Arthurian Legend Part 3

At his wedding Arthur received a magnificent round table, he was pleased From king Leodegrances of cameliard graciously covered, impressively carved As time went by Arthur decreed twenty four men that would up heed He made them knights and brothers to him to keep the laws and not to sin Twenty four knights, gallant and steady to serve their king and country, ready They sat round the table with one another each one loving their fellow brother One knight caught Arthur’s eye his combat skills, extremely high He made him his champion knight Sir Lancelot, who relished the fight The knights became so well known throughout Briton, throughout Rome There fame spread around the globe to foreign countries they all rode Slaying dragons and fighting battles their missions heard, with deathly rattles At Mount Badon their glorious victory defeating the Saxons, the rest is history Now the people had peace here in Briton but the knights became unsettled and ridden So at mystic Merlin’s magical suggestion Arthur listened and didn’t question They sent the knights on a crusade to the Holy land where they all prayed In search of the Holy Grail which became a wondrous tale The roman Emperor was so impressed with Arthur’s army and religious quest And after a lot of talk and fighting gave him the western half of Europe, in writing Queen Guinevere had fallen for Sir Lancelot he returned her favours quite a lot He tried hard to control his heart but his love grew strong from the start Poor Arthur did not know until his nephew Mordred, told him so © Copyright 28th December 2010 K.C.Leake