Bedivere
Also known as: Sir Bedivere / bold Sir Bedivere / the bold Sir Bedivere · Family: Arthur's court · Role: knight · First appears: The Coming of Arthur 1
Life events
- Arthur knights Bedivere at his crowning.(The Coming of Arthur 1)
- With: Arthur
- “Then Bedivere, the first of all his knights Knighted by Arthur at his crowning, spake—”
- Leodogran accepts Arthur's marriage proposal and sends messengers to answer yes.(The Coming of Arthur 3)
- Sir Bedivere disobeys King Arthur and hides Excalibur instead of throwing it into the lake.(The Passing of Arthur 2)
- With: Arthur
- “but at the last it seemed Better to leave Excalibur concealed There in the many-knotted waterflags”
- Sir Bedivere disobeys King Arthur a second time and conceals Excalibur.(The Passing of Arthur 2)
- With: Arthur
- “So spake he, clouded with his own conceit, And hid Excalibur the second time, and so strode back slow to the wounded King.”
- King Arthur threatens to kill Sir Bedivere unless he obeys and throws Excalibur away.(The Passing of Arthur 2)
- With: Arthur
- “But, if thou spare to fling Excalibur, I will arise and slay thee with my hands.”
- Sir Bedivere throws Excalibur into the mere, where a mysterious arm catches and drags it beneath the water.(The Passing of Arthur 2)
- With: Arthur
- “And, leaping down the ridges lightly, plunged Among the bulrush beds, and clutched the sword, And strongly wheeled and threw it. The great brand Made lightnings in the splendour of the moon, And flashing round and round, and whirled in an arch, Shot like a streamer of the northern morn, Seen where the moving isles of winter shock By night, with noises of the Northern Sea. So flashed and fell the brand Excalibur: But ere he dipt the surface, rose an arm Clothed in white samite, mystic, wonderful, And caught him by the hilt, and brandished him Three times, and drew him under in the mere.”
- King Arthur declares that his end is near and asks Sir Bedivere to carry him to the margin.(The Passing of Arthur 2)
- With: Arthur
- “My end draws nigh; ’tis time that I were gone. Make broad thy shoulders to receive my weight, And bear me to the margin; yet I fear My wound hath taken cold, and I shall die.”
- The Round Table is declared dissolved, ending the old order.(The Passing of Arthur 3)
- “But now the whole Round Table is dissolved”
The Coming of Arthur 1
- knighter: Arthur “Then Bedivere, the first of all his knights Knighted by Arthur at his crowning, spake—”
The Coming of Arthur 3
- with Leodogran (Sent as a messenger to Arthur's court.) “And Leodogran awoke, and sent Ulfius, and Brastias and Bedivere, Back to the court of Arthur answering yea.”
The Passing of Arthur 1
- liege: Arthur “My King, King everywhere! and so the dead have kings, There also will I worship thee as King.”
- sworn: Arthur “My King, King everywhere! and so the dead have kings, There also will I worship thee as King. Yet still thy life is whole, and still I live Who love thee”
The Passing of Arthur 2
- sworn: Arthur (Bedivere's fealty is owed to King Arthur.) “Thou hast betrayed thy nature and thy name, Not rendering true answer, as beseemed Thy fealty, nor like a noble knight:”
The Passing of Arthur 3
- sworn: Arthur (Bedivere addresses Arthur as his lord.) “Then loudly cried the bold Sir Bedivere: “Ah! my Lord Arthur, whither shall I go?”
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Extracted from the original text of Idylls of the King. Made with Rho MD.