. The romance of King Arthur and his knights of the Round table. ys King Arthur on horseback laid on with a sword,and did marvellous deeds of arms, that many of the kingshad great joy of his deeds and hardiness. Then King Lot brake out on the back side, and theKing with the Hundred Knights, and King Carados, andset on Arthur fiercely behind him. With that Sir Arthurturned with his knights, and smote behind and before, andever Sir Arthur was in the foremost press till his horsewas slain underneath him. And therewith King Lotsmote down King Arthur. With that his four knightsreceived him and set
. The romance of King Arthur and his knights of the Round table. ys King Arthur on horseback laid on with a sword,and did marvellous deeds of arms, that many of the kingshad great joy of his deeds and hardiness. Then King Lot brake out on the back side, and theKing with the Hundred Knights, and King Carados, andset on Arthur fiercely behind him. With that Sir Arthurturned with his knights, and smote behind and before, andever Sir Arthur was in the foremost press till his horsewas slain underneath him. And therewith King Lotsmote down King Arthur. With that his four knightsreceived him and set him on horseback. Then he drewhis sword Excalibur, but it was so bright in his enemieseyes, that it gave light like thirty torches. And there-with he put them a-back, and slew much people. Andthen the commons of Carlion arose with clubs and stavesand slew many knights; but all the kings held themtogether with their knights that were left alive, and so fledand departed. And Merlin came unto Arthur and coun-selled him to follow them no further. i6 OF KING ARTHUR. OF KING ARTHUR ANDKING PELLINORE ANDHOW ARTHUR SENT FORHIS MOTHER. Then came toKing Arthur, King Lots wife, ofOrkney, in manner of a message,but she was sent thither to espythe court of King Arthur; andshe came richly beseen, with herfour sons, Gawaine, Gaheris, Agra-vine, and Gareth, with many otherknights and ladies, and she was a passing fair lady,wherefore the king cast great love unto her, and so wasMordred born, and she was his sister, on his mothersside, Igraine. So there she rested her a month, and atthe last departed. Then the king dreamed a marvellousdream whereof he was sore adread. But all this time KingArthur knew not that King Lots wife was his sister. Thuswas the dream of Arthur: Him thought there was comeinto this land griffins and serpents, and him thought theyburnt and slew all the people in the land, and then himthought he fought with them, and they did him passinggreat harm, and wounded him full sore,
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