Legends of King Arthur
Who is King Arthur?
King Arthur is a famous king in the Middle Ages. He was very powerful. People were jealous of him because he was so powerful.
Many legends were made about King Arthur. Many of these legends were told to people just to get through the day, since living in the Middle ages was so harsh for the peasants. Here is a legend about King Arthur that we talked about in class.
His Birth and Rise to Kingship
Uther, an important noble, was at an important gathering of nobles. He saw a beautiful woman. He falls in love with her. Her name was Ygerne. She turns out to be Gorlois’s wife. Gorlois is an important noble who owned the castle. Ygerne saw Uther staring at her, so she tells her husband. He finds Uther and tells him to leave. Since he did this in an unproper manner, Uther had the right to declare war. Uther asks Merlin, a powerful wizard, to help him get Ygerne, knowing that winning the war wouldn’t help. Merlin says he’ll help, but only if he gets his first born child. Merlin makes Uther look like Gorlois. He finds Ygerne, and makes a baby. Uther gives his baby to Merlin.
At fifteen, Arhur’s dad dies. A big war starts about who will be the next king. Meanwhile, Arthur is in the care of Sir Ector while the Arch Pope prays that god will find a way to find the true king. Then, at Christmas time, a sword in the stone appears in the courtyard. The Pope said that whoever pulled the sword from the stone, he would become king. One day, Sir Kay, Arthur’s stepbrother, was getting ready for a tournament. He tells Arthur to find a sword. Arthur goes in the courtyard and pulls the sword from the stone. He brings the sword to Sir Kay. Sir Kay recognizes the sword and claims that he pulled it out. Since nobody believed him, he had to insert it and pull it out. He couldn’t pull it out. He tells them that Arthur did it. Then, Arthur pulls the sword out. Now he is king.
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