Mythology & Folklore - MLLL 3043

 Lancelot was traveling through a forest where he conversed with many hermits. These hermits told him that Sir Galahad was his son, and that his son had set in the Perilous seat at the round table. This seat was told to kill anyone that was not the knight who would find the holy grail. When he exited the forest he came upon a great castle that had two opposing forces made up of knights. One side had white horses and white armor, while the other had black horses and black armor. The black knights were faring worse in the battle so Lancelot joined their side. He fought ferociously killing many white knights, but they kept coming eventually tiring him out. He became so tired that he could not lift his swinging arm, and his foes carried him away into the forest. He then came across a nun who told him that the battle was a sign. The black knights were symbolic of sinners, and the white knights were symbolic of angles. The nun told him such a fight was unwinnable so he should bare no sha...

 With no king in Britain, every knight hoped to seize the crown for himself. The nobles of the kingdom came together to elect a new king at the church in London. When they got their there was a great stone with a sword in the middle. The stone had an inscription on it that read " Whoso pulleth out this sword is by right of birth King of England". All the men around tried to pull the sword out of the stone but none could. They called the Archbishop said that none of these men are the rightful heir, and he didn't  know where to find the person either. Two knights were chosen  to stand guard over the stone. One of Arthur's   acquaintances  had left his sword at home so he went back to get it. Arthur could not get in to retrieve the sword so he rode away in anger towards the sword in the rock. Vowing that this person shall not go without a sword. He rode to the stone and pulled the stone out, he then gave it to Sir Kay. Sir Kay knew that this was not his sword. Arth...