The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-06
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 self as a hermit in a little chapel near Glastonbury, where he lived in poverty and holy prayers.
 Modred now put his army in motion and marched to Dover, where he expect ed that Arthur would land. As Modred was at Dover there came King Arthur with a great navy of ships, galleys and caracks, and Modred opposed his landing, launching out great boats full of armed men and attacking the ships of the King. Furious was the battle that waged until Modred was driven back and fled with his following into the interior When the fight was over the Kings army landed and they found Sir Gawaine lying in one of the ships, wounded unto death by be- ing stricken in an old wound made by Launeelot. Arthur raised up the dying man and said: Alas, in Launcelot and you have I had most joy, and now have I lost you both; wherefore all mine earthly joy Is gone from me-" My uncle and my King" said Gawaine. T know well that I must now die. And all this woe is through my own hastiness and wilfulness. I pray you, fair uncle, that I may have pen, ink and paper-I would write to Launcelot."
 They brought him what he required, and he wrote letter to Launcelot beg ging forgiveness for his anger toward him and praying him to come with his knights to the rescue of King Arthur. Then he i'm, xrit1, weeping, there in the chapel within the castle of Dover Now, many nobles and knights hocked to the Kings standard, and he gathered a great army, while Modred also increased his following by sending writs through Britain saying that under King Arthur there had always been war, and now was the time to come for ing peace The King drew with his army down to the west. Modred sent word that he would meet the King on the downs near Camlan on the Monday after Trinity Sunday and submit their cause to the arbitrament of battle.
 On the day appointed the two great armies confronted each other upon Cam
 
 grim host of 100000 men. Arthur sent messengers to Modred asking that they compromise their quarrel and not cause the death of so many as would be slain should they go to battle. He offered that Modred should have. Cornwall and Kent during the life of Arthur, and after Arthur's death the whole of England. Modred asked that he and the King might meet between the two armies to this was agreed to. Both now rode out between the armies, each accompanied by IA knights only, and after some talk made their accord thoroughly. They drank wine together, and 1t seemed now as if the bloody was was to end.
 But as it hapepned neither the King nor Sir Mildred had fully trusted the other and had given orders to their hosts that if they saw sword drawn they should rush in and begin the battle. Now. just as the negotiations were about concluded an adder came out of a bush and bit one of the knights on the heel. The knight drew his sword swiftly to kill the adder and as the onlooking hosts saw 1t flash in the sunlight they rushed forward against each other with great swiftness, their weapons barred and their trumpets of war sounding.
 Thus, by an unlucky accident, was the war opened again. and the fiercest battle ever fought in all the world brought on. And always King Arthur rode through the battle, doing right noby as King should. and Sir Modred put the King to his mettle and in great peril. All day they fought and when night was closing