In the Court of King Arthur by Samuel E. (Samuel Edward) Lowe
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XXVI. Lady Jeanne's Story XXVII. Sir Launcelot Arrives XXVIII. A Rescue XXIX. Facing The East XXX. Homeward XXXI. The Beggar And The Grail WHO WAS KING ARTHUR? King Arthur, who held sway in Camelot with his Knights of the Round Table, was supposedly a king of Britain hundreds of years ago. Most of the stories about him are probably not historically true, but there was perhaps a real king named Arthur, or with a name very much like Arthur, who ruled somewhere in the island of Britain about the sixth century. Among the romantic spires and towers of Camelot, King Arthur held court with his queen, Guinevere. According to tradition, he received mortal wounds in battling with the invading Saxons, and was carried magically to fairyland to be brought back to health and life. Excalibur was the name of King Arthur's sword--in fact, it was the |
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