Editing Arthur Pendragon

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{{WP-REAL|King Arthur}}
{{Character Infobox
|image=ACII-WalterCrane-ArthurPullstheSwordfromStone.jpg
|active=5th–6th centuries
|species=[[Human]]
|affiliates=Kingdom of Britannia<br>
[[Order of the Ancients]]}}
'''King Arthur Pendragon''' ({{Wiki|Floruit|fl.}} 5th–6th centuries) was a {{Wiki|Celtic Briton|Briton}} leader who led the defence of his people against the {{Wiki|Saxons|Saxon}} invaders in the early 6th century. He was also a member of the organization that would evolve into and come to be known as the [[Templars|Templar Order]].

According to legend, Arthur possessed a sacred [[sword]] called {{Wiki|Excalibur}} which he pulled from a stone.<ref name="Glyph">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#5|Glyph 5: "Instruments of Power"]]</ref> However, he was later betrayed by those he loved, which ultimately led to his death.<ref name="ACH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]'' – Epilogue</ref>

==Legacy==
[[Alan Rikkin]] was of the opinion that Arthur's view of the Templars' role was idealistic and misguided, seeing his failure as proof that the Order was meant to follow a different path in the 21st century.<ref name="ACH"/>

In 2012, [[Clay Kaczmarek]] included {{Wiki|Walter Crane}}'s illustration of Arthur pulling out the sword in the stone in a [[Glyphs|set of puzzles]] he had hidden within the [[Animus]] for his successor, [[Desmond Miles]] to find. Desmond did so in September of that year, uncovering Clay's message suggesting that the sword of Arthur was in fact a [[Sword of Eden]].<ref name="Glyph" />

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{C|Glyphs only}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]'' {{mo}}

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