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Was Arthur a true, historical figure or just a hero of folklore? You need to decide it for yourself  believe it or not. But one i could definetly say that Arthur represents a noble man who was fighting against darkness and evil untill his end. He symbolize the eternal, never-ending battle between what is right and that wich is wrong. That's why there are so many impacts of this legend in cinema industry, art, literarture and other creativites of mankind.

Some facts about Round Table


Everybody were impressed by Arthur's legend and his loyal knights. So there are several reproduction of Round Table left. One of them is known as the "Winchester Round Table," a large tabletop hanging in Winchester Castle bearing the names of various knights of Arthur's court, was probably created for a Round Table tournament. The current paintwork is late; it was done by order of Henry VIII of England for Holy Roman Emperor Charles V's 1522 state visit, and depicts Henry himself sitting in Arthur's seat above a Tudor rose. The table itself is considerably older; historians calculate the date of construction to 1250–1280—during the reign of Edward I because using timber from store felled over a period of years.

Knigts of Round Table

Merlin the Wizard created the legendary Round Table - in a shape symbolising the roundness of the universe - for Uther Pendragon, Arthur's father. When Uther died, it passed to Guinevere's father, King Laudegraunce, and then to King Arthur when he married Guinevere. Real or symbolic, the Round Table for the fellowship of knights has remained a powerful and appealing concept for several hundreds of years. The names of the knights inscribed on the Winchester Round Table.


Some cosplays of LEGENDARY SWORD

The Sword in the Stone in Tuscany (Italy)

The sword was found!!! But not in Camelot, but in Italy. It belongs to Galgano Guidotti. He saw a prediction at his childhood that he should build around the chapel at nearby Montesiepi.Despite the best efforts of his family to persuade him otherwise, Galgano galloped off to Montesiepi where he plunged his sword into a rock. The sword cut through the stone like a knife through butter, and stuck there, forming a cross. Galgano became a sensation, pilgrims flocked to Montesiepi, but he didn’t have time to build his round chapel as he died just one year later in 1181. He was canonised with unprecedented speed in 1185, by Pope Lucius III.


Maybe some facts about Arthur and his sword. 

1) Arthur was the son of Gracaisse and Uther. 
2) Arthur was raised by Ector, who had a son named Kay. 
3) Arthur was ignorant of his birthright as he grew up. 
4) Arthur had three half-sisters

The Legendary sword

Excalibur

The legendary Arthur's sword which symbolize the strength and sovereignty of Britain. Actually they say that our hero had two swords. One was Excalibur and the second one was "the Sword in the Stone".

Excalibur and "The sword in the Stone"
In one arthurian legend Arthur became a king only after taking the sword from the stone. There was prediction that only true king would be able to obtain the sword. On the other hand the sword was given to the king by the Lady of the Lake. She calls the sword "Excalibur, that is as to say as Cut-steel." In the Vulgate Mort Artu, Arthur orders Griflet (the knight of Round Table) to throw the sword into the enchanted lake. After two failed attempts (as he felt such a great sword should not be thrown away), he finally complies with the wounded king's request and a hand emerges from the lake to catch it.

Pendragorn castle

Pendragorn castle

According to history was built by Ranulph de Meschines in 12th century. Uther (if he was indeed a real person) was possibly a 5th-century chieftain who led resistance to the invading Anglo-Saxons. According to another local legend, Uther and many of his men died here when the Saxons poisoned the well (but other legends give St Albans as the location for his death). There are several other "Arthurian" sites in Cumbria, for example King Arthur's Round Table, near Penrith - and many names in the North-west, such as Penrithand Cumbria have Celtic origins.

Arthur's birth and accession

Uther Pendragon, Arthur's father was charmed by Lady Igraine, who was the wife of his enemy Gorlois, tricked him with Merlin's help and slept with Igraine. Thus Arthur is an illegitimate child, but he was legitimated by Uther's subsequent marriage to Igraine.
As i said, Merlin helped Uther, but for this help, he asked Pendragon to give him king's first son for education and upbringing. And he managed to keep his promise.

In a few years the war was broken by the Saxon invaders. And during this war the Saxons soon contrive his death by poisoning a spring he drinks from near Verulamium. On Uther's death, the fifteen-year-old Arthur succeeds him as King of Britain and fights a series of battles.

General information

King Arthur

He is a leader of the Britons and was the one, who fought against Saxon invaders in the early 6th century. He lived such a long time ago that we know very few about him and even these details were taken from folklore and literary invention. That's why the dispute between modern historians exist. This King had such a weird adventures, that people have never tired of writing and reading about him and his famous Knights of the Round Table. One of the most famous interpretations of Arthur's biography are "The History of the Kings of Britain" by Geoffrey of Monmouth and "Historia Brittonum" by Bede

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I am student from Russia, Chelyabinsk, and this blog was made to give you information about King Arthur.
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I am Aleksandre Loginov. I am a student of Chelyabinsk State University, and i want to be an interpreter.