The Once and Future King Arthur.
Date Submitted: 07/13/2003 23:06:56
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 8 pages (2218 words)
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 8 pages (2218 words)
The Once and Future King
On an old tomb, hidden by centuries of neglect, there is written this verse in Latin, "Here lies Arthur, the once and future king." No one has ever found this tomb, though many have claimed to. Is the tomb real? For that matter, is Arthur real? Where did the mystical legend of Camelot and the Knights of the Round come from? These are the questions that this paper will try …
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…is based on assumptions, old stories, and creative imaginations. Arthur, however, exists in another form. Arthur is alive in every person who has heard his tale and been amazed. Arthur is alive in humanity. He represents the moral, honorable, chivalrous part of human nature. Arthur is, and always will be, the once and future king.
Bibliography
Doherty, Paul. King Arthur. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1987.
Ashe, Geoffrey. The Discovery of King Arthur. London: Guild Publishing: 1985.
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