King Arthur

Part I of Essay
By the ninth century people all over were telling the fabulous tales and romances about Arthur and his kingdom. The common people heard them sung by bards, while in the court poets wrote different versions. In each retelling the speaker would select certain details for e ....

Part II of Essay
.... after the Roman withdrawal were clear evidence that god was punishing them for their sins.” It was during these disasters that the monk was referring to that Arthur held up resistance for the Britons against the Saxons, at a time when Britain was constantly being threatened by invaders. Through being the commander who routed the battles against the enemy and thereby saving the south of Britain from distruction of the Saxons, “Arthur became the image of the hero and savior whose death people refused to believe in and whose return was yearned ....