Bedwyr — Gallery | Knight, One-handed

The Collection

Bedwyr through the eyes of sculptors, painters, and craftsmen across the ages

Bedivere — How Sir Bedivere Cast the Sword Excalibur into the Water Photo/art: Aubrey Beardsley. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.

The Death of King Arthur by John Garrick Photo/art: John Mulcaster Carrick. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.

King Arthur Sir Bedivere throwing Excalibur into the lake. One of the Knights of the Round Table, Sir Bedivere, throws the sword Excalibur into the lake, where the arm of the Lady of the Lake reaches up to retrieve it…

King Arthur Sir Bedivere throwing Excalibur into the lake. Photo/art: Walter Crane. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.

W. H. Margetson's illustration for Legends of King Arthur and His Knights by James Knowles.

Sir Bedivere put King Arthur gently into the barge — W. Photo/art: William Henry Margetson. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Designed for an enamel plaque, probably intended for mounting on a silver box, entitled 'The Passing of Arthur'. Pencil and watercolor. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

Traquair 1908 Passing of Arthur — Designed for an enamel plaque, probably intended for mounting on a silver box, entitled 'The Passing of Arthur'. Photo/art: Phoebe Anna Traquair. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.