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The Matter of Britain is the body of medieval literature and legendary material associated with Great Britain and Brittany and the legendary kings and heroes associated with it, particularly King Arthur. The 12th-century writer Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia Regum Britanniae (History of the Kings of Britain) is a central component of the Matter of Britain. It was one of the three great Western story cycles recalled repeatedly in medieval literature, together with the Matter of France, which concerned the legends of Charlemagne and his companions, as well as the Matter of Rome, which included material derived from or inspired by classical mythology and classical history. Its pseudo-chronicle and chivalric romance works, written both in prose and verse, flourished from the 12th to the 16th century. ~ Matter of Britain – Wikipedia
The Boy's King Arthur: Sir Thomas Malory's History of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table (1922) | N. C. Wyeth
The Boy’s King Arthur: Sir Thomas Malory’s History of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table (1922) | N. C. Wyeth

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Arthur Pendragon

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King Arthur is a legendary warrior and ruler of the British kingdom of Camelot. As a boy, he demonstrated his right to become the king by pulling the sword Durendal from a stone. Throughout his […]
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King Arthur is a legendary warrior and ruler of the British kingdom of Camelot. As a boy, he demonstrated his right to become the king by pulling the sword Durendal from a stone. Throughout his […]
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Balin

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Balin the Savage, also known as the Knight with the Two Swords, is a character in Arthurian legend. He is a relatively late addition to the medieval Arthurian world. His story, as told by Thomas […]
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Balin the Savage, also known as the Knight with the Two Swords, is a character in Arthurian legend. He is a relatively late addition to the medieval Arthurian world. His story, as told by Thomas […]
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Bors

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Bors is the name of two knights in the Arthurian legend, a father and a son. Both were introduced in the 13th-century Lancelot-Grail romance prose cycle. The younger Bors has remained prominent in Le Morte […]
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Bors is the name of two knights in the Arthurian legend, a father and a son. Both were introduced in the 13th-century Lancelot-Grail romance prose cycle. The younger Bors has remained prominent in Le Morte […]
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Britomart

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Britomart was a young, beautiful and fearless female knight who served the fairy queen, Gloriana. She was the virgin Knight of Chastity, representing the virtue of England itself. Her adventures take place sometime after the […]
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Britomart was a young, beautiful and fearless female knight who served the fairy queen, Gloriana. She was the virgin Knight of Chastity, representing the virtue of England itself. Her adventures take place sometime after the […]
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Camelot

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Camelot is a legendary castle and court associated with King Arthur. Absent in the early Arthurian material, Camelot first appeared in 12th-century French romances and, since the Lancelot-Grail cycle, eventually came to be described as […]
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Camelot is a legendary castle and court associated with King Arthur. Absent in the early Arthurian material, Camelot first appeared in 12th-century French romances and, since the Lancelot-Grail cycle, eventually came to be described as […]
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Dagonet

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Dagonet is a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend, introduced in Lancelot-Grail Cycle. His depictions and characterisations variously portray a foolish and cowardly knight, a violently deranged madman, and ultimately (since the Prose […]
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Dagonet is a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend, introduced in Lancelot-Grail Cycle. His depictions and characterisations variously portray a foolish and cowardly knight, a violently deranged madman, and ultimately (since the Prose […]
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Elaine of Astolat

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Elaine of Astolat, also known as Elayne of Ascolat and other variants of the name, is a figure in Arthurian legend. She is a lady from the castle of Astolat who dies of her unrequited […]
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Elaine of Astolat, also known as Elayne of Ascolat and other variants of the name, is a figure in Arthurian legend. She is a lady from the castle of Astolat who dies of her unrequited […]
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Excalibur

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Excalibur is the mythical sword of King Arthur that may possess magical powers or be associated with the rightful sovereignty of Britain. Its first reliably datable appearance is found in Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia Regum […]
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Excalibur is the mythical sword of King Arthur that may possess magical powers or be associated with the rightful sovereignty of Britain. Its first reliably datable appearance is found in Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia Regum […]
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Fisher King

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The Fisher King is a figure in Arthurian legend, the last in a long line of British kings tasked with guarding the Holy Grail. The Fisher King is both the protector and physical embodiment of […]
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The Fisher King is a figure in Arthurian legend, the last in a long line of British kings tasked with guarding the Holy Grail. The Fisher King is both the protector and physical embodiment of […]
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Galahad

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Sir Galahad is a knight of King Arthur’s Round Table. In his origin story, King Pelles, the Grail King, knows that his daughter, Elaine of Corbenic, is destined to give birth to the greatest knight […]
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Sir Galahad is a knight of King Arthur’s Round Table. In his origin story, King Pelles, the Grail King, knows that his daughter, Elaine of Corbenic, is destined to give birth to the greatest knight […]
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Gareth

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Gareth of Orkney is a Knight of the Round Table in the Le Morte d’Arthur version of the Arthurian legend and many modern works based on it. He is depicted as the youngest son of […]
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Gareth of Orkney is a Knight of the Round Table in the Le Morte d’Arthur version of the Arthurian legend and many modern works based on it. He is depicted as the youngest son of […]
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Gawain

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Gawain, spelled many ways, is one of the Knights of the Round Table in the Arthurian legendary cycle. The prototype of Gawain appears under the name Gwalchmei in the earliest Welsh sources. He has subsequently […]
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Gawain, spelled many ways, is one of the Knights of the Round Table in the Arthurian legendary cycle. The prototype of Gawain appears under the name Gwalchmei in the earliest Welsh sources. He has subsequently […]
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Green Knight (Folklore)

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The Green Knight is a heroic character of the Matter of Britain, originating in the 14th-century poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and the related medieval work The Greene Knight. His true name is […]
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The Green Knight is a heroic character of the Matter of Britain, originating in the 14th-century poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and the related medieval work The Greene Knight. His true name is […]
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Guinevere

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Guinevere, also often written in Modern English as Guenevere or Guenever, was, according to Arthurian legend, an early-medieval queen of Great Britain and the wife of King Arthur. First mentioned in literature in the early […]
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Guinevere, also often written in Modern English as Guenevere or Guenever, was, according to Arthurian legend, an early-medieval queen of Great Britain and the wife of King Arthur. First mentioned in literature in the early […]
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Holy Grail

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The Holy Grail is a treasure that serves as an important motif in Arthurian literature. Various traditions describe the Holy Grail as a cup, dish, or stone with miraculous healing powers, sometimes providing eternal youth […]
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The Holy Grail is a treasure that serves as an important motif in Arthurian literature. Various traditions describe the Holy Grail as a cup, dish, or stone with miraculous healing powers, sometimes providing eternal youth […]
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Isolde

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Tristan and Iseult, also known as Tristan and Isolde and other names, is a medieval legend told in numerous variations since the 12th century. Of disputed source, usually assumed to be primarily Celtic, the tale […]
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Tristan and Iseult, also known as Tristan and Isolde and other names, is a medieval legend told in numerous variations since the 12th century. Of disputed source, usually assumed to be primarily Celtic, the tale […]
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Kay

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In Arthurian legend, Sir Kay is King Arthur’s foster brother and later seneschal, as well as one of the first Knights of the Round Table. In later literature he is known for his acid tongue […]
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In Arthurian legend, Sir Kay is King Arthur’s foster brother and later seneschal, as well as one of the first Knights of the Round Table. In later literature he is known for his acid tongue […]
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King Mark

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Mark of Cornwall was a sixth-century King of Cornwall, possibly identical with King Conomor… In most versions of the story of Tristan and Iseult, King Mark of Cornwall is Tristan’s uncle… Mark sends Tristan as […]
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Mark of Cornwall was a sixth-century King of Cornwall, possibly identical with King Conomor… In most versions of the story of Tristan and Iseult, King Mark of Cornwall is Tristan’s uncle… Mark sends Tristan as […]
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Lady of Lyonesse

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In Thomas Malory’s original story included in his medieval Arthurian compilation Le Morte d’Arthur, Lynette (alternatively known as Linet, Linnet, Linette, Lynet, Lyonet) is a haughty noble lady who travels to King Arthur’s court seeking […]
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In Thomas Malory’s original story included in his medieval Arthurian compilation Le Morte d’Arthur, Lynette (alternatively known as Linet, Linnet, Linette, Lynet, Lyonet) is a haughty noble lady who travels to King Arthur’s court seeking […]
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Lady of the Lake

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The Lady of the Lake is a name or a title used by several fairy-like enchantresses in the Matter of Britain, the body of medieval literature and mythology associated with the legend of King Arthur. […]
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The Lady of the Lake is a name or a title used by several fairy-like enchantresses in the Matter of Britain, the body of medieval literature and mythology associated with the legend of King Arthur. […]
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Lamorak

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Lamorak de Galis (of Wales) is a Knight of the Round Table in the Arthurian legend. Originally known as Lamorat le Gallois in French, he was introduced in the Prose Tristan as a son of […]
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Lamorak de Galis (of Wales) is a Knight of the Round Table in the Arthurian legend. Originally known as Lamorat le Gallois in French, he was introduced in the Prose Tristan as a son of […]
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Lancelot

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Lancelot du Lac is a character in some versions of Arthurian legend, where he is typically depicted as King Arthur’s close companion and one of the greatest Knights of the Round Table. In the French-inspired […]
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Lancelot du Lac is a character in some versions of Arthurian legend, where he is typically depicted as King Arthur’s close companion and one of the greatest Knights of the Round Table. In the French-inspired […]
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Mador

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Mador de la Porte is a minor Knight of the Round Table in the late Arthurian prose romances. His epithet “of the Gate” (de la Porte) suggests he might have been Arthur’s porter; if so, […]
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Mador de la Porte is a minor Knight of the Round Table in the late Arthurian prose romances. His epithet “of the Gate” (de la Porte) suggests he might have been Arthur’s porter; if so, […]
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Merlin (Legend)

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Merlin is a mythical figure prominently featured in the legend of King Arthur and best known as an enchanter or wizard, among his various other roles. His usual depiction, based on an amalgamation of historic […]
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Merlin is a mythical figure prominently featured in the legend of King Arthur and best known as an enchanter or wizard, among his various other roles. His usual depiction, based on an amalgamation of historic […]
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Mordred

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Mordred or Modred is a figure who is variously portrayed in the legend of King Arthur. The earliest known mention of a possibly historical Medraut is in the Welsh chronicle Annales Cambriae, wherein he and […]
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Mordred or Modred is a figure who is variously portrayed in the legend of King Arthur. The earliest known mention of a possibly historical Medraut is in the Welsh chronicle Annales Cambriae, wherein he and […]
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Morgan le Fay

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Morgan le Fay (meaning “Morgan the Fairy”), alternatively known as Morgan[n]a, Morgain[a/e], Morg[a]ne, Morgant[e], Morge[i]n, and Morgue[in] among other names and spellings, is a powerful and ambiguous enchantress from the legend of King Arthur, in […]
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Morgan le Fay (meaning “Morgan the Fairy”), alternatively known as Morgan[n]a, Morgain[a/e], Morg[a]ne, Morgant[e], Morge[i]n, and Morgue[in] among other names and spellings, is a powerful and ambiguous enchantress from the legend of King Arthur, in […]
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Pellias

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Pelleas, or Pellias, is an Arthurian Knight of the Round Table whose story first appears in the Post-Vulgate Cycle. He becomes husband of Nimue the Lady of the Lake in Le Morte d’Arthur… In a […]
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Pelleas, or Pellias, is an Arthurian Knight of the Round Table whose story first appears in the Post-Vulgate Cycle. He becomes husband of Nimue the Lady of the Lake in Le Morte d’Arthur… In a […]
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Pellinore

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Pellinore is a major figure in the 13th-century Post-Vulgate prose cycle and the sections of Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur based on it. There, as son of King Pellam and brother of Kings Pelles (the […]
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Pellinore is a major figure in the 13th-century Post-Vulgate prose cycle and the sections of Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur based on it. There, as son of King Pellam and brother of Kings Pelles (the […]
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Percival

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Perceval is a figure in the legend of King Arthur, often appearing as one of the Knights of the Round Table. First mentioned by the French author Chrétien de Troyes in the late 12th century […]
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Perceval is a figure in the legend of King Arthur, often appearing as one of the Knights of the Round Table. First mentioned by the French author Chrétien de Troyes in the late 12th century […]
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Questing Beast

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The Questing Beast, or the Beast Glatisant, is a cross-animal monster appearing in many medieval texts of the Arthurian legend and modern works inspired by them. In the French prose cycles, and consequently in the […]
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The Questing Beast, or the Beast Glatisant, is a cross-animal monster appearing in many medieval texts of the Arthurian legend and modern works inspired by them. In the French prose cycles, and consequently in the […]
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Red Knight

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After these initial trials, Gareth must face the Red Knight of the Red Launds, whose real identity is Sir Ironside. Ironside has the strength of seven men and has trapped the princess of Lyonesse in […]
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After these initial trials, Gareth must face the Red Knight of the Red Launds, whose real identity is Sir Ironside. Ironside has the strength of seven men and has trapped the princess of Lyonesse in […]
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Stonehenge

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Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, two miles (3 km) west of Amesbury. It consists of an outer ring of vertical sarsen standing stones, each around 13 feet (4.0 m) high, seven […]
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Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, two miles (3 km) west of Amesbury. It consists of an outer ring of vertical sarsen standing stones, each around 13 feet (4.0 m) high, seven […]
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Tom Thumb (Tale)

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Richard Johnson’s The History of Tom Thumbe of 1621 tells that in the days of King Arthur, old Thomas of the Mountain, a plowman and a member of the King’s Council, wants nothing more than […]
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Richard Johnson’s The History of Tom Thumbe of 1621 tells that in the days of King Arthur, old Thomas of the Mountain, a plowman and a member of the King’s Council, wants nothing more than […]
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Tristram

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Tristan and Iseult, also known as Tristan and Isolde and other names, is a medieval legend told in numerous variations since the 12th century. Of disputed source, usually assumed to be primarily Celtic, the tale […]
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Tristan and Iseult, also known as Tristan and Isolde and other names, is a medieval legend told in numerous variations since the 12th century. Of disputed source, usually assumed to be primarily Celtic, the tale […]
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Turquine

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Several (far from all) of Lancelot’s initial knight-errant style adventures from the Vulgate Cycle did make their way into Malory’s compilation. These episodes range from defeating the mighty villain Turquine who had been holding several […]
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Several (far from all) of Lancelot’s initial knight-errant style adventures from the Vulgate Cycle did make their way into Malory’s compilation. These episodes range from defeating the mighty villain Turquine who had been holding several […]
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Uther Pendragon

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Uther Pendragon, also known as King Uther (or Uter), was a legendary King of the Britons and father of King Arthur. A few minor references to Uther appear in Old Welsh poems, but his biography […]
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Uther Pendragon, also known as King Uther (or Uter), was a legendary King of the Britons and father of King Arthur. A few minor references to Uther appear in Old Welsh poems, but his biography […]
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Vivien

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The second section of Howard Pyle’s The Story of King Arthur and His Knights 1903 novel is separated into three stories: “The Story of Merlin”, “The Story of Sir Pellias”, and “The Story of Sir […]
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The second section of Howard Pyle’s The Story of King Arthur and His Knights 1903 novel is separated into three stories: “The Story of Merlin”, “The Story of Sir Pellias”, and “The Story of Sir […]