King Arthur: The Lady And The Lake

According to historians, the legend of King Arthur and the Lady of the Lake are myths, yet there are some who view these ‘myths’ as true. King Arthur’s legend is known to have started in a land called Camelot, but, many believe that the legend started somewhere else. Merlin is known as many things, but one thing most people remember him by is being the wizard of the story. The Lady and the Lake, is often the tale of how Arthur got the sword Excalibur, but, many historians believe that she has a more dark side to her. Known to be part of the reason King Arthur’s reign stopped, Mordred may just be more than just that, he may also be Arthur’s son. Society was changed in more ways than one from hearing about the legend. The legend of King Arthur

In Malory’s version of the legend, Arthur apparently slept with his half sister, Morgause, not knowing they were related and Mordred was conceived. (Knights, 2001). When Arthur found out about Mordred it is known that he sent all the kids that were born on the same day as Mordred away on a ship, this ship later is known to have crashed and there were some survivors. In Geoffrey’s legend, Mordred comes into play while Arthur is away and he takes hold of the castle and Arthur’s wife Guinevere leading into the final battle between good and evil. In the legend told by Ly Myreu des Histories it is claimed that, Mordred survived the battle between him and Arthur, but later is killed by Lancelot who also man slaughtered Guinevere because he thought she agreed to be captured. (Knights, 2001). In normal Welsh tradition Mordred was not evil, he was regarded as the hero in many cases and not the villain everyone knows today. (Knights, 2001). Retellings show him to be a druid boy and that is where his magic comes from. Some show that he even assists Morgause into taking over the throne for herself, instead of being her and Arthur’s son. Mordred was part of a change in society once looking over the fact that Arthur was killed based on

“Consensus amongst most historians is that Arthur probably did exist either as an individual or a composite of several” (History, 2015). This legend could be explaining exactly how Britain came to be today (History, 2015). The evidence of a King Arthur actually existing is slim but there is an unmentioned leader, and king of the Britons (History, 2015). In a collection of poems, an Arthur is mentioned but it is impossible to be certain that that Arthur is a part of the original story (Biography, 2016). According to many historians there is not much known about whether if the person who inspired the legend of King Arthur was real, or if he was a figment of Nennius imagination. With the legendary Camelot being a place where many historians view at different places in England Cadbury Castle in Somerset is where most say that the legend may be the closest in