Notas King Arthur
Notas King Arthur
They went back to the place outside the church, and Sir Ector put the
Arthur
Pulled it out. It came out as easily as a knife out of butter. Sir Ector saw this
Only the next king can pull the sword out of the stone. Many
People try, but they cannot move the sword. Then young Arthur
Tries, and it comes out easily. Now he will be king. But will he be a good king?
Will his people love him? And will his life be happy?
The story of King Arthur and the Knights of the round table is very, very old.
People know that there was a king in Britain between the years 400 and 600.
He fought the Saxons, from countries in the north of Europe, and perhaps this king was
People wrote stories about this king hundreds of years later, but they made the stories
More interesting and more exciting. At that time people were interested in magic,
Knights and their ladies. So, people fight with swords and use magic in these stories.
Who wrote these first stories? Nobody really knows, but different people in France and
Britain wrote about King Arthur and stories in it. One book(1484),by Sir Thomas Malory, is very
Famous. He used French stories about King Arthur and wrote them in English.
Chapter Arthur and Merlin
This very old story begins with Uther, a great king. He was a good man and
He was king in the south of Britain. Other places were very dangerous at that
Time, but people did not fight in Uther’s country. Uther loved a beautiful woman,
Igraine, and he wanted to marry her. But she did not love him, and he was very sad about that.
Merlin was a very clever man, and he knew a lot of magic. He could change into an
Animal or bird. Sometimes, when he used magic, nobody could see him. He also helped
People with his magic, and one day he came to King Uther.
You can marry Igraine, he said. I will help you, but when you have a child, you will have to give the
Boy to me. I will give him to you,said the king. He married Igraine and later they had a baby son.
They called him Arthur.When Arthur was three days old, a very old man arrived at the door of the king’s
House.It was Merlin,King Uther took the child in his arms and gave him to Merlin.merlin took the child away.He
Gave the booy,Arthir,to a good knight.His name was Sir Ector.So Arthur lived with Sir Ector and his son,Kay,
A short time after thw happened, King Uther was very ill.He did not get better.He called for Merlin because
He wanted to talk about the future of his country.Merlin came and listened to the King.
I know that I am going to die.King Uther said. Who will be king after me?
Everu Knight tried to pull the sword out of the stone.Nobody could
do it the sword did not come out.The kinghts pulled and But they
could not move the sword.Our king is not here,said the
Archbischop.But I know that we will find him
Ten king stayed and watched the stone.The Archbisshop invited all
the great men in the country to London for a big fight.
There were many big fights at that time.People fought on
horses with swords in their hands.The strongest and best
knight always won.
Sir Ector went to the fight with his two sons.Sir Kay and your
Arthur Arthur was now sixteen years old.The young men
wanted to fight with the other knightd but sir kay did not have
a sword.Arthur was a kind young man.He wanted to help.
He did not read the words on the stone.He took the sword in
hid hand and pulled. It came out of the stone easily.
They went to back to the place outsided the church, and sir
Ector put the sword in the store again.
Only the king can take the sword from the stone
I will try to be a good king,said Arthur.And I will listen to your words,because you are my father.Sir Kay,my brother,you will be an important
knight and a friend to me.
Then they went to the Archbiship and told hime everything.The knights were angry,They did not think that Arthur was really the king.So the
Archbishop called all the knights to the stone.Arthur put the sword back into the stone.Every knight tried again to take it out,nut it did not
move.Then they watched and Arthur pulled it out easuly.
Many people come to see Arthur they were all happay because now they had a king goo king.He was strong and he was not afraid.
Merlin told Arthur the story of his parents.Ypur father was King Uther and you mother was Qhenn Igrinde.Whe you were a baby.I took you to
Avalon,a magic place.Ypou were born with magic in your life.You will be the best knight and you will be the greatest king.You will live for a very
long time.
So King Arthur began a new life.He took his horse and went through the country with his knights.Sometimes they had to fight bad men but they
were not afraid.Arthur was a good king.and his knights were brave.His country was a quiet place again.
King Arthur went to the north and te=he east with his knights and fought the Saxons.The they ca,e back and stopped in the town of
Camelot.Arthur made it the most importante town in the country.It was now his hime, and the home of his bravekinights.One day knig Arthur
visited his friend,King Leodegraunce.He had a daughter and she was the most beautiful woman in England.The daughter’s name was
Guinevere.When he went back to Camelot,Arthur could not stop thinking about her.
I love Guinevere and I want to marry her,Arthur told Merlin.King Leodegraunce was very happy.Arthur was a good and brave man a good
husband for his lovely daughter.
So Arthur and Guinevere went to church and the Archbishop married them.Everybidy enjoyed a wonderful party in Camelot.Then Merlin made a
large round table for King Arthur’s knights in Camelot.There were 150 places at the great wood and sitne tablemKing Arthur gave his best and
braves knights a place at the Round Table,Each knight had his place ate the table,but no chair was better than another chair.Nobody sat at the
top of a round table and nobody shapat at the bottom.
The names of the knights of the round table will be famous crien Merlin.
Some knights died and other brave and good knights cam to Camelot.One day a new knight,Sir Pellinore, arrived at Camelot,and Arthur gace him
a place at the round table,
For a long time there was one place with no kinight,Merlin could see into the future.
Only a good knight,your best knight,will sit there,Merlin told King Arthur.The place is for your best knight,and he will come to it.
After many years,Sir Galahad came and sat in that place at the round table.
King Arthur went round the country on his horse.He met his people and helped them One day he cam to a great wood.When evening cam,King
Arthur was not out of the wood.Then he saw a very big beautiful castle in front of him