What is Arthurian Legend?

Question

I just want a brief description of what it actually is. I know it has to with King Arthur but thats it. Thank you.

Answer 1

Arthurian Legend encompasses many stories all dealing with the Knights of the Round Table, Merlin, Arthur, and several other characters. These stories usually start with King Uther, Arthur's father, Excaliber, and Arthur's lessons through Merlin. Arthurian legend then follows many of the knights of the round table and the rule of Arthur. It ends with Arthur's death and his passage into the land of Avalon by Morgana.

Answer 2

Arthurian Legends is a body of stories (and poems) about the COURT of King Arthur. Arthur, if he lived was probably a Romanized Celt who lived at the start of the Dark Ages and fought the Saxons. The stories take place in an idealized Norman-style court from about 700 years later and feature both figures from the original story like Arthur, Kei, Guinevere and Bedevere and later additions who were probably inventions like Merlin and Lancelot.

Answer 3

Arthurian leagend chronicle Arthur's life, the adventures of his knights, and the adulterous love between his knight Sir Lancelot and his queen, Guinevere. The legend was popular in Wales before the 11th century, was brought into literature by Geoffrey of Monmouth, and was adapted by other medieval writers, becoming entwined with legends of the Holy Grail. From Victorian times, when interest in the legend revived, it has figured in major works by Alfred Tennyson (Idylls of the King) and T.H. White (The Once and Future King). It is uncertain whether Arthur was a historical figure. Medieval sources say he was a 6th-century warrior and champion of Christianity who united the British tribes against the Saxon invaders, died in battle at Camlann c. 539, and was buried at Glastonbury.



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Answer 4

The legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table is the most powerful and enduring in the western world. King Arthur, Guinevere, and Sir Lancelot did not really exist, but their names conjure up a romantic image of gallant knights in shining armour, elegant ladies in medieval castles, heroic quests for the Holy Grail in a world of honour and romance, and the court of Camelot at the centre of a royal and mystical Britain.



The Arthurian legend has existed for over a thousand years and is just as compelling today as it was in the faraway days of its early creators - Geoffrey of Monmouth, Robert de Boron, Chrétien de Troyes, and most majestically: Sir Thomas Malory in his epic work, Le Morte d'Arthur. Countless writers, poets, and artists (not to mention film-makers and now, webmasters) have been inspired by the life and times of King Arthur.

Answer 5

Popular belief is that Arthur lived in Camelot and had a bunch of knights and round table and did good for the kingdom it was betrayed by his best friend. But historically Arthur was a Romano-British warlord that helped defeat the Saxons in the British mainland with the help of other local warlords