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Borg Svemann, Woodworker
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Winchester is a city rich in history, and there are museums and other attractions; the cathedral and King Arthur's round table are both in the city centre, and the water meadows on the banks of the River Itchen offer idyllic surroundings for walking or jogging.
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Pete Trengle, Bass Player
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Both were working independently on musical projects Rob was involved with a Cornish folk trio called King Arthur's Sandals while Ronnie split his time between the proto-techno of Molten Sandbox and the Mezbow style pain-core of Thump.
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Bori Gonbutoren, Reindeer Herder
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Over two hundred ancient sites in Britain bear King Arthur's name and claim to be connected with Arthurian mythology.
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Keith Tennant, Factory Worker
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Arthur's Seat - an extinct volcano right in the centre of the city Arthur's Seat, supposedly named after the famous King Arthur of Round Table fame, is worth the climb.
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Anita Ganesh, Poet
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King Arthur's Labyrinth in Corris, the home of Welsh storytelling, has created an additional attraction for lovers of traditional legends.
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Dave Simons, Internet Entrepeneur
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Named after King Arthur's Court, Camelot Stone offers designers, architects and builders unlimited design possibilities.
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Paddy McGuinness, Newsagent
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It was also in King Arthur's (sic) time that the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle was published: this was the first English newspaper and had all the news about his victories, and Lady Windemere, and the Cakes, etc.
When the Kings men brought from Wales the coronet called Arthur's Crown , together with a fragment of the true Cross, they brought Gwenllian as well, the only daughter of the true Prince of Wales.
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Chrissie Tanner, Homemaker and Mom
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I was told much later that our dining room was just like King Arthurs Court with all these people seated around the round table deciding on my fate.
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Khalid Binalshibh, Taxi Driver
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Turn recreant king and knight, for whether thou wilt or not thou shalt go with me to King Arthur's court.
The legend also has a similarity to King Arthur's Excalibur in that whosoever can stand with his back to the pillar and clasp his hands rearwards around the pillar shall be king.
He is overjoyed to welcome the idealistic but sometimes overbearing Lancelot of France, who initially honors the king's confidence but succumbs to the scheming of Arthur's illegitimate son Mordred and falls in love with Guenevere.
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