亚瑟王离世前的魔法圣剑
Then Sir Bedivere wept for the death of his brother. “Leave¹ this mourning and weeping,” said the king, “for all this will not avail me, for wish thou well that² I might live myself, the death of Sir Lucan would grieve me evermore; but my time runs fast.” Therefore, said Arthur unto Sir Bedivere, “Take thou Excalibur, my good sword, and go with it to yonder water side, and when thou come there I charge thee³ throw my sword in that water, and come again and tell me

    贝德维尔爵士为兄弟之死痛哭。国王说道：“不要再悲伤哭泣了，哀痛于我毫无用处。纵然我自己能苟活，卢坎爵士之死也会让我永怀悲痛；我的生命已时日无多。” 于是亚瑟王对贝德维尔爵士说：“你拿上我的圣剑王者之剑，去到那湖边。到了那里，我命令你把这把剑扔进湖水之中，再回来告诉我。”