Are there any quotes, thoughts or descriptions which best express the essence of the Arthurian legends?

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Are there any quotes, thoughts or descriptions which best express the essence of the Arthurian legends?

What would best express the essence or philosophy of those stories?

2007-06-12 07:32:32 · 2 answers · asked by Habt our quell 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History

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"At Glastonbury on the queer,
They made Artourez toumbe there,
And wrote with latyn vers thus,
Hic jacet Arturus, rex quondam, rexque futurus
(Here lies Arthur, the once and future king)."

("Liber Rubeus Bathoniae", 1428)

2007-06-12 08:12:06 · answer #1 · answered by Erik Van Thienen 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋

Chivalry

2007-06-12 14:45:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋