King Auther

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King Arthur is mostly known for his Kingly leadership, his loving rule, and even his ruthless judgment of Lancelot and Guinevere. The name Arthur came from Artorius, which is a Roman gen. King Arthur was the son of Uther Pendragon who defeated the barbarians in a dozen battles. Tradition has it that after King Uther’s death there was no king ruling all of England. Therefore, Merlin had placed a sword in a stone, saying that whoever drew it out would be king. Arthur did not know his true status but had grown up living with Sir Ector and Sir Kay. The young Arthur pulled the sword form the stone, and Merlin had him crowned the King of Britain. This lead to the rebellion by eleven rulers, which Arthur put down. In doing so, he conquered a wide empire and eventually went to war with the Romans. In the war against the Romans, Arthur defeated Emperor Lucius and became emperor himself. He returned home on learning that his nephew, Mordred, had raised the standard of rebellion and took Guinevere, the Queen. After finding the Queen Arthur married her. Guinevere’s father gave Arthur the round table as a gift. Also after landing at home, his final battle took place. The last battle of Arthur took place between him and the forces of his evil nephew, Mordred. Arthur delivered the fatal blow to Mordred in the battle, but in the battle Arthur was struck by an earthly blow, himself. It was then he commanded Sir Bedivere to throw Excalibur back into the lake. The death of Arthur dates back to AD 542 during the fifth century....