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"Waes-hael! for Lord and Dame! O! merry be their Dole;
Drink-hael! in Jesu's name, And fill the tawny bowl." – unknown

Chivalry. Knights of the Round Table. Excalibur. The Lady of Avalon. All of these words bring to mind an era of romance and intrigue, birth and death, terrible tragedy and aching love. A glorious era of Britain's history where one man reigned supreme: King Arthur. His very name is shrouded in mystery and doubt. Some say he was to have existed during "Sub-Roman Britain", a label applied by specialists to Britannia in the fifth and sixth centuries AD. Others say he is merely folklore, a legend created to teach children about the code of chivalry and how in this day in age it is becoming extinct. This subject is open for much debate among Arthurian professors and people in general. However, after an examination of the myths and stories that follow King Arthur, it seems that he did indeed exist.
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