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King Arthur’s Legend
By: Winston McGregor
History
• First born son of King Uther Pendragon.
• When King Uther died there was great a
dispute over who would take the throne.
• Merlin used his magic to set a sword in a
stone. Written on the sword, in gold letters
were the words: "Whoso pulleth out this sword
of this stone is the rightwise born king of all
England."
History (Continued)
• King Arthur was the
only one that could pull
the sword from the
stone; became King
after obtaining sword.
• Fought many battles
against the Saxons and
eventually established
himself as the ruler of
Britain.
History (cont.)
• Married Guinevere.
• Built his base in Camelot.
• Installed the Round Table in
order to prevent fights over
seating precedence.
• He and his Knights performed
many good deeds (i.e. rescuing
damsels in distress) .
Arthur’s Demise
• The country was at peace for a while
until a civil war broke out within
Camelot. In the final battle at
Camlan both Arthur and Mordred,
Arthur's treacherous nephew, were
mortally wounded.
• Arthur was placed on a boat destined
for the island of Avalon.
• Three mysterious maidens were said
to have treated his wounds. One of
which may have been a shaman
named Argante- (also the Elven
Queen of Avalon)
Arthur’s Demise (cont.)
• He eventually died on the isle of
Avalon.
• Arthur’s body was never found
• Some say “his body rests under a hill
with all his knights - ready to ride
forth and save the country again”
(http://www.caerleon.net/history/arthur/page2.htm).
• Sir Bedivere (the last of the Knights of
the Round Table) was sent to return
Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake at
Dozmary Pool.
Was Arthur a Myth?
• There are many speculations as to Arthur’s
true identity.
• King Arthur was identified as some of the
following people: Owain Ddantwyn (Powysian
King), Cuneglasus (one of the “Five Tyrants”)
and even a descendent of the Roman King
Lucius Artorius Castus.
Resources and Additional Links
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http://www.caerleon.net/history/arthur/
http://www.art-of-europe.com/legend_of_king_arthur.htm
www.boudicca.de/jess/ jess-argante_large.htm
http://darter.ocps.net/classroom/who/darter2/karthur.html
http://www.bartleby.com/182/115.html
http://www.britannia.com/history/arthur/rtable.html
http://www.britannia.com/history/arthur/kaking.html
http://www.angelfire.com/md/devere/urse.html