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'''King Arthur''' ruled what is today Britain during the [[Middle Ages]].<ref name="merlin">[[Chocolate Frog Cards|Famous Wizard Card]] (Merlin)</ref> The [[Dark Wizard|Dark witch]] [[Morgan le Fay]] was Arthur's half-sister,<ref>[[Chocolate Frog Cards|Famous Wizard Card]] (Morgan le Fay)</ref> and her enemy, the wizard [[Merlin]], was a member of his Court.<ref name="merlin" />
 
   
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'''King Arthur''' was a medieval ruler of what is today [[Great Britain|Britain]].<ref name="merlin">[[Chocolate Frog Cards|Famous Wizard Card]] (Merlin)</ref> Accounts of his life are legend in both the [[Muggle]] and [[wizardkind|wizarding]] worlds.<ref name="pottermore">[[Pottermore]]</ref>
Arthur is assumed to have been a [[Muggle]]. There is no knowledge that he ever performed any type of [[magic]] or had any drop of magical [[blood]] in his veins. King Arthur was also well known for pulling a sword out of a stone which if taken will make the person king of Britain.
 
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==Biography==
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Arthur ruled what is today [[Great Britain|Britain]] during the [[Middle Ages]].<ref name="merlin" /> The [[Dark Wizard|Dark witch]] [[Morgan le Fay]] was his half-sister,<ref>[[Chocolate Frog Cards|Famous Wizard Card]] (Morgan le Fay)</ref> but his parentage is unknown,<ref>In traditional Arthurian legend, Arthur was fathered by [[wikipedia:Uther Pendragon|Uther Pendragon]], who had Merlin use magic to disguise him as his enemy, [[wikipedia:Gorlois|Gorlois]], in order to allow him to spend a night with Gorlois's wife, [[wikipedia:Igraine|Lady Igraine]]. However, Arthur's parentage has not been specified in any work in the [[Harry Potter series|''Harry Potter'' franchise]], and might differ from that found in Arthurian legend.</ref> and it is not known whether he was a [[Muggle]], [[wizardkind|wizard]], or [[Squib]].
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The wizard [[Merlin]] was a key member of [[Court of King Arthur|King Arthur's Court]].<ref name="merlin" /> The [[Knights of the Round Table]] were also an important part of the Court, and included [[Lancelot (knight)|Sir Lancelot]], [[Bedivere|Sir Bedivere]] and [[Percivale|Sir Percivale]].<ref name="pottermore" /> Wizards and witches commonly held that this order included a wizard, [[Cadogan|Sir Cadogan]], who got the position by being a friend of Merlin.<ref name="pottermore" /> Tellings of the story of King Arthur differed between the [[Muggle]] and wizarding worlds, in that Sir Cadogan was included in wizarding versions, but absent in Muggle ones.<ref name="pottermore" />
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
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*[[File:Richard_Harris_Arthur.jpg|thumb|left|[[Richard Harris]] as King Arthur in the 1967 film [[wikipedia: Camelot (film)| Camelot]]]][[Richard Harris]], who played [[Albus Dumbledore]] in the ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)| Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' played Arthur in the [[1960s| 1967]] film ''[[wikipedia: Camelot (film)| Camelot]]''. Following his death in [[2000s| 2002]] a statue of him in this role was erected in Bedford [[File:Jamie_Campbell_Bower_King_Arthur.jpg|thumb|[[Jamie Campbell Bower]] as King Arthur in the TV series ''[[wikipedia: Camelot (TV series)| Camelot]]'']]Row in the center of his home town of [[wikipedia: Limerick| Limerick]].
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*[[Richard Harris]], who played [[Albus Dumbledore]] in the ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', played Arthur in the [[1960s|1967]] film ''[[wikipedia: Camelot (film)|Camelot]]''. Following his death in [[2000s|2002]] a statue of him in this role was erected in Bedford Row in the centre of his home town of [[Wikipedia:Limerick|Limerick]].
*[[Jamie Campbell Bower]], who played the teenage [[Gellert Grindelwald]] in the [[Harry Potter films]], played Arthur in the TV series ''[[wikipedia: Camelot (TV series)| Camelot]]''. [[Merlin]] was played by [[wikipedia: Joseph Fiennes|Joseph Fiennes]], brother of [[Ralph Fiennes]] ([[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]), and [[Morgan le Fay]] was played by former Bond girl [[wikipedia: Eva Green|Eva Green]]. 
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*[[Jamie Campbell Bower]], who played the teenage [[Gellert Grindelwald]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'', played Arthur in the TV series ''[[wikipedia: Camelot (TV series)|Camelot]]''. [[Merlin]] was played by [[wikipedia: Joseph Fiennes|Joseph Fiennes]], brother of [[Ralph Fiennes]] ([[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]), and [[Morgan le Fay]] was played by former Bond girl [[wikipedia: Eva Green|Eva Green]]. 
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*King Arthur and Harry Potter can be seen as similar; both held swords in fights (Arthur Exblibur and Harry Gryffindor's Sword), both had mentors (Merlin and Dumbledore) and both married woman with the similar name (Guinevere and Ginerva).
   
 
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]'' {{Comment|Mentioned on [[Merlin]] and [[Morgan le Fay]] [[Famous Wizard Card]]}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]'' {{Comment|Mentioned on [[Merlin]] and [[Morgan le Fay]] [[Famous Wizard Card]]}}
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Revision as of 03:54, 1 August 2014

King Arthur was a medieval ruler of what is today Britain.[1] Accounts of his life are legend in both the Muggle and wizarding worlds.[2]

Biography

Arthur ruled what is today Britain during the Middle Ages.[1] The Dark witch Morgan le Fay was his half-sister,[3] but his parentage is unknown,[4] and it is not known whether he was a Muggle, wizard, or Squib.

The wizard Merlin was a key member of King Arthur's Court.[1] The Knights of the Round Table were also an important part of the Court, and included Sir Lancelot, Sir Bedivere and Sir Percivale.[2] Wizards and witches commonly held that this order included a wizard, Sir Cadogan, who got the position by being a friend of Merlin.[2] Tellings of the story of King Arthur differed between the Muggle and wizarding worlds, in that Sir Cadogan was included in wizarding versions, but absent in Muggle ones.[2]

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Famous Wizard Card (Merlin)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Pottermore
  3. Famous Wizard Card (Morgan le Fay)
  4. In traditional Arthurian legend, Arthur was fathered by Uther Pendragon, who had Merlin use magic to disguise him as his enemy, Gorlois, in order to allow him to spend a night with Gorlois's wife, Lady Igraine. However, Arthur's parentage has not been specified in any work in the Harry Potter franchise, and might differ from that found in Arthurian legend.

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