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Why did king arthur pull the sword from the stone?
He was a squire to a knight and saw the sword to give it to the knight to protect himself.
What was the name of King Arthur's sword?
The sword was named Kaletvwlch in medieval Welsh texts (usually modernized as Caledfwlch in modern versions of those texts). In medieval French tales the sword is named Caliburn, later fancied up to Escalibor. Sir Thomas Malory in his Le Morte d'Arthur rendered the name as Excalibur.Because Malory's work was so popular in English, that form of the name is the one which later English authors mostly use. It is also used in some English translations of medieval works where the name is found differently in the source language.Some medieval romances give other minor variations in spelling.According to Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britianniae (the earliest surviving biography of Arthur) the sword Caliburn had been forged in the Island of Avalon but this account tells nothing of how Arthur obtained it. According to the medieval, so-called Vulgate Merlin account, Caliburn was identical to the nameless sword which Arthur pulled from the sword and so became king. According to the medieval, so-called Post-Vulgate Merlin Arthur was given Caliburn after he became king by a lake fay and it is unrelated to the sword in the stone.A version of the Post-Vulgate Merlin occurs in a manuscript named Cambridge Add. 7071 in which material from the Vulgate Merlin is also included and which according identifies Escalibor with the sword in the stone, but later in contradiction identifies it with the sword given to Arthur by the lake fay. Sir Thomas Malory derived the earliest section of his Le Morte d'Arthur from a similar combined account and so gives both contradictory origins for Excalibur with no attempt at an explanation.Excalibur
What task does Theseus' mother give him?
When Theseus' mother tells him that his real father is King Aegeus, she tells him he must take the sword and sandals that King Aegeus had buried for him back to the king and claim his birthright.
Who was Morgan le Fay?
Morgan le Fay, alternatively known as Morgane, Morgaine, Morgana and other variants, is a powerful sorceress in the Legend of King Arthur and the knights of the round table. Although there are records to prove King Arthur's exsistance, many scholars believe that he was less of a deal than the tales give appearance to.i have no idea who he or she was.....if you know please tell me but i have to tell u....................she was king arthur's sisterOkay, yes Morgan was Arthur's half sister, She was very deceiving, at one time she stole excalibur and gave it to her love, so when arthur fought her love, he would be powerless.
What were the oaths of knighthood of King Arthur?
This depends on which story you are reading.Both the Vulgate Merlin and the Post-Vulgate Merlin describe oaths made by knights after Arthur marries Guenevere.The Vulgate Merlin account can be read in the original medieval French with marginal notes in English in Oskar Sommer's edition at http://www.archive.org/details/arthurian02sommuoft . The best way to read this is to download the text in the DjVu version. Then use DjVu to read it (see http://djvu.org/). Go to page 320.An archaic English translation is found on the web at http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=cme;cc=cme;rgn=div1;view=text;idno=Merlin;node=Merlin%3A26, page 481.The Post-Vulgate Merlin is found in the original medieval French at http://books.google.com/books?id=adcWAAAAYAAJ . There, in his first quest, at Queen Guenevere's marriage feast, Sir Gawain accidently kills a woman, and refuses to grant a knight mercy in battle. Upon his return to court, a penance is placed on him to henceforth always serve maidens and to always grant mercy. King Pellinor also enters on a quest, and in his eagerness, he ignores a cry for aid from a damsel who is with a badly wounded knight. As a result the wounded knight and damsel are both devoured by wild animals. Merlin later tells King Arthur, after asking him to keep it secret, that the damsel was King Pellinor's daughter.A modern English translation of a Spanish version of this is available at http://members.terracom.net/~dorothea/baladro/index.html, chapters 30-34.Sir Thomas Malory uses this account in his Le Morte d'Arthur. But, perhaps more impressed by Gawain's and Pellinor's misdeeds, including Pellinor's rape of a maiden on whom his illegitimate son Tor is begotten, and perhaps recalling somewhat of the supposed rules of Arthur's court in other romances, adds a passage in which Arthur imposes oaths on his knights. See http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=Mal1Mor.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=61&division=div2 ."Thus, when the quest was done of the white hart, the which followed Sir Gawaine; and the quest of the brachet, followed of Sir Tor, Pellinore's son; and the quest of the lady that the knight took away, the which King Pellinore at that time followed; then the king stablished all his knights, and them that were of lands not rich he gave them lands, and charged them never to do outrageousity nor murder, and always to flee treason; also, by no means to be cruel, but to give mercy unto him that asketh mercy, upon pain of forfeiture of their worship and lordship of King Arthur for evermore; and always to do ladies, damosels, and gentlewomen succour, upon pain of death. Also, that no man take no battles in a wrongful quarrel for no law, nor for no world's goods. Unto this were all the knights sworn of the Table Round, both old and young. And every year were they sworn at the high feast of Pentecost."
Why did Merlin give king arthur excalibur?
because he,s stupid
Why did king arthur pull the sword from the stone?
He was a squire to a knight and saw the sword to give it to the knight to protect himself.
How did king arthur acquire the excalibur sword?
There are two sword stories commonly associated with King Arthur.The first is the Sword in the Stone where Merlin sets the sword of Uther Pendragon into a block of stone by magic and only the rightful King has the power to pull it out. Many men try, but only the boy Arthur succeeds, proving himself to be the true King.The second is the story of the sword Excalibur which is given to Arthur by the Lady of the Lake. In this story Arthur encounters a spirit creature who tests him for honesty humility and other virtues, and when he passed most (he fails the test for humility) of the tests she give him the magic sword Excalibur which is said to be unbreakable. Excalibur's scabbard held the real power though, the scabbard prevented the holder from bleeding and in thus making him invincible.In some versions of King Arthur's story the sword in the stone and Excalibur are the same sword; but in most stories they are different swords.In these versions the sword in the stone is not Excalibur. The sword from the stone is destroyed in battle, and it is then that Arthur, at the advice of Merlin, seeks out the Lady of the Lake to gain Excalibur.
Why did King Arthur mark the history?
King Arthur is a character from a legend called the Sword in the Stone. The legend goes something like this: The King asked Merlin to go take his son someplace safe, because there was some sort of curse on the family, and he thought he was going to die soon. He didn't want his son, currently an infant, to be harmed, so Merlin took him to a poor country side family, and put a sword in a stone with words carved into the sides. I can't remember the exact words, but it proclaimed that whoever draws the sword from the stone was to be the new king. There was a ceremony on New Year's Eve every year where they would hold a jousting contest. If you won the jousting contest, then you would try to pull the sword from the stone. For many years, they found nothing, and Arthur grew up with a family that disliked him, and was frequently harsh on him. One year, Arthur's older brother was entering the competition, and stayed at a nearby inn. When they got there, the brother had forgotten his sword, so they had Arthur go fetch it. Arthur ran to the inn, which he found locked because of the ceremony-the innkeeper went to the ceremony like everyone else-and panicked. Arthur saw another sword protruding from a stone. He easily pulled the sword out of the stone, and ran back to give it to his brother. His family questioned where he got it, and Arthur told them about the locked inn and the sword in the stone, and the entire village ran back to the stone, where they replaced the sword, and had the older brother try, to no prevail. Arthur tried again, and is slid out of the stone easier than one would think a sword coming out of a stone would be. Merlin proclaimed him king, and everyone lived happily ever after. So really, King Arthur didn't mark history, because he was a character from a legend, but if he were real, he would've been marked for a fair king and being able to pull the sword out of the stone.
What is Excalibur?
Excalibur is a legendary sword from Arthurian legend, often associated with King Arthur. It is said to have magical properties and can only be wielded by the rightful king of Britain. The sword is sometimes depicted as being given to Arthur by the Lady of the Lake.
Why does Merlin make the bargain with Uther?
There are many King Arthur books. The tradition is that Uther agrees to give up the child (Arthur) that he conceives on Igraine for the night of passion to lay with her before they marry. Merlin takes the newborn babe, Arthur, to be raised by Ector. Throughout his formative years, the boy, Arthur, does not know his true birthright.
Did King Arthur have any children?
In some versions of the Arthurian legends, King Arthur had a son named Mordred, who was born through an incestuous relationship with his half-sister Morgause. Mordred played a significant role in the downfall of Arthur's kingdom.
How is King Arthur related to Elizabeth?
Elizabeth I is linked to King Arthur in Edmund Spenser's allegorical tale "The Faerie Queene." This has been interpreted as propaganda that tries to link Elizabeth to genealogy that would give her a legal right to the throne, as some had questioned her legitimacy.
What was the name of King Arthur's sword?
The sword was named Kaletvwlch in medieval Welsh texts (usually modernized as Caledfwlch in modern versions of those texts). In medieval French tales the sword is named Caliburn, later fancied up to Escalibor. Sir Thomas Malory in his Le Morte d'Arthur rendered the name as Excalibur.Because Malory's work was so popular in English, that form of the name is the one which later English authors mostly use. It is also used in some English translations of medieval works where the name is found differently in the source language.Some medieval romances give other minor variations in spelling.According to Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britianniae (the earliest surviving biography of Arthur) the sword Caliburn had been forged in the Island of Avalon but this account tells nothing of how Arthur obtained it. According to the medieval, so-called Vulgate Merlin account, Caliburn was identical to the nameless sword which Arthur pulled from the sword and so became king. According to the medieval, so-called Post-Vulgate Merlin Arthur was given Caliburn after he became king by a lake fay and it is unrelated to the sword in the stone.A version of the Post-Vulgate Merlin occurs in a manuscript named Cambridge Add. 7071 in which material from the Vulgate Merlin is also included and which according identifies Escalibor with the sword in the stone, but later in contradiction identifies it with the sword given to Arthur by the lake fay. Sir Thomas Malory derived the earliest section of his Le Morte d'Arthur from a similar combined account and so gives both contradictory origins for Excalibur with no attempt at an explanation.Excalibur
Why does Bedivere not want to carry out Arthur's orders?
In 'The Legend of King Arthur,' Bedivere is the most trusted of Arthur's knights, and it is to him he gives his sword, Excalibur, as he lays dying. He asks Bedivere to give the sword to the Lady of the Lake. However, Bedivere, who thinks Arthur must be delirious over loss of blood not to want to preserve so valuable a sword, and doesn't carry out the order.
What is the name of the magic sword that king Arthur pulled out of the rock?
It was Excalibur in Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur (c. 1450-1470).This form with an x appears to be an invention of Malory. His sources name the sword as Escalibor.Earlier sources name it Caliburn.The sword was named Kaletvwlch in medieval Welsh texts (usually modernized as Caledfwlch in modern versions of those texts). In medieval French tales the sword is named Caliburn, later fancied up to Escalibor. Sir Thomas Malory in his Le Morte d'Arthur rendered the name as Excalibur.Because Malory's work was so popular in English, that form of the name is the one which later English authors mostly use. It is also used in some English translations of medieval works where the name is found differently in the source language. Some medieval romances give other minor variations in spelling.According to Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britianniae (the earliest surviving biography of Arthur) the sword Caliburn had been forged in the Island of Avalon but this account tells nothing of how Arthur obtained it. According to the medieval, so-called Vulgate Merlin account, Caliburn was identical to the nameless sword which Arthur pulled from the sword and so became king. According to the medieval, so-called Post-Vulgate Merlin Arthur was given Caliburn after he became king by a lake fay and it is unrelated to the sword in the stone.A version of the Post-Vulgate Merlin occurs in a manuscript named Cambridge Add. 7071 in which material from the Vulgate Merlin is also included and which according identifies Escalibor with the sword in the stone, but later in contradiction identifies it with the sword given to Arthur by the lake fay. Sir Thomas Malory derived the earliest section of his Le Morte d'Arthur from a similar combined account and so gives both contradictory origins for Excalibur with no attempt at an explanation.Excalibur
Who raised King Arthur?
Sir Ector and some think Merlin raised him. Merlin did not raise Arthur. Merlin helped Uther quench his lust for Igraine and therefore conceive Arthur but for a price. Merlin told Uther he would help if Uther consented to give up the child that would be conceived in that union. Uther of course said yes--never mind what Igraine, the mother might feel, but this was a different time from ours! Merlin knew the child--Arthur--was special and assured Uther that the babe would be raised by a man of honor--Ector.
