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After the Grail quest is concluded Queen Guenevere suggests to hold a tournament in Winchester which Lancelot attends in disguise. He is wounded and cared for in Ascolot where the lady of the castle falls in love with him. Gawain who is searching for Lancelot tells Queen Guenevere about this and she sends Lancelot away. A second search for Lancelot fails.

834 - 1671

A knight is poisoned at Camelot, the Queen is accused and needs to find a champion to fight for her in order not to be killed. Meanwhile the Lady of Ascolot dies from her love to Lancelot and her funeral boat floats past Camelot bearing a letter revealing her love for Lancelot. He then hears about the accusations against the Queen, and travels to Camelot. The real murderer is discovered and tortured to death.

1672 - 2459

The love between the Queen and Sir Lancelot is discovered and bitter fights between Lancelot and Gawain and Arthur break out. In the end Lancelot flees to France.

2460 - 2945

Lancelot is besieged in France but is victorious, also in two single combats against Gawain in which he spares Gawain's life.

2946 - 3969

Mordred usurps the English throne, Arthur and Gawain meet him in battle and Gawain is killed. A peace treaty is about to be negotiated when a knight draws his sword to kill an adder and the final battle begins in which Mordred is killed by Arthur and the king mortally wounded. Bedivere and Lucan tend the dying Arthur, Bedivere casts Excalibur into the lake and Arthur is taken to Avalon by ship. Later Sir Bedivere discovers Arthur's grave at Glastonbury Abbey. Guenevere takes the veil at Amesbury and refuses the farewell kiss to Lancelot after he found her. Lancelot becomes a monk at Glastonbury and when Guenevere dies she is buried next to Arthur.

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