Easton High School - Eastonia Yearbook (Easton, ME)

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EASTONIA PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE STUDENTS OF EASTON HIGH SCHOOL EASTON, MAINE . . . APRIL 1911 SUBSCRIPTION: FIFTEEN CENTS PER COPY K A IX ri Ii 5 A Q i f Tif' X im m uilrsiiggfrliln ,I '--- 1' ' J! -:ny GX '-J QAQ' KING ARTHUR About 449 a band of Teutons, called Jutes, left Den- mark, landed on the Isle of Thanet and began the conquest of Britain. Warriors from the tribes of the Angles and the Saxons soon followed and drove westward the original in- habitants of Britain. Many stories are told of how brave kings met these invading tribes and tried to force them back. Perhaps the hero best known in these legends is Arthur, a prince of the Britons. There are two legendsabout the birth of King Arthur. One is that when Uther, the King of Britain, was dying, he was very anxious for an heir, and prayed for several days that he might know who his successor would be before he died. The night when Uther passed away, just before he died, Merlin left him moaning and wailing for an heir. He passed through the castle gateway into the dismal night