Legend Around The Famous Tourist Island In England

According to legend, King Arthur of the world was born in a castle on the deserted island of Tintagel, located on the west coast of Cornwall. Tintagel Castle was built in the 13th century England often loves the romantic scenery and tranquility here. From a distance, this place looks like an abandoned island, but people believe that in the 5th and 6th centuries, this island was one of the centers of British power, because according to legend King Arthur was born in Tintagel. Not only that, a number of places here are also related to the legend of this king's throne. One of them is the Merlin cave - a rugged site bearing the name of the famous prophet of that time

. Today it is the top tourist attraction when visiting Tintagel Island, with more than 200,000 visits a year. Tintagel Island seen from the hill. Photo: BBC Arthur is the powerful king of England.



His name is known around the world with the legend of finding the Holy Grail. Legend has it that after King Uther Pendragon died, the whole of England became chaotic. The knights in the kingdom fought for power because the king had no descendants. Mage Merlin appeared and discussed with the bishops of Canterbury, to see who drew the sword that the god gave to the church stone was the king of England. All the knights invited were unable to withdraw, except for the only one - Arthur - the young man adopted by Marquis Ector. Arthur, after being crowned king, unified England, many believe that this statue is King Arthur. In the 1230s, Richard, then Count Cornwall and his brother King Henry the third built a castle on the island of Tintagel At the time of the castle's construction, many rumors suggest that deep underground of this place is a large basement.



This is the secret meeting place of Count Richard and his beautiful Cornwall mistress, enlarged and repaired by Prince Edward 115 years later. Explaining Edward's choice of this wilderness to build a castle, many theories suggest that this is more of an act to polish himself than it is in favor of military strategy. Galos (meaning power) is the most controversial statue on the island. This is a sculpture by local artist Rubin Eynon. Many people come here by default that this work is about King Arthur, but in fact it is simply called Galos.The dilapidated castle is now a tourist attraction when coming to the island. This deserted island began to be crowded in the 18th and 19th centuries, when travel became easier and residents were passionate and eager for topics related to chivalry. They flock to Tintagel, many of them also famous writers and painters like Alfred, Lord Tennyson .



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