Sir Thomas Malory goes out of his way not to say what happened to Arthur in the end. He says Mordred died on the field of battle, and he says Arthur was mortally wounded and taken away.
Another version has Arthur and Lancelot each believing the other had killed Guinevere. (She'd been killed by Morgana.) Lancelot kills Arthur, realize Morgana did it, and then kills himself.
Ambrosius Aurelianus on whom the legend is based
455 - c.480
Ambrosius Aurelianus High King of Britain. Son of High King Custennin.
Problems with chronology have led historians to postulate two men named Ambrosius. First, an Ambrosius the Elder, a Celto-Roman leader who was defeated by Vortigern (and who might have been a son of Constantinius III). Second, his son Ambrosius Aurelianus who overthrew Vortigern.
http://www.ambrosii.com/history.html
On the other hand, Arther didn't die. He had to have lived to have died.
2006-08-20 17:21:45
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answered by maî 6
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One authority in English is Malory. Most die in the 'Battle for the West' which was mainly a spreading of Christianity against - say, Viking/ Germanic pagans under King Modred (note the similar name to the prior post). Lancelot in some stories was previously killed by Arthur after he kills Gawain in a ruinous war. Arthur was mortally wounded in the Battle for the west. Sir Bedivere returns Excalibur (you wouldn’t believe th elate fees on those things) and places him in a funeral boat, legend has it that when his country is again about to fall Arthur will return. You can try Chaucer, or translations of the old french poems (the closest you will get) or a romanticized version with Lord Tennyson's poetry.
That has some great lines - Lancelot accompanied Guinevere across the country to her wedding and this line is from that, "Blowing the ringlet from the braid./ She looked so lovely as she sway'd/ The rein with dainty finger-tips,/ A man had given all other bliss,/ And all his worldly worth for this,/ To waste his whole heart in one kiss/ Upon her perfect lips."
Of course Tennyson was a major misogynist here, blames it all on Guinevere. Galahad discovered the grail. The point of those legends is they mix older European heroes and stories with the pollution of Christian monks and produce a mismatch, but you will see a lot of old story telling tradition, riddles etc if you read the older versions. There is no 'one' story. Arthur probably existed, but much has been lost from reality, and legends confused by other people injecting their own folk heroes. Try the Lay of Aelfwine' if you like historical poetry, or of Roland – both of whom are better documented. They’re awesome. Anyone who uses Wikipedia is a tool. Also try ;a Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court; by Twain. Here’s a riddle from Merlin:
Rain, rain, and sun! a rainbow in the sky!
A young man will be wiser by and by;
An old man’s wit will wander ere he die.
Rain, rain, and sun! a rainbow on the lea!
And truth is this to me, and that to thee;
And truth or clothed or naked let it be.
Rain, sun, and rain! And the free blossom blows;
Sun, rain, and sun! and where is he who knows?
From the great deep to the great deep he goes.
2006-08-21 01:02:05
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answered by kazak 3
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Supposedly, Arthur died after his son Mordred mortally wounded him when the two were battling over power for the throne.
I think Lancelot just died as a hermit.. I'm not really sure.
I'm too lazy to look up the rest like Tristan and them, but you can always try wikipedia.com and type in King Arthur and you'll get links to his comrades and it'll of course include their supposed cause of death.
2006-08-21 00:07:05
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answered by olalla 3
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you can find a free download of King Arthur Gold here: http://bit.ly/1qXIpWu
Finally the full version is avaiable!
King Arthur’s Gold is a game set in the time of legends. There are castles that need to be built, and he meets that need to be destroyed, and of course gold that must be mined.
2014-09-16 00:31:08
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answered by Anonymous
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Acording to the legends I read King Auther and his knights sleep, waiting for the time when Logres needs them agin. Sir Gallahad died in the end of the quest of the holy grail.
2006-08-21 03:07:40
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answered by Anonymous
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If you like this legend there are dozens of different story tellers that tell it different ways. I highly recommend Marion Zimmer-Bradley's The Mists of Avalon it will really completely convince you that it is the "authentic" tale.
2006-08-21 01:28:29
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answered by psycho-cook 4
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I refer to Monty Python's Holy Grail.. the knights who didn't die got arrested by police in the end.
lol
:)
2006-08-21 00:02:32
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answered by kat 4
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Read a freaking book, you lazy bastard. I recommend Le Morte D'Arthur.
2006-08-24 17:25:59
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answered by Azzurri In 06 1
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