Part 1 of 5 · freeIntroduction
The legend of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table is the great mythological cycle of the Western Middle Ages. It is called the Matter of Britain: a mix of blurred history, Celtic folklore and Christian morality.
At the heart of the story lies a very human tragedy: the forbidden love between Lancelot, the best of the knights, and Queen Guinevere, Arthur's wife. That love, praised as a kind of perfection, becomes the poison that brings Camelot down.
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- 2The sources of the myth: between history and Celtic folklore
- 3The quest for the Grail and a spiritual turn
- 4Guinevere's betrayal and the tearing of the order
- 5The end of a world and the myth of the sleeping king
Open-book quiz9 questions whose answers are in the text.
Glossary12 terms explained in a tap.
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