Thomas MaloryYet some men say in many parts of England that King Arthur is not dead, but had by the will of our Lord Jesu into another place; and men say that he shall come again, and he shall win the holy cross.
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The old saying “Arthur is not dead, he’s just sleeping” was used in England to describe an impossible task that people believed would happen in the future. People believed that Arthur would return to reclaim his throne and lead his countrymen to victory against their enemies. This belief was so widespread that it began to form the basis of modern British culture. This saying gave us the idea of knights in shining armor who would ride into battle on horses, but the idea of Arthur did not die out entirely. It survived as a part of English folklore and was incorporated into modern times as a symbol of both British pride and British hope.
Source: Le Morte Darthur
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