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The Search for King Arthur | National Geographic


00:00:09in the far corner of the known world the

00:00:12lights are fading it is the end of the

00:00:15fifth century the beginning of the Dark

00:00:18Ages

00:00:20on the island of the Britain’s strife

00:00:23and chaos are growing civilization is on

00:00:26the verge of collapse for centuries the

00:00:31Britons have enjoyed the peace and

00:00:33prosperity that comes with their status

00:00:35as citizens of Rome

00:00:39but the Empire is crumbling and the

00:00:42Romans are pulling out

00:00:44the Britons are on their own barbarians

00:00:49flood into the country wreaking havoc

00:00:53with their world falling apart

00:00:56where people need a hero

00:00:59and according to the story they get one

00:01:02enter Arthur king of the Britons like a

00:01:07Dark Age Superman he sweeps through the

00:01:09land his legend growing with each act of

00:01:13bravery and daring do

00:01:16the Britons have found their leader

00:01:19Arthur is a dashing King adored by the

00:01:23people feared by his enemies he rides

00:01:27into battle under a menacing dragon

00:01:30banner wielding the legendary blade

00:01:32Excalibur given to him by the Lady of

00:01:35the lake to replace the sword he pulled

00:01:37from the stone he is aided by an

00:01:41all-powerful sorcerer

00:01:43the great wizard Merlin who helps him

00:01:46rule the land from the legendary Castle

00:01:49Camelot

00:01:51at his side stands his loving wife

00:01:53Guinevere a fifth-century blonde

00:01:56bombshell

00:01:59around him the best nights of the land

00:02:01Sir Gawain

00:02:02the brave Sir Galahad the pure Sir

00:02:06Lancelot the handsome

00:02:09Arthur welds them together with a

00:02:11revolutionary code of chivalry

00:02:12represented by the round table

00:02:16together they drive out the evil

00:02:19invaders and defend the land from the

00:02:22devious sorceress Morgana

00:02:25then it’s off on the ultimate quest for

00:02:28God and glory in search of the Holy

00:02:32Grail

00:02:35things it seems couldn’t be better in

00:02:37the blessed Kingdom Britain is saved

00:02:43King Arthur’s tale is one of the

00:02:46greatest legends of all time it has

00:02:50captivated countless generations with

00:02:52its thrilling adventure magic and

00:02:54romance but the King Arthur fan club

00:02:58dates back to the dark ages yeah

00:03:01building a bear strong god bless the

00:03:04king yet if it sounds a little too good

00:03:07to be true that’s probably because it is

00:03:10yeah well actually I never saw him

00:03:13the fact is 1,500 years later historians

00:03:17are still trying to determine if the

00:03:20legendary King was real