In the legend of King Arthur, as Sir Bedivere obeys Arthur's command to throw Excalibur into the lake, he sees a hand emerging from the water to catch the sword and then disappear beneath the surface. This signifies the return of the mystical Lady of the Lake, who originally gave Excalibur to Arthur.
Bedivere last sees King Arthur when Arthur is taken by the ladies in a boat when he is mortally wounded. Bedivere had helped him by throwing his sword into the lake and helping him into the boat. Shortly after he sees Arthur off, he finds a monastery with Arthur's grave.
In 'The Legend of King Arthur,' Bedivere is the most trusted of Arthur's knights, and it is to him he gives his sword, Excalibur, as he lays dying. He asks Bedivere to give the sword to the Lady of the Lake. However, Bedivere, who thinks Arthur must be delirious over loss of blood not to want to preserve so valuable a sword, and doesn't carry out the order.
Arthur asks Sir Bedivere to throw Excalibur into the lake. However, Sir Bedivere tries to deceive Arthur by hiding the sword twice before finally throwing it into the lake as instructed.
arthur told him not to
It suggest that if Sir Bedivere was loyal enough to throw the first time Arthur requested. If Sir Bedivere would have then Arthur might have had a better chance of being healed and not dying in the end.
It suggest that if Sir Bedivere was loyal enough to throw the first time Arthur requested. If Sir Bedivere would have then Arthur might have had a better chance of being healed and not dying in the end.
The four men still alive at the end of the battle in King Arthur are King Arthur, Sir Bedivere, Sir Lucan, and Sir Bedivere's brother.
When King Arthur was wounded and Bedivere carried him to the edge of the water, a boat carrying four ladies was waiting. Bedivere placed Arthur in the boat and the women left, taking Arthur with them so he could heal in Avalon.
King Arthur ordered Sir Bedivere to throw the sword into the lake.
Throw Excalibur back to the lady of the lake.
when he listened to arthur and finally threw the sword, excalibur, into the lake.