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    At this point, who cared if he smelled like a winery? He fumbled around for his money pouch, and after a good long while of searching, he realized he didn’t have it on him. Arthur dined here often, and he could settle up tomorrow, but still, facing Will and explaining he had no money on his person was embarrassing. As Arthur struggled to his feet to explain the situation to Will, the man appeared at the tableside. “No charge this evening, my lord. You’ve brought me more business than I might…

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    The book was widely accepted and popular , because Arthur was the image of medieval king. And soon it reflected in French versions of Arthurian legends. There are a lot of manuscripts and books about Arthur, which is written in quite difficult Latin language. The book of Geoffrey is different from others because he didn’t write about love and chivalry, but Arthur’s warfare, he described the king as if people could love him , like him. Apart Arthur’s military success he imitated idea of medieval…

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    Tristan Fryer English IV Mr. Saleeba October 4, 2017 King Arthur King Arthur was a great leader in his stories for multiple reasons. One of the greatest reasons was he led from the front. Another reason he was a great leader was that he was honorable. The last reason as to why he was a good leader was that he was imaginative. For these reasons he was a great king and a great general. King Arthur always led from the front and fought from the front. A reason as to why this made him a good…

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    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…

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    The development of the legend of king Arthur spans more than one thousand years. From the briefest mentions of a valiant warrior that fended off the Anglo-Saxon invasions of the island, to the elaborate in depth legend of a man destined to rule England with his knights of the round table. The development of this legend is a fascinating insight to how history was written, and more interestingly not written, and who ended up writing the version that stood the test of time. History is often written…

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    King Arthur overcomes many struggles throughout the two novels, “ The Sword in the Stone” and “ The Queen of Air and Darkness” by T.H. White. These struggles help him to mature throughout the two novels, yet at some points in the novel it is clear that Arthur struggles to completely mature. King Arthur learns a lot about his power, what it means to have his authority and the importance of morality, especially when in a position of power. On the other hand, he knowingly broke the unwritten rules…

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    In The Death of King Arthur, the outing of Lancelot’s affair with the queen caused the demise of King Arthur’s Round Table. Many in King Arthur’s court knew of the affair between Lancelot and Queen Guinevere, including Arthur himself. However, none chose to make the information public for this would cause Lancelot to be accused of treachery and sentenced to death leading to the end of King Arthur’s valiant court. Bors, Lancelot’s cousin, encouraged Guinevere to continue seeing Lancelot when…

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    Lancelot’s treason is not just a betrayal of King Arthur, but also a betrayal of Knight’s of the Round Table to whom he swore an oath. The Pentecostal Oath, sworn by each member of the Round Table, establishes the values of this Arthurian chivalric community. In this oath, they bind themselves to Arthur as their king and agree to a standard of behavior. As they take their oath, Arthur “charged them never to do outerage nothir mourthir, and allwayess to fle treason, and to go gyff mercy unto hym…

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    “Idylls of the king”: The coming of Arthur/ The passing of Arthur Alfred Lord Tennyson is a popular poet whose style of writing is categorized as a Victorian writer; since he used more of historical events with a twist of poetry by explaining the notable life of a few historical figures. While writing poems/ making plays Tennyson would go into some details of some major points of one’s life from who they trust, love or even loathe. In “Idylls of the King” Tennyson not only mentions King Arthur’s…

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    Camelot is? King Arthur is the head of Kingdom Camelot and made a round table for them to sit and talk. King Arthur was based off the fifth to sixth century british warrior. Arthur may have been a warrior officer a real man who led British military construction periods King Arthur is in the evil mythological figure he was in the head of the Kingdom of Camelot and the Knights of the Round Table. He was created as a king because he was as strong nice caring man who was very respected. King…

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