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ARTHURIAN LEGEND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The legend of King Arthur and his court at Camelot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Arthurian legend" is a kind of...):
fable; legend (a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events)
Domain member category:
Camlan ((Arthurian legend) the battlefield where King Arthur was mortally wounded)
Camelot ((Arthurian legend) the capital of King Arthur's kingdom; according to the legend, truth and goodness and beauty reigned there)
Galahad; Sir Galahad ((Arthurian legend) the most virtuous knight of the Round Table; was able to see the Holy Grail)
Gawain; Sir Gawain ((Arthurian legend) a nephew of Arthur and one of the knights of the Round Table)
Geraint; Sir Geraint ((Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table)
Guenevere; Guinevere ((Arthurian legend) wife of King Arthur; in some versions of the legend she became Lancelot's lover and that led to the end of the Knights of the Round Table)
Lancelot; Sir Lancelot ((Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table; friend of King Arthur until (according to some versions of the legend) he became the lover of Arthur's wife Guinevere)
Merlin ((Arthurian legend) the magician who acted as King Arthur's advisor)