Illustrator and Art Educator from the Falkland Islands. Obsessed with knights - pictures of knights, tales of knights, what they get up to on the weekends … all of it!
Day 31: King Arthur
It‘s the final day Reader! So who better to paint than King Arthur himself? Unfortunately I find his portrait a little dull, but I‘m travelling this week so he’s gonna have to do for now! |
Day 31: King Arthur After King Uther Pendragon’s death, there was no known heir, and no king to rule all of England. Until Merlin engineered the reveal of his bastard son Arthur, through the drawing of the sword in the stone. Arthur’s crowning led to a rebellion by eleven minor kings, which Arthur soundly defeated. He married Guinevere, and established the Order of the Round Table. With Merlin’s foresight and influence, Arthur was gifted the fae weapon Excalibur, and conquered a vast empire. Arthur’s last battle was at Camlann against his traitorous nephew Mordred, in which he was mortally wounded on the battlefield. He was extracted to the fae land of Avalon, where it is said he passed away.
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Christopher Cant
Illustrator and Art Educator from the Falkland Islands. Obsessed with knights - pictures of knights, tales of knights, what they get up to on the weekends … all of it!
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