#kingarthur

Few names are more closely associated with Britain than Arthur. The legendary King Arthur, celebrated in medieval tales as the ruler who united Britain and defended it against invaders, became a symbol of ideal kingship. Yet despite his fame, no reigning King of England or Britain has ever ruled as King Arthur.

One reason is that Arthur belongs more to legend than to recorded history. While medieval monarchs often used Arthurian imagery to strengthen their legitimacy, they were reluctant to take a name so closely tied to myth. Any real king named Arthur would inevitably be compared to the legendary hero and his impossible standards.

There were opportunities. In 1486, the future King Henry VIII's elder brother was named Arthur Tudor. His father, Henry VII, deliberately chose the name to connect the Tudor dynasty with Arthurian traditions. Had Arthur survived, he would likely have become King Arthur I of England. However, he died in 1502 at the age of fifteen, and the crown eventually passed to his younger brother, Henry VIII.

Since then, the name Arthur has occasionally appeared within the royal family, but no heir has ever reached the throne. Other royal names such as Henry, Edward, George, and Charles became established dynastic choices, while Arthur remained a romantic reminder of Britain's legendary past.

King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table

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Time to show the Emperor, inspired by King Arthur!

In the Emperor tarot card, a stoic ruler figure can be seen on his throne, which is adorned with the heads of four rams, representing his astrological sign - Aries. In one hand, he carries a scepter, representing his reign and his right to rule, and in the other an orb, a symbol of the kingdom that he watches over. The long beard of the emperor represents his vast experience; over time he has learned much about what it takes to rule, to establish power, authority and complete order for the benefit of his people.

Behind him, the barren mountains shows his determination, his ambition for greater heights and his leadership capability. Contrast this with his complement, the Empress, whose flowing fields are filled with nurturing kindness. The Emperor instead rules with grit, strength and force.

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The Empress depicts a woman sitting on a throne. From the abundant nature that surrounds her, we can assume that this woman represents the Earth Mother archetype, a goddess of fertility. Her world is ruled by venus which means that there is complete love, harmony, fertility and luxury by the grace of this goddess. The woman herself has blonde hair crowned with stars, signaling her divine connection with the mystical realm. She is dressed in a pomegranate-patterned robe that represents fertility, and she is seated on cushions embroidered with a venus sign. She is surrounded by an enchanting green forest with a river streaming through it. The Empress brings abundance and blessings in the readings of those she meets.

For the Empress I choose Ginevra represented as a warrior queen. The most painful part was the composition and to create the details.

Mordred or Modred (/ˈmɔːrdrɛd/ or /ˈmoʊdrɛd/; Welsh: Medraut or Medrawt) is a major figure in the legend of King Arthur. The earliest known mention of a possibly historical Medraut is in the Welsh chronicle Annales Cambriae, wherein he and Arthur are ambiguously associated with the Battle of Camlann in a brief entry for the year 537. Medraut's figure seemed to have been regarded positively in the early Welsh tradition and may have been related to that of Arthur's son. As Modredus, Mordred was depicted as Arthur's traitorous nephew and a legitimate son of King Lot in the pseudo-historical work Historia Regum Britanniae, which then served as the basis for the subsequent evolution of the legend from the 12th century.

As Morrigan, he has a greenish color that I decided to associate with magic. His red tiers are connected to King Arthur bloodline.