Who is King Arthur?
King Arthur is the British king, whose legends, especially those regarding the Knights of the Round Table evolved significantly during the Middle Ages in most European countries, but especially France, Germany and England. It’s long been disputed whether a true King Arthur existed and there is some evidence that in the 5th century CE, there was an Arthur, possibly Roman or Celtic, who was able to lead a successful battle or succession of battles to turn back Saxon invaders. The Arthur that we know from myths and legends is much more fancifully rendered, and first mention of the fictional character occurs in History of the Kings of Britain by the 11th and 12th century clergyman, Geoffrey of Monmouth. The basic legend is that this British king is the son of Uther Pandraeg, and Igraine, the wife of Gorlois. Utherfalls in love with Igraine, and with the counsel of the wizard Merlin, comes to her disguised as her husband. Due to Arthur’s parentage he is raised as a ward of another knight, a
showUSloc=(checkLocale(‘uk’)||checkLocale(‘au’));document.writeln(showUSloc ? ‘US, ‘ : ”); February 21, 2003 – IGN FilmForce has learned from a trusty source that the “likely” candidate to portray the title role in Disney’s forthcoming King Arthur is none other than … Clive Owen! Yes, fanboys, that super-cool, 38-year-old English thesp best known for The Hire (BMW’s series of online shorts), Gosford Park, Croupier and The Bourne Identity. Owen will next star opposite Angelina Jolie in Beyond Borders. We must emphasize, however, that Owen is only in talks for the role right now; it’s not a done deal. One can only imagine that King Arthur will do for Clive Owen what Gladiator did for Russell Crowe. King Arthur has been portrayed onscreen by a number of actors, including Sean Connery (First Knight), Richard Harris (Camelot), Pierce Brosnan (or at least his voice in Quest for Camelot), Nigel Terry (Excalibur), Graham Chapman (Monty Python and the Holy Grail), Mel Ferrer (Knights of the
