WhentheDamoseloftheLakebeheldArthur,howfullofprowesshsbodywas,andthefalsetreasonthatwaswroughtforhmtohavehadhmslan,shehadgreatptythatsogoodaknghtandsuchamanofworshpshouldsobedestroyed。AndatthenextstrokeSrAccolonstruckhmsuchastrokethatbythedamosel’senchantmenttheswordExcalburfelloutofAccolon’shandtotheearth。AndtherewthalSrArthurlghtlyleapttot,andgattnhshand,andforthwthalheknewthattwashsswordExcalbur,andsad,Thouhastbeenfrommealltoolong,andmuchdamagehastthoudoneme;andtherewthheespedthescabbardhangngbyhssde,andsuddenlyhestertetohmandpulledthescabbardfromhm,andthrewtfromhmasfarashemghtthrowt。Oknght,sadArthur,thsdayhastthoudonemegreatdamagewththssword;nowareyecomeuntoyourdeath,forshallnotwarrantyoubutyeshallaswellberewardedwththssword,oreverwedepart,asthouhastrewardedme;formuchpanhaveyemademetoendure,andmuchbloodhavelost。AndtherewthSrArthurrushedonhmwthallhsmghtandpulledhmtotheearth,andthenrushedoffhshelm,andgavehmsuchabuffetontheheadthatthebloodcameoutathsears,hsnose,andhsmouth。Nowwllslaythee,sadArthur。
Slaymeyemaywell,sadAccolon,antpleaseyou,foryearethebestknghtthateverfound,andseewellthatGodswthyou。Butforpromsedtodothsbattle,sadAccolon,totheuttermost,andnevertoberecreantwhlelved,thereforeshallneveryeldmewthmymouth,butGoddowthmybodywhathewll。ThenSrArthurrememberedhm,andthoughtheshouldhaveseenthsknght。Nowtellme,sadArthur,or
wllslaythee,ofwhatcountryartthou,andofwhatcourt?SrKnght,sadSrAccolon,amofthecourtofKngArthur,andmynamesAccolonofGaul。ThenwasArthurmoredsmayedthanhewasbeforehand;forthenherememberedhmofhsssterMorganleFay,andoftheenchantmentoftheshp。Osrknght,sadhe,prayyoutellmewhogaveyouthssword,andbywhomyehadt。
HowAccolonconfessedthetreasonofMorganleFay,KngArthur’ssster,andhowshewouldhavedoneslayhm。
THENSrAccolonbethoughthm,andsad,Woeworththssword,forbythavegotmydeath。tmaywellbe,sadthekng。