<p>King Arthur rises to power, marries the beautiful Guinevere, bolsters his kingdom, and assembles a group of courageous knights. In simple blank verse, Tennyson presents Camelot, the Holy Grail, the Lady of the Lake, and Mordred's betrayal. <i>Idylls of the King</i> is a sequence of narrative poems tracing the quests, battles, and romances that form the Arthurian legend.</p>
