Le Morte Darthur is undoubtedly the last definitive interpretation of the Arthurian myth before the dawn of the English Renaissance. ... The last medieval English work of the Arthurian legend, Malory's tales are supposedly based on an assortment of French prose romances. ... It is the standard source for later versions of the legend.Author of the most famous and influential prose version of the legends of King Arthur, about whom little personal information is known. ... It is the basis of most modern tellings of the Arthurian story and was the inspiration for Tennyson's "Idylls of th...

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"[78] Arthur and his retinue appear in some of the Lais of Marie de France,[80] but it was the work of another French poet, Chrétien de Troyes, that had the greatest influence with regard to the above development of the character of Arthur and his legend.[81] Chrétien wrote five Arthurian romances between c. 1170 and 1190. ... However, the most significant for the development of the Arthurian legend are Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart, which introduces Lancelot and his adulterous relationship with Arthur's queen (Guinevere), extending and popularising the recurri...

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Yesterday's Legend For centuries people have been discussing the Arthurian legend. ... Several movies have been produced that are based upon the Arthurian legend. ... An example of a movie based upon the Arthurian legend is Monty Python and the Holy Grail. ... This film is a classic comedy filled with minor facts from the Arthurian legend. ... Many movies have been written co hearing to the Arthurian legend. ...

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The Arthurian Legends are a cycle of stories that has been shaped and passed down through over fourteen hundred years of English history. ... It is a legend that talks of a great king who came to throne from what seemed to be nowhere and of a noble idea that ends in tragedy. ... This is the great English version of the story, compiled out of earlier versions by the creative genius of a rather mysterious and cryptic figure, the knight, Sir Thomas Malory. ... In Arthurian literature, Mordred turns the Knights against each other, which destroys the Round Table and brings King Arthur's entir...

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Tales Of King Arthur Since the romanticizing of the Arthurian legends by Geoffery of Monmouth, the historian, during the twelfth century, the legendary 'king of England' has been the source of inspiration for kings, poets, artists and dreamers alike. ... Malory's work contains in one the legend that had been continually added to over the years by many different writers who introduced such elements as Sir Galahad, and the ill-fated love affair between Lancelot and Guinevere. ... The Faerie Queene Morgan le Fay may be the figure present in the Arthu...

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Most of Malory's work was based on the French Arthurian prose cycle, a group of French medieval romances centered around the court of King Arthur. Before Malory, both Merlin and Arthur were better known on the Continent than they were in England. Malory's work crystallized the Arthurian legend into the form we recognize today. ... Most of Malory's work was based on the French Arthurian prose cycle, a group of French medieval romances centered around the court of King Arthur. ... Malory's work crystallized the Arthurian legend into the form we recognize today. ...

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People in the past say he was a poet and prophet but hes famous because he had a part in the Arthurian legends. ... One is the historian Geography of Monmouth and the other one was a writer and his name was Sir Thomas Malory. ... Before Malory, both Merlin and Arthur were better known on the continent than they were in England. ... The agent legend of Merlin was designed to be the antichrist but the quick action of the woman's confession. ... There is no sign that the legend of Merlin is fading into history. ...

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Two men by the names of Jordanes and William contributed to the legend of Arthur. ... Robert Wace concentrated on the Arthurian aspect of the story and Chretien concentrated on the romantic aspect of Arthur's life. ... Perhaps the most widely known story of Arthur was written in 1485 by Sir Thomas Malory. Malory combines aspects of Wace, Chretien, Geoffrey and Layamon, expands on Arthur's court by adding short stories about some of Arthur's most important knights and writes of the collapse of the Round Table. ...

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As all the legends agree, King Arthur's deeds brought a great wealth and prosperity to Britain. ... Among the most commonly cited source of Arthurian skeptics is Geoffrey of Manmouth, the chaplain of Wales who wrote the Historia Regum Britanniae (www.britannia.com/history). ... Several hundred years later, Thomas Malory's Morte dArthur also contributed in fantasizing the tale (only more so), infusing the legend with greater popularity and public focus. What the skeptics dont take into account is the basis of legend and folklore. ... Finally, through the account of Arthurian tales...

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