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The Mythos Surrounding King Arthur

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The mythos surrounding King Arthur and those associated with him is tremendous. It has grown over the centuries to included stories from foreign lands. His mythos started in the oral tradition of England. The first time he is mentioned in a text was Geoffery of Monmouth's "History of the Kings of Britain". From there, his tale grows and changes. It even takes on a life of its own outside of England as we have here in Chretien's story. The French loved Chivalric tales during the Medieval age. In these tales, unrequited love and forbidden love were favorite topics. As most of us know, Lancelot and Quenivery have a forbidden affair sparking off a love triangle between the 2 and King Arthur, which will eventually lead to destruction. The French
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