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The idea of a farm boy becoming the true king was so repulsive to some nobles that they refused to acknowledge that Arthur was successful in pulling out a sword, forcing him remove the sword multiple times, until the common people demanded that Arthur has proven his worth and that he should be crowned king. Even after being crowned king, he was engaged in the Eleven Kings War, where eleven nobles claiming to be the true kings challenged Arthur to the throne. Arthur successfully, put down each rebellion and stood tall as the people’s new king (Source B3). Through time King Arthur became an astounding, relished leader with a true mind for the people. During his time as king, he inspired the idea of the Round Table, debatably King Arthur’s most …show more content…

Sir Kay was actually King Arthur’s foster brother and one of the first knights to join the Round Table. Though he loyal to King Arthur he was most known for his vile behavior, rude attitude to all the other knights in the court, and just overall distasteful comments. Sir Gaheris is yet another nephew of Arthur and is characterized as a handsome, agile, ladies man. It is also mentioned that he actually has one arm, his left arm, shorter than his right arm. He is at some point in the stories killed by Lancelot, another knight of the Round Table, by accident. Sir Lamorak was the brother of Percival, another member of the Round Table and was well known for having a blazing temper. It is also said that one multiple occasions he had fought off thirty knights at the same time. Surprisingly, though he was only the third best knight, right behind Lancelot and Tristan. Sir Galahad was the son of Lancelot, young and cocky and proclaimed to be the greatest knight to ever live. He was also another one of the three knights who went on the quest for the Holy Grail. Last on the list is Sir Tristan which is actually the same Tristan from the Chevrefoil story. The story where he loved the Queen, but because she was the king their love was forbidden. Really though I’m not sure how this would play in with King Arthur and the Round table or even how he was able to do both of …show more content…

Looking directly at her name it says her name could be a reference to the Irish name Findabair, which translates to “The White Enchantress.” (Source 1C) It even went as far to say it straight, that she was sorceress that had the ability to see the future (Source 4C) This is further supported, seeing how her origins are still a wide mystery. Different stories will vary her father, according to the work of literature so her home life, childhood, and the world around her is almost never consistent, but it is almost always consistent that she becomes King Arthur’s wife. It doesn’t help that there is a possibility that there was more than one Guinevere, that there could even be three and had a more Triple-Goddess motif and sometimes were used in a ploy to deceive King Arthur (Source

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