King Arthur: A mythical king of Britain in ancient times, who may be based on a historical figure.

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• King Arthur A mythical king of Britain in
  ancient times, who may be based on a historical
  figure.

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Early History

• King Arthur was born in Tintagel, North Devon.
• He was the son of Uther Pendragon and Ygraine of
  Cornwall.
• In the 6th century he became the leader of the
  British defence against the Saxons invaders.

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The Sword in the Stone

• It is thought, as a 15 year old, Arthur pulled
  the sword from a stone in London when he was
  looking for a sword for his brother, Kay, to
  fight with.
• On the sword was written Who so pulleth out this
  sword of this stone is the right wise born king
  of all England.

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Guinevere

• The King married Queen Guinevere.
• It has been suggested that it was her father,
  King Leodogran, who gave Arthur the Round Table.
  
• It is thought it was her betrayal with Lancelot
  that brought down King Arthurs reign.

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The Round Table

• The Round Table dates from1270.
• It was used by the King as his court for the
  knights to avoid quarrels over precedence.
• Each knight had equal value to the king.

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The Knights of the Round Table

• There were 11 knights.
• Sirs Lancelot, Galahad, Gareth,Tristan, Bedivere,
  Percivale,Lamorak,Geriant Bors, Gawaine and Kay.
• The Knights were men of courage, honour, dignity,
  courtesy, and nobleness. They protected ladies
  and damsels and undertook dangerous quests.

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Lancelot and Guinevere

• Lancelot fell in love with Guinevere, when King
  Arthur discovered this he sentenced her to death.
• Lancelot rescued her and took her to his realm.
  King Arthur left Britain to make war on his
  former knight.

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The end of King Arthur

• While away, he left Mordred in charge.
• Mordred rebelled and Arthur returned to defend
  his crown.
• This led to Arthur's last battle where he slew
  Mordred, but was himself gravely wounded.
• He was carried off in a barge, heading for the
  vale of Avalon. Some said he never died, but
  would one day return.
• However, his grave was supposedly discovered at
  Glastonbury, Somerset.

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Films There have been many films made of this
legend including

• First Knight (1995) starring Sean Connery and
  Richard Gere.

• King Arthur (2004) starring Clive Owen and Keira
  Knightley.