King Arthur's Death

Who was King Arthur? Most people would tell of a great King; a devoted circle of heroic knights; mighty castles and mightier deeds; a time of chivalry and courtly love; of Lancelot and Guinevere; of triumph and death. Historians and archaeologists, especially Leslie Alcock, point to shadowy evidence of a man who is not a king, but a commander of an army, who lived during the late fifth to early sixth century who may perhaps be the basis for Arthur. By looking at the context in which the stories of King Arthur survived, and the evidence pertaining to his castle Camelot and the Battle of Badon Hill, we can begin to see that Arthur is probably not a king as the legend holds.

The character of King Arthur is unique in literature. Most characters are known through their actions and words as described by the author of a story. Arthur, however, is a conglomerate of characters described by many different authors over a fifteen hundred year span. There is no single depiction of him, and one cannot trace his origin to a single author for the "definitive" description. As such, the character of Arthur is different depending on the era, culture, and the particular writer who is relating his version of the Arthurian legend.

The events that have been described in the tale of King Arthur are not linked to any authentic historical events. For example, in the myth of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, when they were searching for the Holy Grail, it was described that they found the Grail but, in reality, the Grail was nowhere to be found. It is quite extreme to believe that the King himself and his

Arthur was fortunate to have been granted with a strange dream, and in that dream he saw a vision, a warning, of his foretold future. If he were to fight Sir Modred the upcoming day, not only him,

Ideally, a king has an old look, a great amount of power, and naturally rules his domain with an iron fist in literature. In the two works, Le Morte d'Arthur and First Knight see two different versions of how king Arthur is portrayed. Yet the honor and respect that a king should have remains undisturbed, much like how both are products of their time. First Knight is told as a modern retelling of the legend and Le Morte d'Arthur is a minorly altered, much older work. While the depictions of king Arthur are seen as the paramount backbone for arthurian times, these two works have also proven to exhibit differences and similarities, illustrate Arthur’s figure in character, and serve as preservation of the time period.

One night after a bitter battle his sword was broken, so he decided to go against Merlin's advice and stay back and rest at one of the local castles. He heard music in the middle of the night that awoke him, when he followed the sound he laid eyes on Guinevere and fell in love instantly. Merlin warned him that Guinevere would bring him nothing but misery and that he should stay far away from her, Arthur ignored him and asked for her hand in marriage the next day. Her and her father brought Arthur the round table as a gift, to seat all of his knights so that they could all sit together and discuss matters equally. There was one seat engraved that remained empty, that is where Arthurs bravest, loyalist knight would be seated. The last thing she wanted to

For years there has been a debate over the fact if King Arthur was either a real person or if he was a legendary myth. Many articles, books, and papers have been written about King Arthur. For centuries, no hard evidence has been found to prove the existence of Arthur and the Knights at the Round Table. His existence can not be proven, because back then they did not keep records of who was born and when they died. They did not have the technology that we have today. “No one is certain that King Arthur is dead.”(Malory). Even if King Arthur existed he would not be alive in 2017. If he existed in the late 5th century, and early 6th century there is no possible way he would still be alive. The average human lifespan is only 79 years of age. Then again, back in that time they did not have the medicine that we have today. Most of the citizens were dying from diseases. The point here is that there is no way that King Arthur would be alive, he would be thousands years old.

This must be true, they reported, for beneath the coffin was a stone with a leaden cross sunk into it and a Latin inscription saying: ‘Here lies King Arthur in this tomb with Guinevere his wife, in the Isle of Avalon.’ The bones, they said, were of more than mortal size, and there were many more signs and wonders proving that here indeed lay King Arthur. The story, it seems, was invented by the monks to bring fresh glory to their Abbey – and also to please the Norman kings of England, who did not like their conquered subjects to believe that King Arthur might return any day and release them from their new overlords. And we may think, if we like, that it was Launcelot and not Arthur whom the monks dug up in the reign of Richard Coeur de Lion and reburied with all honour in a marble tomb”(p.328).

This showed how the death of prince Arthur led to the

The story of King Arthur has transformed over the years for numerous varying reasons. The legend of King Arthur has evolved from a realistic, noble strong King Arthur to a mystical, unrealistic drama that portrayed King Arthur as childish through the variations in the mise en scene in both descriptions, Le Morte D’Arthur (1485) and King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table (1953). The changes in the versions occurred because during the first tale people we not looking for an escape from reality, and only nobles could read. Consequently they wanted a noble Romantic King Arthur. However, in the newer version of the Arthurian Legend the author focuses on a younger audience. It also was written during the Korean War, and the readers wanted

Avoiding the truth is a very common thing among us humans due to the judgment we make to determine if the knowledge is better kept to ourselves or shared among others. In The Death of King Arthur, we see how most characters struggle with this same judgment. These characters tend to either lie assuming that the truth is better kept untold or lie for their personal comfort or gain. These reasons do not necessarily mean that the characters have evil intentions, nor do they mean they have good ones.

However, as quickly as the tide of the battle changed against King Arthur's army, it suddenly switched. Arthur’s men advanced once again, strengthened by Sir Lionel’s rousing cry of: “For king and Camelot!” and Morgane’s men fell swiftly and in great numbers. The battle raged on, and King Arthur and his soldiers fought like warrior poets, cutting down their enemies with force and fury rarely seen.

King Arthur decided to go back in England with his men and Sir Gawain and when into battle with Mordred and his men causing Sir Gawain’s live. Before Sir Gawain’s death, he was able to write a letter for Sir Launcelot, as he knew this one will come, to explore him to go back in England and help King Arthur. Sir Gawain showed true honor and loyalty to his king and stand what he believed in. During the battle, King Arthur also manifest how he believe and not giving up on his

Everyone has heard of the legendary King Arthur from kids’ movies to folklore. Everyone has heard something about him. King Arthur was the first born of Uther Pendragon and was able to claim his rightful place on the throne by lifting the sword from the stone and with help of his Magician merlin, he was able to lead Britain in war King Arthur, being a good leader, decided he wanted his most loyal knights with him at meetings and he made the round table so that everyone was equal.

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is an exhilarating movie which always has you sat on the edge of your seat as the movie is so intense and action packed as it always has something going on whether it be a fight scene or Arthur being told something about his father and his family. King Arthur was a child who was too young to know what happened to his parents as at a young age his parent (Uther Pendragon) the king at the time was killed by Vortigern (Arthur’s uncle) due to want of power as he wanted to