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

And ever the great bell overheadBoom'd in the wind a knell for the dead --Though no one toll'd it, a knell for the dead!-- "The Blue Closet"

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"