>Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 16:05:47 -0400
>From: Arthurnet 
>Reply-To: ArthurNet Mailing List 
>To: ARTHURNET@morgan.ucs.mun.ca
>Subject: May babies?
>
>From: "Jenn & Jamie Larsen" 
>Subject: Variation on legend
>
>Hello there...
>
>I was wondering if anyone had heard a variation on the Arthurian legend
>which had Arthur order the deaths of infants in an attempt to kill Mordred
>(somewhat like the biblical story?)
>
>guinevere@home.com      
>
Note from Judy--yes, the story is in Malory.


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Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 16:27:26 -0400
From: Arthurnet 
Reply-To: ArthurNet Mailing List 
To: ARTHURNET@morgan.ucs.mun.ca
Subject: May babies

From: "Linda A. Malcor, PhD" 
Subject: Re: May babies?

>From: "Jenn & Jamie Larsen" 
>I was wondering if anyone had heard a variation on the Arthurian legend
>which had Arthur order the deaths of infants in an attempt to kill
Mordred

Yes.  In fact I remember us discussing it in some detail a year or so ago.
Search for Herod in the database.

Linda A. Malcor

Note from Judy: Sorry, I forgot to mention this--try                          
http://www.mun.ca/lists/arthurnet to search past discussions. If it
doesn't
work, try again in a day or so--sometimes the search engine is cranky.