What Makes King Arthur A Good King

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HOW DID THE ARTHUR BECAME KING?

It is Merlin, who had designed for Arthur's father Uther a great Round Table at which 150 knights could sit. Upon Uther's death, the knights do not know who should take his place. Merlin tells them that whoever could draw a mysterious sword out of a stone should be the next king. and ensured that Britain remained a paradise of the West. King Arthur was a fifth century British general who fought against Anglo-Saxon tribes and ensured that Britain remained a paradise of the West. The first mention of King Arthur is in the History of the Britons, penned in 830, and attributed to an author called nannies. He writes:The King Arthur that we know today is a collection of different legends, written by different authors, at different times.The mystical tale of King Arthur is one of the great themes of British literature. But is there any truth behind the myth and why has it become so influential throughout the centuries?
Then in those days Arthur fought against them with the kings of the Britons, but he was commander in those battles.
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In other places were very dangerous at that time,but people did not fight in utter's county. The king loved a woman, ingraine, and he wanted to marry her and he was very sad about that. There are these guy that do magic, and one day he came to king either. They said that they can marry ingrained. They said I will help you. But when you have a child, you will have to give it to me. So he married ingrain and later they had a son. They named him Arthur.It was Merlin. King Uther took the child in his arms and gave him to Merlin. Merlin took the child away. He gave the boy, Arthur, to a good knight. His name was Sir Ector.It was Merlin. King Uther took the child in his arms and gave him to Merlin. Merlin took the child away. He gave the boy, Arthur, to a good knight. His name was Sir

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