PoetSimonArmitagetracestheevolutionoftheArthurianlegendthroughtheliteratureofthemedievalageandrevealsthatKingArthurisnotthegreatnationalheroheisusuallyconsideredtobe.He'safickleandtransitorycharacterwhowasappropriatedbytheNormanstojustifytheirconquest,hewascuckoldedwhenFrenchwritersbeganadaptingthestoryandittookThomasMalory'smasterpieceofEnglishliterature,LeMortd'Arthur,torestoredignityandreclaimhimasthenationalheroweknowtodayddd
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