Arthur was the legendary King of medieval Britain, and the hero of legends and romance.

He was born in Tintagel in Cornwall, son of King Uther Pendragon and the Duke of Tintagel's wife Igraine.

There was nobody to succeed Pendragon, and various great barons struggled for the throne. Merlin instigated the Archbishop of Canterbury to summon all the barons to London where he had provided great stone with a sword stuck within it. Letters round the sword said Whoso pulleth out the sword of this stone and anvil, is rightwise king born of all England.

Nobody succeeded in pulling out the sword, although many tried, until the young Arthur came by and removed it.
Arthur was then crowned king and defeated all rivals in a several of battles.

Arthur went on to become King with his advisor Merlin, developed Camelot, the Knights of the Round Table, ruled justly and fairly, right wrongs, risk great dangers, remained nobel, has great courage and insight.

Arthur marries Guinevere, and is given the Round Table, which seats 150, by his father in law as a wedding present.

King Arthur was always in battle against evil, the sword from the stone was broken in battle. Merlin led Arthur to a lake, the Lady of the Lake offering Arthur a magic unbreakable blade, fashioned by an Avalonian elf smith, along with a scabbard which would protect him as long as he wore it.

Arthur and the knights rode out to accomplish great deeds and to seek adventure, their most notable mission, the quest of the Holy Grail (The holy cup used by Christ at the Last Supper).

Arthur, not realizing that Loth's wife was his own sister, slept with her, and conceived Mordred; who later took over as king and killed Arthur. It was this incest which brought Arthur and the Round Table to destruction, as prophesied by Merlin.

Arthur, realizing that Guinevere and Lancelot are in love, refuses to admit it to anyone. But Mordred and Agravaine, who hated Lancelot because losers hate winners, insist on accusing him to the king's face, and the accusation of treason and adultery is made public.

Lancelot, escapes. Some of the knights go with Lancelot, others remain loyal to Arthur, and when Arthur and Gawain take an army to France against Lancelot, many good knights are killed on both sides.

Towards the end of his reign, during the troubled times of Medrod's rebellion, Excalibur was stolen by Arthur's wicked half-sister Morgan le Fay.
Though it was recovered, the scabbard was lost forever.

Mordred, remained to rule England, sieges the crown and tries to also seize Guinevere.

Arthur returns to England, and in a great battle seeks out Mordred, killing him with a spear thrust. The dying Mordred deals a mortal blow to Arthur.

Sir Bedivere helps Arthur away to the waterside, and upon his instructions casts his sword into the lake.
An arm comes out of the water to take the sword, and then disappears.
The mortally wounded Arthur is then taken on a fairy barge and carried away to Avalon, the land of immortal heroes.

Legends says he will return from Avalon to lead his countrymen in the time of their greatest peril.