King Arthurian Legend Of Star Wars

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As a society most of us like to view myths as a old way of telling a story, on how older civilizations used to teach their younglings, however we still use myths as a way to tell a story. Look at any marvel movies or comics, in fact Thor was based on norse mythology. Star Wars is no exception. Star Wars can be based on the arthurian legend of King Arthur . More in depth, one can compare the main character of the two, Luke Skywalker and Theseus. The story of King Arthur being just a no one. Having being born to a powerful figure, Uther Pendragon. He was the King of Britain. Uther asked Merlin for his help in to disguise himself into a Duke so he could sleep with the Duke of Tintagel’s Wife, however what Merlin asked in for return was for any

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