Special collection of the legend of Merlin and King Arthur~~~ The legend of Queen Arthur Guinevere (which is similar to the name of the maid in the play|||) is updated.

Fletcher 2021-12-24 08:02:18

I used to vaguely know about King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table, and the holy grail. I was very interested in watching this drama and hurried to Baidu. I have always thought that King Arthur is history, but I didn’t expect it to be a fictional legend. In the legend, Merlin’s generation is much higher than that of Arthur. In the eight episodes, Mordred, the child saved by Arthur, is said to be the illegitimate son of Arthur and his half-sister Morgause (could it be Morgana in the play). He was the last to usurp the throne and be "burned."
Yes . Now, the name of the legendary King Arthur’s wife Guinevere is very similar to Morgana’s maid’s name in the play~~ There is also a love triangle between Arthur’s maid and Lancelot in the second season (you can face the development of the legend yy plot~ ~Haha), in view of the increasing trend of the maid's role in the second season, the legend of Queen Arthur Guinevere is specially added (at the end~~)

The story of Merlin's life is almost everywhere in various European magical stories, but The most concentrated event record was developed with various miracles that assisted King Arthur.
The historical background of the story of King Arthur is about the 6th century, when tribal leaders lived in the era after the collapse of Rome. They resisted the Anglo-Saxons who invaded the British Isles, and they have become an ideal knight image in people’s minds. one. (Merlin also appeared in the heroic image of a military and a counselor) But I can’t imagine that in the era of poor culture, in the era of lack of words, some people could show that these were regarded as ideals for nearly a thousand years. The moral standard of the realm. In fact, a kind of folklore will continue to be added and revised new elements in the long history of history, and will be recognized by the public. Finally, it will gradually appear in front of future generations with a new look. The story of King Arthur is just a vivid example. .
Merlin, as the advisor, magician and prophet of King Arthur, is probably the most famous magician ever. He has appeared in many of our favorite British legends. He can use his magic power to win the war, and he can turn himself into a hunting dog or stag. (Haha~ It is estimated that the professor's fans will be depressed, why did they become Xiaotian and James?) He can foresee the future and control the fate of people.
Although Merlin and his life are legendary, there is really such a person in history, he is the Welsh poet Medrian who lived in the 6th century AD. The poet went crazy during the war and fled to the forests of Scotland, where he predicted the future. Later, Geoffrey, a historian of Monmouth County, England, changed Medrian's name to Merlin, and described him as a character in the British folktale "History of the Kings of England". This book, written in 1136, introduces the origins of England. (Khan~I would rather believe that he is a wizard, not a mentally abnormal person|||) For hundreds of years, the story of Merlin has been enlarged and rewritten by other writers. The most famous is Thomas Mallory, the author of the 15th century "Death of King Arthur". His novel about the king and his knights of the round table is very popular.
Like many mythological characters, Merlin also has a pair of outstanding parents. Jeffrey said that his mother was the daughter of a king and knew spells. His father was either a devil or some kind of evil ghost, named "Nightmare." It is also said that Merlin was born in the nightmare of Incubus, the mother of the earth and the devil. Satan plans to make Merlin the power of evil on the earth to fight against the power of goodness of Jesus Christ. However, after Merlin was born, he immediately received the baptism and began his beautiful life, but still retained his ability to predict and spell. (This version is more legendary, but there are obvious traces of being changed by Christianity~) Merlin inherited the kindness of his mother and the magical power of his father. He showed his unique talent when he was a child, and saved his life in doing so.
The story begins in the 15th century British King Wattigan. The kingdom wanted to build a tower, but it failed. No matter how hard his soldiers work during the day, at night the tower will be in ruins overnight. Therefore, King Votigan asked his magician for a way to deal with it, and the magician said that he wanted to add the blood of a child to the lime to build the tower, but the child's father must not be a human. In order to find such a child, the king's messenger quickly found Merlin and brought it to the king. Although Merlin was only 7 years old at the time, he accurately explained why the tower collapsed every day, because the tower was built on a piece of groundwater. He also predicted that if the groundwater was drained, two sleeping dragons would be seen among the two hollow boulders. (These two "cute" pets didn't show off because of the illegal construction. The king was so lucky.) Later, it proved that Merlin was not wrong, so the king released Merlin. Not only that, Merlin kindly gave Votigan a more interesting prediction. The red dragon represents Wales, and the other white dragon represents Saxons. The two dragons fought against each other. Merlin predicted that the red dragon would eventually defeat the white dragon. When this day comes, it will also be the day when the Welsh people will defeat the Saxons. In 1485, Henry VII, the royal family of Wales, succeeded to the throne and was believed to fulfill Merlin's prophecy. (Wortigan, you earned it. Learn about the military developments of ancient and modern times in advance, but it seems that you are not registered, so you are a bit depressed, right)
After the death of King Votigan, Merlin became an advisor to the next three kings. The three kings are Aurelius, King Youser, and most famously, King Arthur, the son of King Youser. It is believed that during the reign of Aurelius, Merlin moved Britain’s national treasure, the prehistoric megalithic pillars, from Ireland to Britain by magic. At that time, King Aurelius wanted to build a large monument, so Merlin chose a place where stones were produced in Ireland. This place was called "Giant's Dance" in Ireland because people believed that huge stones had special effects. But more than 15,000 British soldiers armed with ladders and cables were unable to move the boulder half a step. Merlin moved the stone from Ireland to England without much effort. To this day, this boulder still stands here (in fact, the boulder stood here about 2100 BC, which is thousands of years earlier than the story of Merlin. However, some blue stones in the area are indeed It was shipped from Wales, so it is not completely unreasonable to think that the stones were transported here by water).
In the era of King Uther, Merlin played an indispensable role. At that time, King Uther fell in love with a duchess named Igna, so her husband Gloris, Duke of Cornwall, locked her in a heavily guarded castle. But Merlin cast a spell to make King Uther's appearance exactly the same as that of Duke Gloris, helping King Uther to get the key to the castle smoothly. Neither the soldier nor Ignat saw the flaw. That night, Ignat was pregnant, and the child in her belly was King Arthur who later inherited the throne of King Uther and became the King of Great Britain. (King Uther was really brave, so he sneaked into Igna’s residence, in case Grandpa Merlin just made a joke, the consequences would be very serious~) Later, the Duke died in a war, Igna Married to King Uther. (Grandpa Merlin’s Green Hat factory officially opened. He later brought together a lot of strange grievances. The old man’s hobbies are so extensive~ It seems that Deng Xiaoping also has this hobby.|||)
Merlin protected the childhood King Arthur until he later succeeded to the throne, and later became King Arthur's prophet, magician and military adviser to ensure the success of this great king. When King Arthur was 15 years old, Merlin helped King Arthur to obtain the Excalibur. Later, during the war, Merlin warned King Arthur that he could not pull the sword out of the scabbard until the end. It was difficult to do this, because King Arthur’s opponent was about to win, but King Arthur followed Merlin’s advice until the end. In a moment, the sword was pulled out of the scabbard. When he drew the sword out, the light from the Excalibur deeply pierced the opponent, making them at a loss, so King Arthur finally won. In another battle, Merlin also helped King Arthur. He cast a spell on the enemy and made them all fall asleep.
Later, in order to consolidate the power of the Arthurian dynasty, Merlin facilitated the political marriage of King Arthur with Quinifin, the daughter of King Leodgrand of Camilliard. This also laid a bane for the destruction of the Arthurian dynasty. (The legend of King Arthur will be introduced later.) In short, this really doesn’t depend on Merlin himself. King Arthur also inherited his father’s will of his own way. Merlin is helpless~)
People think Merlin has the ability to transform himself into a child, an old man, Woman, dwarf or animal. He can control the roaring sea, and he can also build a wall for King Arthur's castle and throw down soldiers who try to climb the wall and attack King Arthur. Despite such outstanding ability, this great magician still made a stupid mistake. He became fascinated by a witch named Avani (sometimes called "the girl of the lake") and told Avani the secret of her magical skills. Avigny, who understood Merlin's weakness, cast a spell on him and imprisoned him in an oak tree forever. (There are also legends that this witch is Merlin’s disciple, but it is not known why the master and disciple turned against each other. In short, the relationship between teacher and student is really a very dangerous thing~)
But there are other legends, rumors, although he is imprisoned He was underground, but he was willing. There were 13 treasures hidden in the throne with him. He became the guardian of the throne and the treasures. It is said that he was waiting for the day when King Arthur returned. He will return to the world to continue to assist King Arthur. (Bringing bank deposits and the old opposition party back, the beautiful dream of the English people|||)
In short, Merlin is still a spiritual symbol of the Welsh people. It is not so much that King Arthur created such a legend, it is more of Merlin's achievements.


The legend of
King Arthur The legend of King Arthur was introduced in the twelfth century AD by bards who traversed Europe. The recognized masterpiece is the "Death of King Arthur" around the 15th century. The
Celtic nation that once ruled the United Kingdom was ruled by the Roman Empire in the first century. Finally forced to cede the British throne. According to legend, Arthur appeared as a Celtic hero during the period of Germanic invasion. He led various tribes to defeat the Saxons who belonged to the Germanic nation in the battle called the Battle of Barton Mountain. He is regarded as a famous legend in medieval England.
However, the image of Arthur has been constantly changing with the evolution of the legendary story, and finally evolved into the king of Britain, and became the "Knights of the Round Table" that collected legendary knights such as Lancelot and Tristan. The leader, the hero with the highest honor.
The Sword in the Stone (Excalibur) and The Sword in the Stone (The Sword in the Stone) are symbols of King Arthur’s supremacy. Wearing this sword of the king with the magical power of the elves, the knights bow their heads to the court, not only establishing his own throne, but also In numerous battles, he won victory and returned in triumph.

The sword of the
king the sword of the king (Excalibur) is also translated as the sword of broken steel, sword of iron cutting, and sword in the lake. It is worth noting that there are many less professional translations that translated this sword into the sword in the stone, which is incorrect.
The Sword in the Stone, the sword of the king drawn by Arthur. One said it was Caliburn, the prototype of Excalibur. The "History of the British Kings" records about Caliburn that King Arthur used this sword to kill 470 Saxon soldiers who attacked him in one battle.
The King's Sword is a magic holy sword that appeared in the legend of King Arthur. It can be regarded as the origin of the famous sword tradition in later generations of knight literature.
In the legend of King Arthur, Arthur, who drew the sword in the stone and became king, broke the sword in the stone during a confrontation with King Pellinore. The cause of this battle was that when Arthur visited a castle, the castle owner Annoure saw walking towards the castle. Sir Pellinore, asked King Arthur for protection. In fact, Sir Pellinore was also teased by Annoure and came to confront King Arthur. This battle was considered a violation of chivalry and became the cause of the broken sword in the stone. Later, under the guidance of Mei Lin, he obtained the sword of the king from the hands of the lady in the lake. The sword of the king was made in the elven kingdom of Avalon. The sword is made of gold, and the hilt is inlaid with gems. Because of its sharp blade, the lady in the lake uses Excalibur (that is, the ancient Celtic language). "Broken Steel" means) named it. At this time, the Merlin Arthur warned: "Excalibur, although powerful, but it was more expensive than its scabbard sword scabbard worn by Excalibur will never bleed, you can never lose it.."
But Later, King Arthur still lost the scabbard, so even though he had a sword that was cut as iron as mud, he was killed by the traitor knight Mordred in the end. The sword of the king was finally thrown back into the lake by Sir Bedivere under King Arthur's orders, and returned to the elven kingdom of Avalon together with King Arthur.

The cause of King Arthur's death: Lancelot (has already appeared in the play)
Lancelot:
English name: Launcelot
, the first warrior of the Knights of the Round Table, gentle, very courageous, and helpful. He was starting to actively look
to find the Holy Grail, but because of his pride that he did not succeed
the legendary Lancelot was an infant when his father passed away due to be disposed of Lakeside, by a group of fairies in the lake raised, which is also known as " Knight on the Lake". He is chivalrous and righteous, has a gentle and considerate personality, and is good at getting along with women. He is not only supported by King Arthur's round table, but also has a good reputation throughout the kingdom. So he is also known as the first knight of King Arthur. King Arthur trusted Lancelot and appointed him as the guardian knight of Queen Guinivia.
Therefore, King Arthur was very angry when he learned that Lancelot and Guinvia had an affair. However, Lancelot and Guinivia are personal affair rather than adultery, that is, the purely "Platonic" spiritual love in which the two attract and admire each other, and does not involve physical desire. According to the Christian moral standards of the time, men should not be jealous of the "spiritual affair" of their lover. Therefore, King Arthur could not kill Lancelot publicly, otherwise he would be condemned by public opinion.
So when the two men met in the forest, King Arthur sent twelve knights to assassinate them, but they were killed by Lancelot. Lancelot escaped, and Guinevia was burned by King Arthur. However, Lancelot and his comrades in love with the queen raided the execution ground and robbed Guinivia abruptly. The two crossed the sea to escape to France.
Although after the Pope’s mediation, Lancelot returned Guinvia to the knight’s honor, but the story did not end there. Another knight of the round table, Gaowen-and King Arthur's cousin-his brother was killed by Lancelot when he prevented Lancelot from taking Guinvia. King Arthur had always been stubborn about the shame of the queen being abducted, and Gao Wen encouraged him to finally decide to conquer France himself. It was this conquest of Lancelot that gave Mordred a good opportunity to usurp the throne.
King Arthur and Mordred were both injured in Camran, and the kingdom fell apart. The infatuated Lancelot returns to England to pursue Guinivia, but the queen has become a nun. Lancelot also became a monk in the end, and the two never saw each other until they died.

Twelve knights of King Arthur
Arthur Wong Houjinawei (Guinevere) father King Uther Pendragon has a large round table for his command of the Knights gatherings at the table and get married Arthur warrior father from there. At that time, the Knights of the Round Table became a group of knight heroes under King Arthur. They come from different countries and even have different beliefs.
The meaning of the round table is equality and the world. All knights of the round table are equal to each other and partners. However, in disputes, they will support their admired knights to form factions and attack each other. A total of 150 people can sit on the round table.
1. Sir Lancelot Du Lac (Launcelot) Lancelot: The first warrior among the warriors of the King Arthur Round Table. His love affair with Queen Gwennaville led to the war between him and King Arthur. Gentle, quite courageous, and helpful. He had set out to find the Holy Grail, but his pride prevented him from succeeding. When the queen began the trial of flames, Lancelot launched an unnecessary battle in order to rescue her from the fire, which led to the split of the Knights of the Round Table. After this battle, Lancelot became a monk in order to confess his sins, and there was no new story until his death.

2. King Arthur: the legendary British hero, the legendary king of Britain in the Middle Ages, and the leader of the Knights of the Round Table. The son of King Uther was brought to Sir Ector's castle by Merlin, and was raised by Sir Ector because his enemies at the time wanted to kill him. Later, he was considered the destined King of Britain because he drew the Excalibur. He is the founder of the spirit of the Knights of the Round Table and has many legends. Arthur was seriously injured in the fight against his former enemy Mordred, and disappeared on Avalon Island in a boat. Some said he was dead, and some said he was not dead, but he said to Sir Bedivere before leaving: "I will go to the realm of magic. There, I can be healed as long as it is too late. If the UK needs it I, I will come back naturally."
3. Sir Gawaine Gawaine: One of the Knights of the Round Table, nephew of King Arthur. The oldest son of the King of Orkney, he was knighted at Arthur's wedding. He had refused to let Guenevere conduct the fire trial, but in the end the trial was allowed. In this trial, Gawaine's brother was killed by mistake while Lancelot saved the queen. Gawaine was very sad, and had sought revenge from Lancelot because of the split of the Knights of the Round Table. But before he died, he forgave Lancelot and confessed his hatred, and finally he was buried in Dover Castle.
4. Sir Geraint: A knight of the round table in the legend of King Arthur, Enid's husband. The son of Devon Knight Erbin, he restored the territory of Sir Yniol and fell in love with Sir Yniol's beautiful daughter Enid, and finally married her. After the marriage, Enid complained that he was too lazy, and Geraint was deeply ashamed of this, but then he mistakenly believed that Enid was unfaithful to him. So he took her on a trip and conducted many trials halfway through. Finally, Geraint finally believed that Enid was not unfaithful to him, so the two returned to the castle and spent the rest of the time happily.
5. Sir Gareth: The youngest son of the King of Orkney County, and Arthur's nephew. After concealing his name and identity when he first entered Arthur's palace, Sir Kay arranged for him to work in the kitchen. Gareth later accepted Linnet's mission and defeated the Black Warrior, Green Warrior, Blue Warrior, Brown Warrior, and finally defeated the Red Warrior, rescued Linnet's sister Lionesse, and fell in love with her. Their love was blocked by their sister Linnet, but in the end Arthur personally showed up, and the lover finally became married. Gareth was finally killed by Lancelot in the event of saving the queen. .
6. Sir Galahad: In the legend of King Arthur, he is the purest of the Knights of the Round Table and found the Holy Grail alone. The son of Lancelot and Elaine (the daughter of King Pelles). When he first came to Arthur's palace, he was sitting in a dangerous seat, because the knight in this position would be responsible for finding the Holy Grail. But as an almost perfect knight, he finally found the Holy Grail.
7. Sir Gaheris: one of the knights of the round table. Gaheris is also the son of the King of Orkney County. He is the younger brother of Sir Gawain. He was his brother's attendant before becoming a knight. He and his brother rescued Queen Guenevere during the flame trial. Although this was an accident, Lancelot did not regard them as his own. From then on, Sir Gawain hated Lancelot for a long time.
8. Sir Bors de Ganis: One of the legendary Knights of the Round Table of King Arthur, nephew of Sir Lancelot. The son of King Bors, the cousin of Sir Lancelot, is the bravest knight, one of the three best knights of the round table. He witnessed the merits of Sir Galahad in obtaining the Holy Grail. After Galahad's death, he returned to Arthur and reported the matter to the king in detail. He was a very loyal knight and died in a battle to maintain chivalry.
9. Sir Bedivere: one of the knights of the round table in the legend of King Arthur, loyal and not two, and dying King Arthur boarded the boat to Avalon Island. He was the last knight to survive the battle with Mordred. When A rthur thought he had been fatally wounded, he commissioned Bedivere to throw his sword into the lake, but Bedivere was reluctant to throw it in the first two times until the third. The sword was thrown away only the second time. Then he helped Arthur to the lake and told Arthur to take the boat to Avalon. After this incident, he lived in seclusion to a remote monastery and stayed there until he died.
10. Sir Kay: In the legend of King Arthur, the righteous brother and director of King Arthur. Sir Ector's son, and Arthur are brothers (Ector is Arthur's adoptive father). When Ector participated in the martial arts competition for the first time, he forgot the sword in the hotel and did not bring it out. The inn was closed when Arthur ran back to get it, so he drew out a sword stuck in the stone without any means. Since then Arthur has become the king of England. After Arthur became king, he made Kay the steward of the court. Sir Kay couldn't control his mouth, but he was definitely a credible knight.
11. Sir Lamorak: one of the knights of the round table. Sir Lamorak, the son of King Pellinore, is one of the three most powerful knights. He defeated 30 knights at one time. His spear skills were considered unsurpassed at the time. Sir Lamorak is the knight of Queen Margawse. He was finally killed by Mordred. When Lamorak was fighting three knights, Mordred sneaked behind him and killed him.
12. Sir Percivale: One of the Knights of the Round Table. The son of King Pellinore, besides Sir Lahad, he is the most outstanding knight. He ran into Ms. Lanchefleur while accompanying Ga lahad in search of the Holy Grail. Percivale finally married her, lived with their son, and later became the local king.
13. Sir Tristan (Tristram) Tristan: Arthurian era The figure in the legend is a knight who falls in love with the Irish princess Isholt who is engaged to his uncle, King Mark of Cornwall. The son of King Meloidas, who likes music and singing all his life, is called the "sentimental knight". He became King Mark's warrior, even though the king was quite mean and taught him nothing but hatred. He fell in love with Yseult, but Yseult was already destined to be Mark's bride. Mark was very angry when he discovered this and killed them, but then he regretted it again, so he buried them together so that they could be together forever.

The identity and origin of Queen Arthur Guinevere is
actually a lot of her stories added later, and she is originally a legend.
She may be Welsh because the name Guinevere may come from Wales, which probably means "white fairy". She may be the daughter of King Leodegrance (not sure, this will involve other even more nonsense legends). There is also a legend that Guinevere's father was a giant... Damn!
Guinevere and Arthur were married and fell in love with Lancelot, but the two were more likely to be in a spiritual love rather than adultery, because this is more in line with the chivalry spirit (what later generations think, maybe it is to maintain Lancelot's reputation? ) But Arthur, the wise and martial artist, found it! Lancelot, Modred and Agravain actually ran away! Under pressure, Arthur put Guinevere on the fire, and Lancelot rushed back to rescue Guinevere and killed Gaheris and Gareth, the younger brothers of the great knight Gawain, and fled to France. Then Gawain and Arthur prepared. Haibian Lancelot once again, so the highlight is coming! Lancelot left Guinevere to Modred, but Modred, the antagonist, tried to marry Guinevere and seize the throne of Arthur. The most widely spread), then Guinevere righteously refused, went to a monastery to take refuge, and then Arthur returned to Britain to settle the rebellion, many knights died in the War of the Century, Arthur was also seriously injured and died, was carried to Ava Long, Guinevere hurriedly came to Avalon to meet Lancelot and Arthur for the last time and then confessed in the monastery all his life...
tragic story! But it is only the most widely circulated version, and some are not the case.



Conclusion ~~ dedicated to the great reading friends -
Merlin's story of the poet Tennyson described in "The King Narrative Poems":
For those born long before Arthur
would torment his mother's pain and sorrow,
he had just arrived In the world,
he was sent to Merlin from the secret back door, and
he had to take the child away from afar,
until the time came and changed the dynasty.
During that day because of brutal rulers
just as today's tyrant as brutal.
If these beasts know the true feelings, they
will surely smash the baby's body together.
Many of them hated Usser.
Everyone was ambitious and wanted to dominate,
so Merlin took the child away and
handed it to Anton , an old friend of Yousser.
The young prince taken in by Anton's wife
raised him with his children;
no one else knew about this.
The rulers of beasts that still
struggle for power, killing each other,
the Kingdom thus doomed.

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  • Clifton 2022-04-20 09:02:00

    The prince is so handsome, merlin is so ugly

  • Aric 2022-03-27 09:01:12

    Arthur is so cool~~~~~~ The mother is so beautiful, Merlin is so funny

Merlin quotes

  • [introduction to each episode]

    The Dragon: [voiceover] In a land of myth, and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy. His name... Merlin.

  • The Dragon: [voiceover] In a land of myth, and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young man. His name... Merlin.