Myth of the Month 12: The Arthur Cycle -- pt. 1: Creating "King Arthur"
Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong
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The Life of Gildas
In the poem, arthur desires admittance into a fortress. In order to gain admittance, he must announce who he is. And he begins to recite the great deeds of himself and his men. So these are among the earliest references specific arthurian knights. He becomes a kind of stock character in descriptions of the lives of saints.
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