Knights of the Round Table
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Knights of the Round Table
chivalrous knights in King Arthur’s reign. [Br. Lit.: Le Morte d’Arthur]
Knights of the Round Table
set out to find the Holy Grail. [Br. Lit.: Le Morte d’Arthur]
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Armed with the legendary sword Excalibur and a misplaced sense of confidence, I entered the fray as a bold
Knight of The Round Table - and started running the other way.
Parzival, who is eager to become a knight, visits Arthur's court but is judged too raw to become a
knight of the Round Table. Later, after numerous adventures, he is granted knighthood.
(or Tristram) Hero of the great medieval cycle Tristan and Iseult, and sometimes a
knight of the Round Table in the legends of King Arthur (see Le Morte d ' Arthur ).
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