King Arthur 2
Date Submitted: 12/18/2003 09:14:48
Category: / Society & Culture / People
Length: 6 pages (1629 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / People
Length: 6 pages (1629 words)
Tales Of King Arthur
Since the romanticizing of the Arthurian legends by Geoffery of
Monmouth, the historian, during the twelfth century, the legendary 'king
of England' has been the source of inspiration for kings, poets, artists
and dreamers alike. The most famous work is probably Sir Thomas Malory's
Le Morte d'Arthur, completed around 1470, and published in many abridged
and complete versions. Malory's work contains in one the legend that had
been continually added to over …
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…There are stories of this ilk that
explicitly name Arthur, such as the Wizard of Alderley edge, in which
Merlin the magician guards Arthur and his knights, who lay sleeping in a
cavern there until England once again needs them. Malory writes that
after Arthur sailed for Avalon, he died, and was buried in some other
place - but that over his grave is written the words, Here lays Arthur:
the once and future king.
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