1. 2004, directed by Antoine Fuqua
King Arthur
2004, directed by Antoine Fuqua

2. King Arthur
Chretien de Troyes first wrote about him in the 12th century-Marie de France/Eleanor of Aquitaine Le Morte de Arthur

3. Knights Characters in the myth The main characters in the story are;
Arthur
Guinevere
Lancelot
Tristan
Galahad
Gawain
Perceval
Dagonet
Knights

4. Who was the real Arthur?
The stories written about King Arthur seem to be based on a Welsh general from the 5th or 6th century that fought the Saxons.

5. England in the dark ages
After the fall of the Roman Empire, England was invaded numerous times.
The Saxons, Angles, and Jutes invaded from Germanic lands in the 5th and 6th centuries ( The ‘real’ King Arthur fought them valiantly in the 5th century.
The Vikings began invading in the 8th century and eventually wrested control from the Saxon kings.

6. The invasions
The Anglo-Saxons were never able to conquer Wales, Scotland ( Crazy Picts!) or Cornwall,
They did change the language of England to Anglo-Saxon Germanic dialects, replacing Celtic and Latin in most of the country.

7. The Saxons
The Saxons were a group of warriors that fought with knives and swords, and have quite a vicious reputation.

8. The Saxons
They left very little written material from this early period of time.
The best information we have about them comes from archaeological digs.
The most famous of these are the “Sutton Hoo” burial sites in England.
At Sutton Hoo, we have found the burial of a Saxon ship, which is supposed to honor Raedwald, king of East Anglia.

9. Sutton Hoo
An entire ship was buried and filled with an amazing wealth of artifacts.

10. Sutton Hoo