King Arthur is a legend, he was not a real person passe.. He is perceived to be made up from about four different people.. Also the real Arthur never knew Merlin, aka The Merlin, aka Taliesin, aka Myrddin... I have a book simply called King Arthur, by Mike Ashley.. This is the newest book available, on Arthur, with all the latest research included...The Bards wandered from Wales to Scotland, singing their songs and telling their poems for centuries and the legend of Arthur became distorted... BB.. )O(
2007-04-24 17:20:58
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answered by Bunge 7
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Remember, King Arthur is a legend- no recorded actual history of his existence. He was glorified for unifying England's feudal system and creating a virtuous Christian kingdom in a period of major turmoil among the tribal wars of Britany (now England)
The Arthurian legend comes from folktales in and around the period of Saxon expulsion from their homeland in Britany to Wales and France by the Angles (another Northern European tribe) around 650 AD. The Saxons desperately needed a tribal hero, so the story of Arthur was born.
2007-04-24 10:20:47
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answered by Anonymous
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Arthur. he's have been given greater helpful armor (rather in case you seem at how little Leonidas wore interior the action picture!) additionally, Arthur grew to become into reputed to be an magnificent grappler and hurley participant mutually as the Leonidas of the action picture grew to become into ignored interior the chilly at an early age to be bothered by malnutrition. particular, he fought a huge wolf, yet that's incredibly not something to the boars of Arthur's age (now extinct, i might upload.) 3 hundred grew to become right into a effective action picture, yet Arthur's guaranteed to have yet another good action picture approximately him pop out sometime quickly. you won't have the ability to easily bypass via the musical Camelot and contact Arthur a pansy because of fact of that. Sheesh human beings.
2016-10-30 05:06:30
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answered by cabaniss 4
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Well mythologically speaking a famous thing he did was pull the sword out the rock -- there are so many variations of his story that date back between I think the 5th and 9th century he was most notably the warrior king in my beliefs his fame for fighting for the britains.
2007-04-24 10:13:35
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answered by Okaydokay21 4
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Check out Arthurian stories in:
1. The Mabinogian
2. History of Kings of Britain (by Geoffrey of Monmouth)
3. Chretien de Troyes's romances
4. Wolfram von Eschenbach
5. Sir Thomas Malory
That will get you started. Then, read some Tennyson and T.H. White.
You did say that you wanted to learn where to go yourself, didn't you? You didn't just want someone else to do your homework?
2007-04-24 11:59:54
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answered by Anonymous
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Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.
Well, but you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!
I mean, if I went 'round saying I was an emperor just because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away!
2007-04-24 10:13:47
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answered by Anonymous
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he brought england together under on rule and if history is right this happend after the fall of rome becuse with out rome england was nothing more then waring tribe,s personaly i think thire was such a man a war lord who brought such people together as for the rest if excalber is true or merlin then perhap,s thire is magic in this world just as strong as the human heart that can love and belive in a time past when alll thing under heaven and earth are possable
2007-04-24 16:31:27
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answered by Anonymous
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Okay I love the whole midevil stuff, a huge Lord of the rings Fan, and I love history. King Arthur was the leader of the most baddest and toughest knights in Rome and Britain. He was a leader, always worked for peace, and was sucessful for a little bit. If you want to know more conact me.
2007-04-24 10:08:26
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answered by Arkansas 2
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He drove the Saxon from Britain. Isn't that the point?
2014-08-10 16:57:34
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answered by Anonymous
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Funny u ask this question. I am currently doing a paper on this very topic. besides the sword and the stone, holy grail quest, his battle against the saxsons, battle of camlan, the rise and fall of camelot.
hope this helps. that all i can think of for now. to learn more try here
http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/mart/index.htm
http://www.britannia.com/history/h12.html
http://www.uidaho.edu/student_orgs/arthurian_legend/england/arch/
2007-04-24 17:08:35
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answered by ? 6
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