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Myth of the Month 12: The Arthur Cycle -- pt. 2: The Rise and Fall of Camelot

Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong

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Mallory's the Gral

The grail is a symbol of an unattainable and fleeting happiness. Mallory explains that after galahad, no other knight in england has ever been able to attain it again. So the mournfulness that is always emphasized through le morte artour probably relates to the context of the time.

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