South of Kirkby Stephen lies the ruins of the puzzling Castle of Pendragon. The representation of Avalon is thought to be Blencathra, a mountain only 12 miles from the lake. A gathering of Arthur’s loyal knights are supposed to have taken the fatally wounded king to Avalon and after returning the sword of Excalibur to Bassenthwaite. Some versions of the King Arthur legend say that he didn’t actually die, only that he went into an extended hibernation. Other Cumbrian locations have also been proposed, including along the Solway Firth and a once contested area along the Borders, now known as Longtown. Although historians are sceptical about the existence of a real King Arthur, it has been suggested that the city of Carlisle would be the place most likely for the king to base his headquarters. (He wrote about the lake when staying at Mirehouse, overlooking Bassenthwaite.) 3. CamelotĬamelot was King Arthur’s base. In Lord Alfred Tennyson’s poetry he describes King Arthur’s final journey and the return of the sword to the water. Bedivere, the night in question fulfilled Arthur’s wishes before the King asked to be taken to Avalon. The story goes that when King Arthur was on his death bed he asked one of his knights to return the legendary sword, Excalibur to the lake it originally came from, Bassenthwaite. It is also thought that fifty champions of the realm met there to joust for the hand of King Arthur’s daughter, Gwyneth. ![]() The site is a natural amphitheatre and would have been ideal for the knights coming together. But an earthworks at Eamont Bridge, near Penrith has been aptly-named ‘King Arthur’s Round Table’. One of the most famed aspects of the Legend of King Arthur, the Round Table would have stood in various locations around the country as and when his parliament of knights needed to gather. Directed by Guy Ritchie, the cast includes Charlie Hunnam, Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey and Jude Law.Īnd with Arthur Pendragon himself (Hunnam) living and learning in Cumbria as a child, GoLakes explains why there may be more connection between the legendary myth and Cumbria than you think … 1. King Arthur’s Round Table Due for release this week, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is an upcoming epic adventure film retelling the story of the famous legend.
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