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The Knights of the Round Table

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The knights of the round table were a very captivating group of men. These men were very respected and heroic, they

had many rules of battle and were very civil and polite. I will be talkin about the many codes and laws that the knights have to

obey. I will also cover the names of these great men and some of things that they have accomplished. The knights were

respectable men that wanted to help society in the middle ages.

The Knights of the Round Table were noble in their actions. Sir Launcelot is a prime example of nobility of the Round Table.

Throughout his life, Launcelot was unselfish, caring, and faithful to the knighthood. Launcelot was the greatest mounted warrior

and was respected by all. The Knights of the Round Table were noble people.

There is a story of when Sir Launcelot defeated an evil Sir Tarquine. Sir Launcelot proved he was not selfish in many ways

throughout the story. After Launcelot defeated Sir Tarquine, he resisted the idea of looting his castle for all of Sir Tarquine's

money. Instead when he got to the castle, he killed the two giant guards and again he resisted in stealing their cash. Each time,

he gave the riches to the prisoners whom were captured in the castle. These occurrences show that Launcelot did not want

personal riches for himself, but wanted to complete his duties as a Knight of the Round Table by not being selfish.

Sir Launcelot is the best example of the loyalty of the Knights of the Round table in all of his actions. Launcelot did not let love

get into any of his affairs and yet showed compassion and proved that he was not out to win personal gain. The Knights of the

Round Table were noble in their actions.

The Knights of the Round Table were really brave and loyal knights. They all believed in King Arthur's idea of Camelot.

Camelot was the idea that everyone lived peacefully and in justice. King Arthur needed knights to fulfill this and fight off anyone

who didn't agree. Nobody knows for sure how many knights there were but I will tell you about five.

The first out of the five knights that I'm telling about is King Arthur. King Arthur started Camelot and organized the Knights of t

he Round Table. The second knight I will tell about is Sir Lancelot. He was the first knight to follow Arthur and was Arthur's

best friend. The third knight is Sir Galahad. He achieved the quest for the Holy Grail. He is also known as the perfect knight .

The fourth knight is Sir Gawain. Gawain is most famous for defeating the green knight. He was courteous and chivalrous. The

last knight is Sir Kay. He was Arthur's brother and Arthur trusted him a lot. All of the knights contributed greatly to King

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