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In our last episode we read the final pages of King Arthur and the Knights of the Roundtable.
“In case you nodded off before we finished, this is a recap of the last episode.”
But be warned, this is your spoiler alert. If you haven't listened to the whole book, and you don't want to know how it ends yet, then stop this episode now. For the rest of you, I will continue. After a tournament, while Solan Salat defeated and humiliated Sarah Graveine and Samodred, the two knights sought revenge.
They gathered others in court Lancelot visiting Queen Gwyneth his chamber,
while King Arthur was away, accusing him of treason.
“Lancelot though unarmoured fought his way out,”
killing aggraveine and many others. Marjorie escaped and informed King Arthur who was devastated, but was bound by honour to act. So Gwyneth is condemned to be burned. As she was brought to execution, Lancelot and his allies attacked, Lancelot and his allies attacked, rescued her, and took her to safety at his castle, led joyous guard. However, in the chaos, he accidentally killed Sagarith and Sagarith.
Sagarith's brothers unaware that they were unarmed. This tragedy turned Gwyneth into Lancelot's sworn enemy, and he convinced Arthur to besiege Lancelot's castle.
“Lancelot refused to fight the King directly, but eventually battle broke out.”
Then the Pope intervened, urging peace, and Lancelot returned Gwyneth to her King. Arthur was willing to reconcile that Sagarwyn refused demanding vengeance. To help restore peace, Lancelot's left England and went to France. Sagarwyn told Arthur that Lancelot was planning an invasion, and so he took his army overseas, leaving Mordred in charge of the Kingdom.
Samadra betrayed Arthur, and falsely claimed that the King was dead, crowned himself, and attempted to marry Gwyneth. She escaped to the Tower of London, and later to a convent, spending the rest of her days repenting her sins. Arthur returned to England and defeated Mordred's forces in battle, but the war weakened his army. Gwyneth was mortally wounded, and before dying, repented. He admitted his pride caused the war and asked Arthur to make his peace with Lancelot.
Arthur pressed on, and met Mordred in a final battle. A truce was briefly arranged, but it collapsed when a knight drew his sword to kill a snake, triggering full unexpected combat. In the brutal fight that followed nearly all knights on both sides were slain. At last, only Arthur, Salluken and Subbedevir remained. Arthur killed Mordred with a spear, but Mordred with his dying strength,
struck Arthur a fatal blow. Dying, Arthur ordered Bedivir to throw Excalibur into the lake.
Twice he hesitated, unwilling to discard the precious sword, but on the third attempt to obey.
The mysterious hand rose from the water, caught the sword and disappeared. Arthur then requested to be carried to a barge, captain by three, morning queens, who took him to the island of Avalon, to heal, or to die. His final words urged Bedivir to remain strong and pray for his soul. Lancelot, meanwhile, spent the rest of his days as a hammered, and the roundtable collapsed, along with the kingdom.
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