KİNG ARTHUR AND THE ROUND TABLE- BOOK SUMMARY- KİTAP ÖZETİ- Level3

 

 

KİNG ARTHUR AND THE ROUND TABLE

 Once upon a time King Uther want to married with Igraine. From a magician named Merlin. He asked her to help marry the woman he had a crush on. Merlin agreed but had a condition. If he had a child, he would give him merlin. The king accepts this and gives his child. Merlin bought the baby. One day the king is looking for his heir. . He wants the best knight to find it. There is a stone, only the king can remove the sword inside. Everyone tries but nobody can move it. One day, Arthur stumbles upon this stone but has not read the article. Taking the sword his hands, he pulled out easily. Everyone asks where they got the sword. Arthur explains the situation. It will be prompted to retry. Arthur easily takes the sword again. His father says: You are my king. Arthur is now king Arthur was king now but still weak. Many lords attended the coronation. Merlin there told the true story of Arthur's birth. Sovereignty was now arthur. He ran from battle to battle for 5 years and defeated each opponent one by one. Although he was a young king, he had war skills. He was not afraid of anything. He always found the middle of the war. A message came from the novel. "Pay his tribute or we will destroy him andhis country" Arthur chose to fight. One day a knight of Arthur was attacked and Arthur got very angry .... When they went to the lake with Merlin, he saw a hand in the middle of the lake and asked who that hand was. Merlin said this is lady of lake. He took the sword from the lady. Now had excalibur. That sword made Arthur invincible. Arthur wanted to get married. Merlin asked who he wanted. Arthur say: i love Guinevere the daughter of king Leodegrance. King Leodegrance was delighted with this and they got married Arthur Have had a half-sister named Morgan Lee fault. Arthur loved his sister, but his sister hated him. she wanted to be queen. She trapped the arthur and put him in jail. knocked out the excalibur. She said that if he defeated his best knight, he would be free. For this she chose Sir Accolon, if he won, he would become king. But Arthur defeated him. Sir Lancelot was one of the most important knights. He left the castle and went away. At that time he joined the Sir Lionel. Due to a number of problems, they started fighting with Sir Turquin. They fought for hours, the whole place turned into a bloodbath. Lancelot ultimately prevailed. A woman came to the round table, looking tired. She was looking for Sir Lancelot, she summoned her to him. Twelve nuns greeted Lancelot in the forest. He saw Galahad there. He now grown into a man. Galahad was the son of Lancelot. They spent that night together and there was much joy between them. Lancelot is back. One day the young man said that he saw a sword in the stone. Arthur went to see it was a gold-plated sword. Even Lancelot couldn't move him. But Sir Galahad took the sword. Pentecost had begun. Many knights were fighting. But sir gawain was not using shields. Despite this, he was beating everyone. Everyone was very happy to be there. The round table members gathered. Speeches were made. King Arthur said he loved Lancelot more than his own life. They were looking for the holy grail. An old man came to them and said: Those looking for the bowl cannot take women with them. Sir Galahad entered a cave while searching for the bowl. There he heard a voice and said to him: go to the virgins castle and rescue the prisoners. It was said to be cursed. Seven knights came before him and said that there is nothing but death here. They fought and 7 knights escaped. The man in the castle gave him the key to the castle. The duke's two daughters killed themselves with a sword to avoid the attacks, so we called it the castle of the virgins. Galahad kept watch all night. Galahad saw an old and lame man, he healed the man as soon as he touched the man. The man said that he had been waiting for him for years, and that he was the purest knight. He took Galahad to a hill. The Old Man had come to take Galahad to heaven. And the spirit of Galahad left his body and ascended to heaven. Arthur was delighted with his success, but mourned his death for years. After searching for the holy grail, the knights returned to Camelot. Mordred had returned to kill the king and take his crown. Everyone understood that the queen had betrayed the king. The queen was with the secret Lancelot. The king learned this. They trapped Lancelot. Lancelot gave his ring to the queen and kissed her. Lancelot killed the knights and fled to France. King said: I won't rest until I die Sir Lancelot . The knights demanded that the queen be killed. The king ordered him to be locked up in the monastery and remain there until he died. A large army in England has gathered, with the Mordred monarch. When Arthur arrived in France, he burned all the farms and villages he encountered. Secret Lancelot did not want to fight Arthur. This war lasted 6 months. Arthur decided to return to England. Mardred heard this and decided to fight Arthur. Arthur and his soldiers were very strong. Mardred and his soldiers were forced to flee. Secret Gawain is dead. While Mardred was preparing his 2nd Army, Gawain entered his dream and said that if he did not offer a deal, he would die. They held a meeting for agreement. But war broke out there, hundreds of thousands died. Arthur killed mordredi. Arthur was hurt. A month later the secret Lancelot returned to England. The country was divided. He knew it was because of him. He prayed day and night for God's mercy, so that he might be forgiven causing the destruction of his lord, king Arthur and of the whole round table.

GLOSSARY abandon : to leave a place, thing, or person, usually for ever accuse : to say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind allegiance : loyalty and support for a ruler, country, group, or belief anarchy : a situation in which there is no organization and control, especially in society, because there is no effective government anxious : worried and nervous assembled : to come together in a single place or bring parts together in a single group banquet : a large formal meal for many people, often followed by speeches in honour of someone baptism : a christian ceremony in which a person has water poured on their head, or is covered for a very short time in water, in order to show that that person has become a member of the christian church betray :to not be loyal to your country or a person, often by doing something harmful such as helping their enemies blessing : a request by a priest for god to take care of a particular person or a group of people, or god's act of doing this blush : to become pink in the face, usually from embarrassment castle : a large strong building, built in the past by a ruler or important person to protect the people inside from attack chamber : a room used for a special or official purpose, or a group of people who form (part of) a parliament chapel : a building used for christian worship by christians who do not belong to the church of england or the roman catholic church collapsed : a collapsed lung or blood vessel (= tube that carries blood in the body) is not able to work because disease or injury has caused it to become flat. compensate : to pay someone money in exchange for something that has been lost or damaged or for some problem conceived : to form or have a mental picture or idea of something confess : to admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty or bad about coward : a person who is not brave and is too eager to avoid danger, difficulty, or pain craftsman : a person who is skilled in a particular craft crown : a circular decoration for the head, usually made of gold and jewels (= precious stones), and worn by a king or queen at official ceremonies defiance : behaviour in which you refuse to obey someone or somethin disgrace : embarrassment and the loss of other people's respect, or behaviour that causes this dismount : to get off a horse, bicycle, or motorcycledisobey : to refuse to do something that you are told to do edge the outer or furthest point of something enchant : to attract or please someone very much ensure : to make something certain to happen exile : the condition of someone being sent or kept away from their own country, village, etc., especially for political reasons famine : a situation in which there is not enough food for a great number of people, causing illness and death, or a particular period when this happens fetch : to go to another place to get something or someone and bring it, him, or her back fist : a hand with the fingers and thumb held tightly in fınest : the best example of its type harsh :unpleasant, unkind, cruel, or more severe than is necessary hatred : an extremely strong feeling of dislike helmet : a strong, hard hat that covers and protects the head hermit : a person who lives alone and apart from the rest of society, especially for religious reasons lame : (especially of animals) not able to walk correctly because of physical injury to or weakness in the legs or feet lance : a long, thin pole with a sharp point that soldiers used in the past as a weapon when riding horses liar : someone who tells lies manor : a large old house in the country with land belonging to it, especially in europe mass : aving an effect on or involving a large number of people or forming a large amount meadow : a field with grass and often wild flowers in it moan : to make a long, low sound of pain, suffering, or another strong emotion moat : a long, wide hole that is dug all the way around a place such as a castle and usually filled with water, to make it more difficult to attack monk : a member of a group of religious men who do not marry and usually live together in a monastery occur : (especially of accidents and other unexpected events) to happen otherwise : used after an order or suggestion to show what the result will be if you do not follow that order or suggestion pavilion : a building near a sports field, especially one where cricket is played, used by the players and sometimes by people watching the game penance : an act that shows that you feel sorry about something that you have done, sometimes for religious reasons pursuit : an activity that you spend time doing, usually when you are not working quest : a long search for something that is difficult to find, or an attempt to achieve something difficultrash : a lot of small red spots on the skin realised : sed to refer to profits or losses when shares, investments, etc. are sold, as opposed to an increase or reduction in their value without selling them rejoice : to feel or show great happiness about something revelation : the act of calculating the value of something again, especially to give it a higher value than before scabbard : a long, thin cover for the blade of a sword, usually attached to a belt shield : in the past, a large, flat object made of metal or leather that soldiers held in front of their bodies to protect themselves spark : a very small piece of fire that flies out from something that is burning, or one that is made by rubbing two hard things together, or a flash of light made by electricity spill : to (cause to) flow, move, fall, or spread over the edge or outside the limits of something stag : an adult male deer summon : to order someone to come to or be present at a particular place, or to officially arrange a meeting of people surpass : to do or be better than sword: a weapon with a long, sharp metal blade and a handle, used especially in the past tent : a shelter made of canvas or a similar material and supported by poles and ropes, that you can fold up and carry with you throne : the special chair used by a ruler, especially a king or queen trap : (a large piece of) heavy waterproof cloth used as a covering unwise :stupid and likely to cause problems vanish : to disappear or stop being present or existing, especially in a sudden, surprising way virtue : a good moral quality in a person, or the general quality of being morally good virtuous : having good moral qualities and behaviour vow : to make a determined decision or promise to do something widespread :existing or happening in many places and/or among many people withstand : to be strong enough, or not be changed by something, or to oppose a person or thing successfully wizards : a man who is believed to have magical powers and who uses them to harm or help other people