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[enchantedbook]

Illustration from 'The Romance of King Arthur ' by Arthur Rackham, 1920.

[grickle14]

Ye Olde Pugs of the Round-ish Table!

[whencyclopedia]

The Arthurian canon is a body of medieval legends, romances, chronicles, and poetic traditions centered on King Arthur, a semi-legendary ruler associated with post-Roman Britain and the defense of Britain against Saxon expansion. Emerging between the early Middle Ages and the late medieval period, the tradition evolved from Brittonic heroic folklore and Welsh mythological material into one of medieval Europe’s most influential literary cycles. Early traditions portrayed Arthur primarily as a warrior and leader of battles, but over time the legend absorbed supernatural elements, prophetic traditions, Christian symbolism, and ideals of kingship and chivalry. Between the 12th and 15th centuries, writers across Britain and continental Europe transformed the Arthurian tradition into a vast interconnected literary world centered on Camelot, the Round Table, Merlin, Lancelot, Guinevere, Excalibur, and the Holy Grail. Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia Regum Britanniae (1136) established Arthur as a king of Britain, while French romance writers such as Chrétien de Troyes introduced courtly love, knightly quests, and the Grail tradition. Later prose cycles and English romances developed the tragic fall of Camelot and the moral collapse of the Round Table. By the time of Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur (completed c. 1470), the Arthurian canon had become a synthesis of heroic warfare, medieval kingship, Christian morality, romance, and tragedy that continued to shape later literature, art, and popular culture.

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Hey , I know it took me too long to draw something new for my merlin au, but i was stuck on this piece since it was a turning point for me. I made a lot of mistakes and I learned a lot while painting it. I changed a lot of things during the process, but i loved it from the beginning to the final steps. I still think I should have given merlin more expression, arthur a better pose and so on, but at least now that i decided that this piece is finished i can let it go in piece and focus on new artworks for this au

[thegoldstandardshow]

The Pendragon Tales — Episode 9 just dropped. And Arthur’s journey takes its most haunting turn yet.

A sky crowned in pale fire. A dying messenger whispering the name Mordred. A prophecy circling back for blood. And a young king standing alone before the Maker, speaking the vow that will shape the destiny of Britain.

EPISODE 9 — “The Oath at the Edge of the World” is live now. This is where the march to Badon truly begins.

If you love myth, meaning, Celtic atmosphere, and stories that ask what leadership really costs— this chapter is for you.

🎧 Listen now: https://open.spotify.com/show/yourlink

Stay bold. Stay Gold. And keep listening for the whisper of destiny.

#PendragonTales #ArthurianLegends #CelticMyth #Merlin #Mordred #AudioDrama #MythicStorytelling #FantasyPodcast #NarrativePodcast

[legendsandtalesofcamelot]

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[bluenightfyre]

Since the Edward I biography is a fairly dense read, I grabbed this pretty little volume as a palate cleanser in between ❤️ Arthurian Legends by Rosalind Kerven. It's such an easy read with some beautiful illustrations: I'm halfway through it already! . . . . . #books #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #kingarthur #arthurpendragon #arthurianmyths #arthurianlegends #welshmythsandlegends #bookporn https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm9u-WTtW5a/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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King Arthur v2

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