亚瑟王英文电子版

The great days of the Round Table were over when 150 knights left to search throughout Britain for the Grail. But it was Sir Modred, a knight who was either Arthur’s nephew or his illegitimate son, finally destroyed the fellowship of the Round Table. While Arthur was fighting Lancelot in France, Modred seized his kingdom and attempted to marry Guinevere. Arthur quickly returned to Britain and a war broke out between the forces of the two men. Arthur killed Modred in battle but he himself was badly wounded.Facing death, Arthur ordered one of his knights Bedivere to throw Excalibur into a lake, so that the sword could not fall into the wrong hands. Then Bedivere carried Arthur on his shoulders and brought him to the edge of the lake. There they saw a boat with a number of fairies in it. The boat took him away to the island of Avalon, the land of heroes. People believe that Arthur will return when Britain again needs him to defeat the nation’s enemies and to bring peace and security to the land

《亚瑟王之死》托马斯.马洛礼， 英文原版（非改编版）

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Short Bio of King Arthur - King of the Britons King Arthur is a semi mythical figure, who is believed to have been a model King in the early history of Britain. Much of his early legend comes from the writings of Geoffrey of Monmouth (in the twelth century). His works became popular, cementing the legend of Arthur in popular folklore. Throughout the ages, the legend of Arthur, has captivated the interest of writers and poets. In the nineteenth centure, Tennyson, was instrumental in reviving interest in King Arthur through his poem, “Idylls of the King”Because of the lack of authentic and first hand historical evidence, the life of King Arthur is open to many different interpretations. Some historians, even doubt whether he actually exisited in persons. However, the most popular legends include the following sotries. Firstly, Arthur was able to claim his rightful place as King of Britain because he was the only one able to withdraw, Excaliber, from the stone. Thus, unexpectedly, but as had been foretolled, Arthur found himself King. Throughout his reign, Arthur received advice and counsel from the elusive and mystical figure of Merlin. At the time of 6th century Wales, it was quite common for Welsh Kings to have a counsellor, often called “Murthur”. These counsellors, often had specialised information and were well versed in the arts of divination. The legend of Merlin, is probably based on these elusive court counsellors.

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