Le Morte Darthur Book 8

1.) King Meliodas, the king of Liones and husband of Elisabeth (=sister of king Mark of Cornewaille) gets lost in the forrest while he is hunting. Seeking his way back home he gets cought and imprisoned by a lady that loves him unanswered. When the pregnant queen Elisabeth realizes that her husband is missing she goes into a forrest with one of her gentilwomen in order to find him. But her efforts initiate the birth of her son. With her last words she names the baby Tristram and reminds him of his misfortune of having killed his own mother.

2.) The second chapter is about the return of king Meliodas that has been rescued by Merlin. Being at his court he becomes aware of the birth of his son and the death of Elisabeth. Seven years after Tristram is baptised Meliodas marries again. His wife (=daughter of king Howles of Britain) bears several children. But she knows that these children won't become kings and queens until Tristram dies. That's why she tries to poison him, but to her misfortune she kills her own son. When she tries it again she nearly kills Meliodas. But she stops him from drinking the poison and everything gets detected. Her punishment shall be her death, but Tristram saves her from being burned. After that Tristram is send to France for his own safety and to be educated.

3.) Tristram returns from France as a well educated man and noble fighter. He lives together with king Meliodas and his stepmother till he turnes eighteen.