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Vor 2 Tagen · King Arthur (Welsh: Brenin Arthur, Cornish: Arthur Gernow, Breton: Roue Arzhur, French: Roi Arthur), according to legends, was a king of Britain. He is a folk hero and a central figure in the medieval literary tradition known as the Matter of Britain.
Vor 5 Tagen · King Arthur, legendary British king who appears in a cycle of medieval romances (known as the Matter of Britain) as the sovereign of a knightly fellowship of the Round Table. It is not certain how these legends originated or whether the figure of Arthur was based on a historical person.
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- King Arthur is a legendary British king who appears in a series of stories and medieval romances as the leader of a knightly fellowship called the...
- Historians cannot confirm King Arthur’s existence, though some speculate that he was a real warrior who led British armies against Saxon invaders i...
- Stories about King Arthur became popular before the 11th century. Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia regum Britanniae, written between 1135 and 1139,...
- Legends disagree on how Arthur became king, though most involve his famous sword, Excalibur. Some involve Arthur fulfilling a prophecy by pulling E...
- King Arthur was married to Guinevere in most legends. Early traditions of abduction and infidelity follow Guinevere, who in some stories was carrie...
Vor 6 Tagen · Summarize This Article. Arthurian legend, the body of stories and medieval romances, known as the matter of Britain, centring on the legendary king Arthur. Medieval writers, especially the French, variously treated stories of Arthur’s birth, the adventures of his knights, and the adulterous love between his knight Sir Lancelot and ...
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20. Mai 2024 · Kreativ beschworen wurden sie dagegen umso häufiger und sehnsuchtsvoller, auch der Komponist Henry Purcell hat es (nach einer Textvorlage von John Dryden) vor jetzt immerhin 333 Jahren in der Semi-Opera „King Arthur“ nicht versäumt. Was eine kleine Aktualisierung wünschenswert erscheinen lässt, die bei den SWR-Festspielen ihre ...
23. Mai 2024 · Morgan le Fay (/ ˈ m ɔːr ɡ ən l ə ˈ f eɪ /; Welsh: Morgên y Dylwythen Deg; Cornish: Morgen an Spyrys; all meaning 'Morgan the Fairy'), alternatively known as Morgan[n]a, Morgain[a/e], Morg[a]ne, Morgant[e], Morge[i]n, and Morgue[in] among other names and spellings, is a powerful and ambiguous enchantress from the legend of King Arthur, in which most often she and he are siblings.
23. Mai 2024 · King Arthur appoints him to the Round Table, but he later sides with Lancelot in the civil war in the Vulgate Mort. In reward for his support, including his role in the rescue of Guinevere, Lancelot makes him an earl ruling one of Lancelot's domains on the continent. Malory calls him Melias de Lile (de Lisle) in Le Morte d'Arthur.
16. Mai 2024 · In grandioser Reduktion inszenierte Christoph von Bernuth 2016 Henry Purcells Semioper Fairy Queen von 1692. Nun vertrauen sich die Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin und der RIAS Kammerchor erneut der behutsamen Regie Bernuths an. Dieses Mal geht es auf eine Reise in die sagenhafte Welt des King Arthur, das heißt: mitten ins Herz des britischen ...
