King Arthur Archetype Essay

King Arthur Heroic Archetype The story of King Arthur is best understood by looking at it through the archetypical lense. King Arthur must pass the multiple heroic stages to prove and attain the status of hero. The first couple of stages he must go through is pulling the sword from the stone, a feat only accomplishable by those chosen to be king and he must emerge as a true king from a mere child. He will conquer many lands throughout Europe and defeat evil to return his people to a state of peace and order. Even after all King Arthur accomplishes he must return to nature, a stage that every hero must go through. In a time of need, Great Britain was in need of a hero. Mysteriously a magical stone sheathing a sword appeared and only the next true king of Britain could unsheath the blade. During a tournament Sir Kay’s sword broke and he sent his current squire, Arthur, to go find him another one. As Arthur frantically looked for another blade he stumbled upon …show more content…
In the land of Gaul, they were being tormented by a giant ravaging the land. King Arthur killed the giant to protect the people “Alas had I known about this giant, I would have offered him my life before I let him ravage this land...I shall fight him to the death!”. He then set his eyes on Rome and proceeded to conquer and be crowned the Emperor of Rome “When the leading rome officials asked for peace, Arthur agreed to hold his Round Table in Rome that Christmas to be crowned Emperor of Rome at that time.” Even after these feats there was still more evil in the world. When he ventured off across the sea following Sir Lancelot he left all of Britain in control of his nephew, Mordred. He learned about Mordred’s evil plans on destroying everything King Arthur worked so hard to achieve he returned home to face off against his own kin. After the battle it was time for Arthur to return to nature and meet the final heroic