亞瑟王英文介紹

1、the legend of king arthurcontents2.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 arthurking arthur亞瑟王亞瑟王 king arthur is a legendary british leader who lead the

2、 defence 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.

3、” 拔出此石中劍者，即為英格蘭之王 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

4、arthur 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 ed the sword of the king

5、 excalibur. 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

6、 of 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（劍鞘），（劍鞘），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

7、 father 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

8、then, 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 t

9、he round 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溫切斯特圓桌to never do outrage nor murder.永不暴怒和謀殺。always to flee treason.永不背叛。to by no means b

10、e cruel but to give mercy unto him who asks for mercy.永不殘忍，給予求降者以寬恕。to always do ladies,gentlewomen and widows succor.總是給予女士以援助。to never force ladies,gentlewomen or widows.永不脅迫女士。not to take up battles in wrongful quarrels.永不因爭(zhēng)吵而卷入戰(zhàn)斗。 crown of king arthurcrown of king arthurafter twelve campaignsaft

11、er twelve 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 grai

12、l 圣 杯king king arthurthe holy grail king arthur began interested in king arthur began interested in searching treasures. so his knights left searching 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 illswhi

13、ch they 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

14、was going downhill.the death of king arthur亞瑟王之死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 d

15、ispatch the troops and crusaded 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

16、 not only father and son，but also uncle and nephew.mordred(mordred(莫德雷德莫德雷德) )camlancamlan（卡姆欄戰(zhàn)役）（卡姆欄戰(zhàn)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, 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 ava