The Once and Future King is an Arthurian novel written by T.H. ... In the magical epic of wizardly and war, King Arthur learns many valuable aspects of becoming a great king from Merlyn and animals. ... The story explains that each person's fate is one drop in the ocean of life, but the vision lives on that Arthur is - the once and future king. ... King Arthur uses those aspects to further learn the true meaning of ruling. ... As bad and horrible as it may sound, King Arthur unfortunately died without actually achieving it. ...

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In Book One of "The Once and Future King," by T.H. ... When the king of England dies there is no heir left to the throne and a quest is set out to find one man who can pull a sword out of a stone, whoever does so is said to be the next king. ... The second book "The Queen of Air and Darkness" we find King Author – Wart – fighting to save his power against his biggest enemy King Lot. While the war continues Lot's sons are in a battle of their own competing for the affection of their mother Morgause, who is also King Author's half-sister which he does...

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Even though Arthur was forewarned of his future misfortune, his death, as the ending result, proves that one cannot control his own destiny. ... King Arthur thought that he was changing the future and that he had the power of his destiny in his own hands by listening to his dreams. ... Fate, disguised as an adder (a poisonous snake), altered the destiny of King Arthur once more. ... Fate takes over once again, leaving Arthur with only two wounded knights and Sir Mordred standing amongst all of the dead that he and his men had killed. ... No matter what was done to try and alter the futur...

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Contrast between Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and The Once and Future King Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and The Once and Future King both show psychological and physical actions. ... Gawain demonstrates honesty when Gawain and the king make a three-day agreement. ... The excerpt from The Once and Future King has many psychological factors. ... The main difference in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and The Once and Future King is that both stories show different factors and elements of action. ... However, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight revealed more physical elements...

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Once the lovers had pledged themselves to each other and consummated their passion, complete secrecy had to be maintained. ... Some legends have become well known, such as that of Lancelot, who fell in love with Queen Guinevere, the wife of King Arthur. The Legend of King Arthur, one of the most enduring tales in recorded history, made knighthood in the middle ages very well known. ... The Knights of the Round Table were Arthurian knights who sat with King Arthur around a circular table. ... The duties of each knight, whether associated with the round table or not, were to: (1) Be loy...

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It begins with the birth of a little boy, and ends with the beginning of a king. It is a book filled with power and the upbringing of a King. ... Once the night is over, all hell is let loose, and soon many are dead because of the tryst. ... Once he reaches the age, he will be taken up north to live with Sir Ector. ... Merlin soon becomes Arthur's mentor and slowly, but unbeknownst to Arthur, begins to prepare him for his future as King. ...

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For example, when Sir Mordred and King Arthur were to fight, Arthur was told that if he fought Mordred, Arthur would die. ... When the young Sir Gryfflette challenged King Pellinore to a joust to avenge a knight's death, Gryfflette lost, but because he went up against a more experienced person, he was demonstrating an act of bravery. ... Also, Merlin was known for telling Arthur about the future and what could happen if Arthur did not listen to him, and because of that, Arthur was loyal enough to Merlin to follow his wishes. ... Also, when Queen Guinevere heard of the death of King Arthur...

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