1、The legend of King Arthur亚瑟王英文介绍2.The Sword in the Stone 1. About King Arthur4. Knight of Round Table3.Excalibur 5. The Holy Grail 6.The death of King ArthurAbout King Arthur Is there a real man behind the myth?King King Arthur亚瑟王英文介绍亚瑟王英文介绍 King Arthur is a legendary British leader who lead the def
2、ence of Britain against the Saxon in the early 5th century. He is the central figure of many legends.The story of King Arthur is one that has been told for hundreds of years. There have been poems, books，cartoons and even films made of his life。 “ONLY THE KING CAN TAKE THE SWORD FROM THE STONE. ” 拔出
3、此石中剑者，即为英格兰之王 Athur , he pulled out the sword, became the new King of Englandthe sword of the stoneKing King Arthur Because of violation of the spirit of knight, the sword of the stone was fractured, in the duel between King Arthur and King Pellinore. King Arthur was regret for the lost of King Arth
4、ur was regret for the lost of the sword of the stone .Then the wizard Merlin Then the wizard Merlin leading him to the lake.leading him to the lake. He got Sword from the fairy of the lake, He got Sword from the fairy of the lake, named the sword of the king Excalibur.named the sword of the king Exc
5、alibur. The Sword of Stone was broke The Sword of Stone was broke as violating the spirit of as violating the spirit of knightknight， Under the guidance of Under the guidance of Merlin, Arthur had obtained a Merlin, Arthur had obtained a magical sword from The Lady Of magical sword from The Lady Of
6、The LakeThe Lake（湖中仙女）（湖中仙女）. This sword . This sword was called “Excalibur”was called “Excalibur”。With With the sword scabbardthe sword scabbard（剑鞘），（剑鞘），he he will not hurt and bleed.will not hurt and bleed.Soon afterSoon after，King King Arthur married Queen Arthur married Queen Guenevere, her fat
7、her Guenevere, her father gives him a round gives him a round table as dowry ,that table as dowry ,that can accommodate 150 can accommodate 150 people, which called people, which called “The Winchester Round “The Winchester Round Table.Table. Every year since Every year since then, Arthurs most then
8、, Arthurs most trusted knights will be trusted knights will be gathered in the castle of gathered in the castle of Camelot. The round-table Camelot. The round-table symbolizes love and symbolizes love and equality. Therefore, any equality. Therefore, any knights seated at the knights seated at the r
9、ound table will not find round table will not find a lower status than other a lower status than other people and feel aggrieved.people and feel aggrieved.The Winchester Round TableThe Winchester Round Table温切斯特圆桌To never do outrage nor murder.永不暴怒和谋杀。Always to flee treason.永不背叛。To by no means be cr
10、uel but to give mercy unto him who asks for mercy.永不残忍，给予求降者以宽恕。To always do ladies,gentlewomen and widows succor.总是给予女士以援助。To never force ladies,gentlewomen or widows.永不胁迫女士。Not to take up battles in wrongful quarrels.永不因争吵而卷入战斗。 Crown of King ArthurCrown of King ArthurAfter twelve campaignsAfter t
11、welve campaigns，King Arthur finally drove King Arthur finally drove back the Saxon invaders back the Saxon invaders 、united the France and united the France and smashed the Roman.smashed the Roman.The archbishop crowned The archbishop crowned him at Roman church.him at Roman church.The Holy Grail 圣
12、杯King King Arthur亚瑟王英文介绍亚瑟王英文介绍 King Arthur began interested in King Arthur began interested in searching searching treasures. So his knights left treasures. So his knights left the castle to find the lost treasure, the castle to find the lost treasure, which they believed would cure all illswhich t
13、hey believed would cure all ills，this was the the Holy Grail.But many this was the the Holy Grail.But many knights have go no return. Thus, with the knights have go no return. Thus, with the reduction of knights, the powerful reduction of knights, the powerful country was going downhill.country was
14、going downhill.亚瑟王英文介绍King King ArthurAt this time, the amour between the first knight called Lancelot and the queen Guenevere was exposed. Lancelot escaped to France and established his owned territory. He saved Guenevere and then returned her back .But King Arthur still dispatch the troops and cru
15、saded against France personally.There was a long terrible battle. At the end of the battle, King Arthur took his spear and killed Mordred. But Mordreds sword went through Arthurs helmet and his head. The son of King Arthur and his sister Morgan.The relation between them are not only father and son，b
16、ut also uncle and nephew.Mordred(Mordred(莫德雷德莫德雷德) )CamlanCamlan（卡姆栏战役）（卡姆栏战役） King Arthur asked his King Arthur asked his last knight to drew last knight to drew the sword into a lake, the sword into a lake, where the magical where the magical Lady of the Lake Lady of the Lake could look after it,
17、could look after it, and then he diedand then he died. It is said that It is said that the fairy of the the fairy of the Lake took he to Lake took he to Avalon, in the Avalon, in the south-west of south-west of England. According England. According to the legend, to the legend, Arthur will rise Arthur will rise again to save again to save England if it is England if it is ever in danger in ever in danger in the future.the future.
