King Arthur Alive Quotes

The best king in all of Britain lives on in many people's minds. In the book King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table by Roger L. Green, it shows King Arthur is resting because he is still alive when he is being put on the barge; a shepherd sees him sleeping in a cave full of knights after his supposed death, and King Arthur says he will return to Britain.

King Arthur is resting because when he is getting put on the barge he is still alive.

Then the barge moved slowly out from the land and Sir Bedivere stood alone upon the shore and cried aloud. ‘Ah, my dear lord King Arthur, what shall become of me now that you go and leave me here alone?’

‘Comfort yourself,’ answered King Arthur,’ and do as best you may. For you remain to bear word of me to those who are yet alive. For I must go into the Vale of Avalon there to be healed of my grievous wound. But be you shure that I will

come again when the land of Britain has need of me, and the realm of Logres shall rise once more out of Darkness’ (p.324).

This quote shows that King Arthur is only resting in the sense that he clearly says he will return when Britain .

On another note King Arthur is only resting for after King Arthur and his era was over a shepherd came across a cave full of gold, silver and a King with knights.

All around in a great circle lay warriors sleeping, each of them clad in old armour and with a sword by his side; and upon a couch in the midst who lay a king who wore a golden crown and held in his hand a shining sword with a jewelled cross-hilt, while at his feet lay great heaps of gold and silver. (p.329).

This shows that King Arthur is only resting because a shepherd saw him in a cave.

Finally, King Arthur is resting because when the shepherd sees King Arthur resting he accidentally bumps into a bell waking the king. When King Arthur Wakes he says

‘Is it day?’ he asked. And the shepard, trembling in terror, cried, he hardly knew why:’No,no!Therefore sleep on!’

And the King said:’ You say well; I will sleep once more until the day comes when I shall rise and bring victory to the people of

Britain.’(p.330)

This finally shows that King Arthur is resting because he says himself he is resting and will one day return to Britain for the people.
In conclusion King Arthur is resting because he is alive when put on the barge to Avalon, a shepard sees King Arthur with his knights sleeping and King Arthur speaks to the shepherd about how he will return to Britain to bring victory to the people. This is why many people believe in King Arthur still living on.