Is King Arthur a girl?

King ArthurWP (アーサー王WP, Āsā-Ō?), the legendary King of Knights who controlled Britain is portrayed as several different distinct characters in the Nasuverse: Artoria Pendragon - The female version of King Arthur. Arthur Pendragon - The male version of King Arthur.
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Is Arthur male or female?

Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. It's popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed, but it is most widely believed to derive from the Celtic Artos meaning “Bear”.
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Was King Arthur a real guy?

But was King Arthur actually a real person, or simply a hero of Celtic mythology? Though debate has gone on for centuries, historians have been unable to confirm that Arthur really existed.
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Is King Arthur a wife?

Guinevere, wife of Arthur, legendary king of Britain, best known in Arthurian romance through the love that his knight Sir Lancelot bore for her.
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Was Merlin a man or woman?

Merlin, enchanter and wise man in Arthurian legend and romance of the Middle Ages, linked with personages in ancient Celtic mythology (especially with Myrddin in Welsh tradition).
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Is there a female Merlin?

Merlins are generally dark and streaky, though their coloration varies geographically and by gender. Adult male Merlins are slaty gray to dark gray; females and immatures are browner. The chest is usually heavily streaked and the underwings are dark.
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Who was Merlin in Harry Potter?

Merlin was a wizard who lived during the medieval era. Little is known of his past, but he was a member of King Arthur's court, and arguably one of the most powerful wizards of all time.
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Who did King Arthur sleep with?

King Arthur Sleeps with His Sister

Uther Pendragon, King of England, lusts after Igraine, the wife of Gorlois. Uther fights a war against Gorlois (in which Gorlois dies) and Uther tricks Igraine into sleeping with him.
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How old was King Arthur when he got married?

The young couple exchanged letters in Latin until 20 September 1501, when Arthur, having attained the age of 15, was deemed old enough to be married. Catherine landed in England about two weeks later, on 2 October 1501, at Plymouth.
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Is Merlin a true story?

Merlin, also known as Myrddin Wyllt, Merlin Caledonensis, or Merlin Sylvestrus lived from about 540 to August 584. He is a figure from Welsh legend who served as a bard before ending his days as a madman, prophet and mystic in the forests of Tweeddale in the Scottish Borders.
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Is Camelot real?

Although most scholars regard it as being entirely fictional, there are many locations that have been linked with King Arthur's Camelot. Camelot was the name of the place where King Arthur held court and was the location of the famous Round Table.
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Was King Arthur a good person?

Arthur remains a good & noble king until the affair of his queen & best friend is revealed by his son Mordred. Throughout all these adventures there are a number of times Guinevere is kidnapped by some menacing lord and has to be rescued or other ladies are in distress and also need the assistance of a noble knight.
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Is Mordred a girl?

Saber's True Name is Mordred, The Knight of Treachery, and the "son" of King Arthur, but she is actually female despite being raised as the secret male heir to the throne. She became known as a "rare villain" who managed to tarnish a glorious legend at the end of her life.
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Is Excalibur real?

For centuries the sword was assumed to be a fake. but research revealed last week has dated its metal to the twelfth century. Only the hilt, wooden grip and a few inches of the 3ft blade poke from the hill, which still draws pilgrims and tourists to the ruins of the chapel built around it.
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Who is Arthur's half sister?

Morgana, also called Morgaine or Morgan, is a staple figure of the Arthurian legend. Her relationship to Arthur varies but usually she is introduced as Arthur's half-sister, the daughter of his mother Igraine and her first husband Gorlois, the Duke of Cornwall.
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Did Merlin have a child?

When Nimue and Merlin meet in the fifth episode, she asks the wizard why her mother instructed her to bring him the sword. By the end, viewers learn that not only did he and her mother have a relationship, but Nimue is actually Merlin's daughter.
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Did Lancelot sleep with Arthur's wife?

Another Elaine, this one the daughter of King Pelleas (pronounced peh-lay-AHS), proved more enterprising. She tricked Lancelot into sleeping with her, pretending that she was Guinevere. Elaine bore Lancelot's son, Galahad (pronounced GAL-uh-had), who grew into a pure and sinless knight.
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What was the age difference between King Arthur and Guinevere?

Hollywood making King Arthur and Guinevere into some sort of May-December romance is nothing new — most notable in the 1953 epic Sword of Lancelot — but Sean Connery and Julia Ormond not only had to deal with a 35-year age gap, but also the fact that they have zero chemistry on screen, and all of their scenes together ...
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Is Nimue Arthur's mother?

She was friends also with King Uther Pendragon. Uther, desiring a son and heir, realised that Ygraine was incapable of providing one and asked Gaius to approach Nimueh with a request that she use the power over life and death to help his wife get pregnant. She did so, and as a result Arthur was born.
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Is Merlin the father of Nimueh?

With Arthur, Morgana and Pym, Nimue takes an audience with Merlin, revealing him to be her father.
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Are Merlin and Arthur together?

Most notably, the showrunner confirms that Merlin and Arthur did indeed grow to love each other by the end of the series, calling it a “pure” love. “We did, very genuinely, think of the episode as a love story between two men.
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Is Merlin a Hufflepuff or a Slytherin?

While J.K. Rowling said that Merlin was a Slytherin in the Harry Potter universe, the BBC's Merlin possessed traits from all four of the houses, making him difficult to sort. Merlin was brave and sometimes reckless like a Gryffindor, loyal and kind like a Hufflepuff, and cunning and goal-oriented like a Slytherin.
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Is Merlin a Slytherin or Ravenclaw?

Merlin himself was sorted into Slytherin when he was at Hogwarts, and the young wizard went on to become one of the most famous wizards in history. The Order of Merlin, named to commemorate him, has been awarded since the fifteenth century.
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How is Merlin a Slytherin?

Early life. Merlin was born sometime during the medieval era. During his formative years, he attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and was sorted into Slytherin House. It is possible that he was taught by Salazar Slytherin himself, given the time period Merlin lived in.
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