Legends about King Arthur have existed
since the 6th century. Stories of the man and his doings have grown far beyond
anything that could be regarded as factual history. Here are some of the
highlights. Arthur was born as a result of the wizardry of Merlin, who arranged all adulterous liaison between Arthur’s father, King Uther Pendragon, and his lover, a married duchess. Merlin agreed to do this only if the lovers allowed him to bring up the child born of the affair. When Uther Pendragon died some years later, there was confusion in the kingdom about who should inherit the throne. Merlin arranged a pageant where many knights came to try their luck at pulling a sword out of a stone. Whoever successfully extracted the blade was the rightful king. After many a brave knight had tried and failed, Merlin pr A. a brief history of King Arthur B. the story of the Round Table Knights C. a legendary life of King Arthur D. the death of King Arthur [单项选择]
Text1 King JuanCarlos of Spain once insited” kings don’t abdicate, they die in their sleep.” But embarrassing scandals and the popularity of the republican left in the recenet Euro-elections have forced him to eat his words and stand down. So does the Spanish crisis suggestthat monarchy is seeing its last days Does that mean the writing is on the wall for all European royals, withtheir magnificent uniforms andmajestic lifestyles The Spanish case provides arguments both for and against monarchy. When public opinion is particularly polarized, as it was following the end of the Franco regime, monarchs can rise above” mere”politics and “embody” a spirit of national unity. Itis this apparenttranscendence of politics that explains monarchs continuing popularity as heads of state. And so, the Middle East excepted, Europe is the mostmonarch- infested region in the world, with 10 kingdoms (not counting Vatican City and Andorra).But unlike their ab [简答题]
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