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The legend of King Arthur; the tale of how one man ,born from sin, and a sword can make such a profound difference. Before we talk about Arthur we must first start at the beginning of it all; before Arthur. Uther Pendragon was a very strong and powerful man who was king of all of England. There came a time during his reign that a mighty Duke of Cornwall known as the Duke Gorlois of Tintagel waged war on King Uther for a very long time. However, there was a short period of time during their feud that they were at peace with each other. This was because Uther had gotten the sword Excalibur from the Lady of the Lake. This proved that he was worthy and therefore let his opponent see that as well. But, that moment of peace was ended quickly after …show more content…

During the time in which they fought, Uther asked Merlin to somehow make it possible for him to have Igraine in his arms for one night. Merlin states that if he shall do so then Uther must give him whatever comes from it; the child. Uther, beside himself, agreed to relinquish the product of the adultery without thinking. So, as the Duke left to go and find King Uther, Merlin tells Uther to ride on the dragon's breath and then soon he will look exactly like Duke Tintagel. As he arrives at the castle he has completely taken the form of Tintagel. As he goes through the castle to Igraine, out on the battlefield Tintagel has been kicked off of his horse and has had a sharp spear-like object pierced through his chest and kill him. As Uther reaches the bedroom the Duke's child Morgana, also known as Morgan LeFay, wakes up from seeing her father die in her dream. This frightens Igraine until she sees who she thinks is her husband. Morbidly, he ravishes Igraine while the child is still in the room, which later leaving her pregnant with an unknown man's child. The next morning after Uther had already left, Igraine finds out that her husband really did die and that she had been intimate with another

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