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entire life was written in the 11th century by Geoffrey of Monmouth. Geoffrey wrote of Arthur in his book “The History of the Kings of Britain.” In some stories the legendary King Arthur was said to be the son of King Uther Pendragon, and grew to be one of the great kings of Britain. In others he was an orphan that pulled the sword, Excalibur, from the stone. Arthur was not only a great king, but a great warrior and commander of his army. Arthur, with the help of his noble knights, fought and won dozens of battles throughout his life. Arthur was also able to put down eleven different rebellions against him. Along with winning all of these battles Arthur conquered many lands. One of battles he fought was against the super power that was the Roman Empire. During this battle he was forced to return home because he received word that his nephew was stealing Guinevere, his wife. In the end his army did defeat Lucius, win the battle, and he became the king of Rome. One of the most famous stories of King Arthur, known by most kids of today, is the legend of the sword in the stone. The movie “The Sword in the Stone” is based mostly on “Le Morte d’Arthur” written by Sir Thomas Malory. In this story Arthur is the orphaned son of King Uther Pendragon. He and his brother are raised by a family to be knights, but as a child Arthur pulls the legendary sword, Excalibur, from a stone. Merlin the Wizard placed the sword in the stone and cast a spell on it. Merlin said “Whoever pulls the…

For my paper I chose “The Knights of the Round Table”. I chose that group because I remember as a little kid stories that my parents and grandparents told me about them. I remember watching a cartoon that was made just for them. King Arthur was a legendary king in the mythology of Great Britain. He owned a mythical sword which people called Excalibur. The famous story is that he retrieved that sword from the rock because he was worthy of it. The Knights of the Round Table were characters in the…

Morgan le Fay is one of the Arthurian Legends and is known for being an evil enchantresses and a witch. Morgan le Fay’s legend goes that she is the half-sister of King Arthur. Morgan le Fay uses her lover, Accolon to steal King Arthur’s sword when this plan does not go as accordingly she throws the sword into the lake. Morgan le Fay is also considered a healer because in Vita Merlini by Geoffrey Monmouth she heals King Arthur’s wounds from the last battle of Calman but the only way that she can…

else. The Knights of the Round Table was first described in 1155 by Wace. When the round table was created they made rules like, everyone who sat there has equal status, to never do outrage nor murder to others, give mercy to whom every asks for mercy, never force a lady, never fight a battle if for wrongful quarrels for love or worldly goods. The 8 most famous Knights of the Round Table were King Arthur, Lancelot, Gawain, Geraint, Percival, Bores the younger, Lamorak, and Kay. It is said that…

segregation, De Jure and De Facto segregation. De Jure segregation was segregation that is forced by law and can be easily fixed, De Facto segregation was segregation enforced by the public and society, not necessarily by law. Since De Jure segregation is a law, it is required and hard to get around for example, Plessy v. Ferguson, and the Jim Crow Laws. De Facto segregation makes the struggle for racial equality extremely hard because it will require changing people’s beliefs and views and…

middle decade two more young males accused Gacy of rape and he would be questioned by the police about the disappearances of others. Later discoveries would uncover that Gacy committed his first known murder in 1972 taking the life of Timothy McCoy after luring the teen to his home. December 11th, 1978 15 year old Robert Piest went missing last seen at his work as he headed out to meet Gacy for a potential job.He lured his victims with promises of works and when he got the to his home he would…

The Mughals ruled northern India from 1526 – 1857 AD where the Lodhi’s was the last dynasty to rule India. The invasion started all because of India's reputation of being the only known source of diamond mines in the world and it's flushing International trade attracted many invasions. “North Indian kingdoms resisted invasions by Arab and Turks for centuries, but soon small Islamic empires or Sultanate were established in several parts of the north. Before these invasions, Muslim trading…

In a series of ten works, estimated to be more archaic than the Christian scriptures of the Old Testament. Vitruvius, a Roman architect and engineer, wrote the treatise: De architectura – based on a set of principles concerned with the theory of architecture, also known as the Vitruvian triad. He highlights the importance of structural integrity, utility and function, and the honesty of true beauty defined by a paradigm of, “firmness, commodity and delight.” Vitruvius’ writings established a…

Once we all piled in the van, we had to stop at McDonald’s for food. When we got done eating, we started on our way to Des Moines. About half way there, some of us girl started to get a little tired. Some fell asleep in their seats, and some fell asleep on the floor of the van. I was one of those girls. When we got to Des Moines, we had to go check into our hotel. We had to share the whole hotel with West Lyon. When morning arrived, we all headed down to the lobby for some breakfast. Once we…

De Beers focuses on building brand Nothing is forever in business, not even diamonds. Ask De Beers, which runs the world 's diamond cartel. The London-based company, actually De Beers/Centernary, has developed and inflated the connection between diamonds and romance -- a link that goes back only to the 19th century. Its highly effective advertising slogan, "Diamonds are forever," was established in 1948 and is still going strong. "De Beers ' operating strategy has been pure and simple," says…