Back to Literature & Languages
๐ก๏ธ
๐ Myths & Epics
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Arthurian Legend
British mythology of King Arthur, Excalibur, Merlin and the Knights of the Round Table
Britain 500 Myths & Epics
๐ Key Facts
1
Legend of King Arthur, Merlin the wizard, Knights of the Round Table and the Holy Grail
2
Earliest references in Historia Regum Britanniae by Geoffrey of Monmouth (1138)
3
Inspired thousands of works: Tennyson's Idylls of the King (1859), T.H. White's The Once and Future King, Monty Python
Excalibur โ Arthur's magical sword โ could only be drawn by the rightful king of Britain
Quick Reference
Category
๐ Myths & Epics
Country/Origin
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Britain
Year / Era
500
About
British mythology of King Arthur, Excalibur, Merlin and the Knights of the Round Table