The filmmaker recently made a film called King Arthur, which reinterprets this legend. The producer told a historical story about how arthurian legend would perform except for the strange colors. In the film, King Arthur is a Roman soldier who leads a team of Salmatian cavalry. At that time, the Saxons invaded Britain, and the Romans were losing ground. Arthur led his men to finish the last task-saving a Roman family north of Hadrian's Great Wall. On his way to preach, he met Guinevere and Merlin, the leader of the British resistance movement. The film has a strong lineup and realistic effect, which is worth mentioning for King Arthur's fantasy films.
Frankly speaking, King Arthur's fantasy is gradually disappearing from the current bookshelf. It must be admitted that there are many terrible works in this genre, but this is an objective law that nothing can avoid. As long as the story of King Arthur can move us, the author and other artists will continue to provide us with new insights into this great legend. The Legend of King Arthur
The legend of King Arthur began to spread in the12nd century BC by bard who traveled all over Europe. The recognized masterpiece is Death of King Arthur around15th century.
The Celts who once ruled Britain were ruled by the Roman Empire in the first century. After the sixth century, the Germans invaded one after another, their strength gradually declined, and finally they were forced to give up the British throne. Legend has it that Arthur appeared as a Celtic hero during the German invasion. He led the tribe to defeat a Saxon of the Germanic nation in the Battle of Barton Mountain, and was regarded as a famous legend in medieval England.
However, Arthur's image changed constantly with the evolution of legends and stories, and eventually he became the king who ruled Britain, the leader of the "Knights of the Round Table" who subdued legendary knights such as Lancelot and Tristan, and the hero with the highest honor.
The Legend of the King and Sword in the Stone are symbols of King Arthur's supreme kingship. Wearing the legendary king of the elves, all the knights bowed down, not only established their own thrones, but also won numerous battles and returned home in triumph.
Conan the Barbarian
The legend of the king also translated the broken steel sword, the chopped iron sword and the sword in the lake. It is worth noting that many unprofessional translators translated this sword into a sword in the stone, which is incorrect.
The sword in the stone, King Arthur chose the king's sword. Some people say that this is the prototype of Excalibur, Calibourne. The History of the Kings of England records that Calibourne said that King Arthur used this sword to kill 470 Saxon soldiers who attacked him in World War I.
The Legend of the King is a magical swordsman who appeared in the legend of King Arthur. It can be called the origin of the famous sword tradition in later knight literature.
According to the legend of King Arthur, King Arthur, who pulled out the sword in the stone and became king, broke the sword in the stone in a confrontation with King Pelino (personally, Sir Pelino). The cause of this battle was that when King Arthur visited a castle, the owner of the castle, Anulei, saw Sir Perinaud coming to the castle and asked King Arthur for protection. In fact, Sir Perinaud was teased by Anuel and came against King Arthur. This battle is considered a violation of chivalry, which is also the reason why the sword in the stone was broken. Later, under the guidance of Merlin, he got the legend of the king from the goddess in the lake. The Legend of the King was built in Avalon, an elf country. The blade of the sword is made of gold, and the hilt is inlaid with precious stones. Because its sharp blade cuts iron like mud, the lady in the lake is named Excalibur (meaning "broken steel" in ancient Celtic). Merlin warned Arthur at this time: "Although The Legend of the King is very powerful, its scabbard is more valuable than its sword. The legendary man who wears the scabbard of the king will never bleed. You must never lose it. 」
But later, King Arthur lost his scabbard, so although he had a sword as sharp as mud, he was finally killed by the traitor knight Mordred. The Legend of the King was finally thrown back into the lake by Sir Bedivere at the behest of King Arthur, and returned to the elf country of Avalon with King Arthur.
Avalon
Avalon is an important island in Arthurian legend. People think it should be Glastonbury in southwest England today.
According to legend, Avalon is surrounded by swamps and fog and can only be reached by boat. In Arthurian legend, Avalon symbolizes the afterlife and the land behind him. After King Arthur's death, his half-sister Morgana shipped his body back and buried it here.
Regarding the etymology of Avalon, there is a theory that the Celtic language "Annwyn" is English, which means the land of fairies or the underworld. Geoffrey of Monmouth, a British chronicler, thinks that Avalon means Apple Island. Considering that until today, the word "apple" is still spelled Afal in Brittany and Cornwall and Aval in Welsh, Jeffrey's statement seems more credible.
Glastonbury is also called "Ynis Witrin" in Celtic, which means the island of glass. In 2003, Mr Feng Xiang published a new book with the theme of the legend of King Arthur, namely "The Island of Glass". Maybe you are still wondering why an island should be named after glass. An interesting explanation is that ancient glass mirrors were polished with bronze, while Glastonbury was named for its bright green color.
Knights of the round table
When King Arthur married Guinevere, his father gave King Arthur a round table of 150 people (it is said that it was made by Merlin ...). It is said that the number of knights of the round table is 128 (there are 32 and 24 versions, and the most bizarre thing is that it is confused with the knights of Charlemagne 12. For details, please refer to a bilingual book for middle school students. Among them, there is a "dangerous seat", and only knights who are destined to win the Holy Grail (saying that their conduct is completely spotless) can sit on the seat and not die. Later, Sir galahad took the seat. Famous knights of the Round Table include Sir Lancelot, the first knight, his good friend (and enemy for a period of time), Sir Gawaine, whose strength can rival Lancelot, who returned King Arthur's sword to Sir Bedivere in the lake, Sir Kay, the brother of King Arthur, and Sir Hector, the son of his father, King Meloidas. Double Sword Knight Sir Bahrain and his younger brother Balaam (who seems to have no knighthood), and Sir Pachwale who later founded the Knights of the Grail. By the way, take two traitors, Sir Agriwin and Sir Mordred.
Saxon
Saxon (English Saxon; German Sachsen), also translated into Saxon, was originally a Germanic barbarian, distributed in Lower Saxony, Germany today. In the middle of the 5th century BC, a large number of Germans invaded the British Isles through Northern Europe, including the Angles, Saxons and Jutes. After a long period of mixed living, they gradually formed the ancestors of the English people today.
Other Arthurian works:
Marion Zimmer Bradley and Diana paxson's Forest House.
The Ancestors of Avalon by Diana Panksin.
Broken arrow by Molly Gretcheland and Warren Murphy.
The Third Magic, by Molly Getzlan.
Fred Saberhagen's The Bones of Merlin.
Diana Panksin's The Book of the Sword
Diana Panksin's The Book of Spears
Tales of the Holy Grail: Illusions of the Night.
T H white's once and future kings.
Talison by Stephen Lloyd.
Stephen Lauhard's Merlin
Stephen Lauhard's Arthur