That queen, who was Arthur's wife, knew and heard tell of the war that was waged by Mordred in England.

la herse ses poids, On avait des fourneaux pour le soufre et la poix, On pouvait mordre avec ses dents le roc farouche, Se défendre, hurler, lutter, s'emplir la bouche De feu, de plomb fondu, d'huile, et les leur cracher A la figure avec les éclats du rocher!

Negotiations now took place, and it was finally agreed that Arthur and a certain number of knights should meet Mordred with an equal number, and discuss the terms of peace.

Arthur encounters Mordred near, 230.

" Then was King Arthur aware where Sir Mordred leaned upon his sword, and there King Arthur smote Sir Mordred throughout the body more than a fathom, and Sir Mordred smote King Arthur with his sword held in both hands on the side of the head, that the sword pierced the helmet and the brain-pan.