. Highways and byways in Devon and Cornwall. ere then is a region which might be expected to be rich intradition, and that is exactly what it is. At a little distanceaway across the moors lies the only inland lake in Cornwall, alonely tarn on an elevated plateau among the hills, and insigni-ficant as it may be, regarded as a lake, it is in association themost famous ground in England, if there be any faith in SirThomas Malory at all. Eor this is doubtless that lake to whichMerlin and King Arthur rode, when the King had fought withPellinore, and been sore hurt and lost his sword ; and in the 20
. Highways and byways in Devon and Cornwall. ere then is a region which might be expected to be rich intradition, and that is exactly what it is. At a little distanceaway across the moors lies the only inland lake in Cornwall, alonely tarn on an elevated plateau among the hills, and insigni-ficant as it may be, regarded as a lake, it is in association themost famous ground in England, if there be any faith in SirThomas Malory at all. Eor this is doubtless that lake to whichMerlin and King Arthur rode, when the King had fought withPellinore, and been sore hurt and lost his sword ; and in the 204 KING ARTHUR CHAP, midst of the lake Arthur was ware of an arm clothed in whitesamite, that held a fair sword in its hand. Lo, said Merlin,1 yonder is that sword I spake of. So Sir Arthur and Merlinalight, and tied their horses to two trees, and so they went intothe ship, and when they came to the sword that the hand heldSir Arthur took it up by the handles, and took it with him, andthe arm and the hand went under the water. Now if any one. *>r tMi?/*•? >v,, aft4 *? ?-?.--?- \ >i - H Slaughter Bridge, where Arthur got his death wound. object that this was near Caerleon, yet Dozmare, as this tarn iscalled, has certainly the greater scene. For it is but a littleway across the mountains to the bridge near which Arthurgathered his great host to face the army of Sir Mordred ; andwhen the fight was over and the King lay swooning of hisdeath wound in a chapel near the field of battle, while in themoonlight the pillers and robbers were come into the field to MORTE DARTIIUR 205 pill and rob many a noble knight, then Arthur gave hissword to Bedivere, saying My time hieth fast. Therefore,take thou Excalibur, my good sword, and go with it to side, and when thou comest there, I charge thee throwmy sword in that water, and come again and tell me what thouthere seest. Now every child knows how Bedivere went down to thewaters cd^c, and fell to coveting the sword, and
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