Explorations in the History and Legends of Arthur

The story of Arthur is old. People have been singing war songs in his honor for probably more than 1,500 years. The popular conception is of a King Arthur, with his lovely queen and noble knights, and the Round Table, and Excalibur, and the Holy Grail, and all the other trappings. The scholarly conception of Arthur is of a war leader in post-Roman Britain, fighting against the encroachment of Saxon settlers. The pages that follow examine both conceptions. But first, some Frequently Asked Questions:

Was Arthur a king or just a battle commander?

Was Guinevere really an adulteress?

Was Lancelot the greatest knight of them all?

Was Gawain a great knight or a royal pain?

Was Merlin an old magician or a young fortune-teller?

Who was the Lady of the Lake?

Was Galahad really so boring?

Did Perceval see the Holy Grail or didn't he?

Was Morgan Le Fay really a witch?

Was Morgause to blame for all of Arthur's troubles?

Was the Sword really in the Stone?

Did the Round Table really seat 1,600 men?

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Geoffrey of Monmouth

Nennius and William of Malmesbury

Wace, Layamon, and the Alliterative Morte Arthur

The Importance of Geography

The Romans

Nennius and Arthur's 12 Battles

Tintagel

Cadbury

Glastonbury

Caerleon

Dinas Emrys

Stonehenge

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Literature of the Legends

Chretien de Troyes

Robert de Boron

The Vulgate Cycle

Wolfram and Gottfried

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Sir Thomas Malory

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

T.H. White

Marion Zimmer Bradley and Mary Stewart

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