Continuity mistake: After the fight Lancelot lies dying and King Arthur says to Merlin, "Bring him back, whenever the cost". Guinevere lifts Lancelot's left hand and kisses it but in the next shot both of her hands are on his wound. (01:20:20)
Excalibur (1981)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: John Boorman
Starring: Helen Mirren, Cherie Lunghi, Nicholas Clay, Nigel Terry
Lancelot reconciles with Arthur just before he dies. Only Arthur, Percival and Mordred survive at the end of the battle. Mordred skewers Arthur with his spear, but Arthur stabs Mordred
Gustavo Valente
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Arthur: Any man who would be a knight and follow a king... follow me.
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Question: At the very end, Arthur's body is being carried away on a barge, with three women standing above him. Are those three women the fates?
Answer: Or possibly they were attendants of Arthur, who would set the ship on fire, then have the option to die with their king, or to try to swim to shore. The Vikings did stuff like that. Why not imagine that the Brits did too?
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Answer: They were the Goddesses of Avalon. A group of women who each have a specific magical power. They were the makers of Excalibur, healed King Arthur's wounds from his first battle and took him to his final resting place, readying him for the day he would be needed again.
Most Arthurian myths attribute elves as making "Excalibur", and also "Clarent," King Arthur's other magical sword.
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