of Arthur’s kingdom. Although this extract does consist of melancholic themes‚ it also offers a glimmer of hope. The eventual discarding of the sword “Excalibur” which “flash’d and fell” on the third time of asking is one of the examples of a sequence of three within the poem‚ which occurs frequently throughout the text. The capitalized name for his sword “Excalibur” not only encapsulates the legend of Arthur and his importance but it embodies a way of life for Bedivere. The fact it is being discarded
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that he found the dead body in the woods‚ about one hundred fifty meters off the Yamashina stage road. The man died by a single sword-stroke to the chest. The body was lying on its back in a bluish silk kimono and a wrinkled head-dress of the Kyoto style. The blood was already dried up. The bamboo blades had fallen which resulted from a violent battle. He did not find a sword and horse but he found a rope at the foot of a cedar and a comb. The second person to give his testimony was a traveling Buddhist
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he commands Sir Bedivere to throw his sword‚ Arthur’s magical and trademark object‚ into the lake knowing something would happen. The Lady of the Lake ends up catching it and shaking it three times before pulling it down into the water. According to the University of Michigan’s Dictionary of Symbolism‚ swords are often associated with things that are representative of Arthur such as: power‚ protection‚ authority‚ strength‚ and courage (Portas). Of course swords are also associated with knighthood and
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through the soft forest I find myself in. Slime spews out of the centipede and covers my shirt‚ but I power on shoving my sword through its gut. It slowly begins to turn to dust. Out of its eye sockets‚ two slime green orbs fall. Upon touching my sword they glow brightly and begin to melt into my sword. A new large vein of green intertwines with the old fire red veins of my sword. Slowly it begins to shake. A new item composed of a green emerald beset into a silvery red arm guard with spikes dripping
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Fafnir clearly remembers his chant‚ and to his surprise some of the words are very familiar to him. He knows the words very well‚ but does not want to believe in his doubts. He looks at Orbus as Fafnir struggles to burn the chains. Numerous dark spheres appear out of thin air. The sphere begin to form and take shape as Orbus molds every single one of them using his hands engulfed with his devilish mastery of the dark arts. The rain weakens as small droplets fall instead of a raging downpour. The
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moulds life according to the times. Violence can only suppress the beliefs of the people. The pen stands for positive and constructive efforts‚ while the sword signifies negative postures and destruction all around. The sword can force them into submission but cannot propagate and idea. Pen can solve many complex issues. The sword can only destroy. Wars have no significance impact on the development of a nation. Writers‚ thinkers and artists created the sprit of the modern world by
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his own‚ which mortally wounds the king. In Tennyson’s version both Mordred and Arthur have swords‚ which in my mind makes the fight a little more fair. Instead of one having a spear and one having a sword. Again in this version Arthur demands that Bedivere throws Excalibur into the lake. Being the only one still standing‚ Bedivere follows his king’s orders. When he reaches the lake the beauty of the sword‚ begins to make him question what good it would be to throws such a wonderful item away. The
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Medieval Europe‚ as were the people that used them. Unlike the European Long sword or Broadsword‚ which were designed to penetrate chainmail and slice your opponent’s limbs off‚ the Katana has a curved one sided blade and is used specifically to inflict injury on your opponent and to deflect blows. According to legend‚ Samurai swords began when Amakuni‚ a master swordsmith‚ (during the Koto period‚ before 1596) wanted to stop swords from snapping easily. He prayed until he had a thought of pure genius
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King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table Chapter 1: Arthur and Merlin Read by Nathalie Drasse This very old story begins with Uther‚ a great king. He was a good man and he was king in the south of Britain. Other places were very dangerous at that time‚ but people did not fight in Uther’s country. Uther loved a beautiful woman‚ Igraine‚ and he wanted to marry her. But she did not love him and he was very sad about that. Merlin was a very clever man and he knew a lot of magic. He could change
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the churchyard. In this anvil sat a sword thrust deeply into it with its point downwards. Engraved in this stone were gold letters that said: “Whoso pulleth out this sword from this stone and anvil is the true-born king of all Britain.” Many men tried to extract this sword‚ yet none could make the sword budge. Many more came to draw the sword‚ and among these came Sir Kay and his younger brother Arthur‚ merely sixteen years in age. Sir Kay had forgotten his sword and sent Arthur to fetch it for him
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