maricasanova Many people say that he rests under a hill with his knights ,ready to save the country again.
maricasanova Unfortunately there was a civil war .In the final battle of Camlan both Arthur and Mordred,Arthur´s traitorous nephew,were mortally wounded.
maricasanova Arthur was set up a boat and floated down river to the isle of Avalon.His body has never found.
maricasanova The knights carried out acts of chivalry such as recuing damsels and fought against strange beasts.
maricasanova They also searched for a lost treausure which they believed would cure all ills- this was the " Quest for the Holy Grail".
maricasanova Queen Ginevere, Arthur´s beautiful wife brought romance to the story while his beautiful half sister Morgan Le Fay added a dark side.
maricasanova Lancelot was the greatest knight of the Round Table.
maricasanova He fell in love with the Queen Genevere.
maricasanova The kingdom of Camelot and the King Arthur.
maricasanova He gathered knights around him and fought back against the Saxons who, since the Romans left Britain were taking the country over.
maricasanova After many great battles and a huge victory at Mount Badon the Saxon´s advance was halted.
maricasanova Arthur´s base was at a place called Camelot.Here he built a strong castle.
maricasanova His knights met at a Round Table.The Round Table was illustrative of the equality and unity of all the knights.
maricasanova Arthur was the first son of King Urther and heir to the throne.When the king died there was a great conflict over who should be the next king.
maricasanova Merlin, a wise magician,used his magic to set a sword in a stone.Written on the stone, were these words " whose pulleth out this sword of the stone is the rightwise born king of all England"
maricasanova Of course all the contenders for the throne took their turn at trying to draw the sword, but none could succeed.Arthur got the sword and he became king.This sword was called Excalibur.
maricasanova King Arthur was a king who ruled England.
maricasanova Was Arthur a true,historical figure or only a hero of legend?