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King Arthur, a legend

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King Arthur is a legendary king in the mythology of Great Britain. He lived in Camelot and had the mythical sword Excalibur.
Some think King Arthur lived some time from the end of 5th century to the early 6th century. He might have been a king or a leader of Britons. Later his story grew with additional stories like the magician Merlin or the knight Sir Lancelot. No one knows whether he is a real person or not. Some say he is a mythical person like Hercules and some say he is a real person with a miraculous story.

His dad was the king Uther Pendragon, but Arthur was sent to live with a knight when he was still a baby. When king Uther died all the knights in Britain go to the cathedral to choose a new king. Arthur pulls the sword from a stone. The sword is called Excalibur and on the sword are the words. The true king will pull the sword from this stone.
King Arthur builds his castle at Camelot, where the kings of ancient Britain lived. Merlin and many knights come to Camelot, where Merlin makes a round table for them. The table is round to show that the knights are all equal. Soon afterwards, King Arthur falls in love and marries the beautiful Guinevere.
They lived very happily together until one of King Arthur's best knights, Sir Lancelot, had an affair with Lady Guinevere. King Arthur was furious, but in the end he forgave both of them. Lancelot apologized for his behaviour and decided to leave the kingdom.

The adventure of the Holy Grail begins when Sir Lancelot’s son, Galahad comes to Camelot. The Holy Grail, a goblet which Jesus used at the Last Supper, appears and most of the knights decide that they must see it again. Sir Lancelot searches for a long time and finally sees the Grail again, but he becomes very ill. Sir Galahad finds the Grail, but dies after he touches it. The Grail then disappears from the world.
Later on, King Arthur's sword Excalibur was stolen and used by a traitor named Mordred. They fought and Mordred was able to make King Arthur bleed, but King Arthur killed Mordred in the end. Finally, King Arthur died from losing too much blood, and one of his knights threw the mystical sword Excalibur into the lake where it came from.
 

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