The Once and Future King is a story about King Arthur. Arthur is raised by Sir Ector and has a tutor called Merlyn who turns him into animals. As a teenager he pulls the sword out of the stone and is made King of England. The King spends the next fiveish years civilizing England. He sets up the Round table, marries Guenever, has a son(not by Guenever) named Mordred and fights wars. The Round Table is set up to channel might into right in a good way. Soon though, there isn't anything to fight and the Table is useless. During this time a knight, Sir Lancelot, falls in love with the Queen and she with him. Mordred and one of Arthur's nephews find them out and tell the King. Lancelot is exiled and Guenever sentenced to burn at the stake. The knight rescues her and they both go to one of his castles in France. War is waged upon them and Arthur comes, leaving Mordred as 'Lord Protector'. Guenever is sent back across to England, where Modred marries her. When Arthur finds out he goes and sets war against Mordred. The King dies before Mordred is killed.
I love knight stories, but this was a little much. Believe it or not, my two favorite parts are before he pulls the sword out when Merlin changes him into things and when he sees King Pellinore and Sir Grummore fighting. This is a pretty good book
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love the pictures of the books on your blog now Ruth, nice touch. I have read this book too and really liked it. What will you read next?
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