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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 Earliest Known Depiction of King Arthur

The earliest known depiction of king arthur is found in the cathedral of the enunciation in otronto, italy. It's a mosaic floor with biblical and historical scenes arranged around an axis called the tree of life. tucked in among these genesis characters is a figure of a crowned man riding on an animal that seems to be a goat with cleft hoofs. And this crowned man on a goat is labelled rex arturus, king arthur.

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