. The romance of King Arthur and his knights of the Round table. d Accolons both; but Sir Accolondied within four days, for he had bled so much blood thathe might not live, but King Arthur was well recovered. Sowhen Accolon was dead he let send him on an horse-bierwith six knights unto Camelot, and said: Bear him to mysister Morgan le Fay, and say that I send her him to apresent, and tell her I have my sword Excalibur and thescabbard; so they departed with the body. HOW QUEEN MORGAN LEFAY MADE GREAT SORROWFOR THE DEATH OF ACCO-LON, AND HOW SHE STOLEAWAY THE SCABBARD FROMARTHUR, AND OF THEMANTL
. The romance of King Arthur and his knights of the Round table. d Accolons both; but Sir Accolondied within four days, for he had bled so much blood thathe might not live, but King Arthur was well recovered. Sowhen Accolon was dead he let send him on an horse-bierwith six knights unto Camelot, and said: Bear him to mysister Morgan le Fay, and say that I send her him to apresent, and tell her I have my sword Excalibur and thescabbard; so they departed with the body. HOW QUEEN MORGAN LEFAY MADE GREAT SORROWFOR THE DEATH OF ACCO-LON, AND HOW SHE STOLEAWAY THE SCABBARD FROMARTHUR, AND OF THEMANTLE SHE SENT TO HIM. Then came tidingsunto Morgan le Fay that Accolon was dead, and his bodybrought unto the church, and how King Arthur had hissword again. But when Queen Morgan wist that Accolonwas dead, she was so sorrowful that near her heart because she would not it were known, outward she kepther countenance, and made no semblant of sorrow. But wellshe wist an she abode till her brother Arthur came thither,there should no gold go for her 46 OF KING ARTHUR So early on the morn, or it was day, she took her horseand rode all that day and most part of the night, and on themorn by noon she came to the same abbey of nuns whereaslay King Arthur; and she knowing he was there, askedwhere he was. And they answered how he had laid himin his bed to sleep, for he had had but little rest these threenights. Well, said she, I charge you that none of you awakehim till I do, and then she alighted off her horse, and thoughtfor to steal away Excalibur his sword, and so she wentstraight unto his chamber, and no man durst disobey hercommandment, and there she found Arthur asleep in hisbed, and Excalibur in his right hand naked. When shesaw that she was passing heavy that she might not comeby the sword without she had awaked him, and then shewist well she had been dead. Then she took the scabbardand went her way on horseback. When the king awokeand missed his scabbard, he was
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