The Impact of King Arthur

As I am reading the chapters from Snyder, it seems to be debating whether or not King Arthur was historically a real person. It explains how influential the story has been and describes time periods of when the characters could have been real. The first chapter ends with the quote, “I hope to show for all those in interested in Arthur that there was a very real and vibrant historical era at the beginning of his story. Whether he existed or not, this period would produce the stuff of legends, legends that would become the basis of one of the most important and lasting literary traditions in the West.” (17)

I picked this quote because to me, the story’s of King Arthur is like a fairytale. Whether or not he was real, I believe most of the fable is fictional but that is what makes the story interesting. There are different variations of the King Arthur legend, some better than others but that’s the fun side with fairytales! These chapters are trying to look into the facts behind the legend, but I don’t mind enjoying the mystical stories of what once was or what could have happened the mysteryious King Arthur.