Endless Journey Through Dimension

In the Battle of Kamran, the armies of both sides were bloodied and wounded.King Arthur finally killed Mordred with the spear, and was fatally shot by Mordred himself.Most of the Knights of the Round Table died, leaving only one Knight, Bedivere.

King Arthur asked Bedivere to throw the holy sword Excalibur into the lake. Bedivere knew that abandoning the king's sword meant that the king would die; he went to the lake twice but failed to make up his mind, and went back to lie to King Arthur that the sword had been thrown into the lake .But they were all seen through by Arthur because they failed to correctly describe the scene where the sword was taken back by the witch in the lake.For the third time, Bedivere finally made up his mind and threw the sword of the king towards the center of the lake. At this time, a woman's hand stretched out from the lake to catch the hilt of the sword, and then sank into the lake.After listening to Bedivere report what he saw, Arthur passed away.His epitaph reads: "hic jacet arthurusrex quondam rexque futurus (where Arthur, the eternal king, rests)."

More literature about the legend of King Arthur tells that the dying King Arthur is said to be carried by several mysterious fairies to Avalon. It is said that he was finally buried there, and the people believe that King Arthur is not dead, and he will come back again to save the world.Later, the knight Bedivere also left the battlefield and lived in seclusion to a very remote monastery, where he spent the rest of his life.

After Guinevia learned the news of King Arthur's departure, she decided to spend her whole life in the monastery to repent, pray and help the poor.Later, the infatuated Lancelot returned to England to pursue Guinevia, but the queen had already become a nun, and no matter how much Lancelot pleaded, she refused to see him. The desperate Lancelot finally became a monk Sergeant, the two never met again until their death.In this battle, everyone is a loser.After this battle, the legend of King Arthur came to an end.

character research

How the legendary story of King Arthur was originally born and where it originated from has no way of investigation.It is also unknown whether King Arthur is a fictional character based on a certain historical figure.If the figure of King Arthur did exist, historians speculate that he lived around AD 500, with a period of about 50 years (consistent with known versions of King Arthur) in between.

The name "Arthur" first appears in a poem called "Gododin" around AD 600.This poem, written by a Welsh bard, is the earliest written mention of "Arthur".

A collection of Welsh stories, Mabinogion, contains several ancient stories about Arthurian legends, among which "Coolwich and Alwyn" dating back to the mid-11th century is the earliest Welsh story about King Arthur.The story is made up of several traditional folk tales and tells of the love between Coulwich and Alwyn, the giant girl.In this story, Arthur is not the central character in the story, but several important characters in the "Legend of Arthur" make their first appearance.

The "Legend of Arthur" has always made the British proud, making them remember the glory of the past.The story of King Arthur and his followers, the Knights of the Round Table, is widely circulated in Western Europe.In some Irish legends, there are many stories about him, such as King Arthur once outwitted Fiona Knights, that is, "Finlia Warriors", the legendary leader of a group of outstanding Irish warriors, Finn McCool Hounds, hunt ferocious beasts and lions, kill giants, wizards and more.As the leader of the pack, he led the knights to risk their lives and fight across the world. In this regard, he has many similarities with Finn McCool.

Around 800 AD, Welsh monks wrote a "History of the Burlingtons", in which the name "Arthur" was recorded for the first time, describing that he led the Welsh people to resist the Saxons who invaded from the middle of the Thames."Arthur" is mentioned twice in the Welsh Annals, written by Welsh monks around AD 950.

In the 12th century, the "Legend of Arthur" became popular in Europe through the writings of Geoffrey of Monmouth.He collected the stories about "Arthur" from all over the world, and compiled "History of British Kings".The content of this book includes Arthur's life experience, the rebellion of his illegitimate son Mordred, the derailment of Queen Guinevia, and the details of Arthur's recuperation in the fairyland Avalon after his death.In his writing, the magician Merlin has become a new character in "Legend of Arthur", but the Knights of the Round Table and Lancelot have not yet appeared.

French poet Chrétien de Troya took fantasy elements from Celtic legends and added the theme of the Holy Grail to create five Arthurian legends.The deeds of the Knights of the Round Table such as Lancelot and Pacifer became the focus, while King Arthur became a supporting role instead.Gas, Raymond and others have all written stories about the grail.

Among the books and stories about Arthur, perhaps the most admirable is "The Death of King Arthur" written by the British writer Malory.Written around 1470 and printed in 1485 by the English printer William Caxton, he hopes readers will learn valuable lessons from Arthurian honor and style.The mass printing of this book had an inconvenient influence on the legend of King Arthur.Malory once claimed to have translated it from a French work, but the exact bibliography is still unknown.

cause of death

According to Malory's "The Death of King Arthur" at the end of the Middle Ages, Lancelot betrayed King Arthur and Queen Guinevia's affair. During the search for the Holy Grail, he stopped his love, but returned to the court and Guinevia. After the reunion, this love turned into a raging fire. Although Guinevia and Lancelot had deliberately kept a distance, due to various reasons, they finally had an affair.Everyone noticed, but according to Christian moral standards at the time, men were not allowed to be jealous of their lover's "spiritual affair", so King Arthur had no way to execute Lancelot publicly.

However, Lancelot's behavior has caused dissatisfaction among many knights, so Gawain and Mordred secretly led 13 knights to sneak into the Queen's palace and caught the two who were having a tryst.Lancelot struggled to break out of the siege and escaped, and the queen was brought before King Arthur. Although King Arthur wanted to forgive Guinevia, under the condemnation of the knights, King Arthur ordered Guinevia to be taken away by the majesty of the king. Sentenced to the stake, the infatuated Lancelot and his comrades stormed the execution ground and robbed Guinevia abruptly.However, Arthur's most loyal knight, Gawain, was killed by Lancelot when he prevented Lancelot from robbing Guinevia.

Mordred took advantage of Arthur's expedition to usurp the throne and threatened to marry Guinevia as his wife.Arthur rushed back to the country and started a fierce father-son battle.

King Arthur's spear stabbed Mordred hard behind the shield, penetrating the latter's body. Mordred felt that he had received a fatal blow, and with all his strength, he resisted Arthur's spear handle with his body. Holding the sword, he stabbed at the side of father King Arthur's head, and a piece of the helmet and the head cover were cut off by the sword.Mordred fell to the ground and died, and Arthur fainted, sometimes conscious, sometimes unconscious.

Under King Arthur's order, Excalibur was thrown back into the lake, and King Arthur took a boat to Avalon to heal his wounds.Legend has it that he will return one day to save his people.After Guinevia learned the news of King Arthur's departure, she decided to spend her whole life in the monastery to repent, pray and help the poor.

Historic

The legend of King Arthur began to be sung by bards who traveled across Europe in the twelfth century AD, but first we need to study from Wales in the west of Britain.The Norman conquest of England in 1066 was one of the most important changes in England's history. The story of King Arthur began to spread in this changing land. In Jeffrey's records, King Arthur was the No.90 British king in England, And Jeffrey wrote the new character Merlin into the story of King Arthur in the record. As for the origin of Merlin, it can be traced back to the famous Welsh bard Mildin.

However, Arthur's image changed constantly with the evolution of legends, and finally he became the king who ruled Britain, and became the leader of the "Knights of the Round Table" who took Lancelot, Tristan and other legendary knights under his command. A hero with the highest honor.

The King's Sword and the Sword in the Stone are the symbols of King Arthur's supremacy. Wearing this king's sword with elf magic power makes all the knights bow their heads and bow their heads. It not only establishes his own throne, but also triumphs in many battles.

The historicity of the Arthurian legend has long been debated by scholars.There are schools of thought that believe that King Arthur did not exist in history, and some of them believe that King Arthur is the personification of an almost forgotten, Celtic mythological deity.Scholars who support this theory, often linking it to Welsh etymology, propose that the bear god is traditionally called "artos" or "artio" in legend.But, as far as we know, these gods were worshiped by the Celts on the Continent, not by the Britons.

Another view is that Arthur is a real person.Although some theories propose that he was a Roman, or pre-Roman, figure, according to most theories, and consistent with traditional mythological collections, he was a Roman-British man who lived in the late 5th and early [-]th centuries AD and resisted the Anglo-Saxon invaders. leader.Recent archaeological research points to a chronology of the Saxons at the time of his assumed life.His power was likely rooted in Wales, Cornwall, or the Celtic regions of the west of England.

However, debate over the center and extent of his powers, and which powers he wielded, persists to this day.Geoffrey Ash and Leon Fleurion, the most prominent figures in this view, argued for the identification of Arthur as riothamus, "king of the brettones", a brettone active during the reign of the Roman emperor Anthemius. figure.Unfortunately, riothamus is a shadowy figure of whom we know so little.Others of them argued for the identification of Arthur with Ambrosius Aurelius, a Roman-British war leader who won an important battle against the Saxons, but is said to have been active for much longer Somewhat earlier than Arthur.From this, some have argued that Arthur was ambrosius thus's aide-de-camp, possibly succeeding him as leader.According to medieval legends, he was a warrior in the 6th century who supported Christianity and led the British tribes to defeat the Saxon invaders. He died in the Battle of Camlan around 539 and was buried in Glastonbury.There is a saying that King Arthur was betrayed by his subordinates, usurped the throne, and finally died in depression.

holy land

Avalon

Avalon is an important island in the legend of King Arthur. It is generally believed that it should be Glaston Castle in southwest England today.

Another theory is: Avalon is the original home of the Lady of the Lake.

According to legend, Avalon is surrounded by swamps and mist and can only be reached by boat.In Arthurian legend, Avalon symbolizes the afterlife and the land after death.After King Arthur died, his half-sister Morgan brought his body by boat and buried it here.

Regarding the etymology of avalon, one theory is that it is an Anglicization of the Celtic word "annwyn", which means the land of fairies or the underworld.The British chronicler, Geoffrey of Monmouth, believes that Avalon means Apple Island.Considering that to this day, the word apple is spelled afal in Breton and Cornish, and aval in Welsh, Geoffrey's claim seems plausible.

Glastonbury is also known as "ynis witrin" in Celtic, which means glass island.In 2003, Mr. Feng Xiang published a new book with the theme of the legend of King Arthur, which was titled "Glass Island".Maybe you're still wondering why an island is named after glass.An interesting explanation is that the ancient glass mirror was made of polished bronze, and Glastonbury is green and vivid, so it has this name.

Sabre

King Arthur's sword - the king's sword (excalibur), it is worth noting that there are many less professional translations that translate this sword into the sword in the stone, which is incorrect.

The Sword in the Stone, the Kingsword drawn by Arthur.It is said that it is the prototype caliburn of excalibur. The "History of the British Kings" about caliburn records that King Arthur used this sword to kill 470 Saxon soldiers who attacked him in a battle.

The King's Sword is a magical holy sword that appeared in the legend of King Arthur. It can be regarded as the origin of the tradition of most heroes wielding famous swords among knights of later generations.

In the legend of King Arthur, Arthur, who pulled out the sword in the stone and became king, broke the sword in the stone when he confronted king pellinore. The cause of this battle was that when Arthur visited a castle, the castle owner annoure saw walking towards the castle. Sir Pellinore, asked King Arthur for protection.In fact, sir pellinore was teased by annoure and came to confront King Arthur.This battle was considered a violation of chivalry, and it became the reason why the sword in the stone was broken.Later, under the guidance of Merlin, he got the sword of the king from the lady of the lake.The sword of the king was forged in Avalon, the kingdom of elves. The tsuba is made of gold, and the hilt is inlaid with gems. Because of its sharp edge, it cuts iron like mud. Therefore, the lady of the lake named it excalibur (that is, in ancient Celtic language). "Broken steel" meaning) named it.Merlin warned Arthur at this time: "Although the sword of the king is powerful, its scabbard is more precious than the sword. Those who wear the scabbard of the sword of the king will never bleed, and you must not lose it."

But then King Arthur still lost the scabbard, so although he had a sword that cut iron like mud, he was finally killed by the traitor knight Mordred.The sword of the king was finally thrown back into the lake by Sir Bedivere under the command of King Arthur, and returned to Avalon, the kingdom of elves, together with King Arthur.

Holy Grail

After King Arthur defeated the Roman Empire and became king, his interest shifted to finding holy objects.What aroused his interest were various anecdotes encountered during his expedition to the European continent.

According to legend, the Holy Grail is a cup carved from jade that Jesus Christ used in the Last Supper.When Jesus was crucified, his disciple Joseph used this cup to catch the blood that Jesus shed.But in the legend of King Arthur, the holy grail is all gold.

The Holy Grail first appeared when Lancelot traveled to the territory of King Burles for dinner. A beautiful girl came to King Burles with a golden cup in her hand, and everyone immediately knelt down and prayed.Queen Burles said that if the Holy Grail appeared one day, the Round Table would be doomed to be destroyed.

The idea of ​​looking for the Holy Grail came about at a round table party. After a burst of lightning and thunder, a ray of sunlight suddenly appeared. The Holy Grail appeared and disappeared after a circle, giving all the knights an unprecedented joyful experience.So all the knights swore to go on a journey to find the Holy Grail.The knights set out on a journey to find the Holy Grail either voluntarily or by accepting the king's order. More than half of the 150 knights of the round table left in this way.This is probably what the destruction of the round table mentioned in the prophecy meant.

Among the knights, the last ones to find the Holy Grail were the three knights: Boss, the most worldly, Parsifal, the purest, and Galahad, the purest, but only Galahad was able to hold it in his hands—"The hands are like Holding the Holy Body of Christ", at the moment he held the Holy Grail, countless glorious angels descended and welcomed his soul into heaven.This Galahad is the son of the knight Lancelot.

Knights

meaning

The round table means equality and the world.All Knights of the Round Table are equals and companions.However, in disputes, they will support the knights they admire to form factions and attack each other.The round table can seat 150 people in total.

legend

In the eyes of the British, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table are symbols of justice and hope.In that barbaric and dark age, it was this group of heroes who drove out powerful enemies with bravery and strength, led the Britons to find the light, and unified all the tribes of the archipelago.Today, "Knights of the Round Table" is no longer just a historical term, but has become synonymous with "bravery", "loyalty" and "trust".The stories of these knights became legends.