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King Arthur

King Arthur. Arthur. First born son of King Uther According to Merlin’s advice raised elsewhere Pulled out Excalibur Became the king. Excalibur. Attributed with magical powers A ssociated with the rightful sovereignty of Great Britain. The Knights and the Round table. Fought back Saxons

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King Arthur

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  1. King Arthur

  2. Arthur • First born son of King Uther • According to Merlin’s advice raised elsewhere • Pulled out Excalibur • Became the king

  3. Excalibur • Attributed with magical powers • Associated with the rightful sovereignty of Great Britain

  4. The Knights and the Round table • Fought back Saxons • Carried out acts of chivalry • Search for the Holy Grail • Most well-known: Sir Lancelot

  5. Sir Lancelot & Guinevere • Lancelot was the greatest and most trusted knight • Guinevere was Arthur’s beautiful wife • The knight and the queen had a love affair

  6. The death of King Arthur • After a time of peace, Civil War broke out • Was deadly wounded in the battle of Camlann by his enemy Mordred

  7. The body was sent to the isle of Avalon • Three maidens cured him • Rests under a hill • Waits to come and save his country again

  8. Robin Hood

  9. Robin Hood • A noble outlaw • In English folklore in the 15th century • A highly skilled archer • His fellow outlaws – the “Merry Men”

  10. Lived in the Sherwood forest • Robbed the rich, gave to the poor • Biggest enemy – the sheriff of Nottingham

  11. Maid Marian • Romantic line was added by lady Marian in the 16th century • Robin’s sweetheart was ‘Clorinda the Queen of the Shepherdesses’ • later refers to lady Marian

  12. A commoner • An aristocrat • wrongfully dispossessed of his lands • Made an outlaw

  13. THE END

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