Through my reading the quote that I found to be most significant came page 10 of the "Who Was Arthur?" chapter. “Finally, goes the myth, the Round Table collapsed through treason and betrayal, and Arthur, mortally wounded, was carried off to the Isle of Avalon, where he will be healed and one day return to rule over Britain.” (Snyder, Ch 1, Pg 10).
This quote appears to be alluding to a return of King Arthur. When will he return? I believe that will most likely be when Britain is in a time of great distress, when a ruler as strong as Arthur is truly needed. This idea leads me to believe that King Arthur is really just a symbol for the ideal ruler of Britain. The perfect ruler would possess those same qualities it is written that Arthur possessed. Those qualities of courage, loyalty, honor, etc.
-Kyle Morgenroth
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