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4 giorni fa · 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.
28 mag 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.
27 mag 2024 · Arthurian legend, the body of stories and medieval romances centering on the legendary king Arthur. Medieval writers, especially the French, variously treated stories of Arthur’s birth, the adventures of his knights, and the adulterous love between his knight Sir Lancelot and his queen, Guinevere.
6 giorni fa · Camelot, in Arthurian legend, the seat of King Arthur’s court. It is variously identified with Caerleon, Monmouthshire, in Wales, and, in England, with the following: Queen Camel, Somerset; the little town of Camelford, Cornwall; Winchester, Hampshire; and Cadbury Castle, South Cadbury, Somerset.
5 giorni fa · By the end of Arthurian prose cycles (including the seminal Le Morte d'Arthur ), the Round Table splits up into groups of warring factions following the revelation of Lancelot's adultery with King Arthur's wife, Queen Guinevere.
10 mag 2024 · King Arthur was the superhero of his time, the embodiment of a perfect king, surrounded by knights that exemplified all of the ideal chivalric values. The only thing that could tear such beauty down, was a terrible betrayal from within, and deep fundamental flaws that blossomed into a catastrophe.
25 mag 2024 · The legendary ruler of Camelot who quested for the Holy Grail and fought the Saxons has enthralled audiences for centuries, inspiring countless books, films, plays, operas, video games, and more. Yet despite his omnipresence in popular culture, the real historical Arthur remains elusive.
