Baygh pau est gnohto de id origin tos qui hat bihn oino iom maschoursten roys os literature. Idmen Historia Britonum ab Nennius (IXt secule) udwekwnt fulan Arthur, korion qui habiet wight protie iens Saxon lahtors os Grand Britain. Dank de id genie oiken scriptors ios XIIt hat Arthur bihn is souverain uns vast romanlik rig, quod vaht influence id hol medievalo literature.
King Arthur, 1903 pineg ab Charles Ernest Butler.
Id inkapem ios legend[]
Is druv creator os Arthurs legend est un cumraego cleric, Godfred os Monmouth (Galfridus Monemutensis) qui, circum 1137, redact in Latin id Historia Regum Britanniae ("Historia iom Roys os [Grand] Britain") ab narns os celtic origin. Godfreds chronique retracet id prestigieus ed legendar genealogia iom britisch roys pon id gumt ep id insule uns descendant im Troians, Brutus, tiel id lambhen ios magh ab iens Saxons (VIIim secule), ed udwekwnend roy Arthur.
In Godfreds chronique, Arthur est khaliban un kreiger roy, katuend protie pagans. Kweit med sien sense om honor ed generositat. Samt sien eins Caliburn ed sien lance Ron, est unschi athime jenchi, vincmon gigants. Kun Arthur sa-kreict Rome, dwinght ei id khaniat os eys nepot Mordred rikes vatan kay defende sien rig. Unte un badv quod perneict pleist ritters, Arthur gvehnt Mordred bet biht katel-ye vurnt. Fee Morgan, eysa swester, duct iom do id insule Avalon, quoiswert, sekwent id legend, is reicsiet sem dien.
The Death of Arthur, 1862 pineg ab John Garrick, skaund uno nauko gwehmend ad wehghe Arthur do id insule Avalon pos id boi os Camlann.
Id nam Arthur[]
Divers Artorius sont udwekwnt pro id VIIt secule in Eirean annals : Artusius son os Aed Mac Gabrrain os Dalriada in id Vita Colombani ab Adomnan; Britisch ammern ab sem Artorius Castus retulg aurdhen in Armoric circum 180-190. Ye id IIIt secule, sem Artorius Justus xeiht un commande in Britain. Arthen est id nam pluren historic persons bayna-yens un roy os Ceredigion ye id IXt secule. Ia cumraeg genealogias ios Historia Britonum udwekwne sem Arthur map Petr. Tod nam est sigwra celtic, ois arto- = "urx", bo ex oraryo *H2rt$kos. Bet neis tom persons expliet iom britisch Arthur ni eys mythologia.
Oin stiche gnoht sertst-ye ye id IXt ios cumraegios Gododdin vandet ia neren kyudsa os un jenchi "quayque is ne esiet Arthur". Tod wehrg might tarikhe tsay tiel id VIto secule, bet id mention os Arthur shayad buit addihn meg serter. In Kulhwch & Olwen (prest redaction ye id end ios XIt secule), Arthur enkasret Iwerddons armees kay kriges id kattil os Diwrnach iom Gael. In id baygh awo poemo iom Preideu Annwfn (IXt au Xt secule), is enderghendt id krig uns kattil, maghitem, in Enderbund.
Is britisch actor Nigel Terry ka Roy Arthur in id 1981 film Excalibur ab John Boorman.
Id curtese literature[]
Kam vanschen ab Henric II, biht roy os England, un normand cleric, Wace, adaptet Godfreds texte do franceois, do id Roman de Brut (Brutus) in 1155. In rivalitat con France, Henric II seddeihskwt sien wanakia ep un legendar person spehrdmon face iom mythic rjienbwutso Charlemagne. Wace antplehct id curtesia os Arthurs curt ed id rol os liubh, ed invent id "Desko" claus-yod sedde ies prestigieusst ritters os Arthur, aun preceddence aurdhen.
Wace men consecret hassa sieno narn ad Arthurs gwit ed krigs, isde udwekwnt semschi dwodem pace yars unte-ya ies ritters ios roy habient gnoht extraordinar aventures. Chrétien de Troyes est is prest qui neudt id athime romanurg potential tos daumosplen heritage.
In ia romans ab Chrétien de Troyes ed tens quoy scribe na iom, Arthur neti est un kreiger roy. Wanak os Logres, teint un dienghia ed curtese rigsghehrd, preimend iens ritters quoy andhe eys roydem po aventures. Ies prestigieussti sont Gawain, eys nepot, Lancelot, ed Perceval. Esdi biht presentet ka tienxia curtesest roy, Arthur bevidt yando sem indolence.
Estschi un drught mann : Le Chevalier de la charrette ab Chrétien de Troyes focust ep id zani liubh as Guinevere, Arthurs gvibh, con Lancelot, iom gohdst ritter ios curt.
Id prosencycle ios Lancelot-Graal, in-kap id XIIIt secule, retracet id historia ios roydem os Arthur, ex ids origin do idso destruction, tem quem unte id sohkwo po id Graal, ed endt med Le Morte d'Arthur. Ye tod ker, id ruine ios rig Logres est part-ye causet ab id aunstehgen ios nedervia as rayn Guinevere. Arthur men, in vasya sayct "arthurska" romans, est is akmenspetra uns extreme-ye opnost romanenuniverse, isde est ne meis quem un secundar person. Ops-ye passive, is dadwt bilhassa un quader eni rewos ed wakto do-yod ghehde se insere ia aunnumer aventures iom Deskritters.