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Are Excalibur and Caliburn different swords?
Arthurian legend features swords called "Excalibur" and "Caliburn". It is not clear to me whether these two swords are the same entity (at minimum, the names are clearly cognate), or whether they refer to different things. Or, perhaps, at some point…
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Is there any relationship between the Ladies of the Lake?
This is the offshoot I mentioned of this question.
According to this,
In a few tales, a maiden or a fay had trapped Merlin in an enchantment. The most famous was the Lady of the Lake. Again, there are few versions involving his death at the hand of…
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Do Arthurian scholars or other original Arthurian legends agree with Geoffrey of Monmouth's depiction of King Arthur's death?
One of the most popular accounts of the life of King Arthur is that of Geoffrey of Monmouth, who writes that Arthur was killed by his nephew, Mordred. Geoffrey's account is by no means canonical, as there are many folk stories of Arthur. However, I…
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Prose Tristan: versions vs parts
As stated in many scholarly books, there are two "versions" of Prose Tristan: short version (attributed to Luce de Gat) and long version (attributed to Helie de Boron).
But I cannot understand why these texts are called "versions", instead of…
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Did the Green Knight fight Gawain against his will?
At the end of Gawain and the Green Knight (Weston's translation) says to Gawain
"Bernlak de Hautdesert am I called in this land. Morgain le Fay dwelleth in mine house, and through knowledge of clerkly craft hath she taken many. For long time was…
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Omitted Books from Le Morte d'Arthur
I'm trying to find a difference between two Le Morte d'Arthur editions.
The first was printed in 1886, prepared by Ernest Rhys, with introduction by himself. Single volume.
Malory's history of King Arthur and the Quest of the Holy Grail : from the…
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What are some alternate names for characters of Arthurian legend?
I'm working on a Homebrew D&D campaign and have always thought the legends of King Arthur and the knights of the round table were cool. I planned on basing one of my kingdoms on them but didn't want it to be immediately obvious that the characters…
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