Show FAMOUS AMOUS STORIES king A arthurs arthurs death told in Tennyson Tale by ELIZABETH C JAMES TN N THE last days ot of king arthur 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 bedi vere now constant companion to the lonely and aged king overlooking the camps which were arrayed tor for battle the king thought sorrowfully of his ill s knights ight s whom he was now fighting his heart was heavy as the battle began relates lord tennyson in his story the death of king arthur on every side there wa was s 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 king arthur was sorely wounded carefully carried his king off the field but king arthur knew that now he was to die calling his loyal knights to him he requested sir bedi bed vere to carry ercal ibur down to the elizabeth lake e front ron and an throw james it 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 much beauty and he hid excalibur in a tree when sir Be divere stood again before him K king ng arthur asked what he had seen when he threw the sword into the water sir bedi bed vere answered the rippling of the waves betrayer cried the king do as I 1 bid you Standi standing nj 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 he once more placed it safely away the second time the king asked what he had seen and the knight gave the same answer as before the rippling of the waves with great effort king arthur cried if you do not do as I 1 command I 1 will kill you with my own hands sir Be divere ran to the lake wheeled the sword high and with all his might hurled it into the lake instantly an arm clothed in rich apparel rose from the lake caught the sword brandished brandishes bran dished it three times and drew excalibur under the waves when the king had heard what sir divere Be had s seen een his soul was satisfied then he made his bis last request of his knight that sir Be divere would assist him to reach the shores of the lake old order chanreth Cha ngeth when the king stood beside the waters there appeared in the distance a barge nearer and nearer it came until the richness Tich ness of the black draperies could be seen three queens weeping in lamentation stood on the bow looking toward king arthur sir Be divere supported his king until the outstretched arms of the queens assisted king arthur to take his place on the barge slowly the barge began to leave the shore standing alone as king arthur moved into in the distance sir Be divere cried out 1 I am left al alenel what shall I 1 do kindly answered the king the old order chanreth cha ngeth giving place to new pray for me for more things are wrought by prayer than this j world dreams of I 1 i so ended the life of king arthur for many years ruler over the round table bell syndicate service |