Unlucky General

An idea for a youing Arthur -  scnadanavian influenced. Not surprisingly, I've been giving a bit of thought to who or rather how my Arthur will be. I suppose one of the most significant features of Arthur, especially when it comes to combat is his link to his mythical and magical sword, Excalibur. I want my skirmish wargames in the age of Arthur to be mythical more than fantastic, so a sprinkling of the magical will be required to be sure ... but not too much. So, what about Arthur? The foremost legendary fighter of the times was supposed to be Lancelot and then a swag of his grail knights or those more broadly of the Round Table. Arthur was a champion in his own (especially in his youth) but it was Excalibur which gave him the legendary edge. As my knights are essentially rooted in the twelfth century, they will all be using single-handed arming swords, I think my Arthur will have a hand-and-a-half 'great sword'. I'm not sure how this will translate into any particular...