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Sauvetage de Blanchefleur

Blanchefleur était une belle jeune femme, qui avait été emprisonnée  depuis longtemps dans une tour appelée 'Tour Dolorous' par une méchante sorcière. Un jour, un ermite a visité  Camelot et il  demanda au roi Arthur d'envoyer  un de ses chevaliers  pour la sauver . Ensemble nous allons découvrir qui  accepta d'aller à son secours.

During Easter time, and while all the knights were enjoying the big feast a holy hermit named Naciens entered the big hall. King Arthur talked politely to his guest and invited him to join his men. So, the hermit greeted all the Knights of the Round Table  and then he moved slowly towards King Arthur and asked his permission to talk. A few moments later, the hermit started talking and informed everybody at the Round Table that a beautiful lady called Blanchefleur had been unfairly imprisoned  in a tower called “The Dolorous Tower” by an evil sorceress.  He also added that only the bravest and most honest knight could save her. Immediately, when the hermit finished telling his story, Sir Lancelot du Lac stood up and then he announced in a brave voice that he and Sir Percivale would travel to the tower as soon as possible in order to rescue that lady. The hermit warmly thanked  the two knights. Then he looked closely at the Round Table. While the hermit was examining it, he noticed that there was a special empty seat. Naciens examined the empty seat again and whispering, he asked King Arthur to whom that empty seat belonged! Immediately King Arthur told the hermit that a long time ago Merlin the magician informed him that no man on earth had the right to sit in it, but  that  one day the purest and most worthy knight would come to sit in it. The following day, the hermit, Sir Lancelot and Sir Percivale rode out of Camelot. After many long days, they finally reached a wild forest full of tall oak trees, and just near the top of a huge hill stood a big black tower; in fact it was the tower where the lady was imprisoned. The Dolorous Tower was a huge stone building; its door was made of dark brown wood and it had many windows.  Sir Lancelot and his companion hurried to open the door. Strangely, the door did not move; something seemed to be stopping it. After they examined the door, they discovered that it was fastened with an iron lock. After several unsuccessful attempts to open the door they finally succeeded; they used both their swords to strike the iron lock. As soon as they  had broken the lock, they also broke the spell that kept Blanchefleur prisoner. As the door opened, the two knights heard a strange sound coming from somewhere far inside; in fact it was the sound of feet on wood as Blanchefleur came running down the stairs. Shortly afterwards, the lady introduced herself to Sir Lancelot and Sir Percivale, then in a sad voice she informed them that Morgana the Fay had used her magic powers to keep her imprisoned for a long time. She also added that Morgana was her father’s worst enemy.  Then, the beautiful lady asked the two knights to go with her to visit her father who was living in a castle called “Castle Carbonek” To be continued/ À Suivre

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Naciens the holy hermit: A very wise and clever hermit. Naciens le saint ermite: Un ermite très sage et intelligent.	Blanchefleur: A beautiful young lady; she had been unfairly imprisoned in the 'Dolorous Tower' by Morgana the Fay. Blanchefleur: Une belle jeune femme; elle avait été injustement emprisonnée dans la 'Tour Dolorous' par Morgane le Fay.

The Dolorous Tower: la Tour Dolorous	Dark brown wood: Bois brun foncé	An iron lock: Serrure en fer	Castle Carbonek: Château Corbénic

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- 'While all the knights were enjoying the big feast a holy hermit named Naciens entered the big hall' What did the hermit inform everybody at the Round table about? The hermit informed everybody at the Round Table that a beautiful lady had been unjustly imprisoneda beautiful lady had been unjustly kidnappeda beautiful lady had been unjustly murdered.
- 'The hermit warmly thanked both knights then he looked closely at the Round Table' What did the hermit notice while he was examining the Round Table? While the hermit was examining the Round Table he noticed that there was a special empty armchairthere was a special empty seatthere was a special empty throne.
- What did Merlin the magician inform King Arthur about? Merlin the magician informed King Arthur that only the strongest and most worthy knight would one day come to sit in that special seat.only the purest and most worthy knight would one day come to sit in that special seat..
- What was the name of the tower where Blanchfleur was imprisoned? The tower where Blancheflour was imprisoned was called “The Doulorous Tower”“The Dangerous Tower”“The Dolorous Tower”.
- 'Sir Lancelot and his companion hurried to open the door' What did the two knights discover when they tried to open the door? When the two knights tried to open the door they discovered that the door was fastened with a silver lockthe door was fastened with a golden lockthe door was fastened with an iron lock.
 - Did they manage to open it? No, they did not ;it was impossible to open itYes, they did
- What did both knights use in order to strike the iron lock? Both the knights used their swords in order to strike the iron locktheir axes in order to strike the iron locktheir spears in order to strike the iron lock
'As the door opened, the two knights heard a strange sound coming from somewhere far inside' - What was that sound? The sound they heard was in fact the sound of feet on the ground as Blanchefleur came running down the stairsthe sound of feet on wood as Blanchefleur came running down the stairs.
- Who was responsible for Blanchefleur's imprisonment? NaciensMorgana the Faythe holy hermit was the responsible for Blanchefleur's imprisonment.