Show AMOUS FAMOUS STORIES king arthurs death deada told in Tennyson Tale by ELIZABETH ELIZABE TH C JAMES TN N THE last days of king arthur 1 his men were led in revolt against him by the traitorous knight sir modred warfare had continued many months and the time had now come for the last struggle among those faithful to the king was the knight sir bedl bedi vere now constant companion to the lonely and aged king overlooking the camps which were arrayed for battle the king thought sorrowfully of his knights whom he was now fighting his heart was heavy as the battle began relates lord tenny tennyson son in his story the death of king arthur on every side there was strife to the death until the field was strewn with men at the point of excalibur king arthurs famous sword sir modred met his end but alas mg king arthur was sorely wounded carefully sir Be divere carried his king off the field but king arthur knew new that now he be W was as to die calling his loyal knights to him he be requested sir bedl bedi vere to carry ercal ibur bur down to the elizabeth lake front and throw james it t into the water the knight thought this a strange request but he lifted the treasured sword and went his way to the lake standing beside the water sir Be divere thought of the needless waste of so many jewels and of so muc much h beauty and he hid excalibur in a tree when sir Be divere stood again before him king arthur asked what he had seen when the threw the he sword into the water sir bedi vere answered the rippling ot of the waves Betray erl cried the king do as I 1 bid youl standing again beside the water the knight thought the king Is ill and does not know what he says so I 1 will hide the sword accordingly |