King Arthur held court at Carduel in Wales to celebrate the feast of Pentecost.
When the meal was over the knights went with the ladies to talk of the joys
and sorrows of love or to tell tales of adventures. To their surprise and
annoyance, the King did not join them as he usually did to ask about the marvels
that his knights had seen on their travels. No one so much liked to hear about
these as the King! Instead he followed Queen Guinevere to their bedchamber
, where he stayed so long that he fell asleep.