![]() ![]() Stories about Arthur, Camelot and the Knights of the Round Table appear all over Europe. ![]() In the 12 thĬentury Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote The History of the Kings of Britain bringing the stories of Merlin and Arthur together and introducing the sword. The Arthur of the legends is mentioned in the Mabinogi, a collection of Welsh stories. In the 9 th century Nennius of Wales wrote a History of the Britons which lists a number of battles which at which Arthur fought and which records his death in 537AD. He may have been based on a historical figure, a military leader in Roman Britain, who fought against the Saxons in the 5 th and 6 th century and who appears in Welsh stories. King Arthur appears in myths and legends from the medieval period. The legends of Arthur and Merlin contain ideas of destiny and chivalry, wise wizards and magical objects that still run through stories today like Lord of the Rings, The Dark is Rising and Harry Potter. Whoever pulls the sword from the stone will be the next king. As his most powerful knights fight to decide who will succeed, a mysterious sword appears in a stone. The King of Britain, Uther Pendragon, dies, leaving no heir to the throne. ![]()
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