King Arthur is the legendary king of England, the leader of the Knights of the Round Table, and an almost mythical legendary figure. After the collapse of the Roman Empire, he led the Knights of the Round Table to unify the British Isles and was honored as King Arthur by future generations. There is no way to find out how the legendary story of King Arthur was originally born and where it originated. It is also unknown whether King Arthur is a fictional character based on a historical figure. If the character King Arthur does exist, it is speculated that he lived around AD 500, with a period of about 50 years (in line with the known versions of King Arthur). Around 800 AD, a monk in Wales wrote a book called "History of the Bullingdons". The name "Arthur" was recorded for the first time in the book, describing how he led the Welsh people to resist the Saxons who invaded from the middle reaches of the Thames River. . The Legend of King Arthur The legend of King Arthur began to be sung by bards throughout Europe in the twelfth century AD. The most recognized work is "Le Morte d'Arthur" written around the 15th century. The Celtic people who once ruled Britain were ruled by the Roman Empire in the first century AD. After the sixth century, the Germanic peoples invaded one after another, and their power gradually declined. was finally forced to give up 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, a branch of the Germanic nation, in a battle called the Battle of Barton Hill. He was regarded as a famous legendary figure in medieval Britain. However, Arthur's image continued to change with the evolution of legends, and finally evolved into the ruling king of Britain and the leader of the "Knights of the Round Table" who accepted legendary knights such as Lancelot and Tristan under his command. The leader, the hero with the highest honor. The King's Sword (Excalibur) and the Sword in the Stone (The Sword in the Stone) are the symbols of King Arthur's supreme royal power. Wearing this King's Sword with elven magic can make all the knights bow their heads, not only establishing his own throne, but also Won victory in many battles and returned triumphantly. The Sword of the King The Sword of the King (Excalibur) is also translated as the Broken Steel Sword, the Iron-cutting Sword, and the Sword in the Lake. It is worth noting that many less professional translations refer to this sword as the sword in the stone, which is incorrect. The Sword in the Stone, the sword that Arthur drew to choose the king. One said it was Caliburn, the prototype of Excalibur. The "History of the Kings of Britain" records about Caliburn that King Arthur used this sword to kill 470 Saxon soldiers who attacked him in one battle. The Sword of Kings is a magical holy sword that appears in the legend of King Arthur. It can be said to be the origin of the tradition of heroes wielding famous swords in later knight literature. In the legend of King Arthur, Arthur, who pulled out the Sword in the Stone and ascended the throne as king, broke the Sword in the Stone during a confrontation with King Pellinore (my personal impression is Sir Pellinore). The cause of this battle was that when Arthur visited a castle, the owner of the castle Annoure saw Sir Pellinore walking towards the castle and asked King Arthur for protection. In fact, Sir Pellinore was also teased by Annoure and came to fight King Arthur. This battle was considered against chivalry and became the reason why the Sword in the Stone broke. Later, under the guidance of Merlin, he obtained the Sword of the King from the Lady of the Lake. The sword of the king was forged in the elven kingdom of Avalon. The sword was made of gold and the hilt was inlaid with precious stones. Its sharp edge cut iron like mud, so the lady in the lake named it Excalibur (which is the ancient Celtic word for it). It means "broken steel") named after it. At this time, Merlin warned Arthur: "Although the King's Sword is powerful, its scabbard is more valuable than the sword. The one who wears the scabbard of the King's Sword will never bleed, and you must not lose it." But. Later, King Arthur still lost the scabbard, so even though he had a sword as sharp as iron, he was eventually killed by the traitor knight Mordred. In the end, the King's Sword was thrown back into the lake by Sir Bedivere at the instruction of King Arthur, and returned to the elf country Avalon with King Arthur. Avalon Avalon is an important island in the legend of King Arthur. It is generally believed that it should be Glastonbury (Glastonbury) in southwest England today. According to legend, Avalon is surrounded by swamps and fog and can only be reached by boat. In Arthurian legend, Avalon symbolizes the afterlife and the place beyond. After King Arthur died, his half-sister Morgan le Fay brought his body in a boat and buried him here. Regarding the etymology of avalon, one theory is that it is the Anglicization of the Celtic word "Annwyn", and Annwyn means the land of fairies or the underworld. The British chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth believed that avalon meant the isle of apples. Considering that to this day the word apple is still spelled Afal in Breton and Cornish, and Aval in Welsh, Geoffrey's statement seems More credible.

Glastonbury is also called "Ynis Witrin" in Celtic, which means The Isle of Glass. Mr. Feng Xiang published a new book in 2003 with the theme of King Arthur's legend, which is titled "Glass Island". Maybe you're still confused as to why an island is named after glass.

An interesting explanation is that ancient glass mirrors were made of polished bronze, and Glastonbury is green and green, with a concrete color, hence its name