King Arthur

                King Arthur was the son of Pendragon and was born in Tintagel in Cornwall. He was brought up by Merlin, an old Celtic magician, and became king of Britain when he was fifteen. He proved his right to be king when he managed to pull a sword from a rock. He had to fight many Lords and when, with Merlin's help, he defeated them, he received the magic sword Excalibur from the Lady of the Lake.
                He married Guinevere and lived in a castle at Camelot. His knights sat at a round table so that they were all equal-nobody was sitting at head of the table. Some of the knights are Lancelot, Perceval, Gawain ,and Galahad. They spent their time hunting wild pigs, having feasts, and singing ballads. They often had to kill dragon and giants. At all time, they behaved very correctly, with respect, honour, and compassion.
                Arthur went to Rome to fight the emperor, Lucius, and he left his kingdom in the hand of his nephew, Mordred. As he was entering Rome, Arthur learned that Mordred had taken control of the kingdom and had captured Guinevere. He came back to England and defeated his nephew. Unfortunately, he was seriously wounded in the battle. Arthur asked Sir Belvedere, the last surviving knight, to throw Excalibur into the water of lake. He did this and the sword was caught by a hand which came out of the water and then took the sword below the surface.
               Arthur then was taken to the Isle of Avalon to get better. People believe that he does not die but lives on and will return when his country needs him. On his tomb is written
                                                  HIC IACET ARTURUS,
                                                      REX QUONDAM
                                                   REXQUE FUTURUS
                        ( HERE LIES ARTHUR, THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING )