英国国旗国歌

1、Different Names for Britain and its Parts Geographical names: the British Isles, Great Britain and England. Official name: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.,The British Isles are made up of two large islands-Great Britain (the larger one) and Ireland, and hundreds of small on

2、es. Three political divisions on the island of Great Britain: England, Scotland and Wales. England is in the southern part of Great Britain. It is the largest, most populous section. Scotland is in the north of Great Britain. It has three natural zones (the Highlands in the north; the Central lowlan

3、ds; the south Uplands) Capital: Edinburgh Wales is in the west of Great Britain. Capital: Cardiff Northern Ireland is the fourth region of the UK. Capital: Belfast.,. Geographical position of Britain Britain is an island country surrounded by the sea. It lies in the North Atlantic Ocean off the nort

4、h coast of Europe. It is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the south and the North Sea in the east. The north and west of Britain are mainly highlands; and the east and southeast are mostly lowlands. The surrounding waters tend to balance the seasonal differences by heating

5、 up the land in winter and cooling it off in summer; The prevailing south-west winds or the Westerlies blow over the country all the year round bringing warm and wet air in winter and keeping the temperatures moderate; The North Atlantic Drift passes the western coast of the British Isles and warms

6、them. Britain has a maritime climate.Winters are not too cold and summers are not too hot. It has a steady reliable rainfall throughout the whole year. The temperature varies within a small range. Rainfall Britain has a steady reliable rainfall throughout the whole year. The average annual rainfall

7、in Britain is over 1,000mm. There is a water surplus in the north and west, and a water deficit in the south and east.,Rivers and Lakes Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in Britain (1,343m) Severn River is the longest river in Britain (338km). Thames River is the second longest and most important ri

8、ver in Britain. (336km). Lough Neagh is the largest lake in Britain which is located in Northern Ireland. (396 square kilometres). River Clyde is the most important river in Scotland. Snowdonia is the highest mountain in Wales.（1,085m）,Population,A census of the population in Britian has been taken

9、every 10 years since 1801 (with the exception of 1941, when Britain was at war). The next census will be in 2011. 2001 Census In 2001, the population of the United Kingdom was recorded at just under 59 million people. Great Britain is heavily populated compared with many other countries.Britain is a

10、 relatively densely populated country: it is more than twice as densely populated as France (106 people per sq.km), nine times as densely populated as the USA (27 people per sq.km) and 100 times as densely populated as Australia (2 people per sq.km).According to a BBC Report in September 2005, immig

11、ration made up more than half of Britains population growth from 1991 to 2001. Britain ranks 18th in the world in terms of population size.The population is very unequally distributed over the four parts of the UK: England more or less constantly makes up 84% of the total population, Wales around 5%

12、, Scotland roughly 8.5 %, and Northern Ireland (since 1921) less than 3%.,From the table above you can see that England has the highest population density and Scotland the lowest. This is mainly due to many parts of Scotland being unsuitable for people to live. Nearly 84 per cent of the total popula

13、tion of the United Kingdom lives in England. The most densely populated areas of England are the major cities and metropolitan areas of London and the South East, South and West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside, the West Midlands, and the conurbations on the rivers Tyne,Wear and Tees. Lo

14、ndon has the highest population density with 4,700 people per square kilometre, and the South West the lowest (210 people per square kilometre).,England is divided into nine governmental regions.,British Flag,俗称“米字旗”，正式称呼是“the Union Flag，也常常称为“the Union Jack。Jack是海军用语，指悬挂在舰首的旗帜，英国军舰舰首都悬挂国旗，因而得名。Unio

15、n Flag是意为“联合旗帜”。 ,它是深蓝底色的红白米字旗。这面旗帜由英格兰的白底红色正十字旗，苏格兰的蓝底白色斜十字旗和爱尔兰的白底红色斜十字旗合一而成。后来爱尔兰岛的一部分脱离了英国，国旗也未再改变。国旗上没有代表威尔士地区的形象，因为设计时，威尔士早已与英格兰合并了。英国国旗上的十字分别代表英格兰守护神圣乔治、苏格兰守护神圣安德鲁以及爱尔兰守护神圣帕特里克。 英格兰圣乔治的白地红十字旗产生于1200年， 随后被英格兰采纳为国旗。苏格兰的圣安德鲁的蓝地白色“X”型十字旗，最早于8世纪时出现，但直至13世纪时才被苏格兰正式用作国旗。1606年，詹姆斯一世统一英格兰和苏格兰时，将这两面旗帜图

16、案重叠起来，作为大不列颠的国旗。爱尔兰的圣帕特里克的白地红色“x型十字旗，最早是爱尔兰菲茨诺德家族的旗帜；1801年，爱尔兰与大不 列颠联合组成王国后，这面旗帜又与大不列颠国旗重叠，最后形成 了大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国的这面构图奇特的“米字旗”,詹姆士是苏格兰女王玛丽斯图亚特与她的第二任丈夫达恩利伯爵亨利斯图亚特(Henry Stuart)所生的唯一儿子。出生后5个月，其父死亡，其母遭苏格兰贵族驱逐，流亡英格兰。1567年，苏格兰贵族废黜玛利斯图亚特，詹姆士被立为国王，称詹姆世六世，由几个大贵族执政。1583年，詹姆士六世亲政。1587年，其母玛丽因卷入暗杀英格兰女王伊丽莎白一世的阴谋而被处

17、死。同年，詹姆士迎娶丹麦国王腓特烈二世的女儿安妮公主。1603年，英国女王伊丽莎白一世指定詹姆士为其继承人后驾崩。詹姆士即位为英格兰国王，自封为大不列颠王国，称詹姆士一世。,National Anthem,英国国歌笼罩着神奇的色彩。它决不是由某个人作词或作曲,而是在民间逐渐形成的。16世纪时人们首次提到英国国歌,但其歌词(开始是用拉丁文写的)频频变动和增减。 英国人在表达对祖国的忠诚时所唱的并不是振奋人心的进行曲,也不是战歌,而是一首普通的祷辞,祝愿国王或女王健康、长寿和富足。难怪英国国歌中最基本的歌词来源于圣经，“上帝佑我国王”在圣经中共出现过3次。 没有人确切知道是谁为国歌谱的曲,是谁写了

18、现在的歌词。到了1545年,“上帝佑我国王”在英国海军中已成为一句口令，回口令时该说：“愿君王统治天长地久”。显而易见，如果人们祈求上帝保佑国玉，那就意味着他的生命受到了危害。所以,有一种传说认为该国歌起始于1688年，因为当时奥兰治王子正在侵扰沿海地区,威胁着统治王朝的安全。这种说法还认为国歌是一首为詹姆斯二世的私人天主教小教堂唱诗班所写的拉丁文合唱曲。人们出于对君王命运的关注,不久就在伦敦的剧院和街头唱开了。据称是英国国歌作者的人当中,最出名的但也是最不可能的是那首颇有独创性的歌曲我们巷中的萨莉的作者亨利凯里。他是哈利法克斯侯爵之子,生活十分不幸,最后自杀身亡。据说是他写了英国国歌,并于1

19、740年在伦敦某酒馆由他举办的晚宴上首次演唱,以庆祝弗农海军上将前一年中所取得的波多贝罗大捷。,也有些人认为是一个叫约翰布尔博士的写的词曲，此人曾是伊丽莎白一世的王宫附属教堂唱诗班的男童歌手,后来成了那儿的风琴手。他作的曲子仍留存在某抄谱人1619年的手稿之中,确实和现在的上帝佑我女王相似。 看来,我们无法确定现代的上帝佑我女王出自某一个人或某一个作曲家之手。它的乐曲是由在它之前早已流传的曲调发展而来的。到了17世纪,它已成为一首十分流行的民 间乐曲。 根据有案可查的记载,上帝佑我女王首次上演是在1745年,当时在伦敦的德鲁里剧院和科文特加登剧院举行的两次音乐会上被人正式演唱。当时,英国又是处

20、于民族危机之中。 苏格兰曾揭竿而起支持英俊的查理王子,韦德元帅在北方镇压起义。上帝佑我国王祈求上帝助在位君王一臂之力,恰如其分地表达了英格兰人的热忱。自这一非常事件之后,该国歌成了全国人民最能表达爱国精神的一首歌曲。它言简意赅，感情真挚,深入人心。不久,每逢表达爱国热情的场合,人们便会唱起这首歌。 过了不久,一些别的国家竟然也用起同一曲调来了。至少有12个国家先后用过这个典型而又独特的英国曲调,其中包括美国和德国。它确实是一首全世界最闻名的曲子。,传说在第一次世界大战期间,当西线的英国士兵情不自禁地唱起英国国歌时,美国和德国的士兵也都走出战壕,用各自的歌词和在一起唱,每一方都觉得官昕上去像是自

21、己国家的国歌。 作曲家们也很赞赏这首曲子,把它融进了各自的作品一如海顿的帝王颂和布拉姆斯的凯旋曲一中。贝多芬被这首曲子深深地打动了,于是发表了7首主题变奏曲,并在日记中写道:我必须让英国人知道,他们的上帝佑我国王简直是上帝的赐福。, 这首歌由于它超越民族超越地域的特点,在欧洲某旅游胜地举行的一次有许多英国观众参加的音乐会上引起了一阵混乱。在演奏韦伯的狂欢序曲时,他们听出了国歌的曲调便立即站起身来,令欧洲大陆的东道主们大为不解。随着这一曲调反复出现和消失,英国观众不时地起立和坐下,也被弄得迷惑不解和不知所措。 使用机械装置重放音乐在19世纪后期十分盛行,便出现了各种各样奇特的玩意儿。据说1887

22、年维多利亚女王50大寿时,有一位心灵手巧的发明家送给她一个女裙衬垫,女王欣喜不已。裙衬垫中有一只八音盒,穿裙的人只要一坐下它就会奏起英国国歌。,National Anthem,God save our gracious Queen,Long live our noble Queen,God save the Queen!Send her victorious,Happy and glorious,Long to reign over us;God save the Queen! Not in this land alone,But be Gods mercies known,From shor

23、e to shore!Lord make the nations see,That men should brothers be,And form one family,The wide world over Thy choicest gifts in storeOn her be pleased to pour;Long may she reign;May she defend our laws,And ever give us causeTo sing with heart and voice,God save the Queen!,上帝保佑女王，祝她万寿无疆，神佑女王。常胜利，沐荣光；孚

24、民望，心欢畅；治国家，王运长；神佑女王！ 扬神威，张天网，保王室，歼敌人，一鼓涤荡。破阴谋，灭奸党，把乱萌一扫光；让我们齐仰望，神佑女王！ 愿上帝恩泽长，选精品，倾宝囊，万岁女王！愿她保护法律，使民心齐归向，一致衷心歌唱，神佑女王！,The British,Who are the British?British people live in the UK. They are people who live in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. British people can also either be English, Sco

25、ttish, Welsh or Irish. The British are said to be reserved in manners, dress and speech. They are famous for their politeness, self-discipline and especially for their sense of humour. British people have a strong sense of humour which sometimes can be hard for foreigners to understand. Britain is a

26、 country of mixed cultures. London has the largest non-white population of any European city and over 250 languages are spoken there. Therefore not all British people are White or Christians.,Written by Craig aged 10 years:,Hi, my name is Craig. I am English because I was born in England, but I am a

27、lso British because England is part of Great Britain. I live in a typical English family. I have a father, mother and a sister and we all live together in our house in a town in the south east corner of England. At the back of our house we have our garden where I play with my sister.,My family has a

28、 car, a computer, a colour TV and video, a washing machine, dishwasher and a cat. Mum and dad have mobile phones and I am hoping to get one soon. The day starts at about 7 oclock when Dad and mum get up. My sister and I usually watch telly (TV) in our pyjamas (night clothes) until breakfast. We have

29、 breakfast at 8 o clock. I like to eat Rice Krispies (cereal) and jam on toast. I also drink a glass of milk. My mum usually only has toast, a class of orange juice and a cup of coffee. Dad likes to have a fried breakfast of sausages, egg and bacon. After breakfast, my sister and I, put on our schoo

30、l uniform. I wear grey trousers, a white shirt and a blue sweat shirt. We all leave the house by 8.30. Dad goes to work. He works with computers. Mum, my sister and I walk to school. My mum then catches a bus to her work place. She works in a different school as a learning support assistant. I take

31、a packed lunch to school, which contains things like sandwiches, fruit and a bag of crisps. Sometimes my friends and I swap our food. My favourite subjects at school are science and history. My favourite topic in history is learning about the ancient Egyptians. I also enjoy PE (Physical Education) l

32、essons - we play football, netball, cricket and sometimes we go cross-country running.Mum picks up from school at 3:15. Sometimes we godown town to the shops and, if we are really lucky, mum will buy us a MacDonalds Happy Meal.Most days we will go straight home and my sister and,I watch the telly or

33、 play on the computer. Dad usually gets home about 6 oclock. We eat together at about 6.30. My favourite meal is fish fingers, peas and chips. I also like pizza which we have very often. I have to help wash the dishes when I have eaten. I also have to tidy my bedroom. In the evenings, I usually do m

34、y homework before watching more telly. Mum helps me with my homework. My family likes to watch Eastenders, and Coronation Street ( English soap operas). I am a Cub Scout and my sister is a Brownie. On Mondays, I go to cubs whilst my sister goes to Brownies. I also go to Karate on Thursdays and my si

35、ster goes to Ballet on Wednesdays. I love cubs especially when we go camping. I like building fires and cooking on them. It is good fun sleeping in the tents too. We usually go camping about twice a year. I enjoy playing on my computer and skate boarding. I have a pet rabbit called Sooty. I bet you

36、can guess what colour it is? Black of course. Every Saturday, my family and I, go into town to the open market. People sell vegetables, clothes, toys, posters, and nearly anything else out on the street. Mum buys her fruit and vegetables there. I enjoy just wandering looking at,all the things for sa

37、le, hoping my parents willbuy me something. Sometimes I am lucky. I love my family very much.,The Origins of a Nation (5000BC-1066) Early Settlers The first known settlers of Britain were the Iberians. At about 2000 BC the Beaker Folk(宽口陶器人 ) arrived from the areas now know as Holland and Rhineland.

38、 The Celts began to arrive Britain about 700 BC. The Celts came to Britain in three main waves. The first wave were the Gaels-came about 600 BC. The second wave were the Brythons-came about 400 BC. The third wave were the Belgae-came about 150 BC. British recorded history begins with the Roman invas

39、ion. In 55BC and 54BC, Julius Caesar, a Roman general, invaded Britain twice. In AD 43, the Emperor Claudius invaded Britain successfully. Since then,England and Wales became a part of the Roman Empire for nearly 400 years, though it was never a total occupation. Romans influence on Britain: The Rom

40、an built many towns, road, baths, temples and buildings. They make good use of Britains natural resources. They also brought the new religion, Christianity, to Britain. But the influence is limited: First, the Romans always treated the Britons as a subject people of slave class. Second, never during

41、 the 4 centuries did the Romans and Britons intermarry. Third, the Romans had no impact on the language or culture of ordinary Britons.,As the Roman Empire came under threat from the east, it withdrawn its armies and protection from Britain. In the mid-5th century a new wave of invaders, Jutes, Saxo

42、ns, and Angles came to Britain. They were three Teutonic tribes. A Legendary King 一个具有传奇色彩的国王 Did King Arthur really exist? The story of King Arthur is one that has been told for hundreds of years. There have been poems, books and even films made of his life, all of them telling the story a little d

43、ifferently. The basic story is this. There was a sword stuck in a stone. The legend said that whoever could remove the sword would become King of England and save the country. Many brave knights tried to pull the sword out, but they all failed. One day, a young boy called Arthur was walking past the

44、 stone. He didnt know it, but he was in fact the son of an old king. He pulled the sword out of the stone and became the new King of England. The stories of Arthur as King are tales of bravery and nobility. His closest advisor was Merlin, a powerful wizard. Arthur lived in a castle called Camelot wi

45、th his beautiful wife, Guinevere. In the castle,he had a round table, where he sat with his knights. It was round so that there was no one at the head of the table (which is where the most important person would usually sit) and Arthur and his knights were all equal. Arthur, with his famous magical

46、sword Excalibur, and his closest knights Sir Lancelot and Sir Galahad, fought against the forces of evil in England. These were led by Arthurs half-sister, Morgan, who was a witch. Arthur and his knights finally won the battle against Morgans army, and England was safe! However, Arthur had been hurt

47、, and was dying. He threw his sword into a lake, where the magical Lady of the Lake could look after it, and then he died. He was buried in Avalon, in the south-west of England. According to the legend, Arthur will rise again to save England if it is ever in danger in the future. But did Arthur real

48、ly exist? Some say he was a Roman, others say a Briton fighting the invading Saxons, but there is no proof of his existence. But perhaps this doesnt matter. The story of a great, noble and brave king, who died to save his country, is one that people of all generations find fascinating, even today. C

49、amelot :In the grand castle of Camelot, King Arthur ruled over Briton and held court. Camelot was known as the principal city of Arthurs realm and an ideal place from which to rule. The knights lived with Arthur in Camelot, where they held jousting tournaments and other games and also conferred with

50、 each other on important political matters.,传说亚瑟是公元五世纪前后的英国英雄人物，但由于没有载入当时的史书，历史学家对他的存在与否尚有争议。亚瑟这个人物首先出现在公元六世纪末威尔士的民间传说中。公元八世纪末或九世纪初，一个叫做奈尼斯（Nennius）的威尔士牧师首先在他用拉丁文写成的英国历史片断中提到了亚瑟。据他所述，公元五世纪，在今天英格兰的西南部及威尔士一带，一个叫做亚瑟的人抗击了盎格鲁-萨克逊人的入侵，取得了十二个战役的胜利，从而赢得了四十四年的和平时期；但此人非王非帝，而是当地封建领主联合抵抗入侵者的一个军事领袖。此后，围绕这个人物出现了许

51、许多多神奇的传说。 在公元十二世纪，这些传说大大发展了。在另一个威尔士牧师蒙默斯的杰弗里（Geoffrey of Monmouth）的拉丁文著作不列颠诸王纪（History Regum,Britanniae）中，亚瑟成了君主，后来人们又把圆桌骑士以及他们寻找“圣杯”（Holy Grail）的传说逐渐揉进了关于亚瑟王的种种传说中。亚瑟王及其圆桌骑士的传奇在以后的几个世纪的流传过程中像雪球一样愈滚愈大，同时这些故事流传的范围也越来越广，遍及整个西欧。 到十五世纪，英国作家托马斯|马洛礼（Thomas Malory）集前人之大成，创作了关于亚瑟王及其圆桌骑士的最完整、最有影响的文学作品亚瑟王之死（L

52、e MortedArthur）。在加工、整理大量素材的时候，马洛里冲淡了原有创说中的迷信及宗教色彩，突出了圆桌骑士的功绩及骑士精神，特别强调了亚瑟王本人的武功，把他塑造成一个鲜明非凡的君王形象。,King Arthur Flanked by Knights Lancelot and Kay,King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table,the sword in the stone,The Emblem of the Knights,This is the probable site of Sir Lancelots famous castle o

53、f Joyous Garde, where he once gave refuge to Tristan and Iseult, and where he himself retired to escape the rumours of his liaison with Arthurs Queen.,Bamburgh Castle,相传，亚瑟为尤瑟国王（Uther Pendragon）之子，诞生后即由法师梅林（Merlin）交由贵族埃克特爵士（Sir Ector）抚养。两年后，国王病故，不列颠岛的贵族都对王位垂涎三尺，为王位的继承问题争执不休。数年之后，梅林与坎特伯雷（Canterbury）大

54、主教邀请王公大臣在圣诞节到伦敦聚会，以决定王位的继承人。就在圣诞节那天，在大教堂的院子里发现了一把插在巨石中的宝剑，宝剑上镌刻着一行金字：“拔出此剑者当为不列颠之国王。”这天，埃克特爵士恰巧带领其子凯（Sir Kay）及亚瑟来到伦敦。亚瑟不费吹灰之力就把宝剑拔了出来，在场民众一致欢呼拥戴亚瑟为王。加冕时，亚瑟宣誓终生秉公治国。 年轻的亚瑟登上王位后，一些对他不满的贵族发动了武装叛乱，但很快就为亚瑟王所平定。不久，又发生了欧洲大陆几个国家的入侵。经过长期的奋战，亚瑟王挫败了入侵者。在与罗马帝国作战过程中，亚瑟王征服了一些欧洲国家，最终成为罗马帝国的君主。 若干年之后，亚瑟王的圆桌骑士兰斯洛特（L

55、ancelot）流落法国，后来成为法国的统治者。亚瑟王风闻兰斯洛特与他的王后吉妮维尔（Guinevere）有暧昧关系，决定东征讨伐兰斯洛特，并把国事交予另一圆桌骑士莫德雷德（Modred）代理。莫德雷德趁机篡夺王位，亚瑟将莫德雷德击毙，自己也受了重伤。亚瑟王自知不久于人世，就把他从湖上仙女那里得来的埃克斯卡利伯（Excalibur）宝剑投回湖中。湖里伸出一只手，接住了宝剑。此时，一叶轻舟驶向湖岸，一群仙女把亚瑟王安放到船上后，小舟渐渐从湖面上消逝了。盛极一时的亚瑟王朝也随之告终。,围绕亚瑟王朝的兴衰，亚瑟王之死还穿插了许多骑士的故事以及他们各自的奇异冒险。骑士是中世纪地位最高的武士。要成为骑士

56、，必须出身贵族家庭，从七岁到二十一岁接受严格的道德、礼节的教育以及“骑士七艺”的训练，然后通过正式礼仪由封主授予“骑士”称号。亚瑟王身边的骑士之所以称为“圆桌骑士”，是因为他们定期围坐在一个特大的圆桌旁举行会议。这圆桌原是尤瑟王特制的，可围坐一百五十人，尤瑟死后，它便由李奥多格兰国王（King Leodegrance）保管。亚瑟王与李奥多格兰国王的女儿吉妮维尔结婚时，李奥多格兰国王又将圆桌作为礼物连同一百名骑士送给了亚瑟。圆桌无席首席尾之分，象征着围桌而坐的骑士处于平等的地位。每个骑士都有自己固定的座位，座位上标有各自的姓名。只有一个座位没有标出姓名，那是保留给最纯洁最高尚的骑士的，只有这个骑

57、士才能看见耶稣在最后的晚餐时使用过的“圣杯”。后来这个座位由骑士加拉哈德（Galahad）所赢得。 亚瑟王及其圆桌骑士的传说，特别是马洛礼的亚瑟王之死对西方文学艺术有较大的影响。这些传说包括了各种不同类型的故事，贯穿这些故事的主题也是各种多样，从爱情的忠贞、宗教的奥秘，到帝国的兴衰，这些都是各个时期西方作家所追求和探索的主题。多年来，亚瑟王及其圆桌骑士的故事，特别是亚斯洛特与吉妮维尔的关系，成为不少作家创作的源泉。,电影亚瑟王中文片名：亚瑟王英文片名：King Arthur导演：安东尼-福奎阿类型：动作/冒险/剧情/战争级别：PG-13发行：试金石影业上映日期：2004年7月7日领衔主演： 克

58、莱夫-欧文斯蒂芬-蒂尔内 传说公元4、5世纪的前后的中古时代，他在英国领土上推翻了数百年的罗马帝国的统治，成功驱逐了萨克森人的侵略，并通过一系列的政治和军事措施，把大不列颠逐渐推到了欧洲的重要地位，建立了一系列的丰功伟绩。关于亚瑟王的传奇，曾经流传于无数的文学名著中，电影将这些故事搬上银幕，再现了这位欧洲帝王的丰功伟绩。 公元450年，罗马帝国已经逐渐走向没落，并且意欲从英国撤离，在大不列颠各岛上，众多的领主和骑士为了争夺土地和城堡相互开战，饱受战乱之苦的人民组织起自己的游击队，积极地活跃在全国各地，具有强烈侵略性的萨克森人也乘乱进入大不列颠。整个国家处于风雨飘摇之中。 亚瑟(克里夫欧文 饰)

59、从小就在战乱中和家人失散，被人收养并成为一个被人看不起的杂役，然而魔法师预言他一定会成为神圣的英国君主，而亚瑟更是拔出了“石中剑”印证了自己的将来。亚瑟不仅仅有天赋的神力，而且拥有远大的志向，当年轻的他看到国家的这种混乱的现状，发誓要通过自己的,努力让整个大不列颠群岛脱离罗马人的残暴统治，同时摆脱混乱的战争局面，他下定决心要为这里的人民建立一个全新的，充满和平宁静气氛的家园，成就自己的一番霸业。 亚瑟骁勇善战和超凡的气魄令一些非常优秀的骑士为之折服，他们纷纷加入亚瑟的队伍之中，组织成著名的“圆桌骑士”，这些英勇的战士在亚瑟的带领下一路势如破竹，取得了令人骄傲的战绩。 在战争中，亚瑟遇到了被他们蔑视地称为“蓝军”的一组由贫民和流浪汉组成的游击队，在他们中间，有一位出身高贵的领导者，格温娜维尔(姬拉奈特丽 饰)。当时他们双方都受到凶残的萨克森人的侵略，为了战斗的最后胜利，两个从前的夙敌不得不暂时地携手，建立战斗联盟。而在这些战斗之中，格温娜维尔逐渐发现亚瑟并非自己想象的那样凶残暴虐，而是充满理想和体恤人民的仁慈，而亚瑟也发现这只一直被他们蔑视的由难民、农民和流浪汉组成的“蓝军”中存在着巨大的生命力和旺盛的斗志，这些战士纔应该是英国真正的主人。 亚瑟最后成功地建立了大不列颠王国，创造了英国的历史，而格温娜维尔最终也成为了王后.,Whatever Arthurs suc