The first major popularization of Arthurian legend was Geoffrey of Monmouth's fictional Historia Regum Britanniae, a medieval equivalent of a bestseller that helped draw the attention of other writers, such as Robert Wace and Layamon, who then expanded on the tales of Arthur. The date of the Historia is given as 1133 by a small proportion of experts; however, the date is more normally given as 1138, as the following quote indicates: Geoffrey stayed at Oxford at least until 1151 and during this period wrote his two ...

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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 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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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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• Matter of Britain - The Arthurian cycle
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• Matter of Britain - Legendary kings and founders
• Matter of Britain - Arthur and his entourage
• Matter of Britain - Knights of the Round Table
• Matter of Britain - Other important figures
• Matter of Britain - Noteworthy authors
• Matter of Britain - Medieval
• Matter of Britain - Modern
• Matter of Britain - Anonymous
• Matter of Britain - References and sources

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Daniel von Blumenthal is an Arthurian romance composed around 1220 by the Middle High German poet Stricker, who claimed he had received the story from a French troubadour. It tells how Sir Daniel, heir to the kingdom of Blumenthal, becomes a Knight of the Round Table and engages in fantastic adventures to defend King Arthur's land from an enemy ruler. Arthur welcomes Daniel to the Round Table after he defeats other formidable knights including Sir Percival and Sir Gawain. Before long, however, a herald in the form ...

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Caerleon is a village situated on the river Usk on the northern outskirts of Newport. It also forms a community (parish) and electoral district (ward) of the city. Caerleon is a site of considerable archaeological importance, being the site of a Roman legionary fortress (it was the headquarters for Legio II Augusta from about 75 to 300 AD) and an iron age hill fort. The name Caerleon is commonly thought to be from the Welsh for "fortress of the legion"; the Romans themselves called it Isca Silurum, "Usk of the Silures", after ...

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The Lancelot-Grail, also known as the prose Lancelot, the Vulgate Cycle, or the Pseudo-Map Cycle, is a major source of Arthurian legend. It is a series of eight medieval French prose volumes (in the edition of Alexandre Micha) that tell the story of the quest for the Holy Grail and the romance of Lancelot and Guinevere. Scholarship has few definitive answers to the authorship. The major parts are early thirteenth century. An attribution to Walter Map is discounted, since he died too early to be the author. This cycle of works was one of the most important ...

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In Welsh romance Culhwch and Olwen, Ysbaddaden the giant is the father of the beautiful Olwen. He is cursed to die when his daughter marries, so when Culhwch comes to court her, he is naturally perturbed. He tries to kill Culhwch a number of times but ends up getting more injured in the process than his aspiring son in law. He then gives Culhwch a series of extraordinarily difficult tasks, which Culhwch completes (at least to satisfaction) with the help of King Arthur and his men. When Culhwch returns, Ysbaddaden is beheaded by Culhwch's kinsman Goreu, whose famil ...

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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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In an Arthurian legend, the Lady of the Lake is the name of several related characters who play integral parts in the stories. These characters' roles include giving King Arthur his sword Excalibur, taking the king to Avalon after the Battle of Camlann, enchanting Merlin and raising Lancelot after the death of his father. Different writers and copyists give her name(s) variously as Nimue, Viviane, Niniane, Nyneve, and other variations. Lady of the Lake - Origins. The Lady of the Lake's origins are probably ...

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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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By category Medieval 16th Century - 17th Century 18th Century -19th Century 20th Century - Contemporary Chronological list Writers by category Novelists - Playwrights Poets - Essayists Short Story Writers Chrétien de Troyes wrote in Champagne, France, during the last half of the twelfth century. Of his life we know neither the beginning nor the end, but we know that between 1160 and 1181 he lived in Troyes at the court of his patroness Countess Marie de Champagne, d ...

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In Christian mythology, the Holy Grail was the dish, plate, cup or vessel used by Jesus at the Last Supper, said to possess miraculous powers. According to many versions of the story, Joseph of Arimathea used the Grail to catch Christ's blood while interring him and then took the object to Britain, where he founded a line of guardians to keep it safe. The quest for the Holy Grail makes up an important segment of the Arthurian cycle, appearing first in works by Chrétien de Troyes (Loomis 1991). The legend may combine Christian lore with a Celti ...

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Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (August 6, 1809 – October 6, 1892) was one of the most popular English poets of his time. Much of his verse was based on classical or mythological themes. Idylls of the King (1885) takes its subject from Arthurian romance. Later in his career, he attempted drama, but his plays enjoyed little success even in his lifetime. Alfred Tennyson 1st Baron Tennyson - Early Life. Tennyson was born in Lincolnshire, a rector's son and one of 12 children. ...

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The Mabinogion is a collection of prose stories from medieval Welsh manuscripts. They are partly based on early medieval historical events, but may hark back to older iron age traditions. Mabinogion - Name. Its name comes from a misunderstanding made by the Mabinogion's first English translator, Lady Charlotte Guest: she found in one story the Welsh word mabynogyon and assumed it was the plural form of the Welsh mabinogi. The word mabinogi itself is something of a puzzle, ...

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• Mabinogion - Translations
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The following armies are available in the current edition of the game: Bretonnia Bretonnians are reminiscent of medieval England and France, and much of it is based upon the tales of King Arthur. The basis of the army is, as in the Arthurian romances, knights, with a supporting cast of downtrodden peasants and beautiful damsels. The land of Bretonnia is equivalent geographically to France. Chaos The Legions of Chaos are composed of comparatively primitive tribesmen who worship the Four Da ...

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Matter of Britain - Legendary history of Britain. The legendary history of Britain was created in part to create a body of patriotic myth for the island. Several agendas appear in this body of literature. The Historia Britonum, earliest known source of the story of Brutus of Britain, seems to have been devised to create a distinguished genealogy for a number of Welsh princes in the ninth century. Attributed to Gildas or Nennius, its actual compiler is unknown; it exists in several recensions. This t ...

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Matter of Britain - Legendary kings and founders. Brutus of Britain Corineus Old King Cole Cymbeline Leir of Britain (King Lear) Cassibelanus Caradocus Aurelius Ambrosius Uther Pendragon Cadwallader Matter of Britain - Arthur and his entourage. King Arthur the Round Table Guinevere, wife of Arthur Excalibur, Arthur's magic sword Uther Pendragon, father of Arthur Camelot, Arthur's capital Mordred, Arthur's ...

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Matter of Britain - Medieval. Béroul Chrétien de Troyes Geoffrey of Monmouth Hartmann von Aue Layamon Sir Thomas Malory Marie de France Nennius Robert de Boron Taliesin Thomas of England Wace Wolfram von Eschenbach Matter of Britain - Modern. René Barjavel Marion Zimmer Bradley Michael Drayton Hal Foster Raphael Ho ...

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