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Nov 9, 2024 · King Arthur, legendary British king who appears in a cycle of medieval romances (known as the Matter of Britain) as the sovereign of a knightly fellowship of the Round Table. It is not certain how these legends originated or whether the figure of Arthur was based on a historical person. The legend possibly originated either in Wales or in those ...
- Brythonic
Brythonic languages, one of two groups of the modern Celtic...
- Kids
King Arthur married Guinevere and held court at Camelot. He...
- Students
From Stories of King Arthur and the Round Table by Beatrice...
- Excalibur
Excalibur, in Arthurian legend, King Arthur’s sword.As a...
- Historia Brittonum
In King Arthur. The 9th-century Historia Brittonum,...
- Round Table
Round Table, in Arthurian legend, the table of Arthur,...
- Guinevere
Guinevere, wife of Arthur, legendary king of Britain, best...
- Historia Regum Britanniae
Historia regum Britanniae, fictional history of Britain...
- Brythonic
King Arthur (Welsh: Brenin Arthur, Cornish: Arthur Gernow, Breton: Roue Arzhur, French: Roi Arthur), according to legends, was a king of Britain. He is a folk hero and a central figure in the medieval literary tradition known as the Matter of Britain. In Welsh sources, Arthur is portrayed as a leader of the post-Roman Britons in battles against ...
May 12, 2017 · By Olivia B. Waxman. May 12, 2017 9:00 AM EDT. W hen the movie King Arthur: Legend of the Sword hits theaters Friday, it will add the latest twist to a legend that’s been evolving for nearly a ...
May 25, 2024 · The 12th-century cleric Geoffrey of Monmouth was especially influential in popularizing a grand, king-like Arthur in his pseudo-historical chronicle Historia Regum Britanniae. Later medieval romancers like Chretien de Troyes and Thomas Malory added iconic elements like Lancelot, Merlin, Camelot and the quest for the Holy Grail, further cementing Arthur as a courtly monarch equal to Charlemagne.
May 29, 2022 · Fil Read examines the evidence for the existence of King Arthur, or someone very like him, from early texts in Latin, Old Welsh and Old English, and finds conflicting accounts. This has left her plenty of space to choose which elements of the Arthur stories to use in her Guinevere series of time-slip novels, including her latest, The Sword .
Aug 12, 2021 · A young Arthur is able to easily withdraw the sword, thereby becoming King. The other version of the tale is from Thomas Malory’s 15th-century text Le Morte d'Arthur, which depicts the Lady of ...
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The legend of King Arthur is one of the most powerful, and fascinating, stories ever — and for many, many reasons. It has all the elements of a great story: drama, adventure, romance, conflict and betrayal, interesting characters — just to name a few — plus the magical elements (though the King Arthur legend would still be a great story ...
