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Percivale back to Caerleon and spoke to the king.
'This young man killed the Red Knight and took the cup,'
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to use a sword and they rode to Camelot together.
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Camelot. 'I come to ask for help,' he said to King Arthur. 'I know a lady who is imprisoned in a tower. Only a brave and pure knight can save her. She is being kept prisoner by an evil sorceress.'
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Naciens the hermit looked at the Siege Perilous and nodded |
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Camelot. After a long journey, they came to a dark hillside |
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of Queen Morgana Le Fey. She is an enemy of my father. Now, |
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The knights and lady Blanchefleur rode across a waste land to an old castle. Here, two squires met them and took their
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An old king lay on a bed in the hall. 'I am King Pelles,' he |
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sound of music. A bright light shone from high above. Then |
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three women came into the hall. They were dressed in white |
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Lancelot and Percivale wondered at this sight. 'What does |
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'It is a vision of the Holy Grail,' King Pelles said. 'It is a |
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vision, the knights of Camelot will quest for the Holy Grail.' 'But why do we see the vision here and now?' asked
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Lancelo Percivalantd die nod knot meaninwth vision. Percivale spent much time in prayer and wondered about the meaning of the Holy Grail. Lancelot spent much
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Lancelot lies with Blanchefleur
'I must return to Camelot,' Lancelot said to Blanchefleur. But
Blanchefleur was sad and did not want to let him go.
They stayed together all that day and all that night.
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Lancelot and Percivale returned to Camelot and told their stories. Lancelot talked and laughed with Guinevere. But he never spoke of Blanchefleur and their secret love, and soon he forgot about her.
'It is a vision of the Holy Grail,' King Pelles said.
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Sir Bedivere and Sir Bors sat on Arthur's right. To his left sat Kay and Gareth. Opposite him sat Lancelot and Percivale and Gawain. But there was an empty seat on either side of
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'Who shall sit in these empty places?' asked Arthur. And he looked at the Siege Perilous which had been empty for twenty four years. No man had ever dared to sit on the Siege Perilous because of Merlin's warning - 'He who sits on this chair will die.'
Mordred and Galahad
At Whitsun, the holy hermit Naciens returned to Camelot. He brought a young man who was nearly sixteen years old. Morgan La Fee alsbroughy younat mag Cameloton .
Morgana wore the clothes of a holy woman. Her head was covered so that no man could see her face.
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Morgana Le Fey brings evil to Camelot
Morgana Le Fey knew most of Merlin's secrets. She was the wisest woman in the world. But her magic had no power over Arthur. While Arthur wore the sword Excalibur, Morgana could not touch him with her magic. But Morgana still had
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The Knights of the Round Table stood up and welcomed |
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Galahad and Mordred. 'We need young men,' said Bors. |
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Then it was time for the feast. 'Be seated, knights and ladies,' |
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highest and holiest quest that has come to Camelot. Perhaps it |
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looked at the cup in wonder. Only Mordred hid his eyes in his hands. He could not look upon the holy cup and he wept.
Mordred was unworthy. voicAkopsesoftle nayclearlydeS'.thGrailke Onl.thy e
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The Quest for the Holy Grail |
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Lady Blanchefleur walked behind them, but she did not speak |
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the Kingdom of Logres for news or for signs of the holy cup. |
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Mordred's knights at Camelot
Many knights did not return to Camelot. They were lost in the Quest for the Holy Grail. Young knights came to Camelot and soon there was a division in the court. The old knights surrounded King Arthur, The young knights gathered
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'Camelot. Sir Gawain and Sir Bors led the old knights out of the castle and they battled with Mordred on the banks of the river.
'Where is Arthur?' Mordred called. 'Is he afraid to fight
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Arthur sat in his great hall. He sat at the Round Table with his faithful knight Sir Bedivere. 'The Round Table is broken,' he said. 'We shall never see such a gathering of noble knights again.'
Gawain and Bors pushed Mordred's men back to the river.
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Bors fell on the bridge across the river. Many men died on that bridge. They fell into the river and their bodies floated to the sea.
Before he left the battlefield, Mordred rode behind Gawain who fought alone. Mordred swung his black war axe and split Gawain's helmet. Gawain fell from his horse and died in a field close to Camelot.
Mordred took his men and destroyed the lands to the west.
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Arthur gathered all his men and rode after Sir Mordred.
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the dragon. She breathed in the face of Arthur's men, even as
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The Death of Mordred
The mist cleared. The field was filled with dead knights. Arthur stood alone with Sir Bedivere. Bedivere could not fight because of his wounded hand. All the other Knights of the Round Table were dead. And all the enemies of Arthur were
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The Passing of Arthur
Arthur returns Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake
Sir Bedivere carried King Arthur to a chapel that stood on narro striw plandof O. on side lae thy lake ane do thn e
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Then Arthur was angry. 'Does no one obey a dying king?' he asked. 'Now, on your honour, go and do what I told you. This is my last request and final command.'
Then Bedivere went quickly to the lake. He took the sword and closed his eyes and threw Excalibur into the middle of the lake. When he looked, he saw the sword flash in the moonlight and fall towards the water. But the sword did not sink into the
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