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Arthurian legend

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Noun1.Arthurian legendArthurian legend - the legend of King Arthur and his court at Camelot
legend, fable - a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
Camlan - (Arthurian legend) the battlefield where King Arthur was mortally wounded
Camelot - (Arthurian legend) the capital of King Arthur's kingdom; according to the legend, truth and goodness and beauty reigned there
Galahad, Sir Galahad - (Arthurian legend) the most virtuous knight of the Round Table; was able to see the Holy Grail
Gawain, Sir Gawain - (Arthurian legend) a nephew of Arthur and one of the knights of the Round Table
Geraint, Sir Geraint - (Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table
Guenevere, Guinevere - (Arthurian legend) wife of King Arthur; in some versions of the legend she became Lancelot's lover and that led to the end of the Knights of the Round Table
Lancelot, Sir Lancelot - (Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table; friend of King Arthur until (according to some versions of the legend) he became the lover of Arthur's wife Guinevere
Merlin - (Arthurian legend) the magician who acted as King Arthur's advisor
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Anne's was more or less an accident; yet as the story plays out, one can see that his knowledge of Latin and Arthurian legend is essential to the quest for Merlin.
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Back to the Arthurian legends, this time one about Beaufils (fair son), who is a kind of holy fool determined to join the Knights of the Round Table in search of The Holy Grail.
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That regal demeanor has always been Mirren's appeal, whether it's as DCS Jane Tennison in the ``Prime Suspect'' series or Morgana in John Boorman's 1981 retelling of the Arthurian legend ``Excalibur.
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