The Vitality of the Arthurian Legend: A SymposiumMette Pors Proceedings of the Twelfth International Symposium organised by the Centre for the Study of Vernacular Literature in the Middle Ages held at the Odense University on 16-17 November 1987. |
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... castle of Tintagel , on a rocky headland accessible only by way of a narrow isthmus - today , a bridge . But Merlin magically changed Uther into a replica of the duke , and in that effective disguise he passed the guards , climbed the ...
... castle of Tintagel , on a rocky headland accessible only by way of a narrow isthmus - today , a bridge . But Merlin magically changed Uther into a replica of the duke , and in that effective disguise he passed the guards , climbed the ...
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... Castle of Evil Adventure in Yvain by Chrétien de Troyes . The hero , Yvain , who is a knight of the Round Table , one evening comes to a town and heads towards the castle , where he hopes for hospitality for the night . The people of ...
... Castle of Evil Adventure in Yvain by Chrétien de Troyes . The hero , Yvain , who is a knight of the Round Table , one evening comes to a town and heads towards the castle , where he hopes for hospitality for the night . The people of ...
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... castle , where by a typical Arthurian custom , they can only obtain hospitality for the night by defeating the castle's champions . " Oh well , " Dinadan says , " in that case let's go somewhere else for the night . " But of course ...
... castle , where by a typical Arthurian custom , they can only obtain hospitality for the night by defeating the castle's champions . " Oh well , " Dinadan says , " in that case let's go somewhere else for the night . " But of course ...
Contents
An Introduction to the Story of Arthur | 13 |
The Historical Origins of the Arthurian Legend | 25 |
Recent Progress | 45 |
Copyright | |
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