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He becomes king. With the guidance of Merlin, he constructs a round table, at which only the best knights of Britain may sit. [3] More and more knights come to join the brotherhood of the Round Table, and each has his own adventures. [3] Eventually, the holy knight Galahad, the son of Sir Lancelot, comes to Arthur's court.
Some French and Italian prose romances and poetry feature the original 50 [88] knights of the Round Table from the times of Uther Pendragon, the father of King Arthur. It is known in Italian retellings of the Prose Tristan as the Old Table (Tavola Vecchia), [89] contrasting with those of Arthur's Round Table known as the New Table (Tavola Nuova).
The killing of Arthur's loyal knights, including some of the king's own relatives, sets in motion the events leading to the treason by Mordred and the disappearance and apparent death of Arthur. The civil war between Arthur and Lancelot was introduced in the Vulgate Mort Artu , where it replaced the great Roman War taking place at the end of ...
First Named in "King Arthur Meets Lady Guinevere" Howard Pyle Son of King of Umberland, and brother unto Enchantress Vivien, one of the original 32 Knights of the Round Table Erec† Unclear; first literary appearance as Erec in Erec and Enide, c. 1170 see Geraint and Enid: Son of King Lac and a Knight of the Round Table Escanor the Handsome Girart
The Story of King Arthur and His Knights is a 1903 children's novel by the American illustrator and writer Howard Pyle. The book contains a compilation of various stories, adapted by Pyle, regarding the legendary King Arthur of Britain and select Knights of the Round Table. Pyle's novel begins with Arthur in his youth and continues through ...
The action takes place just prior to the quest for the Holy Grail, and the knights Lancelot and Gawain are out searching for Percival, a new knight and the brother of Aglovale. After Morien tells his story to Lancelot and Gawain, who promise to help him find his father, the knights go on a series of adventures showcasing their talents.
Fresh from his defeat of the Saxons, King Arthur praises the fighting prowess of the Knights of the Round Table, particularly Lancelot. That night Lancelot meets Arthur's wife Guinevere for an adulterous tryst but the two are spied on by Mordred. Lancelot fights and wounds him. Act 2 Lancelot flees to his castle with Guinevere.
Le Morte d'Arthur (originally written as le morte Darthur; Anglo-Norman French for "The Death of Arthur") [1] is a 15th-century Middle English prose reworking by Sir Thomas Malory of tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin and the Knights of the Round Table, along with their respective folklore.