Arthurian Legend Part 4

Now Sir Mordred was an evil knight and always causing trouble and strife He seeked to destroy Arthur’s throne and take it from him, for his own He was full of hate and jealousy towards the king who became his enemy Taught by the evil sorceress, Morgan le Fay Arthur’s step sister, who led him astray There was a court hearing for the Queen but Sir Lancelot was nowhere to be seen The judges decided to burn her at the stake Sir Lancelot discovered his darlings’ fate As the execution proceeded that day Sir Lancelot swooped down and carried her away They escaped to Brittany in France Sir Lancelot’s home town, where he trained to lance Now Arthur was in such a rage he gathered his army to engage They travelled to France in hot pursuit ready to punish the deserted two Now Mordred was left all alone in Arthur’s kingdom, he took the throne He would have inherited the whole estate but he was greedy and couldn’t wait He told the people that Arthur was dead and he was now king and do as he said He brought off the people with money and gifts and raised an army, a rebellious rift Now Excalibur was hidden away but the scabbard gone, stolen by Fay Arthur found out about Mordred’s rule and returned from France to confront the fool So Arthur and Mordred went to saddle both armies’ Gathered ready to battle But Merlin was nowhere to be found the evil sorceress had him bound Enclosed in a crystal cave Unable to cast a spell to save At Camlann they fought with spear and sword a fierce and bloody battle, roared The fighting lasted all through the day high losses on both sides, bodies now lay © Copyright 29th December 2010 K.C.Leake