Castle King Arthur Title. Club "Castle Camelot" - History and Legend of Camelot
P Arthur has been known for more than a thousand years. They were still told long before the hikes of the Crusaders in the Holy Land, the opening of the Columbus of America and the appearance of the tragedies of William Shakespeare.
The earliest mention of the name of Arthur has survived in the Welsh poem "and Leoddin", created after the battle at Catraete about 600. Bard Anyrin reported that the warrior named Guaurddir ordained many enemies and left them for the corona, "although he was not arter." Without a doubt, to the seventh century, Arthur was fame of Vityaz, who did not have equal on the battlefield. At least the listeners of the poem Aneyrina knew about him.
But who was Arthur? As a historical person, he raises a lot of questions and doubts. If you judge in the early chronicles, he was not king at all. Arthur fought side by side with the kings of Britt, however, the chronicles represent it in the image dUX Belorum., "Chief of Britt", that is, the commander. When the Romans in the fifth century were removed from Britain, Britons had to reflect the invasion of the Saxons, Angles, Yutov, Pictites and Scott. Real Arthur is most likely remembered as a great military strategist, headed by the struggle of Britons against the invaders. According to legends, he won a lot of victories in the battles for the independence of his land. Based on fragmentary historical evidence from time to time, a variety of versions of Arthur's identity appeared. He was depicted by the warrior of the Bronze Age, and the Welsh military leader, and the Northern Britt, who had been trained in the Roman cavalry, and the descendant of the Roman Sarmatian Warrior, and the Roman General, became the emperor, and the ruler (or the military leader) of the ancient Scottish kingdom gave Riada.
However, the name of Arthur Varly's church servant Galfried Monmutsky, who wrote about him in 1135, after five hundred years after the alleged life of our hero, the epoching work of Historia Regum Britanniae, "History of the Kings of Britain" was actually perpetuated. Galphrid gathered all the well-known legends and legends about Arthur, reworked them and first created the full-blooded image of King Arthur, as we know him today. In the era of Galfried Montmouth his work caused harsh criticism as pure water fiction and fantasy. Nevertheless, the "History of the Kings of Britain" has gained great popularity and gave rise to a whole genre of literature in the Middle Ages.
Uther Pendragon pested passion for playing, the wife of Groyus, the Duke of Cornwall, the most beautiful lady in all of Britain. Uther was crazy with her, but he could not crush the castle defense. Merlin helped him get into the citadel under the guise of the duke and spend the night with playing. She succumbed to the deception, deciding that she was her spouse next to her, and Arthur was conceived on this night. When Arthur was born, Merlin took the child and gave to the upbringing of Sir to Ecutor, who raised him with his son Keem, transmitting knightly art.
In the fifteenth century, the epic poem "Death Arthur" wrote in the imprisonment of Sir Thomas Malory. He recycled and shifted Arturov legends in his own way, creating a completely original version. His interpretation of the history of King Arthur and his knights, in turn, had an impact on subsequent poets, writers and artists, such as Alfred, Lord Tennison, Mark Twain, Terens White, TS Eliot, William Morris, Eduard Bern-Jones, Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
From the work to the product, the details vary, but the common canvas of the narrative of the life of Arthur is preserved. The birth of Arthur is directly related to the magician of Merlin's wizard.
Britt's king Uther Pendragon gathered all the knights and barons for the festival on the occasion of Easter. Among the guests there were ends, Duke Cornwall. He brought with him to the court of his beautiful wife Irendan, and the King of Uther, barely seeing her, ignored the insurmountable desire of proximity to her. His passion was so unacqualid that the ends had to leave the feast, return to Cornwall, hide his wife in the castle of Tintagel and prepare for war. The King of Utra pursued the eloous and besieged the castle of Tintagel.
The fortress was located on the rocky cape, who spent far away into the sea. The impregnable citadel of eloores could defend three people against the whole army. Uther, exhausted from passion, threw Merlin to help him. The wizard with the help of the magic gave the king of the duke's appearance, and the Uther was penetrated without any problems in the castle and mastered the play. That night she hooked the child.
Mural died, and Uther convinced Irendan to marry him, because he was the father of the future baby. But the Uther died, without waiting for the birth of the son. Arthur appeared on the light when the storm was played and the waves were fadedly thrown on the rocks held by the castle of Tintagel. As soon as the baby was taken away from the chest, Merlin took the boy. Icene remained with the daughter of the Morgan, the one-utilous sister of Arthur, mourning the departed husbands.
Tintagel, Tintagel, Tint "Heel. With a light hand of translators who do not understand anything in Cornwell language, he is called Tintagel or Tintagel in Russian. In fact, the castle name is read as Tint" Adode - with an emphasis on the second syllable. This castle is famous primarily by the fact that it was there that was conceived and born the legendary king of Arthur, the son of igrain and Uter Padrandon.
Tintadel Castle (English Tintagel Castle) is located next to Tintagel's city in Cornwall (Cornwall) in the south-west of England. The castle ruins are located on a high rock, which the sea is constantly waved. If in the past time he just stood on the edge of the cliff, then now the lock, in fact, is located on two separate rocks. In photographs, two half of the castle of Tintagel (or, or rather, what remained from it) is seen. From the sea, the wind is constantly blowing, and with such a force that it seems, you can lie on the wind! To get into any of the parts of the castle, it is necessary to climb the long, steep stairs. But of course, the ruins themselves are very picturesque.
Ruins of the castle Tintagel (Tintagel Castle).
Miraculously preserved doorway with the coat of arms. The castle was built next to the settlement, which existed here since Roman times. The remains of this settlement are also decorated in the form of neat ruins, and all sorts of dangerous places are fenced. For example, there is a tunnel in the rock. There are not allowed, but it is easy to imagine how Merlin is being made through it with the liar to make his black case :)
The wizard gave Arthur to upbringing into the house of noble Sir Etor. Arthur grew up with Keem, the son of Etor, and learned knightly science. Then Britain experienced difficult times and did not have a sovereign. Small princes and barons fought with each other, and people waited for the appearance of a real king, able to remove the sword from the stone. The sword in the stone was in the church yard in London. The weapon was stuck in a heavy blacksmith anvil and pierced the stone, lying under it. Many knights and barons tried to pull the blade, but could not. It managed to make only young arthur. When he removed the sword from the stone, he was proclaimed by the king.
Having become a sovereign, Arthur gathered the most valiant knights to combat the enemies of Britons. When his sword broke, Virgo Lake gave him an Eccalibur magic blade. Arthur jumped into loyalty to many rulers and lords of Britain, and he erected a powerful Camelot Castle. Merlin's wizard created a round table, followed by Knights Arthur found as equal. The kingdom of Britons began to live in peace and joy, Arthur ruled them in justice and law. His land flourished, and people were pleased. Arthur wanted love, and he married the Vine Guineur. Noble sir lancelot, best friend Arthur, became Knights Guinevra, and a secret love relationship began between him and the queen. This secretive novel subsequently led to the collapse of the round table and the fall of King Arthur.
Arthur removes a sword out of stone. Eccalibur.
In Troicin, the day, when King Arthur and his knights gathered behind a round table, the miraculous vision of Holy Grail appeared in front of them. Arthur commanded the knights to find the sacred subject, and the legendary wanderings began to search for St. Grail. The names of Sir Persiva, Sir Gavein, Sir Lancelot and Sir Galahada are primarily associated with them. Sir Percival met King-Fisherman and watched in his castle a mysterious procession with a holy graveyard. Sir Gavein overcame the bridges of the sword and endured the test on the dear bed. Sir Lancelot succumbed to Charm Vekhodi and made love with Eleina from Corbenik, taking her to Guinev. Eleina is the daughter of King Grail Pelles, the descendant of Joseph Arimafi. Lancelot and Elaine had a son, Galahad, who was destined to become a perfect knight, the king of the city of Sarras and to achieve Grail.
The history of King Arthur ended tragically. Another single sister Arthur, Morgause, appeared at the courtyard of Camelot and seduced the king. She had a son Mordered. Fairy Morgana began to build a goat against Arthur so that the throne moves to Mordhred. Thanks to the intrigues, Morgana Arthur found out about the amournal relations of his wife with Lancelot, and the queen was accused of treason. She was sentenced to burning at the fire. At the last moment, Lancelot appeared at the place of execution and saved Guinea from fire. Lancelot, making his way to her, was forced to fight with his knight comrades and killed Sir Gavein's brothers. Gwinera was saved, but exhausted conscience and remorse, she left Lancelot and Arthur and retired in the monastery. King Arthur pursued Lancelota, the war began between them; Using the moment, the treacherous Mordered tried to usurp the throne of his father.
The last and the most bloody battle occurred. The faithful Arthur Knights of the Round Table fought with the Mordera site. Under the Kamlany field was littered with dead bodies and dying knights; The son and father did not give way to each other and beat to the end. Mordered was fatally injured Arthur, but the king managed to finish the son-usurper. Alfred, Lord Tennison, so described the battle:
So the whole day the bulk battle rumbled
By the sea of \u200b\u200bwinter, among the hills,
And the paladades of the round table
The grave of the land of Lioness.
Deadly wounded king
He took a brave beagleboard -
Sir Bediveur, the last medium of living, -
And rushing into the chapel on the edge of the fields.
Destroyed altar and ancient cross
On the waste of blacks; ocean
Stretched on the right, the lake lay
Left; Luminous full moon.
In the twelfth century, the monks of the Glastonber Abbey in Somerset, according to their statements, allegedly found Arthur's grave and his queen. They started the Earth between the two stone pyramids and found an ancient lead cross with the inscription "REX Arturius" ("King Arthur"). Under the Cross there was an extended oak barrel, in which the remains of a high man and a woman were lying.
Wales, descendants of Britt Arthur, believe that Arthur did not die and is not buried. About something unreal or meaningless in Wales they say: "It is unreasonable, like the grave for Arthur." This reflects a long-standing stereotypical idea that Arthur is alive and one day will appear and will lead a britt against the enemy if the danger will again hang out over them.
Some believe that Arthur is resting on the enchanted island of Avalon. According to legends, which are told throughout Britain, King Arthur and his knights sleep in the floor of the hill in anticipation of the call to the battle. The legendary Arthur is a tragic character, the "king in the past and the king in the coming."
King Arthur is one of the most famous mythological heroes in the history of mankind. They know about him all over the world. Thousands of books are written about the adventures of Arthur and Round Table Knights. Tale of them are displayed in paintings, in stained glass windows, frescoes, in films, musical works, stages and shows, television shows, performances, cartoons, comics, computer Games And on websites. The name of King Arthur wear thematic parks, rides, tourist attractions, pizzerias, children's toys and board games, thousands of other products of mass demand. He turned into the idol of the Mystical Movement "New Age" ("New Century"). Places associated with Artur and his knights, like Glastonbury and Stonehenge, became the centers of modern pilgrimage, where people are in search of their grail. The legendary Arthur acquired such magical popularity, which the knight of the dark centuries could not and think about.
Glastonbury (Glastonbury): Church of the Holy Virgin Mary.
The side arches of the Cathedral - the visiting card of the Glastonbury Abbey.
Among the patchwork of the fields of fields and green hills of Somerset was lost a small English town of Glastonbury, according to legends, it is there that the legendary "Avalon Island" is located. The city is very old, people in this place live more than two thousand years. Every year thousands of pilgrims, believers and unbelievers, go to Glastonbury in search of the Mystical Island Avalon, Grail and Arturovsky legends. In Glastonbury coexist two parallel Mira: Modern town of the twenty-first century with a typical manner of life and the abode for fans of the new century ideas together with tourists who are pushing along a vegetarian café and alternative book bench.
The city itself is a village around a hill called Glastonbury Tor. In the middle of the city, like a broken gravestone gravestones, there are ruins of the Glastonberi Abbatsva. According to legends, at the place where there is a chapel of Our Lady, Joseph Arimatesky built the first Christian church in all Britain. Joseph, who left the Holy Land, went to France with Maria Magdalina, Lazarem, Martha, Maria from Viph and their servant Marsell. Then Joseph sailed to Britain. Joseph Arimafi was a rich and notable member of Sedrin, from the city of Arimafia and one of the first devotees of Christ. After the crucifix, Iosif requested the body of executed Jesus from Pilate, and received permission to remove it from the cross. He gave his tomb for the burial of Jesus, she collected his blood in the bowl from the last end of his evening, and it is believed that he brought it to England Holy Grail - that the most cup, and hid - at the source called Chalice Well in Glastonbury.
In those distant times, Glastonbury did not look like an ordinary hill, as now, and was the island surrounded by lakes and swamps. The ship of Joseph and his companions stuck to the nearest Tarioll Hill. Here, the Holy Father has to relax, stuck his staff to the ground. And when I woke up, I saw a miracle: the staff went to the ground roots, the branches, leaves, flowers, and the crown of the crown, had grown out. So the tradition of the Glastonberi Sacred Tern was originated. From the cuttings of the old tree plant a new one. To Christmas, the branch of the Glastonberi Tern is sent to the current British monarch.
Glastonbury (Glastonbury): On the first photo, the place where the monks have found the burial of the legendary king Arthur and his wife Guinera. Nakhodka was reburied on the territory of the cathedral itself (the second photo), and now in this place - a memorable sign (long-ranking plate in the ground). This place for the altar, where, as a rule, was the most honorable grave in the cathedral. In 1184, the fire inflicted huge damage to the abbey, destroyed the old church and many more valuable relics, attracted pilgrims from the nearest and distant places, which gave a considerable income to monks. Fortunately, they soon received and good lead: King Heinrich II reported on the Burning remains of the King Arthur and Guinevra in the abbey. Heinrich found out about it from one Wales Bard: the royal couple seemed to be buried on the church cemetery between the two stone pyramids. The monks found the pyramids, put the pavilion and began to dig. They really managed to open the grave where they stated as the brothers, the bones Arthur, Guinera and the Golden, elegantly braided curl. The remains were in the extended oak trunk, and there the holy fathers found a lead cross, which served as a memorial identification sign. It was drawn on it: "HIC IACET SEPULTUS INCLITUS REX ARTURIUS IN INSULA AVALONIA" ("Here on the island of Avalon, the famous King of Arthur buried). The monks have made his amazing opening at the beginning of the winter of 1191. Nakhodka contributed not only to survival, but also by the rapid revival of the Glastonbury abbey. The necessary sacred relics almost simultaneously were found. Glastonbury instantly turned into a center of medieval pilgrimage. At Easter 1278, Glastonbury visited King Edward I and Queen Eleonora. Arthur's bones were wrapped in a precious cloth, and Eduard with all the honors, leaning for the power of the saints, placed them in the casket with royal seal. Eleanor with the remains of Guinera did the same. Skulls and knee joints they left for folk worship. Then Arthur and Gwinera were put in a spacious tomb of black marble, decorated with images of Leo and King Arthur, and watered it in front of a high altar in the Glastonbury abbey. We must admit, the Glastonberian monks have shown themselves with outstanding falsifiers. Arthur's grave detection was beneficial for the abbey, since it suffered significant losses due to a fire. The opening of the brothers played on hand and monarchum. And Heinrich II, and Eduard I made a lot of Wales rebels. In Wales firmly believed that Arthur is alive and is about to help them. Heinrich II raised evidence that Arthur was dead and buried. Eduard I strengthened this impression by the royal reburial ceremony and a massive tomb of black marble. Cross as identifying sign It took as proof of the belonging of the founded bones Arthur and Guinever. The actual Arthur can not be called Rex Arturius, King Artur, for he was not. The lead cross is an elementary medieval fake, and the find of the grave of Arthur and Guineviers - a skillful and very successful falsification. The story with the grave of Arthur and Guinera began at one henrich and ended in a friend. When Henry VIII announced the dissolution of the monasteries, the vandals plundered the abbey and took the tomb. The bones Arthur and Guinera are disappeared; The lead cross miraculously survived, but his last time was seen in the eighteenth century. |
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Glastonbury torus ("Thor" translated from Celtic, "Hill").
Now visitors can take advantage of quite a comfortable stone pathway, laid on a more common slope to the top. Tower of St. Michael.
Glastonbury Location is amazing: It is located on the so-called "More Saint Michael" - a straight line connecting the church of St. Michael in Cornwall, Tor and the circle of stones in Avbury. The Tor Self is a stone hill of natural origin, on which the layers of solid and soft stone alternate, and in order to preserve the hill, many, many years ago he was dodged a stepped form. Once his slopes were one of the few in the adjacent district, which did not blane in the winter. Since then, the gardens have been broken on it, and the vertex has traditionally been used by different cults for rites. Ruins that have come down to this day - the Tower of St. Michael, the remains of the 14th century church, built on the site of the previous, destroyed by the earthquake in 1275. She stood about 100 years old when the acceleration of the monasteries was happening in 1539, and she suffered the same fate as the Glastonberyan Abbey.
However, it is believed that in earlier times, Druids were gathered here, and another name of the hill - Inis Showcases, is also familiar to those who are interested in stories about Arthur and Merlin. The glass island is the one, on which Arthur got his famous Sword of Excalibur, the one on which King Melvas hid his wife Arthur Guinev, subsequently saved by Lancelot.
The history of the Knights of the Round Table began with a very remarkable event that happened in Cornolall Castle Tintagel.
The glorious knight of the throat, the owner of the castle and the ruler of Cornwall, was married to the beauty of the game, to which he suddenly wondered by passionate, but with hopeless love King Uder Pendragon. And then the wizard of Merlin, who lived in the time of "ass in advance" came to the aid of the desperate king, who lived in the time of the rod, the appearance of a knight of the throat and helped to achieve an impregnable beauty.
Soon the playsen gave birth to a boy, who was called Arthur and who was destined to overshadow all the Knights of England. Over time, Arthur became the king and settled with a young wife, Beauty Guinevel, in Camelot Castle. He called for the most worthy knights of Europe, posted them around a huge round table and proclaimed his knightly motto: "Strength is not justice, justice is the power". The nobility of King Arthur rose to make the banner of his kingdom.
But soon the stormy events shocked Camelot Castle. Knight Tristan was loved by the Irish princess of Isolde, the wife of King Mark, and eventually died of his spear. The valiant knight Lancelot loved Queen Guinevera, the heart of which answered him. Their love was so defiant that the knightly friendship was retreated in front of her, and a married thing. But the nobility was also the nobility of the King Arthur, who for a long time did not decide any decision regarding lovers, so as not to destroy the brotherhood "of the round table. And then the cunning knight Melrred convinced King Arthur to go hunting: he perfectly calculated that lovers, taking his absence, wanted Meet ... And then he will take care of everyone to know about it. King Arthur will not be left anything else, how to act.
So everything happened. Modred, raining a date Guinevel with Lancelot, burst into the quarters of the queen. Lancelot fled, and supporters of Modred demanded a trial of the queen. And King Arthur was forced to sign the death sentence to his wife - burning at the fire.
He stood by the window and looked at Gwinera belted with horror with horror, and the executioner was already waiting for his sign. Modrat hurts, but King Arthur Medlit: Does Lancelot do not have time to come to the rescue of his beloved? But Lancelot arrived on time and took Guinevera, and the King Artuto did not have anything else, how to go to the francs. However, from England he gets anxious lead: Modred, taking advantage of his absence, intends to proclaim himself by the king. Arthur is returning: the River Commblan converges to the decisive battle of the detachments of Modreda and the military of the King Arthur. A lot of glorious knights died in this battle, a treacherous modr was killed. But he managed to hurt the king Arthur fatally ...
Before his death, King Arthur commanded the Knight Bedivarus to quit his famous sword into the lake, so that no one could stain him with a discrepancy and dishonor. When Bediver performed the will of the king, the tender female hand of the magic "mistress of the lake" appeared from the water and carefully accepted the sword of King Arthur. And he himself was taken to the castle on the island of Avalon, where he died. But King Arthur only temporarily left this mortar world, hiding on the blissful island, where they rest and heal wounds. And then he will find from long sleep and will again lead his people ...
For several centuries, the novels about the Knights of the Round Table were the creations who were entirely embodied by the ideal of nobility. The aristocrats collected them in their libraries, after the abundant lap them entertained guests of noble feudal. Ignorance of stories about the knights of the round table was considered a sign of ignorance, names acting persons (Arthur, Lancelot, etc.) called babies when baptism, etc. Information has been preserved that in 1113 a group of French monks visited Cornwall. Local residents told them about King Arthur, who lived in Cornwall, fought against Saxons and is still alive. When the monks raised them on laughter, she was broken, after which the monks had to run.
But the legends of the King Arthur and the knights of the round table were known not only in England. They flew over the borders, the narrators decorated them
we are different details and details; They were translated into many languages, and they received a new interpretation. At the end of the XII century, Arthur king, in particular, wrote:
In which of the places to extend the Christian dominion, the winged glory did not bring and where did not make the famous name of Britt Arthur? Who ... does not interrupt about him when he, as the pilgrims tell us who returned from the east, almost known to Asian peoples than Britons? The inhabitants of the East are said about Arthur, as well as residents of the West, although they are separated by the space of the whole land. Egypt says about him, no secluded Bosphorus is silent. The acts of the Vladyka of the states of Rome, and once the opponent of Rome Carthage are known to Brahi Arthur, who glorifies Antioch, Armenia, Palestine ...
But where are legends end and historical facts begin? Legends and legends associate the life of King Arthur with places specific, and something yes it should have stayed from Camelot and other castles, where they drank and fought the knights of the round table.
Tintagel's castle, where King Gulua sent his wife to Gamen to protect her from the views of the Uther king and in which the legendary meeting of the parents of the future King Arthur, stood on the bank of Cornwall. Now the ruins of the castle are located on the edge of a high stony cliff, about the foundation of which somewhere far, sea waves be afraid of the noise. Behind the cliff is a rocky island, on which the second part of the castle was located. To get to it, you need to go down the endless stone steps to the cliff, and then re-climb the top of the island. The castle of Tintagel was probably really unavailable, as the Chronicler of Jeffrey Monmouth in his "Britt History" wrote about him:
It is located on the sea, and the sea surrounds it from all sides. There is no access to it, except for a narrow path in the rocks, which could be broken down by three armed knights if you came to her with the whole army of Britain.
True, subsequently, scientists found that the castle of Tintagel was built in about the XII century by the Norman Duke of Reginald, and, therefore, in the king Arthur of this Grozny fortress was not. However, archaeologists have established that in the "dark era" there really were buildings, apparently by the monastery of the Celts. During excavations, scientists discovered not only the XI century coins, but also ceramic products exported from the Mediterranean about the V century. So, the gamesen could be in this monastery when the king Uther Pendragon visited her?
And not far from the city of Fowie, there are a rough-grooved stone height of 2 meters, on which the Latin inscription is carved: "Drustanus Hie Pacit Filius Cunomon" (here is Drustanus, the son of the Kunomorus). The medieval bards turned the name of Drustanus to Tristan, and the Kunomorus is the Latin form of the Coonwear Coonwoor, which in the 6th century the ruler of Western Britain.
Next to Stone, the archaeologists discovered traces of an ancient wooden building with an extensive hall and ceramics similar to the one that was found in the castle of Tintagel. And then scientists suggested that, maybe it was the castle of the Tor, in which King Mark, Tristan and Isolde experienced his tragic novel?
In the English county, Sommerset is the hill, at the foot of which the ruins of the GlastonBery Abbey spread. Many researchers identify this hill with Avalon Island, where they took a deadly injured King Arthur. It is known that before the hill was surrounded by swamps, which during the spring flood turned into a deep lake. During the excavations on the top of the hill, scientists have discovered the remains of an ancient building, but in 1190 there was an event referred to here in many studies. For example, Writer R.U. Dan-Ning in his book "Arthur - King of the West" tells about it.
One of the monks begged him to bury him on the Dream Cemetery - on the spot between the foundations of two crosses, on which several names were unintelligible. When the monk died and on the specified one (the place began to dig a grave, they stumbled upon the coffin, in which there were the remains of a woman with preserved hair. Under it was found the second coffin the remains of a man, and even lower - the third on which the lead cross with Latin inscription was fixed : "The famous King of Arthur is resting here, buried on Avalon Island."
According to Chronicist Abbey Margam, in the first grain there were remains of Guinevera, in the second - the remains of Modreda, and in the third - the remains of King Arthur.
The second record of the unique find is made by Chronist Gerald Wall, who visited Glastonbery after this amazing discovery. He described the lead cross, and skull, and femoral bones - everything that was shown to him. However, by the time of his visit, the history of the discovery of these relics was already described somewhat differently. For example, she was accompanied by "wonderful and mysterious signs", designed to encourage the graveters
According to D. Wellesky, in the ground, first lay the stone to which the lead cross was attached. Under the stone was only one coffin, but it was divided: two thirds of it (in the headboard) contained the remains of a man, and one-third (in the legs) - the remains of a woman with well-preserved golden hair braided into a spit. But as soon as the impatient monks touched it, Spit crumbled into dust. Another was the inscription on the cross: "The famous King Arthur with his beloved wife Gwinever is buried here on Avalon Island.
There were evidence of several more chroniclers, therefore, naturally, they were accompanied by scientists in doubts. Not doubted only two facts: in the presence of graves and the existence of the cross. In 1607, Antiquarian W. Cadman published a graphic image of this cross, and it was the only key to deciphering the inscription, since after the XVII century the cross disappeared. Having studied the shape of the letters and the character of the inscription, scientists found that the cross definitely refers to the "dark era".
The remains found the monks were transferred to the monastery church and buried in the grave in the center of her. In 1278, Glastonbari's abbey was visited by King Edward I and Queen Eleanor to meet Easter here. The graves were re-opened, and the other day after the great Thursday, the king and the queen wrapped the remains in thin Savan, sprinkling them with tears: only heads and knees left openly, "so that people could walked." From the messages of some adam from Domerham, an eyewitness of what happened, you can find out:
King Edward ... with his wife, Lady Eleanor, arrived in Glastonbari ... and ordered to open the grave of the famous King Arthur. It had two coffins, decorated with portraits and coat of arms, and discovered the bones of the king, large size, and the dice of Queen Hinerwa, which were beautiful.
However, the writer R.U. mentioned above Dunning believes that this ceremonial was pre-prepared by a dexterous Abbot John from a tonteon to achieve privilege for the abbey.
During the reign of Oliver Cromwell, the abbey in 1539 was eliminated, the grave was destroyed, and King Arthur's bones and Queen Guinevera dispelled in the wind. Archaeologists, in 1931 studied the place of the alleged grave of King Arthur, found a solid, but empty tomb. Now there is only a tablet for tourists: "Place the grave of King Arthur."
South of the GlastonBariy Hill is visible on the horizon with another hill - Cadberry, who over a small village rises with his top, crushed forest. This forest hides the fortress trees of a huge citadel, attention to which the archaeologists awakened some Mrs. Harfield, who loved to walk along the hill with his dog. Once, picking up the land with an umbrella, she noticed small wreckage of clay dishes. Scientists have determined that these fragments are still to the Dorim Epoch of the History of England, but two or three of them are definitely to the "dark era" of King Arthur. And in the late 1960s, archaeologists opened the remnants of buildings that could exist only in the era of King Arthur. In the central part of the hill, for example, the traces of a large building built in the shape of the cross are clearly noticeable, which was characteristic of the European churches of the V-VI centuries.
There are no ruins on the flat top of Kadbury hill, there were never medieval castles. So can this hill, in the past, well fortified, be the center of the world of King Arthur? The name of two nearby villages - South and Royal Camel, as well as the name of the river Kam, flowing in those places, as if they pushed the idea of \u200b\u200bthe Camelot Castle. After all, according to legends, he was surrounded by plain with the forest and the river flowing nearby, but the specific location of the castle was never indicated. At first it was believed that the castle was located somewhere in the south of England, but such an opinion existed until the version appeared that the castle of the round table was Winchester. And only local residents without any versions, but confidently declare that it was here who was Camelot with a famous round table. They also call this hill "Castle of the King Arthur" and together say that on the night of St. John, you can hear the brawl horses of the king of King Arthur and his knights descending to the stream ...
We are learning English, his grammar, the methodology for studying and teaching; We read some texts, carry out the exercises, write essay ... And what do we know about the country, whose language is studying?
History of England, English kingdom, Takes its beginning from the depths of centuries. This is a very interesting subject for discussion, complete secrets and legends. I want to leave the grammar, phonetics, teaching English and talk about the founding of Britain and about the legendary King of Arthur, whose reign years of the reign of England can be considered!
The British people are descendants of Britt tribes and Anglo-Saxons who inhabited Misty Albion in ancient times. The exact year of the founding of England is not known, but the V of the V century of our era is the beginning of the landing of Angles and Saxons in the British shores. And approximately in the V-VI centuries. Ekach existed the legendary leader of the Britt tribe - King Arthur (Arthur).
Taken about King Arthur is a whole literary-historical epic! King Arthur is the central hero of numerous knightly novels, songs, ballads, stories, testes, poems and poems. In honor of him, monuments and sculptures are erected. Historians still doubt the existence of such a person in Britain's history. However, it did not prevent the people of England to believe in him and put legends about him. Even if it was not in reality, nevertheless, each people need their heroes. Undoubtedly one thing - this hero had a historical prototype.
The legend states that King Arthur collected under his yard in Camelot's best knights, which entered the category of so-called knights of the round table. The most famous of them are Lancelot, Persiafal, Gavein and others. The exact number of knights is unknown, because various authors give various data: someone speaks of twelve, someone mentions sixteen knights, etc.
What did Arthur and his knights do? Of course, first of all, these are tactful feats, battles, fights. They also tried to find a sacred grail - the legendary bowl, which the blood of Christ was collected during crucifixes. And they also engaged in saving beautiful ladies.
We open the vents of the legend ...
The legends of the King Arthur is a lot, but they all go down to approximately one plot.
Uther Pendragon was King of Britain. And he was pleased to fall in love with Gamen, the wife of the duke of Horlois from the castle Tintagel (as if there were no unmarried girls at that time!). To spend the night with her, Uther asked Merlin's wizard to give him the appearance of the duke, her husband. Merlin agreed with the condition that the child's born will be given to his upbringing. Uther agreed, and after a few years he was poisoned and anarchy began in the country (here, that happens if you contact someone else's wife).
Merlin endowed the newborn Arthur by force and courage, then gave him an old knight to Sir Ecutor to upbringing. In twenty years, Merlin presented a sword knights, stuck in the stone on which it was written about who would be able to pull the sword, the king is also destined to be. Guess who managed to pull the sword? Of course, this is Arthur. Merlin opened him the secret of his birth and origin. But the cunning knights will not spend! Everyone wanted to be king of England. Arthur had to dismiss his right to the throne with the sword in his hands.
The legend says that, becoming the king, Arthur made the city of Camelot, gathering around himself the best and strongest Knights of the world, who were squeezed with him around the round table (oh, this legendary round table!). He married the beautiful Queen Guinevere and began a happy life.
As they say, nothing is eternally under the moon, and the sword-from-stone broke in the duel of Arthur with Sir Pelinor. But Merlin did not leave his ward in difficult situations, he promised him another sword. The new sword Escalibur was broken without mishai. His elves of Lake Vatelia, and His Arthur presented His Arthur itself, the laddy's master with the condition to navigate him only for the right thing and return it to her when the term comes.
But not everything is so cloudless! Once, during a walk, the wonderful Guinender kidnapped the villain of Melegant. Lancelot, one of the best Knights Arthur, without waiting for the sovereign, one broke into the castle of Melegant, killed him and freed the Queen. Between them, love broke out and Guinevra changed her husband with Lancelot.
This was learned by Sly Mordered, the nephew Arthur and, by rumors, his illegal son. He reported to the king about treason. Out of heaven, Arthur sent Morderta with a detachment to arrest Guineaver and Lancelota; Queen threatened burning at the fire. But Lancelot freed Gwinver and together they fled to the sea. Arthur went to the pursuit of them, leaving his governor of insidious Mordend. He took advantage of the case and captured power.
Having learned about this, Arthur was forced to return, and to bring order in the country. But Sly Mordered was not going to give power. Arthur and Mordertov's troops agreed on the Cammy field. During the battle, Mordered fell, struggled by Arthur, but he himself defeated the deadly blow to the king.
At the request of Arthur, Escalibur was returned to the Lake Lady, and his sad ladies were held on the boat to the island of Avalon. The legend states that he still sleep on this island, but at the right time will come to save Britain. So ends the heroic legend of King Arthur.
King Arthur in English lesson
If you chose this topic for lesson or extracurricular activitiesThis is a very interesting solution. To conduct such an event or lesson will be wondering both the teacher and the guys and guests present.
- Since this is the era of the medieval, then you can make a class in the appropriate style. Let your students help you, it is very exciting. On the walls there may be images of vintage coat of arms, swords and shields made from cardboard, in general, all you consider fit
- The guys themselves can be heroes of legends, dressed in appropriate clothes: Arthur, Guineur, Merlin, Lancelot, etc.
- Organize expressive reading excerpts from the ballad about King Arthur. To do this, use the works of Alfred Tennison, Terens White and other authors on this topic.
- Play short theatrical ideas and staging, using the plots from the life of Arthur and his environments, pre-making dialogues in English
- Include in your event passages from films or cartoons on the topic of King Arthur
- Also class can decorate drawings and posters of the guys. Since the exact year of birth of the king is unknown, then on the board there may be an inscription in English, made in an old style: "Once Upon a Time, in the Vth Century ..." (once in the fifth century ...).
Write an essay about the legendary hero!
Was such a character in the history of England, whether it is a collective image or this fiction of folk fantasy, just a legend - each country needs heroes, in those images that can be equal from which you want to take an example. Nevertheless, there is reason to believe that such a person existed, because partial confirmation of this we find in English literature.
The story of the King Arthur has both instructive sides. She teaches courage, strength, fearless, friendship, responsibility for their duty. Also, this is an instructive legend about how, sometimes, a woman can become all of the fault: the power is lost, the country collapses.
Talk about King Arthur is beautiful theme For the lesson of history, English or an integrated lesson in English and history. If you got a task write an essay about this king and give a detailed answer about him, then we bring to your attention how can this be done on english language.
I Want to Tell You about the king arthur. IT is a legendary king of england. WE DON'T KNOW THE EXACT YEAR OF HIS BIRTH. But We Know That He Had Lived in The Vth Century. England Is Very Proud of this King; He is a British Historical Hero, One of the Symbols of the Country.
The King Arthur Is Famous by His Strength, Courage, Justice. EVERYBODY, AND NOT ONLY IN ENGLAND, KNOWS ABOUT CAMELOT, THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE, THE QUEEN GINEVERE, THE KNIGHT LANCELOT, MERLIN, ETC. All These Personages Are The Heroes of British Epic Poems, Songs and Stories.
Arthur's Tutor Was The Wise Magician Merlin. HE TAUGHT HIM ABOUT STRENGTH AND WISDOM. Arthur Became A King After He Had Pulled The Sword from the Stone. He Gathered The Best Knights from the Entire World. Everybody Knows about the Knights of the Round Table. His Wife Was The Beautiful Guinevere.
King Arthur Is The Main Hero Of Many Legends, Stories, PoEms, Songs. He is a Symbol of Courage and Wisdom.
Here is such an essay-story we succeed. And here is his translation:
I want to tell you about King Arthur. This is the legendary king of England. We do not know the exact year of his birth. But we know that he lived in the fifth century. England is proud of his king; He is a British historical hero, one of the symbols of this country.
King Arthur is famous for its courage, strength, justice. Everyone knows, and not only in England, about Camelot, Knights of the Round Table, Queen Guineur, Knights Lancelot, Merlin, etc. All these characters are the heroes of British epic poems, songs and stories.
Arthur's mentor was the wise wizard of Merlin. He taught him strength and wisdom. Arthur became the king after pulping a sword from the stone. He gathered the best knights from around the world. Everyone heard about the knights of the round table. His wife was lovely Guineur.
King Arthur - the main character Many legends, stories, poems, songs. It is a symbol of courage and wisdom.
You can, of course, tell the legend completely, but it will take a lot of time. It is enough to state B. general features What is this legendary personality.
King Arthur in cinema
This historical character still excites the minds and hearts of history and art lovers. King Arthur is a hero not only of historical epic, but also of modern literature and cinema. Until now, many authors write about him, taking the legend of Arthur, but by fulfilling it in his own way. Arthur is also a hero of painting and sculpture. Directors and screenwriters do not bypass this legendary character.
We bring to your attention a few films about the legendary king of England, which you can look in English with Russian or English subtitles, or with Russian translation. These films will not leave you indifferent, but will help you to discover something new in the image and character of Arthur.
- So, 1953, the American film "Round Table Knights / Knights of the Round Table". You will plunge into the atmosphere of the Middle Ages England and the courtyard of King Arthur. Wonderful game of actors and entourage.
- Year 1981, film "Escalibur". This filmwork is discontinued by the novel Thomas Malory. The film shakes with his epic and believability. Oscar Award and Cannes Film Festival Prize. You will get a huge aesthetic pleasure from viewing.
- 1995 gives us the film "First Knight". This is a free interpretation of the legend of the famous king, and Lancelot is given much attention. But the situation, costumes, castles, the play of actors and Richard Gir in the lead role make their job.
- Year 1998. The cartoon for children "Magic Sword: In Search for Camelota / Quest for Camelot". This cartoon can be watched with the whole family. You will get involved in adventures and interesting situations that the main characters are faced with the case.
- The famous Adventure film "King Arthur" 2004 with Klyiv Owen and Kira Knightley will last you in pleasant voltage during a two-hour viewing. But it's worth it! Beautiful costumes, the atmosphere of the era, the new execution of the legend of the king will help the viewer to draw something new, relating to this topic.
- Of the most recent works on the legendary king, you should mention 2014, which announced the beginning of the filming of the new film on this topic. The director of the "Round Table Knights: King Arthur" will perform the famous Guy Richie. The film tells about Arthur's youth and its becoming as a king.
We wish you a pleasant viewing!
Feb 24.
And was the castle of King Arthur?
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Before starting the conversation about Camelot Castle, as legendary and mysterious as his master - King Arthur, turn to the British epic and will try to fully present the appearance of this character through the century. The leader ruled in the V-VI century by the chimemifical kingdom of Logres, he became the most famous hero of Celtic culture. The authenticity of the existence of his disputes of scientists do not silent to this day.
Mystery of the castle Tintagel
Camelot is called Camelot, not the only associated with his name. In County, Cornwall in the south-west of England and today show tourists, respectable ruins of another medieval building early XIII The century, built on the site of the Tintagel castle of the castle, where the valiant hero was conceived.
This, in general, quite a routine act in this case accompanies very romantic and not deprived of piquancy history. The fact is that the father of Arthur was the king of Britt, Uther Pendragon, and the mother is not a queen, and the wife of the court boom - Beauty Eigir.
The origin of the sorcerer Merlin
Emphased to her passion and not having a different opportunity to get the desired, the king with the help of the sorcerer Merlin took the appearance of her husband who left for a while generic estate, and in this form, the beauty penetrates freely. She noticed the forgery or not - we will leave for its conscience, but only after a last period for the world appeared the fruit of this somewhat water adventure - the future king of Arthur.
By the way, then her husband Goldis died. According to one version, he did not survive the random change of his wife, and on the other - it was just killed by the order of Uther, so as not to be confused under his feet. But one way or another, the awesome widow gave birth to the king also daughter called Anna. Arthur was given to the upbringing of the very sorcerer of Merlin, who played such a non-aggative role in this story.
Elevate on the throne
This is, of course, one of the legends, and in them, as you know, the vice is punished. It was not a sustained Sostolic Tear, after sixteen years he was treacherously poisoned by his own court. After his death, as usual, the brutal struggle for power began, and so as not to kill each other, the dignitaries decided to put on the throne Arthur - the son of a newly poisoned monarch. It was at that time only fifteen years old, and they believed that they could manage the state from his behalf. Since then, the castle of King Arthur has become the place of many dramatic events.
Sword extracted from stone
By the way, according to one of the versions, the seemingly of Arthur for the throne also did not cost without magic, and mixed it in the overall plot already familiar to all sorcerer Merlin. The fact is that the stone was resting on the main time, from which the sword was sticking out, and whoever tried to pull him out, no one had enough strength. And Merlin inspired to everyone that the crown would be worthy only the one who could do it.
Do I need to say that it was his ward that he endowed the necessary power for this? So it was or not - it's hard to say. But only since then the pupil of the sorcerer received the throne, and the castle of King Arthur - the status of the residence of the head of state.
As for the sword itself, he turned out to be, as we say today, poor-quality and soon broke. After that, the elves, which in those days were like flies on the cake, were forged a new king, separating without a mischief, but with the condition that it will be only in the name of good deeds.
Wedding King Artur.
In the British epic, the image of King Arthur is inextricably linked with an excellent companion - the ideal sublime poetic dream, a model of chastity and integrity. It is such a lady, pleasant in all respects, according to the legend, was Ginevra - the daughter of the King of Leogena, whose very modest possessions spread in the south-west of Britain.
Young fell in love with each other (at first glance, of course), and after the wedding, the castle of King Arthur has witnessed their happiness. That's just children did not appear. She was marked by the march of one fairie, who wanted her son to inherit the throne, and therefore the witchcraft of the gainting ginera.
With a preventable new spouse, she turned out to be an evil witch, which, however, is not uncommon and today. But the father-in-law fell on the glory. As a wedding gift, he was presented with a young table, and not simple, and the round, who then entered the story, thanks to the knights, who squeezed around him during the state councils.
The decision suggested by Ginevar
In Camelot - King Arthur Castle - from all over the country the most valiant and loyal knights were invited. They were gathered at least hundreds, which inevitably gave rise to the problem - how to send such a number of sleeves and self-satisfied gentlemen during the Royal Soviets and Peters? Sitting at the head of the table was considered honorable, at the end - a sign of neglect of the owner and an insult. Any negligence in this matter could end the offend and inevitable in such cases by bloodshed.
This is where Ginevra and supervised her husband take advantage of a wedding gift - the table is round, and the circle, as you know, has no beginning, no end. In this table, everyone is equal. Hence the expression "Knights of the Round Table", that is, faces equal to each other.
Round Table knights
One day, he stained himself with reincarnation of the King Uther in someone else's husband, for a while, corrected and regularly visited the castle of King Arthur, whose history approached his most dramatic part. Testing the knights there, he taught them not to create evil, avoid dishonor, lies and in all follow the principles of valor and nobility.
His teachings were learned, and soon, without exception, the knights were famous for the fact that they were doing well everywhere, they gave mercy defeated and provided the patronage of the ladies. In addition, their skate was the destruction of dragons, evil sorcerers and salvation of countless princesses. They did not refuse if the state attracted to them from the enemies did not give up.
However, the main goal of his life Knights of the Round Table considered the search for the sacred grail - the bowl, from which Jesus Christ drank during a secret evening and in which his blood was collected. The knightly novels appear in detail about all these exploits, which appeared in the following centuries and received considerable popularity.
End of family happiness
But the days of the serene love of King Arthur and his chosen, alas, ended. And Ginevra became fault, in the heart of which, besides her husband, his nearest friend was fitted - Knight Lancelot. She met him, barely arrived in Camelot. This young handsome man was one of the most rhymers of the sacred grail, but after the sin of adultery, committed to him with his wife's sovereign, lost hope for success - the greatest Christian shrine could only get into clean hands.
SOUND SON KING Arthur
It was not at the height and her spouse Arthur, whose party turned out to be an extramarital son Mordered, born from his pivot sister - Morgana fairies. However, he deserves condescension, as he said, he entered into a sinful connection under the action of Char, the same Merlin's wizard.
The old pioneer in collusion with the mythical Virgin lake (a very suspicious lady) put his hand to the fact that, leaving passion, brother and sister did not recognize each other. When they sorted out the matter, it was already late. The child who appeared on the light was given to raising evil sorcerers, and from this, it is clear that nothing good could have happened. As a result, he grew up with a person with insidious, power-loving and not respected parents.
The nobility of the deceived king
it last quality Morderta became fatal for the inhabitants of Camelot, and because of him, the King Arthur King's knight castle turned into a target for secret ridicule. The fact is that the unfortunate husband of the Ginevra Against Her adventures remained a true gentleman who did not allow themselves to be late for a lady (especially his own wife), exposing her weakness, so characteristic of young women.
In addition, he loved her and quite appreciated his friend Lancelot. Not wanting what is called, to carry out from the hut, the deceived spouse tried to close his eyes to this novel and thus preserve the world in the family and calm in the state. Mordered, being the only heir, in every way compromised the Father, hoping to speed up the path to the throne.
Departure Mordered
From this time, calm was forever left the castle of King Arthur. Legends impose a guilt in the ill-fated Mordert. One day, wanting to compromise the Queen, he broke into her rest with the Vataga of his minions just at the moment when she took Lancelota. On that day, their meeting was not intimate, but a purely business character, but such a bold behavior of Mordered led Lancelot into rage, and did not have time to fall into fainting (as it should be in such cases), he cut the height with his sword.
Flight through La Mans
However, the case has acquired publicity, and greedy to the courtes are courtly soldered the Glevo on what happened, giving it unnecessary details. As a result, lovers were forced to flee into France, and the unfortunate spouse pretend to pursue them on the side of La Mansha. He returned home to home, awesome from his fat. Jenvra disappeared without a trace, and no one ever seen her anymore.
The legend says that, realizing the depth of his fall, she forever got into one of the remote monasteries, where the post and prayer tried to redeem the deed. However, there were evil tongues here, who argued that the federation soon was noticed at the French yard.
The death of a lucky king
From this time, the castle of the King Arthur kneaded. The description of the filled life draws a picture of grief and despondency. Cunning Mordered, who always dreamed of occupying the throne of his father, took advantage of his absence and bowed the courteous to treason, wondering the rich gifts. When Arthur was returned from France, an ambush, arranged his son, near the castle. The king snatched the sword, but in an unequal battle was killed. The only man faithful to him, though late, but having worked on his mind, was Lancelot.
But the legend says that the story did not end. After the death, the King of Arthur was moved by the magic force on the mythical island of Avalon, where and sleep under the stone slab, ready to climb and come to the rescue of England, unless she threaten the danger.
Mystery of an old castle
About whether the legendary king was a real historical prototype, the opinions of scientists diverge. The disputes also causes all as concerning his dwelling. What is the name of the castle of King Arthur, he knows every Englishman, but where he was - can hardly get an answer. Some researchers believe that it was built in County Cheshire in the West of England, but there are other judgments.
The complexity causes the fact that in most knightly novels the name of the castle of the King Arthur, although mentioned, but without a specific topographic binding. It should be noted that in the earliest essays the word Camelot does not appear at all. About how the castle of King Arthur is called, readers first learned only in the XII century from the novel of the French writer Kretiene de Troita "Lancelot".
Opening of British scientists
Decent attention is a message published by recently foreign media. In County, Cornwall, located in the south-west, archaeologists were found fragments of the castle, standing there in the V-VI century. For a number of signs, they managed to state his similarity with the legendary Camelot, as it is represented in the medieval literature.
It caused a universal interest in their find. The preserved bases of walls and internal buildings made it possible to create a layout of the castle of King Arthur. However, their discovery is questioned. The fact is that it is actually not established if the castle of King Arthur has existed in reality. Photo from the site of the excavation was placed the pages of newspapers and the TV screens, but they can hardly open the secret.
Another message appeared on the Pages "Daily Telegraph" testifies to the discovery made in the city of Chester, which is twenty-five kilometers southeast of Liverpool. The leading British historian Chris Gwallow leading to the excavations believes that with a large probability, it is possible that the artifacts detected by them are fragments of the legendary Camelot. However, the tripped in their judgments of the British repeat their usual phrase in such cases: "It is too good to be true."