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King Arthur

King Arthur and the Knight of the Round Table are the leaders that defended England from the Saxons. With the help of the wizard Merlin, Arthur became King when he pulled the Excalibur sword from a stone.

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What is King Arthur first task or indication of future greatness?

The very first thing King Arthur did was find and claim the sword. Excalibur was a sword that was stuck in a stone and could only be claimed by the rightful heir and king.

Who is kilgharrah?

Kilgharrah is the dragon that Merlin meets and goes to seek advice in the TV series "The Adventures of Merlin". At the end of episode 12 in season 2, Merlin releases Kilgharrah from his chains, after being held prisoner by King Uther for many years. In episode 13, Kilgharrah begins to terrorize and attack Camalot in a fit of revenge; in the end, Merlin defeats Kilgharrah.

Who played Arthur King Cat Walsh in I Love Lucy?

Arthur "King Cat" Walsh was an actual Jitterbug champion who was showcased in various movies in the 40's doing his signature Jitterbug.

Who is guinevere's father?

Leodgerance..I think that's how you spell it xD

Grail knight that talked to the fisher king?

Grail Knight travel around the world just to heal the fisher king. This story was told by many in different ways.

What is the symbol of the round table?

In the Arthurian legend, the round table is a symbol for the equality of all who are invited to sit at it. One may be a king, a warrior, or otherwise great, but at the Round Table, no one takes precedence over any other; or, to put it another way, all share equally in honor.

What can you infer about sir gawain in belief in god in le muerte dd arthur?

In Le Morte dâ??Arthur, Sir Gawain is the Kingâ??s best knight and admired for his love and belief in God and the chivalric code. In fighting Mordred, he asks all the knights take risks and fight in â??The Glory of Christ.â?? He is so exemplary that even his enemy weeps over his death.

Who was King Arthur's temptress?

King Arthur does not have "a temptress." Rather, he is tempted by different women in different tales. For example, in the Prose Lancelot, Arthur is father of a son named Lohot by a damsel named Lisanor, is deceived by a treacherous Saxon princess named Camille into attempting to have a love affair with her, rejects his true wife Guinevere and takes in her place Guinevere's evil half-sister, and begets Mordred on his own half-sister, King Lot's wife. No surviving medieval story presents any sexual relation between King Arthur and Morgan le Fay, though one can suspect that there was a lost tradition that she was his fairy mistress, which would fully explain her hatred for Guinevere in many texts.

What does uther procliam from his deathbed?

In "The Hollow Hills" by Mary Stewart, as Uther Pendragon lies dying on his deathbed, he acknowledges Arthur as his son and names him as heir to the throne. He says "I am dying, and in your presence, I wish to name my successor. It is my desire that my son, Arthur shall succeed to my throne. And now may God receive my soul" and which point he dies and Arthur becomes King Arthur.

What is 'Morgan LeFay' when translated from English to Italian?

La fata Morgana is an Italian equivalent of the English name " Morgan LeFay." The person in question surfaces as the half-sister of Great Britain's fifth- to sixth-century king, Arthur. The pronunciation will be "la FA-ta mor-GA-na" in Italian.

Did Lancelot become King of Camelot after King Arthur's death?

Lancelot doesn't become king of Camelot because he and Guinevere end their love since their affiar was a key factor in the destruction of Camelot. Guinevere ends up becoming a nun in an abbey and Lancelot becomes a monk. The Kingdom of Camelot was lost forever when King Arthur made Sir Bedivere throw the sword, Excalibur, into the lake that The Lady of the Lake lived in.

What is galateen?

The Galateen was Sir Lancelot's sword. Just as King Arthur had Excalibur, Lancelot's own sword was The Galateen.

Where does Gawain find green knight?

in the green chapel, where the green knight lives.

What does a caparison look like?

A dictionary defines caparison as, "… a decorative covering for a horse or for the tack or harness of a horse; trappings." It's a sort of a cape for a horse, and was used a great deal on the mounts of knights and nobles in the Middle Ages. You can see a picture of a caparisoned horse at the Related Link below.

What was king arthures sword named?

Which sword?

There are two famous swords associated with Arthur, the sword he drew from the stone to prove his claim to the throne (which is usually just called "the Sword in the Stone"), and the sword he later received from "the Lady in the Lake", which goes by several different names in different legends, such as Caledfwich (in Welsh), Calesvol (in Cornish), Caliburnus (in Latin), or Excalibur (the name it is usually known by in modern times). All of these names mean something like "hard-cleave", with the Latin version being influenced by Latin chalybs "steel". Most sources have the Sword in the Stone and Excalibur being two different swords, but some legends conflate the two.

The tale of the Sword in the Stone is similar to some versions of the Norse legend of Sigurd, who did much the same thing; that sword was called Gramr or Gram, Norse for "wrath".

Where Morgana and Merlin lovers in the legends?

In earlier versions yes. It wasn't until the 19th century that she was turned into a villain. In the original legends she was good.

Was King Arthur a Norman?

No. The closest you can get to Camelot and King Arthur being real would be that King Arthur was actually a Roman who grew up in Britain and so later became King of "Camelot" Which probably didn't exist.

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Is there some historical evidence that King Arthur may have been a real Celtic chieftain?

There are essentially two schools of (rational) thought on the matter of Arthur's historicity.

One says that the Arthur legends may have been at least very loosely based on some actual person, whom we know pretty much nothing about.

The other says that the whole thing was entirely made up and even looking for a historical basis for Arthur is a waste of time.

You'll note that neither of them goes so far as to say anything about historical evidence, because there is none of any value.

There are historical documents that mention Arthur, but the ones known not to be actual forgeries are themselves histories written several centuries after his purported time (6th century; the documents themselves are from the 10th-12th century period). Well-attested actual 6th century documents say nothing about him, or any names that at all strongly resemble "Arthur".

What is Merlin's surname?

There are several Myrddins in Welsh tradition. The relevant one seems to be Myrddin Wyllt (Merlin the Wild, or possibly Merlin of the Greenwood) who had a tradition of being a great enchanter even before he became attached to the Arthur myth.

What was the major conflict of Guinevere and King Arthur and Lancelot?

king arther was married to Guinevere and she was cheating on him with Lancelot.