Why Was King Arthur Popular

The clash of Excalibur against another sword, the clank of the armour, the bashing of shields, and the sweat of King Arthur of Camelot fighting a foe. The story of King Arthur is just a legend, he was a knight. In the time of the Middle Ages knights were very popular. Part of what made them so popular was because of how noble they were. Another reason that made them so popular was how powerful they were when they were working together in an army.
There are many different types and orders of knights, they come in all different shapes and sizes. The smallest shape of a knight is of course a child. Technically a child destined to be a knight is not actually one until he is dubbed a knight at the right age. According to Britannica.com “A youth
The order was created to protect the Christian pilgrims. After the crusaders came back from the First Crusade they noticed the these Christians were getting attacked by Muslim bandits. Britannica.com says “Pitying the plight of these Christians, eight or nine French knights led by Hugh de Payns vowed in late 1119 or early 1120 to devote themselves to the pilgrims’ protection” (“Templar” par. 2). Later on the king of Jerusalem, Baldwin II, gave them headquarter where the Temple of Solomon used to be, that is how they got the name Templar. Later on the order was disbanded by King Philip IV of France because of the failed crusades and were also falsely accused of blasphemy. This order was also, along with the Knights of Malta, one of the most noble military
They were created in Bruges in 1430 by the Duke of Burgundy, Philip III. According to Britannica.com “founded to defend the Roman Catholic religion, to uphold the usages of chivalry, and to increase the prestige of the dukes of Burgundy” (“The order of the Golden Fleece” par. 2).The order was also made as a sort of competition to the Order of the Garter of the English kings. They were supposed to transcend the Order of the Garter of the English kings. It originally had 24 knights allowed, but before long the number was changed 51.
Then came the end of the use for knights. Before long the knights were beaten by bowmen and foot soldiers. There was not hardly a need for them anymore because of that very reason. Britannica.com states “Knighthood lost its martial purpose and, by the 16th century, had been reduced to an honorific status that sovereigns could bestow as they pleased” (“Knights” par. 6). Thus, came the end of a chivalrous age.
The clash of the light sabers, The Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker clashing against the Sith Lord’s lightsaber, his own father’s lightsaber. There is a bountius amount of different types of knights. There are many legends or made up stories of knights, there is also true stories of knights, but the one thing all of them have in common is