The Long Voyage: Guenever of Camelot #2

the long voyage presents Guinevere of Camelot adapted from Mallory's morte dart or your host is millertravel Vale ladies and gentlemen we present at this time the second in a series of dramatic readings of Guinevere of Camelot we go back to the time of King Arthur and his knights of the round table in our reading last week you recall that Rena versed but she was willing to marry King Arthur out of a feeling of beauty but she also said that she could not guarantee that she would love her husband the heart she said was like a bird loosed from a cage and she could not guarantee where it would light it might land upon Arthur but also she said it might have liked upon some lesser person of the realm as we read tonight we discovered when a bear for the first time alone with King Arthur her husband and shortly thereafter receive her meet with Lancelot the greatest of all the Knights the man who is shortly to become her lover let us turn now to our reading uh Guinevere of Camelot then was the height beast made ready and the king was wedded under Guinevere and both the crowned with great solemnity Arthur and Guinevere caught up in preparations for the great event had scarce a time for greeting till ceremonies all were past and even then the king and his new queen must needs resided banquet in the hall where all the knights and Nobles of the realm at last King Arthur drew his wife aside away from all the merrymaking throng of knights and ladies to a quiet place my lady Guinevere come on rest a while the ceremonies must have tired you you may my lord the splendor of the day and chance me like a dancing singing for joy so many gallant knights wrong so Lancelot did speak with whom most farewell you held converse with your other guests I Lancelot in ways of courtesy excels the best his powers in the field of battle also wins in much regards so I have learned one thing only have I Sun redirect then tell me let me make it right I fear that as a courting Swain I've been remiss speaking through other's tongues I should have come to woo my bride myself but as you know My Kingdom stands on battles I have won in battles yet to win my crown and yours and steady still in you if I had left my throne unguarded all that I have gained I might have lost soul Merlin counseled me and he is wise and did I trust speak fair to you into your father tell me then what thing you like to make your joy complete I understand my lord yet you know that we are web some quiet conference with you would please my heart I scarcely know you Cyrus other than I can there's remedy for that though I've been twice crowned a king I am a man with thoughts and virtues both embedded in my soul there is no war between us bitter foods my quiet sir these your fondest chance may have it for I cannot speak praise of myself there is no need to speak milady there is need and Guinevere Guinevere I'm your husband now with all my flaws which you must learned from me and not abroad I hope that you will love me and I knew that love can only live when rumours breath is stilled I might have claimed that as a king I take no blame that you should thank your Wyatt evils I have done but I would win your favor know that I've won your hand until you know me as I am my love you cannot weigh their good against the bad and tremendous judgement of my worth let me confess to you to ease my heart if you are so inclined but know that I do know and I shall not require a view of the secrets of your inner heart something is going to private to be known there is nothing in my heart that you may not know you are in my way though I've loved before I love you now and will forever hints but you must know that I have sired a son who's here at Curtin is one of my knife wouldn't let me finish love you was here of my great sin but from me now dread when you have met today the child of my own sister is my only son your sister sir I Guinevere it was my guys the gentle wife of good King left whose other son Gawain is my great joy you call me sire where are you hiding rode by the Saints if I think your name I find you here then pardon I improved stay stay away in your welcome here in truth I came this way to seek you sire and greet your queen my lady you are missed jugglers hands are slow the minstrels tombs are sad and somber when your laughter leaves return her to the feast my lord before your boisterous knights play havoc on thank you sober when you speak most fair and fairly tired me will return at once for soon your third play honoring the Queen which I commanded as fitting sport to finish out the day will be commenced it may begin before you get the sign if you delay your nights are restless now and Craig the shuttle presence of the Queen even noble Lancelot is prowling round and round as a bear he seemed gentle and so pleasant when we spoke together at the feast well he began with my ear with many merry tales my queen lettuce in haste depart Gawain will have the kingdom tottering a free but letters either tongue run arms and do not fear for landslide he smiled as April's wind until he fights before you go upward I crave a boon of you my Lord and King on this your wedding day make me a knight a fellow of the table round Gawain you could have asked for nothing I could give more welcome to my heart you I see the night I might have been if fate had not chose to make me King on this most joyful day before the Sun is set you will have your beam now come my lady wife we stay too long I heed your counsel night and take the Queen back to the guests I'll follow later sire I see my brother beckons me to stay well Lord with are you ready for the site why should I play at war than Lancelot will doubtlessly a prize which serves a foot I am unskilled give me a horse and Lancelot a foot would split your skull you need not cheer but I have other ways to bring such crowd and more like dogs to heal she shines like the Sun or Sun and wind of time and I am his goal to polish up my sword that it may catch the flashing of her laugh and blind the night which I may in comfort and get you gone she will surely smile on you on me I think not I am Arthur's son but I might be a lowborn knave for all the honor that I get my face is harsh I have no skill in Jostein only hope is Arthur's heir to sometime rule the land miss Guinevere could throw my plans awry if she should bear a son that she is fair my father chooses well does she love him it's too soon to know but I will watch divide my time perhaps but no not I son Boulder night a hearty fighter would win her favor if she scorns the king and while she made her eye has roving lights who comes not thanks a lot by faith it is and he without a sword how I should love to see him miss the fight and lose the prize he has not seen me good and I'm away I had it in the hall later decide to join the dancing and now it's gone who will surely think me rough and rude if I avoid this fight that honors her my lady queen I overheard you speak your sword is lost it is my lady then I shall be shamed for he who Lexus LX means to fight I was a careless love to lay it by and leave it so intended do not fear the squirrel who tended me making meat the hall - move aside her sword sir fine so long and with such battle marks upon the sheath but well I knew it could belong to none that you and where does it lie now tell me my queen that I may seek it out late Lancelot you need not search so far I have it here lapped in my train all hid from envious eyes I kept it safe knowingly whatever Knight had lost it would not wish the rest to know and mock at him for his unwitting loss so they would do and so from this time on my search shall never leave my waking sight my queen there is your careful kind concerns I vow that I shall be a role to night until my death and from this moment on such worship as I win will honor you and if through some unhappy chance you need a champion unto your own defence I swear by this my sword that I shall throw my life at battles hazard in your cause this little service I have done so night deserves less thanks than you have given me and yet I would not the truthful sworn for any woman will be glad and proud to claim you as her faithful champion and I shall need a warrior to defend my name in honors cause for well you know and my lord King Arthur may not fight for me but must need stand aside to be the judge in such affairs with calm and passive I my lady you are newly made a queen how do you know these customs of the court Merlin advised me when he slapped my hand for Arthur Queens according to the sage cannot live simply duties and delights each have their hours but Duty stands ahead and claims attention their delight be soft and if you live by this my lady Queen your reign and author shall have shown the ages well his counseling's are wasted on weak minds and if I had the strength to be a queen I do not know for I am yet I'm trying you have the heart my queen do not fear this you have proved to me and if you care for all your subjects equals that for me you cannot help but win their good regard Lancelot with you to tell to a lance in my behalf I need no other friend my queen you must not speak such steps alive your strength is in your subjects not in you no I am your subject lady you might Queen to crimes there are between us Lancelot but we have tarried long for you must fight and I must join my lord to watch the fray hello my queen or you are win the prize freedom and now my faithful Knight farewell your host and consultant for this evening has been Professor Mr kratochvíl of the Department of English and speech at Iowa State College readers were franca Lucia was Arthur Ricky Weiser is Guinevere Don Peterson is Gawain Ralph Marcus Mordred Dan Johnson as Lancelot