Facts about King Arthur
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Arthur's magical sword Excalibur, given to him by the Lady of the Lake, must be returned to her waters before his death in most versions of the legend.
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In Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, King Arthur is taken to the isle of Avalon after his final battle, with the promise he will return in Britain's hour of need.
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Camelot, the legendary castle and court of King Arthur, first appears by name in the 12th-century French romances of Chrétien de Troyes.
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Mordred, the treacherous knight who mortally wounds King Arthur at the Battle of Camlann, is often portrayed as his nephew or illegitimate son.
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The legendary King Arthur is most prominently featured in Geoffrey of Monmouth's 12th-century work Historia Regum Britanniae, which helped establish his widespread fame.