King Arthur, also spelt Aurthur in other cultural texts, is the mythical king of England who is made king by many supernatural events in order for him to unite all of the people to be one nation. He is given many gifts, those gifts could include Excalibur the sword of Kings, Guinevere the Queen he sought, and the most loyal and true knights. Arthur was an iconic figure to all Englishmen who wished to be king. His story was one that would be revised for centuries and used as a basis for every fairy tale created afterward, mimicking the king of legend and all the supernatural happenings. Many movies were inspired by this story, and therefor keep Arthur alive in our culture today while we evolve farther away from elder traditions. Arthur is a
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The battle is bloody and many knights fall. Arthur s instructed by the ghost of Sir Gawain to not fight until banished Launcelot returns. Due to a false signal the battle starts before Launcelot gets the notification. Both Mordred and Arthur die, but what is strange is that a ghost told him not to. Wouldn’t that be enough of a warning? One would think so. Arthur lays dying and calls Sir Bedevere to take his sword and throw it back into the lake. Three times he lies and three times Arthur makes him do it again, until the lady of the lake reaches up and grabs the sword as it flies through the air over the lake. Then Arthur instructs his knights to help him into a barge, where the ladies of Avalon await to take him to his grave, which is at a cathedral that is land bound, but low and behold there is a tomb for him waiting and freshly made. All in all I would say Arthur is pretty interesting. He was taken away at death by ghost women, he was made king by a magical sword, and born by magic. How much more interesting can you get? He ruled the land fair and wise for all his years until he met his bitter defeat. He will always stand as an icon to the British and English people as the right and true king, some still believe that he will come back and rule England when it needs to be
The battle is bloody and many knights fall. Arthur s instructed by the ghost of Sir Gawain to not fight until banished Launcelot returns. Due to a false signal the battle starts before Launcelot gets the notification. Both Mordred and Arthur die, but what is strange is that a ghost told him not to. Wouldn’t that be enough of a warning? One would think so. Arthur lays dying and calls Sir Bedevere to take his sword and throw it back into the lake. Three times he lies and three times Arthur makes him do it again, until the lady of the lake reaches up and grabs the sword as it flies through the air over the lake. Then Arthur instructs his knights to help him into a barge, where the ladies of Avalon await to take him to his grave, which is at a cathedral that is land bound, but low and behold there is a tomb for him waiting and freshly made. All in all I would say Arthur is pretty interesting. He was taken away at death by ghost women, he was made king by a magical sword, and born by magic. How much more interesting can you get? He ruled the land fair and wise for all his years until he met his bitter defeat. He will always stand as an icon to the British and English people as the right and true king, some still believe that he will come back and rule England when it needs to be