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'''King Arthur Pendragon''' was a legendary [[United Kingdom|British]] leader who led the defense of Britain against the Saxon invaders in the early 6th century, and | '''King Arthur Pendragon''' was a legendary [[United Kingdom|British]] leader who led the defense of Britain against the Saxon invaders in the early 6th century, and later became the king of Britain. He was also a member of the millenary organization that would come to be known as the [[Templars|Templar Order]]. | ||
Arthur possessed a sacred [[Swords|sword]] called {{Wiki|Excalibur}} or Caliburn, one of the [[Swords of Eden]], which he pulled from a stone.<ref name="ACII">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' - [[Glyphs]]</ref> | Arthur possessed a sacred [[Swords|sword]] called {{Wiki|Excalibur}} or Caliburn, one of the [[Swords of Eden]], which he pulled from a stone.<ref name="ACII">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' - [[Glyphs]]</ref> However, he was later betrayed by those he loved, which ultimately led to his death.<ref name="ACH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*[[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.<ref name="ACH"/> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 00:46, 28 January 2017
King Arthur Pendragon was a legendary British leader who led the defense of Britain against the Saxon invaders in the early 6th century, and later became the king of Britain. He was also a member of the millenary organization that would come to be known as the Templar Order.
Arthur possessed a sacred sword called Excalibur or Caliburn, one of the Swords of Eden, which he pulled from a stone.[1] However, he was later betrayed by those he loved, which ultimately led to his death.[2]
Trivia
- 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.[2]
References
