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Arthur
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Arthur, king of Britain: see Arthurian legend Arthurian legend, the mass of legend, popular in medieval lore, concerning King Arthur of Britain and his knights. Medieval Sources


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Arthur
1. a legendary king of the Britons in the sixth century ad, who led Celtic resistance against the Saxons: possibly based on a historical figure; represented as leader of the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot
2. Chester Alan. 1830--86, 21st president of the US (1881--85)

Arthur
king and hero of Scotland, Wales, and England. [Arthurian Legend: Parrinder, 28]
See : Heroism


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