King Arthur was a mythical king who ruled over britain. Dan Karlan, Allan Lazar, and Jeremy Salter briefly state the Arthurian legend as follows:
“He conquered most of Europe before his march was ended when his nephew overthrew his crown. He then had to return to Camelot to fight his nephew for the crown. During this epic battle he died and had his loyal knight throw his sword excalibur into a lake where an arm rose up to catch it. The arm then proceed to banish it three times and sink back into the lake” (Lazar, Karlan, Salter 53-54).
Arthur also managed to kill his nephew in the process. Arthur was a noble and honorable king who has had a lasting effect throughout history and continues to affect people today. Many historians question the existence of King Arthur and have come to the conclusion he may not have lived. In the book The 101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived, the authors say, “Arthur has been the subject of scholarly investigation for more than a century, with several dozen people writing several hundred books and several thousand journal articles in just the past two decades” (Karlan, Lazar, Salter 53). Even scholars …show more content…
In the article Round Table, the authors discuss the creation of chivalry based on the round table, “The Round Table, in fact, became comparable to, and in many respects the prototype of, the many great orders of chivalry that were founded in Europe during the later Middle Ages” ("Round Table"). Also considered in the article is the sole creator of chivalry and the importance in the 1400s, “In the late 15th century, when Sir Thomas Malory wrote his Le Morte Darthur, the notion of chivalry was inseparable from that of a great military brotherhood established in the household of some great prince” ("Round Table"). Based on the actions of knights, the British follow the code of chivalry even
“He conquered most of Europe before his march was ended when his nephew overthrew his crown. He then had to return to Camelot to fight his nephew for the crown. During this epic battle he died and had his loyal knight throw his sword excalibur into a lake where an arm rose up to catch it. The arm then proceed to banish it three times and sink back into the lake” (Lazar, Karlan, Salter 53-54).
Arthur also managed to kill his nephew in the process. Arthur was a noble and honorable king who has had a lasting effect throughout history and continues to affect people today. Many historians question the existence of King Arthur and have come to the conclusion he may not have lived. In the book The 101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived, the authors say, “Arthur has been the subject of scholarly investigation for more than a century, with several dozen people writing several hundred books and several thousand journal articles in just the past two decades” (Karlan, Lazar, Salter 53). Even scholars …show more content…
In the article Round Table, the authors discuss the creation of chivalry based on the round table, “The Round Table, in fact, became comparable to, and in many respects the prototype of, the many great orders of chivalry that were founded in Europe during the later Middle Ages” ("Round Table"). Also considered in the article is the sole creator of chivalry and the importance in the 1400s, “In the late 15th century, when Sir Thomas Malory wrote his Le Morte Darthur, the notion of chivalry was inseparable from that of a great military brotherhood established in the household of some great prince” ("Round Table"). Based on the actions of knights, the British follow the code of chivalry even