He marries Queen Guinevere, and Merlin gifts them the Round Table, foretelling the great deeds of the knights still to arrive. Balyn strikes the Dolorous Stroke, cursing King Pelles and his Castle Carbonek but creating the conditions for the Holy Grail to come to Camelot in the future.Īrthur defeats his evil opposition and banishes the Saxons. One of Arthur’s knights, Balyn, has a series of tragic adventures after keeping a cursed sword. Arthur gathers followers and receives the sword Excalibur and its magical scabbard from Avalon, which the wizard Merlin prophesizes will help him create the godly realm of Logres. After being raised in secret, the young Arthur miraculously pulls a sword from an anvil, which declares he is the rightful king. Book 1 “The Coming of Arthur” tells how Arthur became king and united Britain. King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table is divided into four books, each following a different era of King Arthur’s reign.
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