Round 8: Tossup 10

Description acceptable. In one account, this event occurred because a queen was slapped by her sister in the second of “Three Harmful Blows.” Before this event, one participant dreamed that he was fastened to a wheel of fortune above a pit of beasts, (-5[1])before his dead nephew appeared accompanied by women he had saved to warn him to avert this event. (-5[1])That man ignored advice from the “butler” Lucan to escape this “wicked day of destiny” by avenging this event in a (*) duel which mortally wounded him. Negotiations to stop this event were thwarted when a man unthinkingly drew his sword to strike an adder. After (10[1])this battle, which may have occurred at Salisbury Plain, Bedivere was (10[1])thrice asked to throw an object into a lake, (10[1])summoning Nimue to take a king to Avalon. For 10 points, Mordred was killed along with most knights of Camelot in what battle? (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

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