亞瑟王(King Arthur)，傳說中古不列顛最富有傳奇色彩的偉大國王。人們對他的認識更多的是來自凱爾特神話傳說(Celtic mythology)和中世紀的一些文獻，沒有人大量涉足過亞瑟王的真實生活。傳說他是英格蘭傳說中的國王，也是凱爾特英雄譜中最受歡迎的圓桌騎士團 (Knights of the Round Table)的騎士首領，一位近乎神話般的傳奇人物。羅馬帝國瓦解之後，他率領圓桌騎士團統一了不列顛群島，被後人尊稱為亞瑟王。
King Arthur is a legendary British leader of the late 5th and early 6th centuries, who, according to medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the early 6th century.
Although the themes, events and characters of the Arthurian legend varied widely from text to text, and there is no one canonical version. Geoffrey depicted Arthur as a king of Britain who defeated the Saxons and established an empire over Britain, Ireland, Iceland, Norway and Gaul.
Many elements and incidents that are now an integral part of the Arthurian story appear in Geoffrey"s Historia, including Arthur"s father Uther Pendragon, the wizard Merlin, Arthur"s wife Guinevere, the sword Excalibur, Arthur"s conception at Tintagel, his final battle against Mordred at Camlann and final rest in Avalon.
亞瑟王的圓桌騎士：
亞瑟王南征北戰統一領土，最後登上王位寶座，其麾下的圓桌騎士團功不可沒。相傳，亞瑟王從王后格尼薇兒的父親那裡得到了一張巨大的圓型桌子，供他麾下的騎士聚會使用。“圓桌騎士”因而得名。這張圓桌的含意是“平等”與“團結”。而當時圓桌騎士中也存在類似於軍規的約定，英國學者托馬斯·馬洛禮(Sir Thomas Malory，1405-1471)經過考證，將其歸結為以下6條：
1.To never do outrage nor murder.
永不暴怒和謀殺。
2.Always to flee treason.
永不背叛。
3.To by no means be cruel but to give mercy unto him who asks for mercy.
永不殘忍，給予求降者以寬恕。
4.To always do ladies, gentlewomen and widows succor.
亞瑟王的傳奇故事：
亞瑟王(King Arthur)，傳說中古不列顛最富有傳奇色彩的偉大國王。人們對他的認識更多的是來自凱爾特神話傳說(Celtic mythology)和中世紀的一些文獻，沒有人大量涉足過亞瑟王的真實生活。傳說他是英格蘭傳說中的國王，也是凱爾特英雄譜中最受歡迎的圓桌騎士團 (Knights of the Round Table)的騎士首領，一位近乎神話般的傳奇人物。羅馬帝國瓦解之後，他率領圓桌騎士團統一了不列顛群島，被後人尊稱為亞瑟王。
King Arthur is a legendary British leader of the late 5th and early 6th centuries, who, according to medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the early 6th century.
Although the themes, events and characters of the Arthurian legend varied widely from text to text, and there is no one canonical version. Geoffrey depicted Arthur as a king of Britain who defeated the Saxons and established an empire over Britain, Ireland, Iceland, Norway and Gaul.
Many elements and incidents that are now an integral part of the Arthurian story appear in Geoffrey"s Historia, including Arthur"s father Uther Pendragon, the wizard Merlin, Arthur"s wife Guinevere, the sword Excalibur, Arthur"s conception at Tintagel, his final battle against Mordred at Camlann and final rest in Avalon.
亞瑟王的圓桌騎士：
亞瑟王南征北戰統一領土，最後登上王位寶座，其麾下的圓桌騎士團功不可沒。相傳，亞瑟王從王后格尼薇兒的父親那裡得到了一張巨大的圓型桌子，供他麾下的騎士聚會使用。“圓桌騎士”因而得名。這張圓桌的含意是“平等”與“團結”。而當時圓桌騎士中也存在類似於軍規的約定，英國學者托馬斯·馬洛禮(Sir Thomas Malory，1405-1471)經過考證，將其歸結為以下6條：
1.To never do outrage nor murder.
永不暴怒和謀殺。
2.Always to flee treason.
永不背叛。
3.To by no means be cruel but to give mercy unto him who asks for mercy.
永不殘忍，給予求降者以寬恕。
4.To always do ladies, gentlewomen and widows succor.
總是給予女士以援助。
5.To never force ladies, gentlewomen or widows.
永不脅迫女士。
6.Not to take up battles in wrongful quarrels.
永不因爭吵而捲入戰鬥。