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King Arthur is a legendary British king representing the chivalric ideal, both in war and in peace. Over time, the popularity of stories about King Arthur has grown, exceeding the borders of Great Britain. In Europe and America, in particular, many other legends, stories, books and films have emerged that enhance the fictional universe of these legends.
The little historical information about Arthur comes from the works of Nennius and Gildas and from Annales Cambriae. The legendary Arthur was initially developed through Geoffrey of Monmouth's pseudo-stories and Welsh anonymous stories collectively known as Mabinogion. Chrétien de Troyes initiated the literary tradition of the Arthurian cycle, which became one of the main themes of medieval literature. Medieval writings about Arthur came to an end with Thomas Mallory's Morte D'Arthur, which appeared in 1485. Interest in Arthur reappeared later, representing a Connecticut Yankee at the court of King Arthur by Mark Twain, The Once and Future King by T.H. White and the opera Parsifal by Richard Wagner.
The central themes of the Arthurian cycle vary depending on the texts being examined. But they include Arthur's accession to the throne through the episode of the sword in the rock, the establishment of the Knights Order known as the Round Table and associated chivalry, the advice of the wizard Merlin, the defense of Britain by Saxon invaders, magical adventures involving certain knights, especially Kay, Gawain, Lancelot, Percival and Galahad, Arthur's sister (Morgan le Fay), the search for Saint Grail, Lancelot's adulterer and King Arthur's wife (Guinevere), the final battle with Mordred, and the legend of Arthur's return. The magic sword Excalibur, the castle of Camelot and the Lady of the Lake also play important roles. An important stylistic aspect of Arthurian medieval literature is that it is invariably anachronistic. [1] Modern works, however, are usually placed in the middle ages or in the dark middle ages.
