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Tales about King Arthur
and His Noble Knights
Was Morgause to blame for all of Arthurs troubles? ... Although no one had a clue about it, Mordred was the son of Arthur and Morgause. ... Chretien characterizes Lancelot as the best of all knights in his four romances: skilled in arms, chivalry, courtly love, and all the various qualities that can make a knight successful. Lancelot was King Arthur’s champion. Lancelot would battle challenges and go on quests in the king’s name. ... He is the most famous of the knights and the most accomplished. ...
There are many legends told about the Lady of the Lake. ... She is also thought to have intervened when Morgan Le Fay gave Excalibur to Accolon, who later tried to assassinate the king with it. ...
Was Arthur a king or just a battle commander?
The legends tell us that Arthur was a wise and powerful king, who ruled from a giant and glorious castle and who commanded the loyalty of hundreds of men.
First and foremost of these followers were the Knights of the Round Table. That the greatest knight in skill of arms, Lancelot, pledged his loyalty to Arthur is testament to the fact that the king was worthy of such admiration, both as a king and as a warrior. ... Beginning with Chretien de Troyes, writers wrote adventures of Arthurs knights, telling us of their wonderful adventures and of courtly love. ... In a sense, Arthur was moved above the day-to-day adventures his knights was having and put on a pedestal as the symbol of what a knight could hope to achieve. ... He fought in battles and sent his knights out to do battle. As such, he was both king and battle commander. ... As the legend writers tied a knights goodness to piety, they tied Arthurs fate inextricably to a bad end. The king who was the symbol of the prosperity of the nation and the land was sick in his heart and his soul and had sinned against his God; the nation and the land would surely suffer as well.
And so Arthur died or was mortally wounded in a battle as a battle commander who was king of all the land.
Approximate Word count = 1796
Approximate Pages = 7.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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