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King Arthur and Excalibur

King Arthur was a legendary British leader who, according to medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the late 5th and early 6th centuries AD. The details of Arthur's story are mainly composed of folklore and literary invention, and his historical existence is debated and disputed by modern historians. The sparse historical background of Arthur is gleaned from various sources, including the Annales Cambriae, the Historia Brittonum, and the…

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These were my submissions for the latest challenge on ArtStation. I'm so glad I participated, I feel like this one really sharpened my edges! My time lapse for the Sword in the Stone is together here: https://youtu.be/wCsOtGPkBN8 I used photo plates to extract some perspective data and details as a first-time experiment. I discovered this challenge while finishing up a commission project for a creature design based in Arthurian Legend so it seemed to be calling to me, but I knew I had to…

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ArtStation’s seventh Community Challenge, The Legend of King Arthur, launched in May 2019 with industry-based challenge hosts, and thousands of excited artists. Like all our community challenges, the submission process was entirely open, and 4,000+ artists took up the challenge to imagine the world’s greatest fantasy legend. Submissions across all categories approached the levels of […]

Legend of King Arthur - The King

From Sir Lancelot to Sir Gawain to King Arthur himself, the Knights of The Round Table are legendary, perhaps the best-known knights of all time. Which one do you have the most in common with?

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…

Created for https://www.FallofCamelot.com Uther Pendragon was king of Camelot and the father of King Arthur. He was described as a strong king and a defender of his people, though not beyond deception and selfish acts. According to legend, Merlin magically disguised Uther to look like his enemy Gorlois, enabling Uther to sleep with Gorlois' wife Lady Igraine while his troops dispatched the real Gorlois. Thus Arthur, "the once and future king", was born to them an illegitimate child.

Historic heroes like King Arthur have helped audiences through the ages to cope with troubling times.

Knight and Beloved by Marc Fishman.

Drawing with traditional ink pen.

This was my illustrative piece for the Knights of the Round Table portion of the challenge. Had a lotta geeky fun working on this ^^

Challenge submission by Verena Lattanzi

King Arthur Fact: Did you know, apart from Excalibur, King Arthur also had other famous weapons? Find out what they are and 19 other facts!

Excalibur - The Lady in the Lake