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The Influence Of Celtic Myth And Religion On The Arthurian Legends, Gretchen Koenig
The Influence Of Celtic Myth And Religion On The Arthurian Legends, Gretchen Koenig
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The person and idea of King Arthur conjures up various images ranging from a young boy pulling a sword from a stone, to a triumphant warrior in battle, to an aging man floating on a barge to the mystical isle of Avalon. Some of the current scholarly discussion regarding Arthur revolves around his historicity. Whether or not a man, warrior, or king named Arthur ever actually walked the earth has little effect on the literature of the man and his legends. These legends were birthed from cultures that needed a hero, one who could shoulder the hopes of all of …