less manageable force of love.
- Percival’s fresh eyes Approach the knightly world with someone who has grown up beyond its familiar rules.
- Courage beyond combat Discover why courtesy and the treatment of strangers matter as much as physical power.
- Adventure with a purpose Travel through castles, forests, and tournaments where every knight’s conduct matters alongside his strength.
Who will love it
Readers who love tales of knights, enchanted castles and sworn friendships will enjoy this book. Its warm voice suits lovers of legend who want Launcelot, Tristram and Percival in one volume.
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- A king falls and a child enters the lake
- A midsummer night makes a knight and finds a brother
- Enchantment and a fight test the new knight
- Launcelot rescues, fights and refuses reward
- A prince poisoned, a duel won, a healer found
- A promise ties Tristram to a love he cannot keep
- Friendship is tested and a madness begins
- Percival leaves the mountain and greets the world
- Percival learns arms and meets enchantment
- Knighthood means mercy, honor and no reward
- A storyteller's voice, seasons and mirrored scenes
Who’s who
- Sir Launcelot of the LakeRaised beneath an enchanted lake, he comes out to become the finest knight in Arthur's court and wants only to do good deeds.
- Lady of the LakeA fay lady who carries Launcelot away as a child, trains him through Sir Pellias, and later guides Percival.
- Sir Tristram of LyonesseA prince, harper and hunter who fights for his uncle King Mark and loves the Lady Belle Isoult.
- Lady Belle IsoultThe Irish king's daughter, a gifted healer who saves Tristram's life and wants to be with him.
- King Mark of CornwallTristram's uncle, who grows jealous of his nephew's fame and uses a promise against him.
- Sir Percival of GalesA boy raised in a mountain tower who comes into the world with a javelin and a kind heart, seeking knighthood.
- Sir Lamorack of GalesPercival's brother and a great knight, who swears friendship with Tristram and is tested by it.
- Sir Kay the SeneschalKing Arthur's foster brother, a sharp-tongued knight who is often the butt of the heroes' jokes and promised blows.
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L’Histoire des champions de la Table ronde
by Howard Pyle · 1905
A child vanishes into a lake, lovers drink a potion, and a mountain boy rides out clad in willow twigs.
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Picture a hilltop at dawn. A king dies of grief after seeing his castle burn, and a woman in green holds his laughing son beside a forest lake.
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A king falls and a child enters the lake
King Ban of Benwick, a friend of King Arthur, is besieged in his castle of Trible by King Claudas. With him are Queen Helen and their small son Launcelot, who has a golden star on his shoulder.
Ban slips out at night to ride for help. From a hill he sees Trible burning. His heart breaks, he prays for pardon, and he dies alone while his horse wanders back to the lake.
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Pyle, Howard. The Story of the Champions of the Round Table. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-story-of-the-champions-of-the-round-table.
Pyle, H. (2026). The story of the champions of the Round Table. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-story-of-the-champions-of-the-round-table (Original work published 1905)
Pyle, Howard. The Story of the Champions of the Round Table. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-story-of-the-champions-of-the-round-table.
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What is The Story of the Champions of the Round Table about?
It follows three knights of King Arthur's court in three books. Launcelot rises from a hidden childhood to fame, Tristram is torn between honor and love, and Percival comes out of a mountain tower to learn knighthood.
Who is the Lady of the Lake in this book?
She is a fay woman who carries the child Launcelot into an enchanted lake, raises him with the help of Sir Pellias, and presents him to King Arthur to be knighted. She also gives Percival a protective amulet.
Is this a true story and when was it written?
No, it is legend. Howard Pyle gathered old Arthurian tales into his own retelling, written as a companion to his earlier book about King Arthur. The knights are figures of medieval romance rather than recorded history.
The author
Howard Pyle
1853–1911 · American illustrator and author
Howard Pyle (1853–1911) was an American illustrator and author born in Wilmington, Delaware. He wrote The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (1883), Men of Iron (1891), and The Story of King Arthur and His Knights (1903). He lived mainly in Wilmington and moved to Florence, Italy, in 1910, dying there in 1911.
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