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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.
Jul 13, 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.
May 12, 2017 · King Arthur is among the most famous literary characters of all time. The Arthurian legend of the Knights of the Round Table, Camelot, the Quest for the Holy Grail, the love affair of Lancelot and Guinevere, and the wizard Merlin have informed and inspired literary, musical, and other major artistic visions for centuries.
Jul 7, 2004 · King Arthur: Directed by Antoine Fuqua. With Clive Owen, Ioan Gruffudd, Mads Mikkelsen, Joel Edgerton. A demystified take on the tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
The historicity of King Arthur has been debated both by academics and popular writers. While there have been many claims that King Arthur was a real historical person, many specialists on the period consider him to be a mythological or folkloric figure.
Jun 27, 2024 · Arturus, military leader. There's now general acceptance that behind the legendary figure of Arthur stands a real historic personage, a great leader named Arturus, who championed the Celtic Britons' cause against the Anglo-Saxons in the 5th century.
Feb 17, 2011 · The King Arthur that we know of today is a composite of layers of different legends, written by different authors at different times.
