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Exploring the Legend of King Arthur

Test your knowledge on the legendary story of King Arthur, his relationships, and literary references surrounding his tale.

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1 Who played Galahad in the movie King Arthur?

2 One of the most famous Welsh poetic references to Arthur comes in the collection of heroic death-songs known as ________ (The Gododdin), attributed to the 6th-century poet Aneirin.

3 King Arthur is a legendary British leader who, according to medieval histories and romances, led the defense of Britain against ________ invaders in the early sixth century.

4 Who played Arthur in the movie King Arthur?

5 What preceded King Arthur?

6 What role did Ray Stevenson play in the movie King Arthur?

7 Which of the following titles did King Arthur have?

8 The details of Arthur's story are mainly composed of ________ and literary invention, and his historical existence is debated and disputed by modern historians.

9 King Arthur, Lancelot and Mordred are all:

10 King Arthur, Ambrosius Aurelianus and Vortigern are all:

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the Holy Grail tapestries (detail pictured), depicting scenes from the legend of King Arthur, were designed by Edward Burne-Jones, William Morris, and John Henry Dearle.
  • the mediaeval Gaelic manuscript MS 1467 contains the earliest known pedigree which gives Clan Campbell a "British" ancestry, from Uther Pendragon, and King Arthur.
  • while working on The Last Sleep of Arthur in Avalon, painter Edward Burne-Jones identified so strongly with King Arthur that he even assumed Arthur's pose when he slept.
  • the preface of a book written by Saint Goeznovius is an important document in establishing a historical basis for the mythical British king, King Arthur.
  • the 13th-century French romance Palamedes describes the adventures of the fathers of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
  • legend describes Fleance, a minor character in Shakespeare's Macbeth, as an ancestor of King James II of England connecting him to King Arthur.
  • the 13th century romance Perlesvaus features a strikingly different portrayal of the Arthurian legend than most texts, including a scene in which Sir Kay murders King Arthur and Guinevere's son.
  • in the anonymous Breton lai Melion, one of King Arthur's knights was transformed into a werewolf by his wife using a magic ring before she ran off with another man to Ireland.
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