Terms, Mordred to have Cornwall and Kent during Arthur's life, and the whole kingdom afterward." "Well, upon my word! My dream of a republic to _be_ a dream, and so remain." "Yes.

The two armies lay near Salisbury.

Gawaine--Gawaine's head is at Dover Castle, he fell in the fight there--Gawaine appeared to Arthur in a dream, at least his ghost did, and warned him to refrain from conflict for a month, let the delay cost what it might.
But battle was precipitated by an accident.

Arthur had given order that if a sword was raised during the consultation over the proposed treaty with Mordred, sound the trumpet and fall on! for he had no confidence in Mordred.

Mordred had given a similar order to _his_ people.