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King Arthur: see Arthurian legend Arthurian legend, the mass of legend, popular in medieval lore, concerning King Arthur of Britain and his knights.
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It is in this irony, rather than in the conventional details of castle and lake, that we see an affinity with Arthurian literature in its most original instances. Also discussed are the fascination and popularity of Arthurian literature on fourteenth-century poets and public. For all its earlier medieval origins, serving--particularly in France--the needs of an essentially courtly and aristocratic society, Arthurian literature has far outlived that society. |
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