Myth of the Month 12: The Arthur Cycle -- pt. 1: Creating "King Arthur"
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The Arthur Story in the Otronto Mosaic
The otronto mosaic shows us the defeat and death of arthur at the hands of katpalug. These stories were circulating very widely around europe, spread largely by these breton bards. They had tremendous popularity and currency on the continent. And perhaps his rule, his wars and his downfall can be seen to echo the story of the garden of eden - this short lived paradise out of human beings inevitably expelled.
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