The King Arthur or also known as Arthur of Brittany, was a very important character of the literature Europen, especially English and French. According to some medievals texts, Arthur led the the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the late 5th and early 6th centuries. The first account of the character's life is found in the History Regum Britanniae (Hirtory of the kings of Britannia) by Geoffry de Monmouth, who Configured the main features of his legend. In his story appear characters like the father of Arthur, Uther Pendragon, and his adviser, the magician Merlin, also elements like the sword Excalibur. Also mentions the birth of Arthurin Tintagel, the legend mentions too the final battle with Mordre in Camlan and his posterior retirement to the island of Avalon with the fairy Morgana, student fo Merlin. Chrétien de Troyes added other elements to the story, like the character of Lanzarote del Lago and The Holy Grail. The most read version of the story is The Dead Of Arthur, by Thomas Malory. The history oh Arthur is bassed in the search of The Holy Grial, that cup that supposedly Jesus drank in The Last Dinner. This cup it was delivered to Jose from Arimatea. Merlin requested Arthur that he have to search The Holy Grial, so Arthur sent his gentlemen to found it.
The monarch is the son of the King Uther Pendragon. When Arthur was born, Merlin take him and the magician give him to sir Hector To raise him as his own son, Kay. When Arthur was 16 years old, he went with sir Hcetor and Kay to London, where knights of all England were trying to take a a sword from a pieze of mármol. The man who takes of the sword whould be the new king of England. All the knights tried to take of the sword, but just Arthur got it. Finally he was proclaimed king and bit by bit everybody accepte him.
During one battle, Arthur lost his sword. Merlin the
wizard went with Arthur to search another sword. One witch gave him one magic
sword called Excalibur.
In his castle of Camelot, Arthur form the famous
Round Table (mesa redonda) with the most brave and honest knights like
Lanzarote, Perceval, Gawain and others. Then, Britain had twelve years of
peace. He get married with Ginebra, the daughter of the king Cameliard. The
Arthur’s knights were looking for the Holy Grail, so they went to fight in
forest, castles, against goblins, dragons and anothers beasts and they return
to tell they adventures in the Round Table where they met.
King Arthur had many many problems with his wife
because the wife had a lover. Arthur sentenced his wife and Lanzarote (the
lover of Ginebra) saved Ginebra and they went to France. King Arthur went in
pursuit of Lanzarote and let the Kingdom in charge of his son, who seizes the
throne. When Arthur returns, he confronts his son and finally both of them died
at the Battle of Camlann.
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