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-Friday night, a night for the king. | 0:00:02 | 0:00:05 | |
-Leave life's troubles behind -with a trip to the cinema... | 0:00:06 | 0:00:11 | |
-..where a romantic hero -is ready to fight for justice... | 0:00:12 | 0:00:15 | |
-..claim the crown -and set the world to rights. | 0:00:16 | 0:00:19 | |
-From nothing comes a king, -says the poster. | 0:00:21 | 0:00:24 | |
-Empty words, say I. | 0:00:25 | 0:00:27 | |
-This king belongs to our history -and imagination as a nation. | 0:00:28 | 0:00:34 | |
-It's high time -we claimed him once again. | 0:00:34 | 0:00:37 | |
-A story is a powerful weapon. | 0:00:44 | 0:00:46 | |
-It can raise spirits, -change minds... | 0:00:47 | 0:00:50 | |
-..inspire a nation -or transform the world. | 0:00:50 | 0:00:54 | |
-We Welsh have a story -which has done all that and more. | 0:00:55 | 0:00:59 | |
-It has changed so much -over the centuries... | 0:01:00 | 0:01:03 | |
-..that everyone now doubts -the true version. | 0:01:03 | 0:01:06 | |
-The story of the son of prophecy, -a king who rules righteously... | 0:01:07 | 0:01:12 | |
-..a hero who protects the weak. | 0:01:12 | 0:01:14 | |
-A leader who gains the respect of -Europe and enchants a US president. | 0:01:15 | 0:01:21 | |
-Now, in this age of fake news, -Brexit and Donald Trump... | 0:01:23 | 0:01:29 | |
-..it's time -we reclaimed the story... | 0:01:29 | 0:01:32 | |
-..and proclaimed -that this hero is our hero. | 0:01:32 | 0:01:35 | |
-The legend of King Arthur -is famous all over the world. | 0:01:39 | 0:01:42 | |
-The tale of a handsome, -idealistic and brave hero. | 0:01:43 | 0:01:46 | |
-The king of the castle. | 0:01:46 | 0:01:48 | |
-But something about his image -poses a problem for us Welsh. | 0:01:48 | 0:01:52 | |
-Why are we so reluctant -to accept Arthur as one of us? | 0:01:53 | 0:01:56 | |
-To answer that question, -we must grasp the history. | 0:01:59 | 0:02:02 | |
-The story of Arthur -starts with the Romans. | 0:02:03 | 0:02:06 | |
-They were here in Wales -for almost four centuries. | 0:02:06 | 0:02:10 | |
-With them came all the benefits -of the empire. | 0:02:10 | 0:02:14 | |
-Literature, Christianity, baths... | 0:02:14 | 0:02:17 | |
-..and a pleasant life -in the cities that they built... | 0:02:17 | 0:02:21 | |
-..like Segontium and Caerleon. | 0:02:21 | 0:02:24 | |
-Caerleon would later become integral -to those who told Arthur's story. | 0:02:29 | 0:02:34 | |
-This was the original model -for his court and his capital. | 0:02:34 | 0:02:39 | |
-But when the empire fell, -the Romans left... | 0:02:40 | 0:02:43 | |
-..leaving the Britons -their culture and Christian faith... | 0:02:43 | 0:02:48 | |
-..but also defenceless. | 0:02:48 | 0:02:49 | |
-Who would rescue them now? | 0:02:51 | 0:02:53 | |
-Who else but a hero like Arthur... | 0:02:56 | 0:02:59 | |
-..the son of prophecy -who stands up to the Saxons. | 0:02:59 | 0:03:02 | |
-A hero to be retained -in the national memory. | 0:03:03 | 0:03:06 | |
-By the sixth century... | 0:03:08 | 0:03:10 | |
-..the monk Gildas was writing -about the Battle of Mount Badon... | 0:03:10 | 0:03:14 | |
-..where the Britons -repelled the encroaching Saxons. | 0:03:15 | 0:03:19 | |
-In the western strongholds, -it's a victory to remember. | 0:03:21 | 0:03:26 | |
-Later, the ninth century chronicle -The History Of The Britons... | 0:03:30 | 0:03:35 | |
-..names Arthur himself... | 0:03:35 | 0:03:37 | |
-..while recording twelve battles -in which he defeated the Saxons. | 0:03:37 | 0:03:42 | |
-Among them -was the Battle of Mount Badon. | 0:03:42 | 0:03:45 | |
-Near to the border -between Wales and England today... | 0:03:48 | 0:03:51 | |
-..the Britons managed -to stem the Saxon influx. | 0:03:51 | 0:03:56 | |
-On the English side -of the border... | 0:03:57 | 0:03:59 | |
-..the King of Mercia built one -of the largest ramparts in Europe... | 0:04:00 | 0:04:05 | |
-..to defend his lands, Offa's Dyke. | 0:04:06 | 0:04:09 | |
-In Wales, there's increasing talk -about the hero of the Britons. | 0:04:10 | 0:04:15 | |
-The National Library of Wales... | 0:04:15 | 0:04:18 | |
-..houses the earliest manuscripts -detailing the legend of Arthur... | 0:04:18 | 0:04:22 | |
-..the Black Book Of Carmarthen -and the White Book Of Rhydderch. | 0:04:23 | 0:04:27 | |
-He's now a literary hero. | 0:04:27 | 0:04:28 | |
-But he also leaves his mark -on the landscape itself. | 0:04:29 | 0:04:33 | |
-This is Carn Arthur. | 0:04:34 | 0:04:36 | |
-It's one of numerous places -linked with the king all over Wales. | 0:04:36 | 0:04:41 | |
-Carreg Carn March Arthur -near Mold... | 0:04:42 | 0:04:44 | |
-..and another on the banks -of the river Dyfi. | 0:04:44 | 0:04:48 | |
-Then the Maen Huail... | 0:04:48 | 0:04:49 | |
-..on which Arthur decapitated -one of his enemies... | 0:04:50 | 0:04:53 | |
-..right in the centre of Ruthin. | 0:04:53 | 0:04:55 | |
-Here in Pembrokeshire, Carn Bica -overlooks an ancient stone circle. | 0:04:57 | 0:05:02 | |
-Tests show -that it's ancient indeed... | 0:05:02 | 0:05:05 | |
-..dating back to Neolithic times. | 0:05:06 | 0:05:08 | |
-But it's called Arthur's Grave. | 0:05:08 | 0:05:12 | |
-According to local tradition, -this is where the king rests. | 0:05:12 | 0:05:16 | |
-The spirit of Arthur belongs here, -in the remote corners of his land. | 0:05:22 | 0:05:27 | |
-This is where he would have stayed, -retreating to the hills... | 0:05:27 | 0:05:32 | |
-..a hero to his people, -but mostly unknown further afield. | 0:05:33 | 0:05:37 | |
-But then comes another twist -in the legend of Arthur... | 0:05:37 | 0:05:42 | |
-..and the story -spreads beyond Wales. | 0:05:42 | 0:05:46 | |
-Arthur becomes a familiar figure -all over the world. | 0:05:46 | 0:05:51 | |
-The year is 1066, and Normans -cross the Channel from France. | 0:05:54 | 0:06:00 | |
-England yields -to William the Conqueror. | 0:06:04 | 0:06:07 | |
-Barely 25 years later, -the Normans were here in Chepstow. | 0:06:09 | 0:06:14 | |
-Before long, -they controlled the south coast. | 0:06:16 | 0:06:19 | |
-The Normans -had named their new lands. | 0:06:20 | 0:06:23 | |
-Marchia Wallia, or the Marches. | 0:06:24 | 0:06:26 | |
-It was from the Marches -during that period of Norman rule... | 0:06:26 | 0:06:30 | |
-..that a new version -of King Arthur's story emerged. | 0:06:30 | 0:06:34 | |
-One that would raise the status -of the hero higher and higher... | 0:06:34 | 0:06:38 | |
-..until he became the kind of hero -who would conquer the world. | 0:06:38 | 0:06:42 | |
-The author writes in Latin... | 0:06:44 | 0:06:46 | |
-..but it seems he was -half Norman, half Welsh. | 0:06:46 | 0:06:50 | |
-He's familiar with the formality -of the Norman court... | 0:06:50 | 0:06:55 | |
-..and the castles -they built everywhere. | 0:06:55 | 0:06:58 | |
-But he's also familiar -with the old Welsh legends. | 0:06:59 | 0:07:03 | |
-He combines both aspects -of his heritage in his work. | 0:07:03 | 0:07:07 | |
-His name was Geoffrey of Monmouth. | 0:07:07 | 0:07:09 | |
-Geoffrey was born -very near Caerleon. | 0:07:10 | 0:07:13 | |
-He used to roam -the old Roman walls... | 0:07:13 | 0:07:16 | |
-..that were far more substantial -back in his day. | 0:07:16 | 0:07:20 | |
-Geoffrey describes the coronation -of Arthur at Caerleon. | 0:07:22 | 0:07:26 | |
-In this imperial city, -he locates his famous court. | 0:07:27 | 0:07:30 | |
-Geoffrey's story is propaganda. | 0:07:31 | 0:07:34 | |
-Pro-Norman propaganda. | 0:07:34 | 0:07:36 | |
-He states that, -even though the Normans... | 0:07:36 | 0:07:39 | |
-..had snatched the English crown -from the Saxons... | 0:07:40 | 0:07:43 | |
-..the Saxons had no claim -on these lands in the first place. | 0:07:43 | 0:07:47 | |
-The hero of the Britons -was now also a hero to the Normans. | 0:07:49 | 0:07:54 | |
-Thanks to Geoffrey's writings, -he goes on to conquer the Continent. | 0:07:54 | 0:07:59 | |
-Within 50 years, French writers -are putting their stamp on the tale. | 0:08:04 | 0:08:09 | |
-By now, Arthur's world -is the world of the French court... | 0:08:10 | 0:08:14 | |
-..developing in the royal castles -of the Loire. | 0:08:14 | 0:08:18 | |
-In the most famous stories, -by the author Chretien de Troyes... | 0:08:21 | 0:08:25 | |
-..Arthur and Guinevere -share the stage... | 0:08:25 | 0:08:28 | |
-..with Lancelot and the other -Knights of the Round Table. | 0:08:28 | 0:08:32 | |
-Chretien's main interest -is amour courtois, courtly love... | 0:08:35 | 0:08:40 | |
-..which sets Arthur and his queen -in a risky triangle with Lancelot. | 0:08:40 | 0:08:45 | |
-Back in Britain, the Normans -continue to use Arthur... | 0:08:47 | 0:08:51 | |
-..to justify the Conquest. | 0:08:51 | 0:08:54 | |
-But the Conquest isn't yet complete. | 0:08:54 | 0:08:57 | |
-Under the princes, -the Welsh uplands are still free. | 0:08:57 | 0:09:02 | |
-England's new king -wants to change that without delay. | 0:09:03 | 0:09:07 | |
-Edward I, Edward Longshanks. | 0:09:08 | 0:09:11 | |
-He has an ambitious plan -to build a ring of castles... | 0:09:12 | 0:09:16 | |
-..to subjugate the Welsh. | 0:09:16 | 0:09:18 | |
-In 1284, it's said that Edward... | 0:09:23 | 0:09:26 | |
-..presented his own son -as a prince for the Welsh people. | 0:09:27 | 0:09:30 | |
-Thus the conquerors seized -the mantle of the son of prophecy. | 0:09:31 | 0:09:35 | |
-A proud king, but one -who was willing to lean on Arthur... | 0:09:36 | 0:09:41 | |
-..to justify his grip on Britain. | 0:09:41 | 0:09:44 | |
-Proof can be found -on the walls of Winchester Castle. | 0:09:45 | 0:09:49 | |
-Not much -of the castle itself remains... | 0:09:52 | 0:09:55 | |
-..but the great hall is complete. | 0:09:55 | 0:09:58 | |
-On the wall -is the Round Table itself. | 0:09:59 | 0:10:01 | |
-At least, that's what they claim. | 0:10:01 | 0:10:04 | |
-As proof, it bears the names -and positions of the knights. | 0:10:07 | 0:10:12 | |
-But the table dates -to Edward Longshanks' time... | 0:10:15 | 0:10:18 | |
-..according to scientific analysis. | 0:10:18 | 0:10:21 | |
-By creating this round table... | 0:10:26 | 0:10:28 | |
-..featuring King Arthur -and two dozen of his knights... | 0:10:28 | 0:10:32 | |
-..the English king was laying claim -to the rest of Britain. | 0:10:33 | 0:10:37 | |
-He was suggesting that his ancestry -extended back a very long way... | 0:10:37 | 0:10:41 | |
-..maybe beyond history itself... | 0:10:42 | 0:10:44 | |
-..and doing so -with one piece of furniture. | 0:10:44 | 0:10:47 | |
-Longshanks' grandson, -Edward III, went even further. | 0:10:51 | 0:10:55 | |
-He built a new Camelot -at Windsor Castle. | 0:10:57 | 0:11:00 | |
-There, he made his son, -the Black Prince... | 0:11:03 | 0:11:06 | |
-..leader of an order -of select knights. | 0:11:06 | 0:11:09 | |
-The Order of the Garter. | 0:11:10 | 0:11:11 | |
-But this wasn't enough -to silence the Welsh. | 0:11:15 | 0:11:19 | |
-Soon, in Owain Glyndwr... | 0:11:19 | 0:11:21 | |
-..it was as if the nation -had found its own son of prophecy. | 0:11:22 | 0:11:26 | |
-Glyndwr was daring and strong enough -to seize English castles. | 0:11:27 | 0:11:32 | |
-Here in Harlech, -he established his own Camelot. | 0:11:33 | 0:11:37 | |
-A court worthy of his plan... | 0:11:37 | 0:11:39 | |
-..to establish -a free and independent Wales. | 0:11:39 | 0:11:43 | |
-You can still feel the power -that was here in times past. | 0:11:43 | 0:11:47 | |
-This was the HQ, not of a rebel -or a terrorist, but a king. | 0:11:48 | 0:11:52 | |
-King Owain. | 0:11:53 | 0:11:55 | |
-Glyndwr's Camelot -survived for a decade. | 0:11:58 | 0:12:02 | |
-But, ultimately, -his rebellion failed. | 0:12:03 | 0:12:06 | |
-He disappeared without trace... | 0:12:06 | 0:12:09 | |
-..leaving behind him -only the hope that, like Arthur... | 0:12:09 | 0:12:13 | |
-..he would one day return -to restore his realm. | 0:12:14 | 0:12:17 | |
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-Britain, -at the end of the Middle Ages. | 0:12:23 | 0:12:26 | |
-A civil war -has been dragging on for a century. | 0:12:27 | 0:12:31 | |
-But then a young nobleman -sails back from France... | 0:12:33 | 0:12:38 | |
-..to the land of his forefathers. | 0:12:38 | 0:12:40 | |
-Henry Tudor is coming back -to battle King Richard III... | 0:12:41 | 0:12:46 | |
-..and to incite his fellow Welshmen -to join the cause. | 0:12:47 | 0:12:51 | |
-He claims the mantle -of the son of prophecy. | 0:12:52 | 0:12:56 | |
-The hero who will come -to save the nation. | 0:12:56 | 0:12:59 | |
-By claiming the English crown... | 0:13:00 | 0:13:02 | |
-..Henry Tudor, who was born -here in Pembrokeshire... | 0:13:02 | 0:13:07 | |
-..leaned heavily -on our historical symbols. | 0:13:07 | 0:13:10 | |
-Symbols that were evident in a book -published that same year, 1485. | 0:13:10 | 0:13:16 | |
-It also featured a civil war -and a young hero claiming the crown. | 0:13:17 | 0:13:22 | |
-It was among the first printed books -to be published in Britain... | 0:13:23 | 0:13:28 | |
-..and came -from William Caxton's press. | 0:13:28 | 0:13:31 | |
-Le Morte d'Arthur, -the death of Arthur... | 0:13:31 | 0:13:34 | |
-..by Sir Thomas Malory. | 0:13:34 | 0:13:36 | |
-For the first time, -this was the full story... | 0:13:38 | 0:13:41 | |
-..of the King and the faithful -Knights of the Round Table. | 0:13:41 | 0:13:45 | |
-Like Henry Tudor, -Arthur also becomes king of England. | 0:13:48 | 0:13:52 | |
-Like Henry Tudor... | 0:13:54 | 0:13:55 | |
-..the important chapters of Arthur's -story are written in France. | 0:13:55 | 0:14:00 | |
-But, like Henry, -Arthur's roots are in Wales. | 0:14:00 | 0:14:05 | |
-Malory's genius isn't in any doubt. | 0:14:06 | 0:14:10 | |
-It's a cracking story. | 0:14:10 | 0:14:12 | |
-The old king -has died without an heir. | 0:14:13 | 0:14:16 | |
-Who will reign now? | 0:14:17 | 0:14:18 | |
-The barons all fail, -but unexpectedly... | 0:14:19 | 0:14:22 | |
-..a young man pulls the royal sword -out of the enchanted anvil. | 0:14:23 | 0:14:28 | |
-Everyone is surprised. | 0:14:28 | 0:14:30 | |
-No-one knows that the youth -is the old king's son... | 0:14:31 | 0:14:34 | |
-..raised secretly -by the wizard Merlin. | 0:14:34 | 0:14:37 | |
-Now, he passes the test -and claims the crown. | 0:14:40 | 0:14:44 | |
-He is Arthur, -heir of Uther Pendragon. | 0:14:45 | 0:14:49 | |
-His court, Camelot, -becomes famous near and far. | 0:14:51 | 0:14:55 | |
-The world's best knights -assemble there... | 0:14:56 | 0:15:00 | |
-..a circle of brothers. | 0:15:00 | 0:15:02 | |
-They swear an oath -to serve the king... | 0:15:03 | 0:15:07 | |
-..to defend the weak -and free the oppressed. | 0:15:07 | 0:15:11 | |
-They roam the world -seeking the Holy Grail... | 0:15:12 | 0:15:17 | |
-..the communion vessel -at the Last Supper... | 0:15:18 | 0:15:21 | |
-..that also caught Christ's blood -after the crucifixion. | 0:15:21 | 0:15:25 | |
-The best knight of them all -is Lancelot. | 0:15:26 | 0:15:29 | |
-But he has a secret. | 0:15:29 | 0:15:32 | |
-He's in love with the queen. | 0:15:33 | 0:15:35 | |
-Now comes a twist in the tail. | 0:15:37 | 0:15:40 | |
-The heroic adventure -turns into a romance. | 0:15:41 | 0:15:44 | |
-As Guinevere and her lover -yield to their passion... | 0:15:49 | 0:15:53 | |
-..the fate of the entire kingdom -hangs in the balance. | 0:15:53 | 0:15:57 | |
-Mordred, the king's foul enemy, -reveals the lovers' secret. | 0:16:03 | 0:16:09 | |
-Camelot's foundations shake. | 0:16:15 | 0:16:18 | |
-Arthur has to sentence -his queen to death. | 0:16:20 | 0:16:24 | |
-The circle of the Round Table -has been shattered. | 0:16:31 | 0:16:34 | |
-Lancelot is exiled. | 0:16:35 | 0:16:38 | |
-When he returns to save the queen, -it leads to war. | 0:16:39 | 0:16:43 | |
-Mordred insists -on dethroning the king. | 0:16:46 | 0:16:50 | |
-This was the fate -of the Knights of the Round Table. | 0:16:56 | 0:17:00 | |
-Arthur himself -is dealt a fatal blow. | 0:17:01 | 0:17:06 | |
-The king is transported -over the sea to the isle of Avalon. | 0:17:19 | 0:17:24 | |
-There, he will sleep -through the ages... | 0:17:28 | 0:17:30 | |
-..until his country -needs its son of prophecy once more. | 0:17:31 | 0:17:34 | |
-In our hour of need, -the hope is that he will return. | 0:17:39 | 0:17:42 | |
-Back in the reality of 1485... | 0:17:46 | 0:17:49 | |
-..many Welshmen believed -that the son of prophecy had awoken. | 0:17:50 | 0:17:55 | |
-Merlin the wizard foretold... | 0:17:57 | 0:17:59 | |
-..that one day, the red dragon -would defeat the white dragon. | 0:17:59 | 0:18:04 | |
-Henry Tudor's banner came directly -from the old Arthurian legends. | 0:18:04 | 0:18:10 | |
-By defeating Richard III -at Bosworth Field... | 0:18:13 | 0:18:16 | |
-..Henry Tudor -seized the English crown. | 0:18:17 | 0:18:20 | |
-But he had to establish -his family's right of succession. | 0:18:20 | 0:18:26 | |
-Henry sent his first-born son -to govern over Wales... | 0:18:26 | 0:18:30 | |
-..from Ludlow Castle in the Marches. | 0:18:30 | 0:18:33 | |
-Henry had endowed the boy -with a special name - Arthur. | 0:18:34 | 0:18:38 | |
-By now, the Normans, the French -and the English had used Arthur... | 0:18:39 | 0:18:44 | |
-..to justify their hold on power. | 0:18:45 | 0:18:47 | |
-No wonder we Welsh have trouble -accepting him as one of us. | 0:18:48 | 0:18:52 | |
-But there was a faction in Wales... | 0:18:55 | 0:18:57 | |
-..that was still keen -to be linked to the legendary king. | 0:18:57 | 0:19:01 | |
-The noblemen. | 0:19:01 | 0:19:03 | |
-They kept long scrolls... | 0:19:05 | 0:19:07 | |
-..tracing their ancestry -back to the age of the princes... | 0:19:07 | 0:19:11 | |
-..and even further, -as far back as King Arthur himself. | 0:19:12 | 0:19:16 | |
-But as the generations passed, -Arthur's importance began to wane. | 0:19:18 | 0:19:23 | |
-The sun set on Camelot, -and night fell upon the old legend. | 0:19:24 | 0:19:29 | |
-But there was a change -on the horizon. | 0:19:30 | 0:19:32 | |
-No-one could foretell the new dawn -that would come in its wake. | 0:19:32 | 0:19:37 | |
-The Industrial Revolution. | 0:19:40 | 0:19:43 | |
-The world was changing, -and Wales was at the forefront. | 0:19:44 | 0:19:48 | |
-In this new mechanical age... | 0:19:50 | 0:19:52 | |
-..there wasn't much room -for imagination and romance. | 0:19:52 | 0:19:55 | |
-But the filth of the present... | 0:19:56 | 0:19:58 | |
-..led to a yearning for the past, -a past age that never existed. | 0:19:58 | 0:20:03 | |
-Antiquarians like Iolo Morganwg... | 0:20:05 | 0:20:08 | |
-..rekindled interest -in the old heroes. | 0:20:08 | 0:20:12 | |
-The truth against the world. | 0:20:13 | 0:20:15 | |
-The truth about Arthur came to light -through an Englishwoman... | 0:20:18 | 0:20:22 | |
-..who married -a Merthyr Tydfil ironmaster. | 0:20:22 | 0:20:25 | |
-Charlotte Guest. | 0:20:26 | 0:20:27 | |
-Her translation -of The Mabinogion... | 0:20:27 | 0:20:30 | |
-..popularized many of the adventures -of Arthur and his knights. | 0:20:30 | 0:20:35 | |
-The urge to escape from industry -was apparent in England as well. | 0:20:35 | 0:20:40 | |
-To exchange the dark satanic mills -for a cleaner world. | 0:20:41 | 0:20:45 | |
-The Poet Laureate, Tennyson, -woke Arthur from his long sleep... | 0:20:45 | 0:20:50 | |
-..with a little help -from Charlotte Guest. | 0:20:51 | 0:20:54 | |
-They took tea together, -and the great poet had to admit... | 0:20:54 | 0:20:58 | |
-..that he drew his inspiration -from her and from Wales. | 0:20:59 | 0:21:03 | |
-Now, the figure of the king -becomes well known worldwide. | 0:21:05 | 0:21:09 | |
-It appeals to all sides during the -great clashes of the 20th century. | 0:21:09 | 0:21:14 | |
-In Nazi mythology, -the SS were Teutonic knights. | 0:21:17 | 0:21:22 | |
-The true heirs of the Round Table. | 0:21:23 | 0:21:25 | |
-Heinrich Himmler -was obsessed with Arthur. | 0:21:26 | 0:21:29 | |
-He designed a new Camelot -for Hitler's generals... | 0:21:29 | 0:21:33 | |
-..at Wewelsburg castle, Westphalia. | 0:21:33 | 0:21:35 | |
-In the castle's main room -was a round table. | 0:21:35 | 0:21:39 | |
-But for JRR Tolkien, -Camelot's message was so different. | 0:21:40 | 0:21:44 | |
-In The Lord Of The Rings, Arthurian -figures battle against fascism... | 0:21:46 | 0:21:52 | |
-..under the influence -of a wise wizard. | 0:21:52 | 0:21:55 | |
-This is Gandalf. | 0:21:55 | 0:21:56 | |
-This is Gandalf. - -Is it Gandalf? Maybe it's Merlin. | 0:21:56 | 0:21:58 | |
-Tolkien used Arthurian legend -to create some of the characters. | 0:21:59 | 0:22:03 | |
-Maybe Aragorn, the king in The Lord -Of The Rings was actually Arthur. | 0:22:04 | 0:22:10 | |
-In the 1960s, the world's -most charismatic leader... | 0:22:13 | 0:22:17 | |
-..was linked with Arthur. | 0:22:17 | 0:22:19 | |
-The White House -was nicknamed Camelot... | 0:22:21 | 0:22:24 | |
-..under John Fitzgerald Kennedy. | 0:22:24 | 0:22:26 | |
-The new Arthur was ready to lead... | 0:22:27 | 0:22:29 | |
-..through the dark days -of the Cold War. | 0:22:30 | 0:22:33 | |
-Together we shall save our planet... | 0:22:34 | 0:22:36 | |
-..or together -we shall perish in its flames. | 0:22:36 | 0:22:40 | |
-His wife Jackie promoted the idea -of the White House as Camelot. | 0:22:40 | 0:22:45 | |
-She mentioned it many times -as she mourned her husband. | 0:22:46 | 0:22:50 | |
-A leader full of promise... | 0:22:54 | 0:22:56 | |
-..departing far too soon... | 0:22:58 | 0:23:01 | |
-..leaving behind a grieving widow. | 0:23:03 | 0:23:06 | |
-But when the night is dark, -Arthur's followers look to the dawn. | 0:23:09 | 0:23:15 | |
-This is the king who will return. | 0:23:16 | 0:23:19 | |
-In a remote spot like this, -it's possible to believe... | 0:23:22 | 0:23:26 | |
-..that the name Arthur's Grave -is much more than that... | 0:23:26 | 0:23:30 | |
-..and that Arthur's spirit -is still here... | 0:23:30 | 0:23:34 | |
-..and ready to rise again. | 0:23:34 | 0:23:36 | |
-Arthur, the warrior of the Britons. | 0:23:38 | 0:23:41 | |
-The medieval king. | 0:23:41 | 0:23:43 | |
-The hero of the Victorian age. | 0:23:44 | 0:23:46 | |
-The 20th century president. | 0:23:47 | 0:23:49 | |
-The poster boy of modern movies. | 0:23:50 | 0:23:52 | |
-But in today's world... | 0:23:52 | 0:23:54 | |
-..what hope is there -for a new Camelot here in Wales? | 0:23:54 | 0:23:58 | |
-If we want to respect -King Arthur's memory... | 0:23:58 | 0:24:01 | |
-..and create an altruistic, -civilized nation... | 0:24:02 | 0:24:05 | |
-..a nation to realize our dreams... | 0:24:05 | 0:24:07 | |
-..we'll need to grab hold -of our history once again. | 0:24:08 | 0:24:11 | |
-S4C Subtitles by Testun Cyf. | 0:24:24 | 0:24:26 | |
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