King Arthur is an important figure in the mythology of Great Britain, where he appears as the ideal of kingship in both war and peace. He is the central character in the cycle of legends known as the Matter of Britain. There is disagreement about whether Arthur, or a model for him, ever actually existed. In the earliest mentions and in Welsh texts, he is never given the title "King." Early texts refer to him as a dux bellorum ("war leader"), and High Medieval Welsh texts often call him an ameraudur ("emperor"; the ...

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The possible historicity of the Arthur of legend has long been debated by scholars. One school of thought believes Arthur to have lived sometime in the late 5th century to early 6th century, to have been of Romano-British origin, and to have fought against the pagan Saxons. His power base was probably in either Wales, Cornwall, or the west of what would become England. However, controversy over the centre of his power and the extent and kind of power he wielded continues to this day. Some members of this school, most notably Geoffrey ...

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King Arthur - Literature. John Steinbeck's The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights is a traditional take in modern language. T.H. White's The Once and Future King cycle Alfred, Lord Tennyson's Idylls of the King Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Sidney Lanier's The Boy's King Arthur is a work based on Thomas Malory's, written in such a way to appeal to the boys of the 19th century. Marion Zimmer Brad ...

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King Arthur - Literature. John Steinbeck's The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights is a traditional take in modern language. T.H. White's The Once and Future King cycle Alfred, Lord Tennyson's Idylls of the King Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Sidney Lanier's The Boy's King Arthur is a work based on Thomas Malory's, written in such a way to appeal to the boys of the 19th century. Marion Zimmer Brad ...

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Excalibur is the mythical sword of King Arthur, sometimes attributed with magical powers or associated with the rightful sovereignty of Britain. Often Excalibur and the Sword in the Stone that proves Arthur's lineage are said to be the same weapon, but in other versions they are considered separate. The sword was associated with the Arthurian legend very early; in Welsh, the sword was called Caledfwlch. Excalibur - Excalibur and the Sword in the Stone. In surviving accounts of Arthur, there ar ...

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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is a novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain, first published in 1889. It is worth noting that this work may be the first example of time travel in literature. The novel tells the tale of Hank Morgan, a 19th-century citizen of Hartford, Connecticut who awakens to find himself mysteriously transported back in time to early medieval England at the time of the legendary King Arthur in AD 528. Hank uses his advanced technological knowledge and Yankee ingenuity to ad ...

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Arthur, King of Time and Space is a "gag-a-day" webcomic by Paul Gadzikowski, based on Arthurian legend. The strip started on May 21, 2004, with Arthur pulling the sword Excalibur from the stone while Merlin looked on, and is projected to continue more or less in realtime, with the characters aging and the plot progressing one year for each year of the strip's run. The premise of the strip is that Arthur's destiny is too great to be contained within a single lifetime, and that Arthur and his associates exist at multiple ...

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Arthurian legend or the Matter of Britain is a name given collectively to the legends that concern the Celtic and legendary history of the British Isles, especially those centering around King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table. The twelfth century French poet Jean Bodel created the name in a chanson de geste he wrote, the Chanson de Saisnes, in which appear the lines: Ne sont que iii matières à nul homme atandant, De France et de Bretaigne, et de Rome la grant. (There are but 3 literary cycles that no one should be without: the ...

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2597 Arthur is a small main belt asteroid, which was discovered by Edward L. G. Bowell in 1980. It is named after King Arthur, the legendary British ruler. … | Previous minor planet | 2597 Arthur | Next minor planet | … ...

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In Arthurian Legend, "Sir" Dagonet was King Arthur's fool (court jester). He believed himself to be a brave warrior but actually was a coward. Oddly enough, in the 2004 film adaptation King Arthur, Dagonet was portrayed as truly being a brave, self-sacrificing knight. Other related archives2004, Arthurian Legend, King Arthur, court jester

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Arthur of the Britons was a short-lived (1972–1973) but fondly remembered British television show about the "historical" King Arthur. It was produced by the HTV regional franchise and broadcast on several occasions on various local ITV stations during the 1970s and 1980s. Set in the Dark Ages a century after the Roman withdrawal from Britain, Arthur is not a great king with an elaborate court; instead, he is the chieftain of a small Celtic tribe and works to unite the other tribes against the Saxon invaders. Helping hi ...

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King Claudas is a fictional Frankish king and an opponent to King Arthur, Lancelot, and Bors in Arthurian legend. His kingdom is named "Terre Deserte", or "Land Laid Waste", so called because of the destruction Uther Pendragon had wrought there. Claudas appears as the Round Table's adversary in Perlesvaus, the Vulgate Cycle, and Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur. He wages war on Kings Ban and Bors in the early period of Arthur's reign, and succeeds in conquering many of their lands. Ban and Bors help Arthur in wars again ...

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In Arthurian legend, Ban is the King of Benwick or Benoic. He is the father of Sir Lancelot and Sir Hector de Maris, the brother of King Bors, and an early ally of King Arthur. Ban's wife Elaine is the sister to King Bors' wife Evaine. Together they have Lancelot, but while travelling in Britain in support of Arthur, Ban sleeps with the Lady de Maris, who becomes pregnant with Hector, Lancelot's half-brother. Ban and Bors are eventually killed by their enemy, the Frankish king Claudas, and Lancelot is taken by the Lady of the L

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Bors (or Bohort) is the name of two knights in Arthurian Legend, one the father and one the son. Bors the Elder is the King of Gaunnes or Gaul during the early period of King Arthur's reign, and is the brother of King Ban of Benoic. Bors the Younger later becomes one of the best Knight of the Round Table, and even achieves the Holy Grail. See also. List of Arthurian characters ...

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Arthur David Waley (August 19, 1889 – June 27, 1966) was a noted English Orientalist and Sinologist. Waley was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent England, as Arthur David Schloss, son of the economist David Frederick Schloss. He changed his surname to his paternal grandmother's maiden name, Waley, in 1914. Educated at Rugby School, he entered King's College, Cambridge in 1907, where he studied Classics, and was awarded a bachelor's degree in 1910. Arthur Waley - Early life and career. Waley was a ...

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Arthur Eugene Spooner is a prominent character of the sitcom The King of Queens. He is played by Jerry Stiller. He lives with his daughter Carrie and her husband, Doug Heffernan. Arthur Spooner - Wives/ Relationships. Arthur has been married at least three times: Sophia, his first wife, probably passed away while they where married. She was the mother of Carrie and Sara. Late in her life, Sophia gained a lot of weight. Lily was his wife when Doug met Arthur for the first time. Arthur l ...

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In Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia regum Britanniae, a fictional account of the rulers of Great Britain, Constantine III was a legendary king of the Britons. He was the son of Cador of Cornwall, a relative of King Arthur. Constantine fought in the Battle of Camlann and was apparently one of the few survivors. Arthur, about to be taken to Avalon, passed the crown to him. Geoffrey says that Constantine continued to have trouble from the Saxons and from the two sons of Mordred (see Melehan and Melou). He eventually subdued ...

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In Arthurian legend, Sir Bedivere (Welsh: Bedwyr) is the Knight of the Round Table who returns Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake. He serves as King Arthur's marshal and is frequently associated with Sir Kay. Sir Lucan is his brother, Sir Griflet is his cousin. The Welsh give him a son and daughter named Amren and Eneuawc. Bedivere, along with Kay and Gawain, is one of the earliest characters associated with King Arthur. His name in Welsh is Bedwyr Bedrydant (Bedivere of the Perfect Sinews). He is described ...

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Uther Pendragon (pen-dragon = "head of the dragons") is a legendary King of the Britons and father of King Arthur in Arthurian legend. In French he is called Uterpendragon or Utependragon, in Welsh Uthyr Pendraeg, in Irish Iubhair, and in German Utepandragun (today, the English name is widely used in all these languages). The surname Pendragon is explained by a dragon-shaped comet which Uther see ...

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