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Arthur Pendragon

Arthur was the son of King Uther Pendragon and was given to the magician Merlin after birth. Arthur proved his right to the throne by pulling the magical sword Excalibur from a stone. Arthur became king and formed the Knights of the Round Table, including the most noble Sir Lancelot and Sir Galahad. King Arthur was badly wounded in a battle against the traitorous knight Mordred and was taken to the island of Avalon to heal, with the legend saying he would one day return.

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Arthur Pendragon

Arthur was the son of King Uther Pendragon and was given to the magician Merlin after birth. Arthur proved his right to the throne by pulling the magical sword Excalibur from a stone. Arthur became king and formed the Knights of the Round Table, including the most noble Sir Lancelot and Sir Galahad. King Arthur was badly wounded in a battle against the traitorous knight Mordred and was taken to the island of Avalon to heal, with the legend saying he would one day return.

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ARTHUR PENDRAGON

According to the legend, Arthur was the son of King Uther Pendragon. After Arthur was born, he was
given to Merlin. Merlin was a magician and wise man who advised the kings of Britain. Once Uther died,
it was said that the next king would be able to pull the sword Excalibur out of a stone. Many knights
failed to remove the sword, which was magically stuck in the stone. Arthur was only a boy, but he easily
drew out the sword. He therefore proved his right to the throne.

In another version of the story, a mysterious fairy called the Lady of the Lake gave Arthur the sword. Her
arm appeared above the surface of a lake with the sword in hand. When Arthur took it, her arm
disappeared. After Arthur was wounded in battle, he ordered one of his knights to throw Excalibur back
into the lake. As the sword fell toward the water, a hand reached out of the lake and caught it. The hand
waved the sword three times and then sank back into the lake.

King Arthur married Guinevere and held court at a place called Camelot. Many knights swore loyalty to
him. Arthur’s knights were known as the Order of the Round Table because they sat around a large round
table. No knight could claim to have a better seat than the others, so the knights were seen as equals. The
knights went on many adventures. Their adventures often involved heroic battles, tests of chivalry,
beautiful ladies, and magical figures.

The stories of the Arthurian legend name many different knights of the Round Table. Sir Lancelot was
considered the most chivalrous of the knights. His son, Sir Galahad, was the most noble. Perceval was the
most innocent. Mordred was the traitor. (In some stories Mordred was Arthur’s nephew, and in others he
was Arthur’s son.) Among the other knights were Bedivere, Bors, Gaheris, Gareth, Gawain, Geraint, Kay,
Lamorat, Tristan, and Yvain.

King Arthur extended his conquests far and wide. However, the traitorous knight Mordred rebelled
against Arthur. In a great battle Mordred was defeated and killed, and Arthur was badly wounded. The
enchantress Morgan le Fay then carried Arthur’s body to the island of Avalon to be healed. At some
future time, the stories said, he would return to rule again.

In a number of stories, Arthur’s knights searched for the Holy Grail. In Christian legend, the Grail was the
cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper. Only those who were pure in heart and deed could see the Grail. In
different stories, either Perceval or Galahad was the knight who found the Grail.

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