The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems by William Morris Fiction Fantasy Fairy Tales Folk Tales Legends & Mythology

<p><strong><em>And ever the great bell overhead</em><em>Boom'd in the wind a knell for the dead --</em><em>Though no one toll'd it a knell for the dead!</em>-- The Blue Closet</strong></p><p>Here Morris explores many of the ideas and themes that would provide continued inspiration throughout his long and influential career -- especially those arising out of the Arthurian tradition such as King Arthur's Tomb and Sir Galahad A Christmas Mystery. And ever the great bell overhead Boom'd in the wind a knell for the dead -- Though no one toll'd it a knell for the dead! -- The Blue Closet</p>