The Legendary King Arthur - Full Story Explained - Arthurian Legend

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The Legendary King Arthur really begins with Geoffrey of Monmouth in his book The History of the Kings of Britain written in the 12th century. Though Arthur is mentioned in earlier documents that date back as early as the 9th century, Geoffrey was the first to describe Arthur and his origin in much detail, outlining Arthur’s birth in Tintagel, his relationship with the likes of Merlin and Guinevere, his conquest of the British Isles and ultimately his death at the hands of his nephew Mordred.

But if it’s the Historical Arthur that we’re after, we must consider what modern archaeologists and historians have to say about Geoffrey’s version of King Arthur, many of whom condemn the version that Geoffrey portrays and agree that for the most part he probably created Arthur out of a conglomeration of Dark Age figures and kings, thus the reason why Arthur seems more like a tyrant in the History of the Kings of Britain and less like the hero that he would be portrayed in modern literature.

A Historical Basis for King Arthur
A true historical basis for King Arthur is to be made. And he most certainly gained fame as a warrior battling the Germanic invaders of the late fifth and early sixth centuries. Yet since there is no way to 100% guarantee the existence of a character named: Arthur, the debate will continue on. From the Middle Ages to the present, the influence of Arthur upon literature, culture, music and art cannot be denied. Though countless works have been written or created based upon Arthur, the King Arthur of the Middle Ages is the one who has most captured the imaginations of audiences, both young and old.

The King Arthur of Thomas Malory’s Le Morte D’Arthur and TH White’s The Once and Future King is the Arthur that has been established as almost other-worldly hero and the first knight of an order of knights so great they would be etched into history. Central to the myth is the downfall of Arthur’s kingdom. It is undermined in the chronicle tradition by the treachery of Mordred. In the romance tradition that treachery is made possible because of the love of Lancelot and Guinevere.

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  • @juansalvadorraza1818
    King Arthur: The leader of the Knights of the Round Table, declared the rightful king of Britain and ruling from the shining city of Camelot and making a kingdom where the magical and the Christian could live in peace. With the holy sword, Excalibur, he gathered knights from across the island and even the continent to form a kingdom devoted to the ideals of chivalry and the mottos of "Might for right" and "right for right" (strength is to be used for good causes because they're good causes). Noble, gentle, and willing to listen to advice. He's the textbook example of a good king.
  • @DeutzFarmer96
    Arhturian legend is an inspiration for me. Most of these people are either true historical figures, or based on them. Their deeds may be embellished, but at the end of the day, they are heroes to many, and their stories are no less inspiring for it.
  • @stargatefan10
    Great video. I love the way your videos are packed with information, but tell a cohesive story, and dont go on forever.
  • @TS2dethmonkey
    Already liking this series on the Arthurian Legends (also watched the Lancelot video) and can't wait for the rest. Heck these two video on Arthur have been helpful for me because I'm writing a Epic High Fantasy story where the protagonist, a lowborn and cursed outcast, becomes a knight and later becomes the founder of his world's version of Camelot and the Knights of the Round Table and thus becomes his world's equivalent of King Arthur. The big differences is that my protagonist has a long reign due to having supernatural longevity and is generally focus is more on being the king of knight order rather then the king of particular group of people; going on more quests/adventures then Arthur would have (even when during the later half of his kingship, when age is finally catching up him and he has plenty of knights at his disposal that he could fight his causes for him), not conquering/reconquering other lands and more focus on promoting the virtues of chivalry and protecting the weak/oppressed into other knights so as to try and make the world the better place (as well as creating new knights, no matter their background is), all the while he is working towards the personal goal of being the Greatest Knight that ever lived (as my protagonist would view it "if I'm not even a good knight, then I don't deserve to lead or teach a whole group of them"). It's still rough idea and what I just gave is not the whole complete thing, but it is a start. And again your videos have been helpful. Keep up the good work!
  • @carinasmirnoff1780
    I have learned an incredible amount of information from this channel in the short time it has been going. You produce really good conte t and I love it.
  • @modusbee9092
    I love how detailed your history gets. Things are moving fast It would be cool if you could flash up the spellings of more of the names and locations you make reference too. TY
  • @gullyfoyle2615
    The sword pulled by Arthur was Caliburn. The sword Clarent was inherited from Uther Pendragon and used for ceremonies. Excalibur was given to Arthur from the Lady of the Lake. Some believe Caliburn and Excalibur to be the same sword though. So who knows.
  • @megamage911
    One thing in particular I find to be kinda funny: almost every other piece of media based on Arthurian legend I've seen have changed Mordred into Arthur's son, so it was interesting to learn that originally they were actually half brothers. And also that the sword in stone wasn't Excalibur. I had been so confused for years, cuz I remember hearing about how Excalibur was from the lake, but also hearing that it was the sword pulled from the stone, so it was nice to finally have that cleared up too xD
  • @HenryKobyla1407
    So thats the mordered story. I was always confused by it. I remember reading that they were enemies, but I also hearing that mordred was a knight of the round table. And most stories say king arthur was killed by mordred, and many say that king arthur killed mordred. Now it all makes sense.
  • @bc7138
    This is a good quick overview. Thanks for the recommendation list at the end. I also enjoyed the Excalibur film from the 80's as well as Rosemary Sutcliffe's The Sword at Sunset, and Bernard Cornwell's Warlord Trilogy, although both of these are of the 'historical' Arthur tradition rather than the mythical or legendary type.
  • @bomapenguin
    I think you should have a link to your previous video at the beginning of this one.
  • @Wicknews8100
    Present day Ontario Canada....04/26/2024 The "Art on the Stone" aka "Arthur". The Trillium flower aka the trinity flower is Ontarios protected flower which is also displayed on the original sword. The capital of Ontario is Ottawa and there's some discrepancies on when the "Parliament" buildings were built....Canada just being a continuous improvement of the British Empire. History aside I've found these magic stones, Quartz crystals with ancient engravings, if you want to see some. I've documented over 75 individual examples for all the Arthur fans, subscribed!
  • @Soils9000
    Great vid. Weaving chainmail chausses while listening, thumbs up!
  • @ruthannjohn8353
    Legends are usually truths carried down generation by generation orally... As writing them down at the time was very dangerous!!!