King Arthur

:For the 1691 opera by Dryden and Purcell, see King Arthur (opera).

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:For the 2004 movie, see King Arthur (movie).

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King Arthur is an important figure in the mythology of Great Britain, where he appears as the ideal of kingship in both war and peace. He is the central character in the cycle of legends known as the Matter of Britain. There is disagreement about whether Arthur, or a model for him, ever actually existed: in the earliest mentions and Welsh texts he is never given the title "King." Early texts refer to him as dux bellorum ("war leader") and High Medieval Welsh texts often call him ameraudur ("emperor"; the word is borrowed from the Latin imperator, which could also mean "war leader").

Related Topics:
Mythology - Great Britain - Legend - Matter of Britain - Welsh - Dux - Medieval Welsh - Emperor

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