Arthur and His Adventures

Title: Arthur and His Adventures
Category: Literature / English
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Arthur and His Adventures

The mystical references to Arthur and his adventures are dated in literature in some form for over 1400 years, verifying the enduring appeal of this romantic character. Since the beginnings of the English language there have been legends of great heroes. The first settlements of Britain produced stories rooted in ancient Celtic and Germanic imagination; of the many, Arthur is undoubtedly preeminent. The earliest known description of Arthur’s noble endeavors was written by Gildas, (ca. 490-540) …showed first 75 words of 1427 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 1427 total…Arthur. New York: Anchor Press, 1985. Brooke, Christopher. "The Archbishops of St. David's, Llandaff, and Caerleon-on-the- Usk." Studies in the Early British Church. ed. Chadwick, Nora K. Cambridge: Arcon Books, 1966. Coglan, Ronan. The Encyclopedia of Arthurian Legends. Rockport: Element Inc., 1992. Goodrich, Norma Lorre. King Arthur. New York: Franklin Watts, 1986. Hollister, C.Warren. The Making of England. Lexington: D.C. Heath, 1996. Collingwood, R. G., and J. N. L. Myres. Oxford History of England, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1937.

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