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| | The Birth of Mordred in Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur |
 | | And thither came to him King Lot’s wife, of Orkney, in manner of a message, but she was sent thither to espy the court of King Arthur; and she came richly beseen, with her four sons, Gawain, Gaheris, Agravaine, and Gareth, with many other knights and ladies. |
 | | For she was a passing fair lady, therefore the king cast great love unto her, and desired to lie by her; so they were agreed, and he begat upon her Mordred, and she was his sister, on his mother’s side, Igraine. |
 | | When the king awaked, he was passing heavy of his dream, and so to put it out of thoughts, he made him ready with many knights to ride a-hunting. |
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