According to legends, King Arthur (Welsh: Brenin Arthur; Cornish: Arthur Gernow; Breton: Roue Arzhur; French: Roi Arthur) was a king of Britain. He is a folk hero and a central figure in the medieval literary tradition known as the Matter of Britain.

2 days ago · King Arthur is a legendary British king who appears in a series of stories and medieval romances as the leader of a knightly fellowship called the Round Table.

May 12, 2017 · King Arthur is among the most famous literary characters of all time. The Arthurian legend of the Knights of the Round Table, Camelot, the Quest for the Holy Grail, the love affair of Lancelot and Guinevere, and the wizard Merlin have informed and inspired literary, musical, and other major artistic visions for centuries.

Sep 20, 2022 · Who was the mythical King Arthur? Did he even exist? Regardless of who he may have been, how did he become such a powerful cultural icon?

King Arthur is a 2004 epic historical adventure film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by David Franzoni.It features an ensemble cast with Clive Owen as the title character, Ioan Gruffudd as Lancelot and Keira Knightley as Guinevere, along with Mads Mikkelsen, Joel Edgerton, Hugh Dancy, Ray Winstone, Ray Stevenson, Stephen Dillane, Stellan Skarsgård and Til Schweiger.

5 days ago · In the story, Gawain returns the magical sword to King Arthur in preparation for his final battle against Mordred, Arthur’s treacherous and power-hungry son. The second episode describes Merlin’s arrival at Arthur’s court, disguised as a finely dressed harpist, during a feast celebrating the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.

The historicity of King Arthur has been debated both by academics and popular writers. While there have been many claims that King Arthur was a real historical person, the current consensus among specialists on the period holds him to be a mythological or folkloric figure.

King Arthur, a motion picture released on July 7, 2005, claiming to be more historically accurate about the legend with respect to new archaeological findings; similar in story line to Jack Whyte's books.

5 days ago · Relying on the latest image detection and enhancement technology, researchers deciphered a 13th century manuscript featuring tales about Merlin and King Arthur. A fragile 13th century manuscript fragment, hidden in plain sight as the binding of a 16th-century archival register, has been discovered and deciphered in Cambridge and revealed to ...

3 days ago · Variations on the classic Merlin and King Arthur legends span hundreds, if not thousands, of retellings. Many are documented within handwritten medieval manuscripts dating back over a millenia ...