King Arthur Fights Sir Accolon and Comes Against Sir Damas

 

When Arthur came out to the field, he saw another knight waiting there. His face was hidden so that Arthur could not see it.

The fight began. King Arthur was unhappy: his sword did not help him, it broke and he know that this sword was not Excalibur.

The other knight said, "Say that you have lost the fight, and I will not kill you."

"No!" shouted Arthur. He hitthe knight on the helmetwith his broken sword so hardthat the knight fell down and his sword fell from his hand. Arthur quickly took the knight's sword. It was Excalibur!

Arthur said, "Tell me who you are. What is your name?"

The knight answered, "I am Sir Accolon, Knight of the Round Table."

"Why have you fought against me, your king?"

He answered, "I didn't know that you were King Arthur. I thought that you were Sir Damas. Queen Morgan le Fay said to me, 'King Arthur is in the castle of Sir Damas. You must go and fight Sir Damas and save your king.' And she said, 'Here is King Arthur's sword, Excalibur. Take it for the fight so that you may saveyour king.'"

King Arthur rode with Sir Accolon and the three knights against Sir Damas. There was a great fight, which King Arthur won.

Sir Damas was brought before the king. "Why did you do this thing?" said KingArthur.

"Queen Morgan le Fay told me to do it, "answered Sir Damas.

Then the king said, "You are not a knight.You will not have a sword. I take from you your castle and all that you have and give them to your younger brother, he is much better than you."

Morgan le Fay was at Camelot (the beautiful city built by King Arthur with Merlin’s help) while Arthur was away. She heard that King Arthur was alive.She went to Queen Guinevere, King Arthur’s wife, and said, "I must go back to my own country. My people want me to go back to them."

Queen Guinevere answered, "Don t go. The king will soon be here. He will be glad to see you." (Queen Guinevere did not know what Morgan le Fay had done!)

"No! No!" said Queen Morgan le Fay. "I must go. I must go now." And she rode away aloneon her black horse.