Based on Malorys Morte dArthur, the Idylls (written between 1833 and 1869) tell the classic story of Arthurs struggle to maintain order and preserve his kingdom in the face of monumental upheavals, including civil war, his wifes adultery with his best friend, and betrayals by his once-close associates. Arthurs last soliloquy before he dies and is carried off in the dusky barge to Avalon, where great heroes find eternal life, includes the lines, The old order changeth, yielding place to new,/And God fulfills himself in many ways... The poems last lines are, And the new sun rose ...