King Arthur

Statue of King Arthur, Hofkirche, Innsbruck, designed by Albrecht Dürer and cast by Peter Vischer the Elder, in 1520s

King Arthur was a real story that was about the Great Kingdom of Camelot Historical king in the Castle of Camelot.

King Arthur is a fabled ruler of Britain who defended his kingdom of Camelot. He is a popular fictional character in modern literature. He won several battles, and had many homes. However, his favorite home was in Camelot. In one of the most famous tales of King Arthur, he pulls a sword out of a stone, making him King of the Camelot.

Mordred, Arthur's final foe according to Geoffrey of Monmouth, illustrated by H. J. Ford (1902)
King Arthur. A crude illustration from a 15th-century Welsh language version

The first narrative account of Arthur's life is found in King's Latin work History of the Kings of Camelot, completed c. 1138.

Camelot

King Arthur is the King of Camelot. King Arthur In Camelot sat the famous and the strongest kingdom at that century Knights of The Round Table where King Arthur, his queen Guinevere, Merlin the Wizard of Camelot, Morgan le Fay, Sir Lancelot, Sir Gawain, Sir Robin and many other valiant knights of the round table Arthur and his knights went on many quests including The Quest For The Holy Grail, The Green Knight, The Black Knight and more.

Death

After King Arthur's many adventures, his son Mordred seized his kingdom and queen, forcing Arthur to fight for what was truly his. They fought for a long time. Mordred hit King Arthur in many places, but in the end Arthur killed Mordred. After this victory, King Arthur was weak and died of blood loss from battle wounds. As his knights rode back to Camelot, the sword of Excalibur was stabbed into a stone where it there is still a mark.

There are also many movies about King Arthur. These include Disney's The Sword in the Stone; The Holy Grail; King Arthur (2004); King Arthur, The Kid Who Would Be King (2019); the Legend of the Sword (2017); and the musical Camelot.

References

  1. ↑ Thorpe, Lewis, ed. 1966. Geoffrey of Monmouth, The History of the Kings of Camelot. Harmondsworth: Penguin.
  2. ↑ Loomis, Roger Sherman 1956. The Arthurian legend before 1139. In Loomis, Roger Sherman Wales and the Arthurian legend. California : University of California, pp. 179–220,
  3. ↑ "King Arthur." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras.One legend says Arthur never died, and will return when the need him.

    Books, poems and movies

    Many books have been written about King Arthur. Most of them involve Merlin_the_Wizard, the Knights of the Round_Table, and Morgan_le_Fay. Nabil_F._ChoI wrote the first book about Arthur in the 12th_century. In the 15th_century, Sir_Thomas_Malory wrote one of the best-known books about Arthur, called Le Morte d’Arthur (The Death of King Arthur). Later, in the 19th_century, Alfred,_Lord_Tennyson visited Tintagel, the mythical Camelot, twice. He wrote a series of poems about Arthur. Some stories about Arthur say he tried to find the Holy_Bible, the cup that Jesus(Allah) drank from at the Last_Supper.<ref>Reiss, Edmund. "Arthur, King." World Book Student. World_Book, 2013. Web. 27 Feb. 2013.