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King Arthur King Arthur ( cy, Brenin Arthur, kw, Arthur Gernow, br, Roue Arzhur) is a legendary king of Britain, and a central figure in the medieval literary tradition known as the Matter of Britain. In the earliest traditions, Arthur appears as a ...

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6th century

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De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae ''De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae'' ( la, On the Ruin and Conquest of Britain, sometimes just ''On the Ruin of Britain'') is a work written in Latin by the 6th-century AD British cleric St Gildas. It is a sermon in three parts condemning ...

'' by

Gildas Gildas (Breton: ''Gweltaz''; c. 450/500 – c. 570) — also known as Gildas the Wise or ''Gildas Sapiens'' — was a 6th-century British monk best known for his scathing religious polemic ''De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae'', which recounts ...

, mentions the

Battle of Mons Badonicus The Battle of Badon /ˈbeɪdən/ also known as the Battle of Mons Badonicus ( la, obsessio isBadonici montis, "Blockade/Siege of the Badonic Hill"; ''Bellum in monte Badonis'', "Battle on Badon Hill"; ''Bellum Badonis'', "Battle of Badon"; Old W ...

, but famously neglects to mention Arthur

9th century

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Historia Brittonum ''The History of the Britons'' ( la, Historia Brittonum) is a purported history of the indigenous British (Brittonic) people that was written around 828 and survives in numerous recensions that date from after the 11th century. The ''Historia Bri ...

'' attributed to

Nennius Nennius – or Nemnius or Nemnivus – was a Welsh monk of the 9th century. He has traditionally been attributed with the authorship of the ''Historia Brittonum'', based on the prologue affixed to that work. This attribution is widely considered ...

10th century

Latin

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Annales Cambriae The (Latin for ''Annals of Wales'') is the title given to a complex of Latin chronicles compiled or derived from diverse sources at St David's in Dyfed, Wales. The earliest is a 12th-century presumed copy of a mid-10th-century original; later ed ...

'', anonymous

Welsh

* ''

Preiddeu Annwfn ''Preiddeu Annwfn'' or ''Preiddeu Annwn'' ( en, The Spoils of Annwfn) is a cryptic poem of sixty lines in Middle Welsh, found in the Book of Taliesin. The text recounts an expedition with King Arthur to Annwfn or Annwn, the Welsh name for the ...

'' attributed to

Taliesin Taliesin ( , ; 6th century AD) was an early Brittonic poet of Sub-Roman Britain whose work has possibly survived in a Middle Welsh manuscript, the '' Book of Taliesin''. Taliesin was a renowned bard who is believed to have sung at the courts ...

* "'' Pa Gur yv y Porthaur'' " or "Who is the gatekeeper?", anonymous ( a dialogue between Arthur and a gatekeeper, in which he boasts about Cei

Sir Kay In Arthurian legend, Sir Kay ( cy, Cai, Middle Welsh ''Kei'' or ''Cei''; la, Caius; French: ''Keu''; Old French: ''Kès'' or ''Kex'') is King Arthur's foster brother and later seneschal, as well as one of the first Knights of the Round Table. ...

's battle with the

Cath Palug (also , , , literally 'Palug's cat') was a monstrous cat in Welsh legend, given birth in by the pig Henwen of Cornwall; the cat was later to haunt the Isle of Anglesey, and was said to have killed 180 warriors when Sir Kay went to the island to ...

) * ''

Englynion y Beddau The ''Englynion y Beddau'' ( en, The Stanzas or Verses of the Graves) is a Middle Welsh verse catalogue listing the resting places (''beddau'') of legendary heroes. It consists of a series of ''englynion'', or short stanzas in quantitative meter, ...

'' or ''Stanzas of the graves'', anonymous (Arthur's grave site is a mystery)

11th century

Latin

* ''The Legend of St.

Goeznovius Goeznovius (died c. 675 according to one account but more probably fl. sixth century.), also known as Goueznou, was a Cornish-born Bishop of Léon in Brittany, who is venerated as a saint in the region around Brest and the diocese of Léon. Acco ...

'', anonymous c. 1019
(Saxon resurgence when Arthur is "recalled from the actions of the world" may be reference to his immortality. Vortigern mentioned) *'' Vita Sancti Cadoc'' by Lifris of Llancarfan c. 1086
(Arthur wants to ravish

Gwladys Saint Gwladys ferch Brychan () or St Gladys ( la, Gladusa), daughter of King Brychan of Brycheiniog, was the queen of the saint-king Gwynllyw Milwr and the mother of Cadoc "the Wise", whose ''Vita'' may be the earliest saint's life to mention ...

whom Gundliauc elopes with, but aids them by Kay and

Bedivere Bedivere ( or ; cy, Bedwyr; la, Beduerus; french: link=no, Bédoier, also Bedevere and other spellings) is one of the earliest characters to be featured in the legend of King Arthur, originally described in several Welsh texts as the one-hand ...

's counsel. St. Cadoc harbors a killer of Arthur's men and pays cattle as recompense, but they transform into bundles of ferns.)

Welsh

Trioedd Ynys Prydein The Welsh Triads ( cy, Trioedd Ynys Prydein, "Triads of the Island of Great Britain, Britain") are a group of related texts in Middle Ages, medieval manuscripts which preserve fragments of Welsh folklore, Welsh mythology, mythology and traditiona ...

(''Triads of the Isle of Britain'') 11th–14th century. (Twelve triads referring to Arthur. Others mention ( Mabon) and Drystan (

Tristan Tristan (Latin/ Brythonic: ''Drustanus''; cy, Trystan), also known as Tristram or Tristain and similar names, is the hero of the legend of Tristan and Iseult. In the legend, he is tasked with escorting the Irish princess Iseult to wed ...

), etc.) ** ''Trioedd y meirch'' (''The Triads of the Horses'') (Mentions the horse names of Cei (

), Gwalchmai's horse Ceincaled.) ** ''Tri Thlws ar Ddeg Ynys Prydain'' (

Thirteen Treasures of the Island of Britain The Thirteen Treasures of the Island of Britain (Welsh: ''Tri Thlws ar Ddeg Ynys Prydain'') are a series of items in late-medieval Welsh tradition. Lists of the items appear in texts dating to the 15th and 16th centuries.Jones, Mary"Tri Thlws a ...

) 15th–16th centuries "Period of the ''Cywyddwyr''" ** ''Pedwar marchog ar hugain llys ''(Twenty-four Knights of Arthur's Court) 15th–16th centuries Mentions the sword

Caledfwlch Excalibur () is the legendary sword of King Arthur, sometimes also attributed with magical powers or associated with the rightful sovereignty of Britain. It was associated with the Arthurian legend very early on. Excalibur and the Sword in the ...

and the spear Rhongomiant

12th century

Welsh

* ''

Culhwch and Olwen ''Culhwch and Olwen'' ( cy, Culhwch ac Olwen) is a Welsh tale that survives in only two manuscripts about a hero connected with Arthur and his warriors: a complete version in the Red Book of Hergest, c. 1400, and a fragmented version in the Whit ...

'', anonymous, c. 1100

Latin

*'' Vita Sancti Carannog'' c. 1100 (At Arthur's requests,

Carantoc Saint Carantoc ( cy, Carannog; ga, Cairnech; br, Karanteg; la, Carantocus), also anglicized as Carantock, Carannog and by other spellings, was a 6th-century abbot, confessor, and saint in Wales and the West Country. He is credited with foundin ...

tames a dragon. Cato (=Kay) is depicted as feeding it.) *'' Vita Sancti Euflami'' c. 1100 (Arthur cannot defeat dragon, but Efflam causes it to plunge from a rock through prayer) *'' Vita Sancti Paternus'' c. 1120s (Mentions Arthur and Caradoc) *''

Gesta Regum Anglorum The ''Gesta Regum Anglorum'' (Latin for "Deeds of the Kings of the English"), originally titled ("On the Deeds of the Kings of the English") and also anglicized as or , is an early-12th-century history of the kings of England by William of Malme ...

'' by

William of Malmesbury William of Malmesbury ( la, Willelmus Malmesbiriensis; ) was the foremost English historian of the 12th century. He has been ranked among the most talented English historians since Bede. Modern historian C. Warren Hollister described him as "a ...

1125 (Arthur wears image of Mary; Discovery of Gawain's tomb.) *''Historia Anglorum'' by

Henry of Huntingdon Henry of Huntingdon ( la, Henricus Huntindoniensis; 1088 – AD 1157), the son of a canon in the diocese of Lincoln, was a 12th-century English historian and the author of ''Historia Anglorum'' (Medieval Latin for "History of the English"), ...

1129 (Mentions Arthur) *'' Vita Santi Gildae'' by

Caradoc of Llancarfan Caradoc of Llancarfan (Welsh: ''Caradog o Lancarfan'') was a Welsh cleric and author associated with Llancarfan in Wales in the 12th century. He is generally seen as the author of a ''Life of Gildas'' and a ''Life of Saint Cadog'', in Latin. Da ...

c. 1120–1130 (early version of Malegant-Guenivere abduction narrative.) *Works of

Geoffrey of Monmouth Geoffrey of Monmouth ( la, Galfridus Monemutensis, Galfridus Arturus, cy, Gruffudd ap Arthur, Sieffre o Fynwy; 1095 – 1155) was a British cleric from Monmouth, Wales and one of the major figures in the development of British historiograph ...

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Historia Regum Britanniae ''Historia regum Britanniae'' (''The History of the Kings of Britain''), originally called ''De gestis Britonum'' (''On the Deeds of the Britons''), is a pseudohistorical account of British history, written around 1136 by Geoffrey of Monmouth. I ...

'' c. 1136–8 **''

Vita Merlini ''Vita Merlini'', or ''The Life of Merlin'', is a Latin poem in 1,529 hexameter lines written around the year 1150. Though doubts have in the past been raised about its authorship it is now widely believed to be by Geoffrey of Monmouth. It tel ...

'' c. 1150 -These stores are the main source of information for those writing on the legend. * ''

De miraculis sanctae Mariae Laudunensis ''De miraculis sanctae Mariae Laudunensis'', generally ascribed to Herman of Tournai, is a Latin work written in the 1140s which describes two fundraising tours of northern France and southern England made by the canons of Laon Cathedral in 1112 ...

'' by Herman of Tournai 1147 (early witness to the legend of Arthur's survival) * '' Life of Saint Kentigern'' by

Jocelyn of Furness Jocelyn of Furness (fl. 1175–1214) was an English Cistercian hagiographer, known for his Lives of Saint Waltheof, Saint Patrick, Saint Kentigern and Saint Helena of Constantinople. He is probably responsible for the popular legendary associati ...

c. 1185 (Contains a version of the legend of

Merlin Merlin ( cy, Myrddin, kw, Marzhin, br, Merzhin) is a mythical figure prominently featured in the legend of King Arthur and best known as a mage, with several other main roles. His usual depiction, based on an amalgamation of historic and le ...

, here called

Lailoken Lailoken (aka Merlyn Sylvester) was a semi-legendary madman and prophet who lived in the Caledonian Forest in the late 6th century. The ''Life of Saint Kentigern'' mentions "a certain foolish man, who was called ''Laleocen''" living at or near the ...

) *'' Vita Sancti Illtud'' c. 1190s (

Illtud Saint Illtud (also spelled Illtyd, Eltut, and, in Latin, Hildutus), also known as Illtud Farchog or Illtud the Knight, is venerated as the abbot teacher of the divinity school, Bangor Illtyd, located in Llanilltud Fawr (Llantwit Major) in Gla ...

came across from Brittany to visit his cousin Arthur's court.

King Mark Mark of Cornwall ( la, Marcus, kw, Margh, cy, March, br, Marc'h) was a sixth-century King of Kernow (Cornwall), possibly identical with King Conomor. He is best known for his appearance in Arthurian legend as the uncle of Tristan and the husb ...

mentioned.)

French and Anglo-Norman

* ''

Roman de Brut The ''Brut'' or ''Roman de Brut'' (completed 1155) by the poet Wace is a loose and expanded translation in almost 15,000 lines of Norman-French verse of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Latin ''History of the Kings of Britain''. It was formerly known as ...

'' by

Wace Wace ( 1110 – after 1174), sometimes referred to as Robert Wace, was a Medieval Norman poet, who was born in Jersey and brought up in mainland Normandy (he tells us in the ''Roman de Rou'' that he was taken as a child to Caen), ending his care ...

c. 1155 (an

Anglo-Norman Anglo-Norman may refer to: *Anglo-Normans, the medieval ruling class in England following the Norman conquest of 1066 *Anglo-Norman language **Anglo-Norman literature *Anglo-Norman England, or Norman England, the period in English history from 1066 ...

verse reworking of ''

'') * ''

'' by

Thomas of Britain Thomas of Britain (also known as Thomas of England) was a poet of the 12th century. He is known for his Old French poem ''Tristan'', a version of the Tristan and Iseult legend that exists only in eight fragments, amounting to around 3,300 lines of v ...

c. 1170s * ''Tristan'' by

Béroul Béroul was a Norman or Breton poet of the 12th century. He wrote ''Tristan'', a Norman language version of the legend of Tristan and Iseult of which a certain number of fragments (approximately 3000 verses) have been preserved; it is the earliest ...

c. 1170s * ''

Folie Tristan d'Oxford The ''Folie Tristan d’Oxford'', also known as the Oxford ''Folie Tristan'', ''The Madness of Tristan'', or ''Tristan’s Madness'', is a poem in 998 octosyllabic lines written in Anglo-Norman, the form of the Norman language spoken in England. ...

'', c. 1175–1200 * '' The Lais'' of

Marie de France Marie de France ( fl. 1160 to 1215) was a poet, possibly born in what is now France, who lived in England during the late 12th century. She lived and wrote at an unknown court, but she and her work were almost certainly known at the royal court ...

c. 1170s **''

Lanval ''Lanval'' is one of the Lais of Marie de France. Written in Anglo-Norman, it tells the story of Lanval, a knight at King Arthur's court, who is overlooked by the king, wooed by a fairy lady, given all manner of gifts by her, and subsequently ref ...

'' ** ''

Chevrefoil "Chevrefoil" is a Breton lai by the medieval poet Marie de France. The eleventh poem in the collection called ''The Lais of Marie de France'', its subject is an episode from the romance of Tristan and Iseult. The title means "honeysuckle," a symbol ...

'' c. 1170s (an episode of the Tristan and Iseult story) *The poems of

Chrétien de Troyes Chrétien de Troyes (Modern ; fro, Crestien de Troies ; 1160–1191) was a French poet and trouvère known for his writing on Arthurian subjects, and for first writing of Lancelot, Percival and the Holy Grail. Chrétien's works, including ''E ...

** ''

Erec and Enide , original_title_lang = fro , translator = , written = c. 1170 , country = , language = Old French , subject = Arthurian legend , genre = Chivalric romance , form ...

'' c. 1170s ** '' Cligés'' c. 1170s ** ''

Yvain, the Knight of the Lion , original_title_lang = fro , translator = , written = between 1178 and 1181 , country = , language = Old French , subject = Arthurian legend , genre = Chivalric romance , fo ...

'' c. 1180s ** ''

Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart , original_title_lang = fro , translator = , written = between 1177 and 1181 , country = , language = Old French , subject = Arthurian legend , genre = Chivalric romance , fo ...

'' c. 1180s ** ''

Perceval, le Conte du Graal , original_title_lang = fro , translator = , written = between 1182 and 1190 , country = , language = Old French , subject = Arthurian legend , genre = Chivalric romance , for ...

'' c. 1190 ** ''Tristan'' mentioned but non-extant *The poems of

Robert de Boron Robert de Boron (also spelled in the manuscripts "Roberz", "Borron", "Bouron", "Beron") was a French poet of the late 12th and early 13th centuries, notable as the reputed author of the poems and ''Merlin''. Although little is known of him apart f ...

**''

Joseph d'Arimathie Joseph of Arimathea was, according to all four canonical gospels, the man who assumed responsibility for the burial of Jesus after his crucifixion. The historical location of Arimathea is uncertain, although it has been identified with several t ...

'' ** ''

'' ** ''Perceval'' ::(Robert de Borons verse ''Josephe d'Arimathie'' and 300 lines of ''Merlin'' are extant. A prose version of ''Josephe d'Arimathie'', ''Merlin'', ''Perzival'' trilogy, supposedly by Robert exists in two MSS.) * ''Lai du Cor'' by Robert Biket. (Caradoc succeeds in drinking from horn, proves wife's chastity.) * '' La Mantel Mautaillé''. (Caradoc's wife passes chastity test by wearing ill-fitting mantel.) * ''

La Mule sans frein ''La Mule sans frein'' (English: ''The Mule Without a Bridle'') or ''La Demoiselle à la mule'' (English: ''The Damsel with the Mule'') is a short romance dating from the late 12th century or early 13th century. It comprises 1,136 lines in octosyl ...

'' c. 1200

German

* ''Tristan'' by

Eilhart von Oberge Eilhart von Oberge was a German poet of the late 12th century. He is known exclusively through his Middle High German romance ''Tristrant'', the oldest surviving complete version of the Tristan and Iseult story in any language.''The Arthurian Handbo ...

c. 1170s * ''

Lanzelet ''Lanzelet'' is a medieval romance written by Ulrich von Zatzikhoven after 1194. It is the first treatment of the Lancelot tradition in German, and contains the earliest known account of the hero's childhood with the Lady of the Lake-like figure ...

'' by

Ulrich von Zatzikhoven Ulrich von Zatzikhoven was the author of the Middle High German Arthurian romance ''Lanzelet''. Ulrich's name and his place of origin (''Zezikon'' in Switzerland) are only known definitively from the work itself. However, it is generally accepted ...

late 12th century (a rendering of a lost French tale of ''Lancelot'' that likely predates Chrétien de Troyes's famous ''Lancelot or the Knight of the Cart''. Ulrich von Zatzikhoven obtained a copy of the original book in 1194 and translated the work from French into German.) * The poems of

Hartmann von Aue Hartmann von Aue, also known as Hartmann von Ouwe, (born ''c.'' 1160–70, died ''c.'' 1210–20) was a German knight and poet. With his works including ''Erec'', '' Iwein'', ''Gregorius'', and ''Der arme Heinrich'', he introduced the Arthurian ...

**''

Iwein ''Iwein'' is a Middle High German verse romance by the poet Hartmann von Aue, written around 1200. An Arthurian tale freely adapted from Chrétien de Troyes' Old French ''Yvain, the Knight of the Lion'', it tells the story of Iwein (Yvain), a k ...

'', late 12th century (German adaptation of Chrétien's ''

'') **''

Erec The Knights of the Round Table ( cy, Marchogion y Ford Gron, kw, Marghekyon an Moos Krenn, br, Marc'hegien an Daol Grenn) are the knights of the fellowship of King Arthur in the literary cycle of the Matter of Britain. First appearing in li ...

'', late 12th century (expanded reworking of Chrétien's ''

Erec and Enide , original_title_lang = fro , translator = , written = c. 1170 , country = , language = Old French , subject = Arthurian legend , genre = Chivalric romance , form ...

'')

13th century

French, Anglo-Norman or Provençal

* ''

Roman de Fergus {{no footnotes, date=October 2015 The ''Roman de Fergus'' is an Arthurian romance written in Old French probably at the very beginning of the 13th century, by a very well educated author who named himself Guillaume le Clerc (William the Clerk). ...

'' by

Guillaume le Clerc William the Clerk (french: Guillaume le Clerc) (fl. c. 1200 – c. 1240) was an Old French poet known only from the self-attribution at the end of the Arthurian ''Roman de Fergus'', a parody of the romances of Chrétien de Troyes, notably the ...

1190s/1200s * ''

Jaufré ''Jaufre'' (also called ''Jaufré'' or ''Jaufri'') is the only surviving Arthurian romance written in Occitan. A verse romance approximately 11,000 lines long, its main character is equivalent to Sir Griflet son of Do, a Knight of the Round Tabl ...

'' c. 1180 or 1225 (

Occitan Occitan may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the Occitania territory in parts of France, Italy, Monaco and Spain. * Something of, from, or related to the Occitania administrative region of France. * Occitan language Occitan (; o ...

verse) * ''

La Vengeance Raguidel ''La Vengeance Raguidel'' is a 13th-century La vengeance Raguidel', ''Dictionnaire Étymologique de l'Ancien Français''. Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities poem written in Old French. It is widely, although not universally, attributed t ...

'' c. 1200–1225 by Raoul (sometimes identified as

Raoul de Houdenc Raoul de Houdenc (or Houdan; c. 1165–c. 1230) was the French author of the Arthurian romance ''Meraugis de Portlesguez'' and possibly ''La Vengeance Raguidel''. Modern scholarship suggests he is probably to be identified with one Radulfus from ...

) *

Lancelot-Grail The ''Lancelot-Grail'', also known as the Vulgate Cycle or the Pseudo-Map Cycle, is an early 13th-century French Arthurian literary cycle consisting of interconnected prose episodes of chivalric romance in Old French. The cycle of unknown authors ...

(Vulgate Cycle), anonymous c. 1210s–1230s ** ''Estoire del Saint Grail'' ** ''Estoire de Merlin'' ** ''Lancelot propre'' ** ''Queste del Saint Graal'' ** ''Mort Artu'' *''

Perlesvaus ''Perlesvaus'', also called ''Li Hauz Livres du Graal'' (''The High Book of the Grail''), is an Old French Arthurian romance dating to the first decade of the 13th century. It purports to be a continuation of Chrétien de Troyes' unfinished ''Perc ...

'', anonymous, c. 1210s * Prose ''Tristan'' by "Luce de Gat" (1230s) and "Helie de Boron" (c. 1240) * ''

Roman de Silence ''Le Roman de Silence'' is an octosyllabic verse Old French ''roman'' in the Picard dialect, dated to the first half of the 13th century. It is the only work attributed to ''Heldris de Cornuälle'' (Heldris of Cornwall, an Arthurian pseudonym). Du ...

'' by Heldrius de Cornwall c. 1260s *

Post-Vulgate Cycle The ''Post-Vulgate Cycle'', also known as the Post-Vulgate Arthuriad, the Post-Vulgate ''Roman du Graal'' (''Romance of the Grail'') or the Pseudo-Robert de Boron Cycle, is one of the major Old French prose cycles of Arthurian literature from the ...

, anonymous (begun 1230s, finished 1240s) *

L'âtre périlleux ''L'âtre périlleux'' (Old French ''L'atre perillous'',Ms. 2168 fr. of the BnFf. 1r at the top of the page. English The Perilous CemeteryN. Black, 1994.M.-L., Charue, 1998.) is an anonymous 13th century poem written in Old French in which Gawain i ...

, anonymous (c. 1250) * ''Roman de Roi Artus'' aka ''Compilation'' by Rusticiano (

Rustichello da Pisa Rustichello da Pisa, also known as Rusticiano (fl. late 13th century), was an Italian Romance (heroic literature), romance writer in Franco-Italian language. He is best known for co-writing Marco Polo's autobiography, ''The Travels of Marco Polo' ...

); Franco-Italian, c. 1290s–1300 ** ''Gyron le courtois'' (A portion of the ''Compilation'' published 1501?) ** ''Meliadus de Leonnoys'' (Another portion, published 1528 by

Galliot du Pré Galliot du Pré (d. April 1560) was a Parisian bookseller and publisher. In May 1514 the Royal Chancery of Louis XII granted du Pré the privilege of exclusive rights. This was confirmed in 1515 by Francis I. Galliot du Pré's imprint devic ...

, 1532 by Denys Janot)

German

* ''Tristan'' by

Gottfried von Strassburg Gottfried von Strassburg (died c. 1210) is the author of the Middle High German courtly romance ', an adaptation of the 12th-century ''Tristan and Iseult'' legend. Gottfried's work is regarded, alongside the ''Nibelungenlied'' and Wolfram von Esc ...

c. 1210s * ''

Parzival ''Parzival'' is a medieval romance (heroic literature), romance by the knight-poet Wolfram von Eschenbach in Middle High German. The poem, commonly dated to the first quarter of the 13th century, centers on the Arthurian hero Percival, Parziva ...

'' by

Wolfram von Eschenbach Wolfram von Eschenbach (; – ) was a German knight, poet and composer, regarded as one of the greatest epic poets of medieval German literature. As a Minnesinger, he also wrote lyric poetry. Life Little is known of Wolfram's life. There are ...

c. 1210s * ''

Daniel von Blumenthal Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength"), ...

'' by

Der Stricker Der Stricker is the pseudonym of a 13th-century Middle High German itinerant poet whose real name has been lost to history. His name, which means "The Knitter," may indicate he was a commoner; he was likely from Franconia but later worked in Austria ...

c. 1220 * ''

Diu Crône ''Diu Crône'' ( en, The Crown) is a Middle High German poem of about 30,000 lines treating of King Arthur and the Matter of Britain, dating from around the 1220s and attributed to the epic poet Heinrich von dem Türlin. Little is known of the ...

Heinrich von dem Türlin Heinrich may refer to: People * Heinrich (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Heinrich (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) *Hetty (given name), a given name (including a list of peo ...

* The poems of

Der Pleier Der Pleier is the pen name of a 13th-century German poet whose real name is unknown. Three of his works survive, all Middle High German romances on Arthurian legend, Arthurian subjects: ''Garel'', ''Tandareis und Flordibel'', and ''Meleranz''. Littl ...

** '' Garel von dem blühenden Tal'', c. 1230s or c. 1250–80 ** ''Tandareis und Flordibel'' c. 1250–80 ** ''Meleranz'' c. 1250–80 * ''Der Mantel'', once attributed to Heinrich von dem Türlin. (The "ill-fitting mantle" chastity test theme)

Norse

Brother Robert Brother Robert was a cleric working in Norway who adapted several French literary works into Old Norse during the reign of King Haakon IV of Norway (1217–1263). The most important of these, ''Tristrams saga ok Ísöndar'', based on Thomas of Bri ...

's prose renditions **''Tristrams saga ok Ísöndar'' 1226 (Norse reworking ''Tristan'' by

) ** ''Ivens saga'' 1226 (Norse reworking of Chrétien's ''Yvain, the Knight of the Lion'') ** '' Erex saga'', perhaps originally by Robert. (Text probably changed in MS. transmission. A Norse reworking of Chrétien's ''Erec and Enide'') ** '' Möttuls saga'', adaptation of the "ill-fitting mantle" story. *

Strengleikar ''Strengleikar'' (English: ''Stringed Instruments'') is a collection of twenty-one Old Norse prose tales based on the Old French '' Lais'' of Marie de France. It is one of the literary works commissioned by King Haakon IV of Norway (r. 1217-1263) ...

(Translations of lais mostly by

) ** "Geitarlauf" (Translation of ''

'') ** "Januals ljóð" (Translation of ''

'')

English

* '' Brut'' by

Layamon Layamon or Laghamon (, ; ) – spelled Laȝamon or Laȝamonn in his time, occasionally written Lawman – was an English poet of the late 12th/early 13th century and author of the ''Brut'', a notable work that was the first to present the legend ...

(English reworking of

) * ''

Sir Tristrem ''Sir Tristrem'' is a 13th-century Middle English romance of 3,344 lines, preserved in the Auchinleck manuscript in the National Library of Scotland. Based on the ''Tristan'' of Thomas of Britain Thomas of Britain (also known as Thomas of England) ...

'' c. 1300 (English reworking of ''Tristan'' by Thomas of Britain) * '' Arthour and Merlin'' c. 1300

Dutch

* ''Walewein en het schaakbord'', by Penninc and Pieter Vostaert *'' Roman van Ferguut'' (translation and reworking of the ''

'') *The ''

Lancelot Compilation The Lancelot Compilation is the name given to a Middle Dutch collection, produced ca. 1320, containing seven Arthurian romances folded into the three parts of the Lancelot-Grail cycle. Lancelot in Dutch Arthurian romance must have been widespread ...

'' (an adaptation of the Lancelot-Grail and other romances, 10 in all:) ** ''Lanceloet'' ** ''Perchevael'' ** ''

Moriaen ''Moriaen'' (also spelled ''Moriaan'', ''Morien'') is a 13th-century Arthurian romance in Middle Dutch. A 4,720-line version is preserved in the vast Lancelot Compilation, and a short fragment exists at the Royal Library at Brussels.Besamusca, ...

'' (''Morien'') ** ''Queeste vanden Grale'' ** ''Wrake van Ragisel'' (Adaptation of ''Vengeance Raguidel'') ** ''Ridder metter mouwen'' ("The Knight with the Sleeve" ) ** ''Walewein ende Keye'' ** ''Lanceloet en het hert met de witte voet'' ("Lancelot and the Stag with the White Foot") ** ''Torec'', by

Jacob van Maerlant Jacob van Maerlant (c. 1230–40 – c. 1288–1300) was a Flemish poet of the 13th century and one of the most important Middle Dutch authors during the Middle Ages. Biography Jacob van Maerlant was born near Bruges. He becam ...

** ''Arturs doet''

Hebrew

*''Melech Artus'' ("King Artus"), a 1279 Hebrew translation, and the first in that language, which was published in Italy. Contains several short parts of the

Vulgate Cycle The ''Lancelot-Grail'', also known as the Vulgate Cycle or the Pseudo-Map Cycle, is an early 13th-century French Arthurian literary cycle consisting of interconnected prose episodes of chivalric romance in Old French. The cycle of unknown authors ...

: the Pendragon's seduction of Igraine and Arthur's death. Total of 5 pages, at the end of a larger codex on calendar astronomy titled ''Sefer ha-I'bbur'' ("the book of making leap years"). Anonymous author.

Welsh

*''

Brut y Brenhinedd ''Brut y Brenhinedd'' ("Chronicle of the Kings") is a collection of variant Middle Welsh versions of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Latin ''Historia Regum Britanniae''. About 60 versions survive, with the earliest dating to the mid-13th century. Adaptat ...

'', Welsh chronicle adaptation of

's ''

'' *''

The Dream of Rhonabwy ''The Dream of Rhonabwy'' ( cy, Breuddwyd Rhonabwy) is a Middle Welsh prose tale. Set during the reign of Madog ap Maredudd, prince of Powys (died 1160), its composition is typically dated to somewhere between the late 12th through the late 14th c ...

'', anonymous *''

The Black Book of Carmarthen The Black Book of Carmarthen ( cy, Llyfr Du Caerfyrddin) is thought to be the earliest surviving manuscript written solely in Welsh. The book dates from the mid-13th century; its name comes from its association with the Priory of St. John the E ...

'', anonymous (mentions Arthur)

14th century

English

* ''

Alliterative Morte Arthure The Alliterative ''Morte Arthure'' is a 4346-line Middle English alliterative poem, retelling the latter part of the legend of King Arthur. Dating from about 1400, it is preserved in a single copy in the early 15th-century Lincoln Thornton Manus ...

'', anonymous * ''

Stanzaic Morte Arthur The Stanzaic ''Morte Arthur'' is an anonymous 14th-century Middle English poem in 3,969 lines, about the adulterous affair between Lancelot and Guinevere, and Lancelot's tragic dissension with King Arthur. The poem is usually called the Stanzaic ' ...

'', anonymous * '' The Avowyng of Arthur'' * ''

The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle ''The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle'' (''The Weddynge of Syr Gawen and Dame Ragnell'') is a 15th-century English poem, one of several versions of the "loathly lady" story popular during the Middle Ages. An earlier version of the story ...

'', anonymous * ''

The Awntyrs off Arthure ''The Awntyrs off Arthure at the Terne Wathelyne'' (''The Adventures of Arthur at Tarn Wadling'') is an Arthurian romance of 702 lines written in Middle English alliterative verse. Despite its title, it centres on the deeds of Sir Gawain. The poem ...

'', anonymous * ''

Sir Cleges ''Sir Cleges'' is a medieval English verse chivalric romanceLaura A. Hibbard, ''Medieval Romance in England'' p79 New York Burt Franklin,1963 written in tail-rhyme stanzas in the late fourteenth or early fifteenth century. It is clearly a minstrel ...

'' (not closely related to Chrestien's ''Cliges''; set in

Uther Pendragon Uther Pendragon (Brittonic) (; cy, Ythyr Ben Dragwn, Uthyr Pendragon, Uthyr Bendragon), also known as King Uther, was a legendary King of the Britons in sub-Roman Britain (c. 6th century). Uther was also the father of King Arthur. A few m ...

's court.) * ''

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight ''Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'' is a late 14th-century chivalric romance in Middle English. The author is unknown; the title was given centuries later. It is one of the best-known Arthurian stories, with its plot combining two types of f ...

'' by

The Pearl Poet The "Gawain Poet" (), or less commonly the "Pearl Poet",Andrew, M. "Theories of Authorship" (1997) in Brewer (ed). ''A Companion to the Gawain-poet'', Boydell & Brewer, p.23 (''fl.'' late 14th century) is the name given to the author of ''Sir ...

* ''

Sir Launfal ''Sir Launfal'' is a 1045-line Middle English romance or Breton lay written by Thomas Chestre dating from the late 14th century. It is based primarily on the 538-line Middle English poem ''Sir Landevale'', which in turn was based on Marie de France ...

'' by

Thomas Chestre Thomas Chestre was the author of a 14th-century Middle English romance ''Sir Launfal'', a verse romance of 1045 lines based ultimately on Marie de France's Breton lay '' Lanval''. He was possibly also the author of the 2200-line ''Libeaus Desconu ...

(a remaking of the lai of ''

'') * '' Sir Libeaus Desconus'' * ''

Yvain and Gawain ''Ywain and Gawain'' is an early-14th century Middle English Arthurian verse romance based quite closely upon the late-12th-century Old French romance '' The Knight of the Lion'' by Chrétien de Troyes. Plot Ywain, one of King Arthur's Knights o ...

'' * ''

Sir Perceval of Galles ''Sir Perceval of Galles'' is a Middle English Arthurian verse romance whose protagonist, Sir Perceval (Percival), first appeared in medieval literature in Chrétien de Troyes' final poem, the 12th-century Old French '' Conte del Graal'', well ov ...

'' * ''Lancelot of the Laik''

Welsh

(All dates for the Welsh compositions are controversial) * ''

Mabinogion The ''Mabinogion'' () are the earliest Welsh prose stories, and belong to the Matter of Britain. The stories were compiled in Middle Welsh in the 12th–13th centuries from earlier oral traditions. There are two main source manuscripts, create ...

'', anonymous * ''Culhwch and Olwen'' (recorded) * The

Welsh Romances The Three Welsh Romances (Welsh language, Welsh: ') are three Middle Welsh tales associated with the ''Mabinogion''. They are versions of Arthurian tales that also appear in the work of Chrétien de Troyes. Critics have debated whether the Welsh R ...

** '' Owain, or the Lady of the Fountain'' ** ''

Geraint and Enid Geraint () is a character from Welsh folklore and Arthurian legend, a valiant warrior possibly related to the historical Geraint, an early 8th-century king of Dumnonia. It is also the name of a 6th-century Dumnonian saint king from Briton hagi ...

'' ** ''

Peredur, son of Efrawg ''Peredur son of Efrawg'' is one of the Three Welsh Romances associated with the '' Mabinogion''. It tells a story roughly analogous to Chrétien de Troyes' unfinished romance ''Perceval, the Story of the Grail'', but it contains many striking d ...

Italian

* ''Tavola Rottonda'', anonymous

French

* ''

Perceforest ''Perceforest'' or ''Le Roman de Perceforest'' is an anonymous prose chivalric romance, written in French around 1340, with lyrical interludes of poetry, that describes a fictional origin of Great Britain and provides an original genesis of the Art ...

'', anonymous

Catalan

* '' La Faula'' by

Guillem de Torroella Guillem de Torroella (also written Torroelha) was a Majorcan poet whose family came from Empordà. He was born in 1348. He wrote the ''Faula'' in Occitan (and a small part in French) around 1370. It was edited in 2007 in the ''Library of Majorcan ...

Greek

* ''Presbys Hippotes'' (Greek reworking of part of

's ''Compilations'')

15th century

English

* ''Arthur'' * ''

Le Morte d'Arthur ' (originally written as '; inaccurate Middle French for "The Death of Arthur") is a 15th-century Middle English prose reworking by Sir Thomas Malory of tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin and the Knights of the Rou ...

'' by Sir

Thomas Malory Sir Thomas Malory was an English writer, the author of '' Le Morte d'Arthur'', the classic English-language chronicle of the Arthurian legend, compiled and in most cases translated from French sources. The most popular version of '' Le Morte d' ...

* ''Prose'' Merlin * "

King Arthur and King Cornwall "King Arthur and King Cornwall" is an English ballad surviving in fragmentary form in the 17th-century Percy Folio manuscript. An Arthurian story, it was collected by Francis James Child as Child Ballad 30. Unlike other Child Ballads, but like th ...

" *''

Sir Gawain and the Carle of Carlisle ''Sir Gawain and the Carle of Carlisle'' is a Middle English tail-rhyme romance of 660 lines, composed in about 1400. A similar story is told in a 17th-century minstrel piece found in the Percy Folio and known as ''The Carle of Carlisle''. These a ...

Italian

* ''

Orlando Innamorato ''Orlando Innamorato'' (; known in English as "''Orlando in Love''"; in Italian titled "''Orlando innamorato''" as the " I" is never capitalized) is an epic poem written by the Italian Renaissance author Matteo Maria Boiardo. The poem is a roman ...

'' by

Matteo Maria Boiardo Matteo Maria Boiardo (, ; 144019/20 December 1494) was an Italian Renaissance poet, best known for his epic poem ''Orlando innamorato''. Early life Boiardo was born in 1440,

* ''

Tavola Ritonda ''La Tavola Ritonda'' (''The Round Table'') is a 15th-century Italian Arthurian romance written in the medieval Tuscan language. It is preserved in a 1446 manuscript at the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale in Florence (''Codex Palatinus 556''). It wa ...

'', anonymous

Icelandic

* ''Skikkju Rimur'', (a rendition of the "ill-fitting mantle" story)

Breton

* ''

An Dialog etre Arzur Roe d'an Bretounet ha Guynglaff ''An Dialog etre Arzur Roe d'an Bretounet ha Guynglaff'' ("The Dialogue Between Arthur, King of the Bretons, and Guynglaff") is an anonymous poem in 247 lines relating the apocalyptic prophecies which King Arthur extracted from one Guynglaff, a w ...

'', anonymous

16th century

English

* ''Arthur of Little Britain'' * ''

The Greene Knight ''The Greene Knight'' is a late medieval rhyming romance, found in the Percy Folio Manuscript. The storyline effectively parallels the more famous ''Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'' in describing the dealings of Gawain, King Arthur's nephew, wit ...

,'' c. 1500 * ''

The Boy and the Mantle "The Boy and the Mantle" is Child ballad number 29, (Roud #3961) an Arthurian story. Unlike the ballads before it, and like " King Arthur and King Cornwall" and "The Marriage of Sir Gawain" immediately after it in the collection, this is not a fo ...

(ballad in the

Percy folio The Percy Folio is a folio book of English ballads used by Thomas Percy to compile his '' Reliques of Ancient Poetry''. Although the manuscript itself was compiled in the 17th century, some of its material goes back well into the 12th century. It ...

, chastity test story of the "ill-fitting mantle" and the horn)'' * ''

The Knightly Tale of Gologras and Gawain ''The Knightly Tale of Gologras and Gawain'' (also commonly spelt ''Golagros and Gawane'') is a Middle Scots Arthurian romance written in alliterative verse of 1362 lines, known solely from a printed edition of 1508 in the possession of the Natio ...

,'' 1508 * ''The Jeaste of Sir Gawain'' * ''

The Misfortunes of Arthur ''The Misfortunes of Arthur, Uther Pendragon's son reduced into tragical notes'' is a play by the 16th-century English dramatist Thomas Hughes. Written in 1587, it was performed at Greenwich before Queen Elizabeth I on February 28, 1588. The play ...

'' by Thomas Hughes, 1587 * ''

The Faerie Queene ''The Faerie Queene'' is an English epic poem by Edmund Spenser. Books IIII were first published in 1590, then republished in 1596 together with books IVVI. ''The Faerie Queene'' is notable for its form: at over 36,000 lines and over 4,000 sta ...

'' by

Edmund Spenser Edmund Spenser (; 1552/1553 – 13 January 1599) was an English poet best known for ''The Faerie Queene'', an epic poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I. He is recognized as one of the premier craftsmen of ...

, 1590

Welsh

* ''Tristan Romance'', preserved in fragmentary form in several MSS.

Byelo-Russian

* ''Povest Trychane'' 1560s

17th century

English

* Works of

Richard Johnson Richard or Dick Johnson may refer to: Academics * Dick Johnson (academic) (1929–2019), Australian academic * Richard C. Johnson (1930–2003), professor of electrical engineering * Richard A. Johnson, artist and professor at the University of ...

** ''

Tom a Lincoln ''Tom a Lincoln'' is a romance by the English writer Richard Johnson, published in two parts in 1599 and 1607. The principal character, Tom, is a bastard son of King Arthur and a girl named Angelica. He is the father of two other important chara ...

'' (1607) ** ''The History of

Tom Thumb Tom Thumb is a character of English folklore. ''The History of Tom Thumb'' was published in 1621 and was the first fairy tale printed in English. Tom is no bigger than his father's thumb, and his adventures include being swallowed by a cow, tangl ...

e, the Little, for his small stature surnamed, King Arthurs Dwarfe'' (1621) * ''

The Birth of Merlin ''The Birth of Merlin, or, The Child Hath Found his Father'' is a Jacobean play, probably written in whole or part by William Rowley. It was first performed in 1622 at the Curtain Theatre in Shoreditch. It contains a comic depiction of the birth ...

, or, The Childe Hath Found His Father'' by

William Rowley William Rowley (c. 1585 – February 1626) was an English Jacobean dramatist, best known for works written in collaboration with more successful writers. His date of birth is estimated to have been c. 1585; he was buried on 11 February 1626 in ...

(?1620; first published 1662) * Works of

Richard Blackmore Sir Richard Blackmore (22 January 1654 – 9 October 1729), English poet and physician, is remembered primarily as the object of satire and as an epic poet, but he was also a respected medical doctor and theologian. Earlier years He was born ...

** ''Prince Arthur: An Heroick Poem in Ten Books'' (1695) ** ''King Arthur: An Heroick Poem in Twelve Books'' (1697)

Yiddish

* ''Widwilt'' (Yiddish reworking of ''Le Bel Inconnu'')

18th century

*Warton, Thomas (1728–1790) ** "The Grave of King Arthur" (1777) ** "On King Arthur's Round-table at Winchester" (1777) * ''

Vortigern and Rowena ''Vortigern and Rowena'', or ''Vortigern, an Historical Play'', is a play that was touted as a newly discovered work by William Shakespeare when it first appeared in 1796. It was eventually revealed to be a Shakespeare hoax, the product of promi ...

'' by W. H. Ireland (1799) (A Shakespearian forgery)

19th century

* " Arthur o' Bower" (1805) * ''

The Lady of Shalott "The Lady of Shalott" is a lyrical ballad by the 19th-century English poet Alfred Tennyson and one of his best-known works. Inspired by the 13th-century Italian short prose text '' Donna di Scalotta'', the poem tells the tragic story of Elain ...

'' by

Alfred, Lord Tennyson Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was an English poet. He was the Poet Laureate during much of Queen Victoria's reign. In 1829, Tennyson was awarded the Chancellor's Gold Medal at Cambridge for one of his ...

(1833) * ''The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights'' by James Knowles (1862) * ''

The Boy's King Arthur ''The Boy's King Arthur'' (republished in 1950 under the title ''King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table'') was an abridged version of Malory's ''Le Morte d'Arthur'' edited by Sidney Lanier and published in 1880. It was intended as a childr ...

'' by

Sidney Lanier Sidney Clopton Lanier (February 3, 1842 – September 7, 1881) was an American musician, poet and author. He served in the Confederate States Army as a private, worked on a blockade-running ship for which he was imprisoned (resulting in his catch ...

(1880) * ''

Tristram of Lyonesse ''Tristram of Lyonesse'' is a long epic poem written by the British poet Algernon Charles Swinburne, that recounts in grand fashion the famous medieval story of the ill-fated lovers Tristan and Isolde (Tristram and Iseult in Swinburne's version). ...

'' by

Algernon Charles Swinburne Algernon Charles Swinburne (5 April 1837 – 10 April 1909) was an English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic. He wrote several novels and collections of poetry such as ''Poems and Ballads'', and contributed to the famous Eleventh Edition ...

(1882) * ''

Idylls of the King ''Idylls of the King'', published between 1859 and 1885, is a Literature cycle, cycle of twelve narrative poems by the English poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892; Poet Laureate from 1850) which retells the legend of King Arthur, his knig ...

'' by

(1859–1885) * ''

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court ''A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'' is an 1889 novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. The book was originally titled ''A Yankee in King Arthur's Court''. Some early editions are titled ''A Yankee at the Court of King Arth ...

'' by

Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has p ...

(1889)

20th century

English

Howard Pyle Howard Pyle (March 5, 1853 – November 9, 1911) was an American illustrator and author, primarily of books for young people. He was a native of Wilmington, Delaware, and he spent the last year of his life in Florence, Italy. In 1894, he began ...

- In a four volume set including: ** "

The Story of King Arthur and His Knights ''The Story of King Arthur and His Knights'' is a 1903 children's novel by the American illustrator and writer Howard Pyle. The book contains a compilation of various stories, adapted by Pyle, regarding the legendary King Arthur of Britain and sel ...

" (1903) ** "

The Story of the Champions of the Round Table ''The Story of the Champions of the Round Table'' is a 1905 novel by the American illustrator and writer Howard Pyle. The book consists of many Arthurian legends, including those concerning of the young Sir Launcelot, Sir Tristram, and Sir Perc ...

" (1905) ** "

The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions ''The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions'' is a 1907 novel by the American illustrator and writer Howard Pyle. The book consists of a large series of episodes in the legend of the chief knight of the Round Table, Sir Launcelot, and many of ...

" (1907) ** "

The Story of the Grail and the Passing of King Arthur ''The Story of the Grail and the Passing of Arthur'' is a 1910 novel by the American illustrator and writer Howard Pyle. The book tells of Sir Geraint and his wife Enid, Sir Galahad and how he achieved the Holy Grail, and the death of King Arthur ...

" (1910) * ''

Kairo-kō is a 1905 novel by the Japanese author Natsume Sōseki. The earliest, and only major, prose treatment of the Arthurian legend in Japanese, it chronicles the adulterous love triangle between Lancelot, Guinevere, and Elaine of Astolat.Takamiya, Tosh ...

'' (1905) by

Natsume Sōseki , born , was a Japanese novelist. He is best known around the world for his novels ''Kokoro'', '' Botchan'', ''I Am a Cat'', '' Kusamakura'' and his unfinished work '' Light and Darkness''. He was also a scholar of British literature and writer ...

* ''The Life of Sir Aglovale de Galis'' (1905) by

Clemence Housman Clemence Annie Housman (23 November 1861 – 6 December 1955) was an author, illustrator and activist in the women's suffrage movement. She was the sister of A. E. Housman and Laurence Housman. Her novels included ''The Were-Wolf'', ''Unknown Se ...

Brian Stableford Brian Michael Stableford (born 25 July 1948) is a British academic, critic and science fiction writer who has published more than 70 novels. His earlier books were published under the name Brian M. Stableford, but more recent ones have dropped ...

, (2009), ''The A to Z of Fantasy Literature'', page 205. Scarecrow Press. * ''War in Heaven'' (1930) by Charles W. S. Williams, a "modern-day" (20th century) quest for the Holy Grail * ''The Little Wench'' (1935) by

Philip Lindsay Philip Lindsay (30 April 1906 – 4 January 1958) was an Australian writer, who mostly wrote historical novels. Life and writing He was the son of Norman Lindsay, an Australian artist and a younger brother of writer Jack Lindsay. He was ...

* Merlin's Godson by

H. Warner Munn Harold Warner Munn (November 5, 1903 – January 10, 1981) was an American writer of fantasy, horror and poetry,Don Herron, "Munn, H(arold) Warner", in Jack Sullivan, ''The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural'' (New York, Viking ...

** '' King of the World's Edge'' (1936) ** '' The Ship from Atlantis'' (1967) ** ''

Merlin's Ring ''Merlin's Ring'' is a fantasy novel by American writer H. Warner Munn, the third in a series of three based on Arthurian legend. Originally intended for publication by Ballantine Books in the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series, it actually saw pri ...

'' (1974) * ''Taliessin through Logres'' (1938) and ''The Region of the Summer Stars'' (1944) by Charles W. S. Williams (poem cycles) * ''

The Once and Future King ''The Once and Future King'' is a collection of fantasy novels by T. H. White about the legend of King Arthur. It is loosely based upon the 1485 work '' Le Morte d'Arthur'' by Sir Thomas Malory. It was first published in 1958 as a collection ...

'' by

T. H. White Terence Hanbury "Tim" White (29 May 1906 – 17 January 1964) was an English writer best known for his Arthurian novels, published together in 1958 as ''The Once and Future King''. One of his most memorable is the first of the series, '' The Sw ...

including ** '' The Sword in the Stone'' (1938) ** ''

The Queen of Air and Darkness ''The Queen of Air and Darkness'' is a fantasy novel by English writer T. H. White. It is the second book in his series ''The Once and Future King''. It continues the story of the newly crowned King Arthur, his tutelage by the wise Merlyn, his ...

'' (or ''The Witch in the Wood'') (1939) ** ''

The Ill-Made Knight ''The Ill-Made Knight'' is a fantasy novel by British writer T. H. White, the third book in the series ''The Once and Future King''. It was first published in 1940, but is usually found today only in collected editions of all four books of the ...

'' (1940) ** ''

The Candle in the Wind ''The Candle in the Wind'' is a fantasy novel by English writer T. H. White, the fourth book in the series ''The Once and Future King''. Written in 1940, it was first published in 1958 in the collected edition. It deals with the last weeks of A ...

'' (1958) ** ''

The Book of Merlyn ''The Book of Merlyn'' is an Arthurian fantasy book by British writer T. H. White. It is the conclusion of ''The Once and Future King'', but it was published separately and posthumously. Plot summary The book opens as King Arthur prepares himse ...

'' (1958) * ''

That Hideous Strength ''That Hideous Strength: A Modern Fairy-Tale for Grown-Ups'' is a 1945 novel by C. S. Lewis, the final book in Lewis's theological science fiction Space Trilogy. The events of this novel follow those of '' Out of the Silent Planet'' and '' Pere ...

'' (1945) by

C. S. Lewis Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British writer and Anglican lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Oxford University (Magdalen College, 1925–1954) and Cambridge Univers ...

* ''

Porius (A Romance of the Dark Ages) ''Porius: A Romance of the Dark Ages'' is a 1951 historical romance by John Cowper Powys. Set in the Dark Ages during a week of autumn 499 AD, this novel is, in part, a bildungsroman, with the adventures of the eponymous protagonist Porius, heir ...

'' (1951) by

John Cowper Powys John Cowper Powys (; 8 October 187217 June 1963) was an English philosopher, lecturer, novelist, critic and poet born in Shirley, Derbyshire, where his father was vicar of the parish church in 1871–1879. Powys appeared with a volume of verse ...

*''

King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table ''King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table'' is a retelling of the Arthurian legends, principally Thomas Malory's '' Le Morte d'Arthur'', by Roger Lancelyn Green. It was intended for a child audience. It was first published by Puffin Books ...

'' (1953) by

Roger Lancelyn Green Roger Gilbert Lancelyn Green (2 November 1918 – 8 October 1987) was a British biographer and children's writer. He was an Oxford academic who formed part of the Inklings literary discussion group along with C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien. ...

* '' The Great Captains'' (1956) by

Henry Treece Henry Treece (22 December 1911 – 10 June 1966) was a British poet and writer who also worked as a teacher and editor. He wrote a range of works but is mostly remembered as a writer of children's historical novels. Life and work Treece wa ...

Rosemary Sutcliff Rosemary Sutcliff (14 December 1920 – 23 July 1992) was an English novelist best known for children's books, especially historical fiction and retellings of myths and legends. Although she was primarily a children's author, some of her novel ...

's Arthurian novels: ** '' The Lantern Bearers'' (1959) ** ''

Sword at Sunset ''Sword at Sunset'' is a best-selling 1963 novel by Rosemary Sutcliff. One of her few historical novels written specifically for adults, it is her interpretation of the legend of King Arthur. This is the first novel that Sutcliff wrote using a ...

'' (1963) ** ''

Tristan and Iseult Tristan and Iseult, also known as Tristan and Isolde and other names, is a medieval chivalric romance told in numerous variations since the 12th century. Based on a Celtic legend and possibly other sources, the tale is a tragedy about the illic ...

'' (1971) ** ''The Shining Company'' (1990), a retelling of the ''

Y Gododdin ''Y Gododdin'' () is a medieval Welsh poem consisting of a series of elegies to the men of the Brittonic kingdom of Gododdin and its allies who, according to the conventional interpretation, died fighting the Angles of Deira and Bernicia at a p ...

'', which contains the earliest mention of Arthur's name ** ''The Arthurian Trilogy'' (1979–1981), re-issued in an omnibus edition in 2007 as ''The King Arthur Trilogy'': *** '' The Light Beyond the Forest'' (1979) *** ''

The Sword and the Circle ''The Sword and the Circle, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table'' is a children's novel written by Rosemary Sutcliff and was first published in 1981. The story is a retelling of the story of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round ...

'' (1981) *** '' The Road to Camlann'' (1981) * '' A Trace of Memory'' (1963) by

Keith Laumer John Keith Laumer ( – ) was an American science fiction author. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, he was an officer in the United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United State ...

* The Merlin series by Mary Stewart ** ''

The Crystal Cave ''The Crystal Cave'' is a 1970 fantasy novel by Mary Stewart. The first in a quintet of novels covering the Arthurian legend, it is followed by '' The Hollow Hills''. Plot introduction The protagonist of this story is a boy named Myrddin Emrys ...

'' (1970) ** ''

The Hollow Hills ''The Hollow Hills'' is a novel by Mary Stewart. It is the second in a trilogy of novels covering the Arthurian Legends. This book is preceded by ''The Crystal Cave'' and succeeded by ''The Last Enchantment''. ''The Hollow Hills'' was publ ...

'' (1973) ** ''

The Last Enchantment ''The Last Enchantment'' is a 1979 fantasy novel by Mary Stewart. It is the third in a quintet of novels covering the Arthurian legend, preceded by '' The Hollow Hills'' and succeeded by ''The Wicked Day''. Plot introduction The protagonist of ...

'' (1979) ** ''

The Wicked Day ''The Wicked Day'' is the fourth novel in Mary Stewart's treatment of Arthurian legend. It was published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1983. It is preceded in the pentalogy by '' The Last Enchantment'' (1979), and succeeded by '' The Prince and the ...

'' (1983) ** '' The Prince and the Pilgrim'' (1995) * ''

The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights ''The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights'' (1976) is John Steinbeck's retelling of the Arthurian legend, based on the Winchester Manuscript text of Sir Thomas Malory's '' Le Morte d'Arthur''. He began his adaptation in November 1956. Stei ...

'' (1975) by

John Steinbeck John Ernst Steinbeck Jr. (; February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was an American writer and the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature winner "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social ...

* ''The Mabinogion Tetralogy'' (1974) by Evangeline Walton. * '' Arthur Rex: A Legendary Novel'' by Thomas Berger (1978) * '' The Three Damosels'' (1978) and '' The Enchantresses'' (1998) by

Vera Chapman Vera Chapman (8 May 1898 – 14 May 1996), also known as Vera Ivy May Fogerty, and within the Tolkien Society as Belladonna Took, was a British author and founder of the Tolkien Society in the United Kingdom, and also wrote a number of pseudo-h ...

(the latter with Mike Ashley) * '' The Old French Tristan Poems'' (1980) by David J. Shirt * ''

The Mists of Avalon ''The Mists of Avalon'' is a 1983 historical fantasy novel by American writer Marion Zimmer Bradley, in which the author relates the Arthurian legends from the perspective of the female characters. The book follows the trajectory of Morgaine (Mo ...

'' (1983) by

Marion Zimmer Bradley Marion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley (June 3, 1930 – September 25, 1999) was an American author of fantasy, historical fantasy, science fiction, and science fantasy novels, and is best known for the Arthurian fiction novel ''The Mists of Avalon'' an ...

* '' L'Enchanteur'' (1984) by

René Barjavel René Barjavel (24 January 1911 – 24 November 1985) was a French author, journalist and critic who may have been the first to think of the grandfather paradox in time travel. He was born in Nyons, a town in the Drôme department in southeastern ...

* ''The White Raven'' (1988) by

Diana L. Paxson Diana Lucile Paxson (born February 20, 1943) is an American author, primarily in the fields of Paganism and Heathenism. Her published works include fantasy and historical fiction novels, as well as numerous short stories. More recently she has ...

(Tristan and Isseult) * The

Pendragon Cycle The Pendragon Cycle is a series of historical fantasy books based on Arthurian legend, written by Stephen R. Lawhead. The cycle was originally planned as a four-book series, but the original publisher opted to stop after the first three books, res ...

Stephen Lawhead Stephen R. Lawhead (born 2 July 1950) is a UK-based American writer known for his works of fantasy, science fiction, and historical fiction, particularly Celtic historical fiction. He has written over 28 novels and numerous children's and non- ...

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'' (1989) ** ''

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'' (1994) ** ''

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'' (1999) * The Guinevere trilogy by

Persia Woolley Persia Woolley (November 8, 1935 – October 3, 2017) was an American author, perhaps best known for her Guinevere trilogy. She also has written a number of works on writing, such as ''How to Write and Sell Historical Fiction'' (2000). Wo ...

** '' Child of the Northern Spring'' (1987) ** ''

Queen of the Summer Stars ''Queen of the Summer Stars'' is a 1991 novel by Persia Woolley and is the second volume of the Guinevere trilogy that relate the Arthurian legend from the perspective of Guinevere. The novel introduces Lancelot and also outlines King Arthur's vic ...

'' (1991) ** '' Guinevere: The Legend in Autumn'' (1993) * ''

Knight Life ''Knight Life'' (), is an Arthurian fantasy novel by American writer Peter David. The book was first published in 1987, and an expanded, updated edition of the book was published by Ace Books in 2002.David, Peter; Foreword to the 2002 version of ...

'' (1987), ''

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* '' The Road to Avalon'' (1988) by

Joan Wolf Joan Wolf (born 1951 in Bronx, New York) is an American writer of romance novels. Wolf grew up in the Bronx, New York. She obtained a bachelor's degree in Mercy College and Master in English and Comparative Literature in Hunter College. Biblio ...

*''The King'' (1990) by

Donald Barthelme Donald Barthelme (April 7, 1931 – July 23, 1989) was an American short story writer and novelist known for his playful, postmodernist style of short fiction. Barthelme also worked as a newspaper reporter for the ''Houston Post'', was managing ...

*The Arthor series by

A. A. Attanasio Alfred Angelo Attanasio, born on September 20, 1951, in Newark, New Jersey, is an author of fantasy and science fiction. His science fiction novel ''Radix'', winner of the French literary award, the Prix Cosmos 2000, was also nominated for the ...

**'' The Dragon and the Unicorn'' (1994) **'' The Eagle and the Sword'' (1997) **'' The Wolf and the Crown'' (1998) **'' The Serpent and the Grail'' (1999) * '' The Child Queen'' (1994), '' The High Queen'' (1995), (collected in ''

Queen of Camelot ''Queen of Camelot'' is an Arthurian-legend based novel shown through the viewpoint of Queen Guinevere. It is a combination of two of Nancy McKenzie's previous books ''The Child Queen'' and ''The High Queen''. She states in the foreword that she o ...

'' (2002)), ''

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Grail Prince Grail Prince, a 2003 novel by American author Nancy McKenzie written in the tradition of Arthurian legends, recounts a version of Galahad's quest for the Holy Grail. The novel is a sequel to McKenzie's ''Queen of Camelot'' (2002). Plot summary Be ...

'' (2003) by

Nancy McKenzie Nancy Affleck McKenzie (February 19, 1948) is an American author of historical fiction. Her primary focus is Arthurian legend. Publishing career McKenzie published ''The Child Queen'' in 1994, and its sequel, ''The High Queen'', a year later. ' ...

* '' I Am Mordred'' (1998) by

Nancy Springer Nancy Springer (born July 5, 1948) is an American author of fantasy, young adult literature, mystery, and science fiction. Her novel ''Larque on the Wing'' won the Tiptree Award in 1994. She also received the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers ...

* '' Hallowed Isle'' by

: ''The Book of the Sword'' (1999), ''The Book of the Spear'' (1999), ''The Book of the Cauldron'' (1999), ''The Book of the Stone'' (2000). * The Guenevere novels by Rosalind Miles ** '' Guenevere, Queen of the Summer Country'' (1999) ** ''

The Knight of the Sacred Lake ''The Knight of the Sacred Lake'' is a historical fantasy novel by Rosalind Miles. It was first published in 2000 by Simon & Schuster in the UK followed by Crown Books in the US.

'' (2000) ** '' Child of the Holy Grail'' (2000) * ''

The Warlord Chronicles ''The Warlord Chronicles'' or ''The Warlord Trilogy'' is a series of three novels about Arthurian Sub-Roman Britain, Britain written by Bernard Cornwell. The story is written as a mixture of historical fiction and Arthurian legend. The books were ...

'' by

Bernard Cornwell Bernard Cornwell (born 23 February 1944) is an English-American author of historical novels and a history of the Waterloo Campaign. He is best known for his novels about Napoleonic Wars rifleman Richard Sharpe. He has also written ''The Saxon ...

** '' The Winter King'' ** '' Enemy of God'' ** ''

Excalibur Excalibur () is the legendary sword of King Arthur, sometimes also attributed with magical powers or associated with the rightful sovereignty of Britain. It was associated with the Arthurian legend very early on. Excalibur and the Sword in th ...

'' * By

Jane Yolen Jane Hyatt Yolen (born February 11, 1939) is an American writer of fantasy, science fiction, and children's books. She is the author or editor of more than 350 books, of which the best known is '' The Devil's Arithmetic'', a Holocaust novella. H ...

: ** '' Sword of the Rightful King'' ** '' The Young Merlin Trilogy'' * By

Gerald Morris Gerald Morris (October 29, 1963
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The Squire's Tale "The Squire's Tale" is a tale in Geoffrey Chaucer's ''The Canterbury Tales''. It is unfinished, because it is interrupted by the next story-teller, the Franklin, who then continues with his own prologue and tale. The Squire is the Knight's son, a ...

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The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady ''The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady'' is a book written by Gerald Morris. Its prequel is ''The Squire's Tale'', also written by Gerald Morris. The plot is based on the late 14th century Arthurian romance, ''Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'' ...

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'' ** '' Parsifal's Page'' ** '' The Ballad of Sir Dinadan'' ** '' The Princess, the Crone, and the Dung-Cart Knight'' ** '' The Lioness and her Knight'' ** '' The Quest of the Fair Unknown'' ** '' Squire's Quest'' ** '' The Legend of the King'' ** '' The Adventures of Sir Givret the Short'' ** '' The Adventures of Sir Lancelot the Great'' *By Molly Cochran and

Warren Murphy Warren Burton Murphy (September 13, 1933 – September 4, 2015) was an American author, most famous as the co-creator of '' The Destroyer'' series, the basis for the film '' Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins''. Early life Murphy was born in ...

** '' The Forever King'' ** ''

The Broken Sword ''The Broken Sword'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Poul Anderson, originally published on 5 November 1954. It was issued in a revised edition by Ballantine Books as the twenty-fourth volume of their Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in Ja ...

'' ** ''

The Third Magic ''The Third Magic'' () is a fantasy novel written by Welwyn Wilton Katz and published by Groundwood Books in 1988. It was for this work that Katz received the Governor General's Literary Award. It is a standalone book 215 pages in length and inte ...

'' * The Coming of the King: The First Book of Merlin by

Nikolai Tolstoy Count Nikolai Dmitrievich Tolstoy-Miloslavsky (russian: Граф Николай Дмитриевич Толстой-Милославский; born 23 June 1935), known as Nikolai Tolstoy, is a British monarchist and historian. He is a former ...

(1988) * '' Stones of Power'' by

David Gemmell David Andrew Gemmell (; 1 August 1948 – 28 July 2006) was a British author of heroic fantasy, best known for his debut novel, ''Legend (Gemmell novel), Legend''. A former journalist and newspaper editor, Gemmell had his first work of fict ...

** '' Ghost King'' (1988) ** '' Last Sword of Power'' (1988) *

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'' (Illustrated Junior Library, Deluxe edition, September 1, 1950) * '' To the Chapel Perilous''

Naomi Mitchison Naomi Mary Margaret Mitchison, Baroness Mitchison (; 1 November 1897 – 11 January 1999) was a Scottish novelist and poet. Often called a doyenne of Scottish literature, she wrote over 90 books of historical and science fiction, travel writin ...

(1955) * ''Artorius'' by

John Heath-Stubbs John Francis Alexander Heath-Stubbs (9 July 1918 – 26 December 2006) was an English poet and translator. He is known for verse influenced by classical myths, and for a long Arthurian poem, ''Artorius'' (1972). Biography and works Heath-Stub ...

* ''Quirinius, Britannia's Last Roman'' by Erik Hildinger (2021) * '' Our Man in Camelot'' by

Anthony Price Alan Anthony Price (16 August 1928 – 30 May 2019) was an author of espionage thrillers. Price was born in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England. He attended The King's School, Canterbury and served in the British Army from 1947 to 1949, ...

(1975) (The sixth book in the Dr. David Audley series uses the Arthur myth as a

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in a modern spy thriller.) * By

Parke Godwin Parke Godwin (January 28, 1929 – June 19, 2013) was an American writer. He won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novella in 1982 for his story "The Fire When It Comes". He was a native of New York City, where he was born in 1929. He was the g ...

**'' Firelord'' (1980) **''

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'' (1984) **'' The Last Rainbow'' (1985) * The Pendragon's Banner Trilogy by

Helen Hollick Helen Hollick (born 1953) is a British author of historical fiction. She is the author of the Arthurian trilogy '' Pendragon's Banner'', and the novels ''Harold the King'' and ''A Hollow Crown''. Life and career Born in Walthamstow, Hollick wor ...

(re-published UK 2007 & USA 2009) **Book One: ''The Kingmaking'' (1994) **Book Two: ''Pendragon's Banner'' (1995) **Book Three: ''Shadow of the King'' (1997) * The Tales of Arthur, books of

The Keltiad ''The Keltiad'' is a body of epic fantasy works written by Patricia Kennealy-Morrison. There are eight novels in the series and one collection of short stories. The books are set in a star system far from our own, where various Celtic peoples em ...

, by

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** '' The Hawk's Grey Feather'' (1991) ** '' The Oak Above the Kings'' (1994) ** '' The Hedge of Mist'' (1996) * ''

A Dream of Eagles ''A Dream of Eagles'' is a historical novel series written by the Canadian author Jack Whyte. It was published in the United States as the ''Camulod Chronicles''. The novels are a rendition of the Arthurian legend that attempt to propose a poss ...

'' (''Camulod Chronicles'') by

Jack Whyte Jack Whyte (March 15, 1940February 22, 2021) was a Scottish-Canadian novelist of historical fiction. Born and raised in Scotland, he moved to Canada in 1967. He resided in Kelowna, British Columbia. Early life Whyte was born in Scotland on Mar ...

**'' The Sky Stone'' (1992) **''

The Singing Sword ''The Singing Sword'' is a historical fiction novel written by Jack Whyte, first published in 1993. It is the second novel in the ''A Dream of Eagles'' series. Publishers Weekly described Whyte's approach to historical fiction as a "dirt-beneath ...

'' (1993) **''

The Eagles' Brood ''The Eagles' Brood'' is a 1994 historical novel by Jack Whyte set in post-Roman Britain. It is the third in Whyte's series ''The Camulod Chronicles''. The novel develops the relationship between Merlyn and Uther as the two become military leader ...

'' (1994) **''

The Saxon Shore ''The Saxon Shore'' is a 1995 novel by Canadian writer Jack Whyte chronicling Caius Merlyn Britannicus's effort to return the baby Arthur to the colony of Camulod and the political events surrounding this. The book is a portrayal of the Arthuri ...

'' (1998) **''The Sorcerer Part 1:

The Fort at River's Bend ''The Fort at River's Bend'' is a 1997 historical novel by Canadian novelist Jack Whyte. Written as part of a single book, ''The Sorcerer'', it was split for publishing purposes. The book encompasses the beginning of Arthur's education at a lon ...

'' (1997) **''The Sorcerer Part 2: The Sorcerer: Metamorphosis'' (1999) ** ''

Uther Uther Pendragon (Brittonic) (; cy, Ythyr Ben Dragwn, Uthyr Pendragon, Uthyr Bendragon), also known as King Uther, was a legendary King of the Britons in sub-Roman Britain (c. 6th century). Uther was also the father of King Arthur. A few mi ...

'' (2001) ** ''

Clothar the Frank ''Clothar the Frank'' is a Canadian historical fiction novel by Jack Whyte that continues his Arthurian Cycle as told in ''A Dream of Eagles'' series of novels (called ''The Camulod Chronicles'' outside of Canada). Outside of Canada, the novel h ...

'' (titled ''The Lance Thrower'' outside of Canada) (2004) ** ''

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'' (2006) * The Lost Years of Merlin Epic, by

T.A. Barron Thomas Archibald Barron (born March 26, 1952) is an American writer of fantasy literature, books for children and young adults, and nature books. Biography Barron spent his early childhood in Harvard, Massachusetts, a town full of apple orchar ...

**''

The Lost Years of Merlin ''The Lost Years'' (originally entitled ''The Lost Years of Merlin)'' is a novel by T. A. Barron, published by Penguin Group USA about the legendary wizard Merlin's youth. The book is the first in the 12-book Merlin Saga, and was originally pu ...

'' (1996) **'' The Seven Songs of Merlin'' (1997) **'' The Fires of Merlin'' (1998) **'' The Mirror of Merlin'' (1999) **'' The Wings of Merlin'' (2000) * ''

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'', a trilogy of historical novels by British author Patrick McCormack (1997, 2000, 2007) * '' The King Awakes'' and ''

The Empty Throne ''The Empty Throne'' is the eighth historical novel in ''The Saxon Stories'' series by Bernard Cornwell, first published in October 2014. It is set in 10th-century Mercia and Dyfed. Plot summary In 911 AD, Uhtred of Bebbanburg's son, also nam ...

'' by

Janice Elliott Janice Elliott (13 October 1931 – 25 July 1995) was a prolific English fiction writer, journalist and children's writer. Her novels were critically successful in their time, but they are not currently in print. Life Elliott was born in Derby t ...

, set in a

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-style society several generations after a nuclear war. Both novels deal with the return of King Arthur and his friendship with a youth from the post-holocaust world *''Merlin's Bones'' by

Fred Saberhagen Fred Thomas Saberhagen (May 18, 1930 – June 29, 2007) was an American science fiction and fantasy author most famous for his ''Berserker'' series of science fiction short stories and novels. Saberhagen also wrote a series of vampire novels in ...

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The Idylls of the Queen ''The Idylls of the Queen: A Tale of Queen Guenevere'' is a 1982 fantasy mystery novel set in the framework of the King Arthur myths written by American author Phyllis Ann Karr. It was first published in paperback by Ace Books in June 1982, and re ...

'' by

Phyllis Ann Karr Phyllis Ann Karr (born July 25, 1944) is an American author of fantasy, Romance novel, romances, Mystery (fiction), mysteries, and non-fiction. She is best known for her "Frostflower and Thorn" series and Arthurian works. Life and family Karr w ...

*''

Eagle in the Snow ''Eagle in the Snow'' () is a 1970 historical fiction novel, written by Wallace Breem, which revolves around the Roman general Paulinus Gaius Maximus, a Mithraic in an age of Christianization, in Britannia and Germania, between the late 4th centur ...

'' by Wallace Breem; the coming of Arthur is foreseen by the chief of

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in the last page of the book *'' The Winter Prince'' by

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*'' The Dragon Lord'' by David Drake *'' Merlin's Mirror'' (1975) by

Andre Norton Andre Alice Norton (born Alice Mary Norton, February 17, 1912 – March 17, 2005) was an American writer of science fiction and fantasy, who also wrote works of historical and contemporary fiction. She wrote primarily under the pen name ...

*'' The Return of Merlin'' (1995) by

Deepak Chopra Deepak Chopra (; ; born October 22, 1946) is an Indian-American author and alternative medicine advocate. A prominent figure in the New Age movement, his books and videos have made him one of the best-known and wealthiest figures in alternati ...

*''Guinevere'' series (1996), by Sharan Newman. *''Black Horses for the King'' (1996) by Anne McCaffrey. *''

Camelot 3000 ''Camelot 3000'' is an American twelve-issue comic book limited series written by Mike W. Barr and penciled by Brian Bolland. It was published by DC Comics from 1982 to 1985 as one of its first direct market projects, and as its first maxi-series ...

'', a comic book series that reincarnates Arthur and his knights in the far future *'' The Dark Is Rising'', a series written for older children and young adults, by

Susan Cooper Susan Mary Cooper (born 23 May 1935) is an English author of children's books. She is best known for '' The Dark Is Rising'', a contemporary fantasy series set in England and Wales, which incorporates British mythology such as the Arthurian le ...

*''

The Fionavar Tapestry ''The Fionavar Tapestry'' is a trilogy of fantasy novels by Canadian author Guy Gavriel Kay, published between 1984 and 1986. The novels are partly set in our own contemporary world, but mostly in the fictional world of Fionavar. It is the stor ...

'', a fantasy trilogy by Canadian author Guy Gavriel Kay *'' The Merlin Mystery'', A

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book which focused heavily on Merlin and Nimue having a love after Arthur has been entombed; it offered a cash prize as well as a gold, silver, bronze and crystal wand. However, the puzzle went unsolved and the prize unclaimed. * The ''Down the Long Wind'' series by

Gillian Bradshaw Gillian Marucha Bradshaw (born May 14, 1956) is an American writer of historical fiction, historical fantasy, children's literature, science fiction, and contemporary science-based novels, who lives in Britain. Her serious historical novels are oft ...

(1980–82) ** ''

Hawk of May ''Hawk of May'' is the first installment in Gillian Bradshaw’s ''Down The Long Wind'' trilogy. Published initially in 1980 by Simon and Schuster, ''Hawk of May'' is a bildungsroman set in the time of King Arthur and centered on Gwalchmai ap Lot ...

'' ** ''

Kingdom of Summer ''Kingdom of Summer'' is the second book in a trilogy of fantasy novels written by Gillian Bradshaw. The novel tells of the ascendancy of King Arthur and the planting of the seeds of his downfall. The tale is recounted by Rhys ap Sion, a Dumnoni ...

'' ** '' In Winter's Shadow'' *'' The Little Wench'' by

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*'' A Lady of King Arthur's Court'' (1907) by

Sara Hawks Sterling Sara Hawks Sterling was an American schoolteacher and novelist. Sterling specialized in fiction about historical and legendary figures, such as King Arthur, Robin Hood, and Anne Hathaway (wife of Shakespeare), Anne Hathaway. Her novel ''Shakespe ...

Welsh

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Ymadawiad Arthur ''Ymadawiad Arthur'' ("The Passing of Arthur") is a Welsh-language poem, some 350 lines in length, by Thomas Gwynn Jones. It won its author the Chair at the National Eisteddfod in 1902 but was several times heavily revised by him in later year ...

'' (1902) by

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21st century

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The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel ''The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel'' is a series of six fantasy novels written by Irish author Michael Scott, completed in 2012. The first book in the series, '' The Alchemyst'', was released in 2007, and the sequels were released ...

'' series by Michael Scott mentions many artifacts and characters from Arthurian legend * The Magic Tree House Books (1992-Present) by Mary Pope Osbourne, feature

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as a prominent character in the original series. The later series, entitled The Magic Tree House: Merlin Missions, more prominently included elements from Arthurian Legend. Includes works such as: ** ''Christmas in Camelot'' (2001) **''Haunted Castle on Hallow's Eve'' (2003) ** ''Summer of the Sea Serpent'' (2004) ** ''Winter of the Ice Wizard'' (2004) **''Night of the Ninth Dragon'' (2016) *'' I am Morgan le Fay'' (2001) by

*The Merlin Codex by

Robert Holdstock Robert Paul Holdstock (2 August 1948 – 29 November 2009) was an English novelist and author best known for his works of Celts, Celtic, Nordic countries, Nordic, Goths, Gothic and Picts, Pictish fantasy literature, predominantly in the fanta ...

**''Celtika'' (2001) **''The Iron Grail'' (2002) **''The Broken Kings'' (2007) * ''Tales of Guinevere'' series by Alice Borchardt. * ''Corbenic'' by

Catherine Fisher Catherine Fisher (born 1957) is a Welsh poet and children's novelist who writes in English. She has also worked as a school and university teacher. She lives in the city of Newport, Wales. Work experience Catherine Fisher has worked as a primar ...

(2002) * ''Tristan and Isolde'' (2002) series by Rosalind Miles * ''Sword of the Rightful King'' by

(2003) * ''The House of Pendragon'' by

Debra A. Kemp Debra A. Kemp (March 7, 1957 – February 8, 2015) was an American author. She wrote historical fiction and drew inspiration for her ''House of Pendragon'' series from the Arthurian legends. She originally studied nursing and earned her degree ...

**I: '' The Firebrand'' (2003) **II: ''The Recruit'' (2007) *''

The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp The Alfred Kropp series is a trilogy of young adult fantasy novels written by American author Rick Yancey. The first book, ''The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp'', received a starred review from ''Publishers Weekly ''Publishers Weekly' ...

'' by Rick Yancey (2005) *

Douglas Clegg Douglas Clegg (born April 1, 1958) is an American horror and dark fantasy author, and a pioneer in the field of e-publishing. He maintains a strong Internet presence through his website. Early life Born in Alexandria, Virginia to a "family of ...

: '' Mordred, Bastard Son'' (2006) * '' Fate/Zero'' by

Gen Urobuchi is a Japanese novelist, visual novel writer and anime screenwriter. He is known for being the co-creator of the highly acclaimed and commercially successful anime series '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica'', which earned him the Tokyo Anime Award for ...

(2006–2007) * ''Dracula vs. King Arthur'' by Adam Beranek,

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and Chris Moreno (2007) * ''Orion and King Arthur'' by

Ben Bova Benjamin William Bova (November 8, 1932November 29, 2020) was an American writer and editor. During a writing career of 60 years, he was the author of more than 120 works of science fact and fiction, an editor of '' Analog Science Fiction and F ...

(2011) * ''

Song of the Sparrow ''Song of the Sparrow'' is a young adult novel by Lisa Ann Sandell, published in 2007. It is written completely in lyrical form. It is set during the Dark Ages in Britain and is a retelling of the story of The Lady of Shalott a figure from Arth ...

'' by

Lisa Ann Sandell Lisa Ann Sandell is an American author of young adult novels. She has written and published three books, ''A Map of the Known World'', '' Song of the Sparrow'' and ''The Weight of the Sky''. Biography Before she published her first book, Sande ...

(2007) * ''Camelot Lost'' by Jessica Bonito ( Jessica McHugh) (2008) * ''

Avalon High ''Avalon High'' is a young adult novel by Meg Cabot, published in 2005. Plot Ellie Harrison has just moved to Annapolis, Maryland. Her new school, Avalon High, seems like a typical high school with the stereotypical students: Lance the Jock ( ...

'' by

Meg Cabot Meggin Patricia Cabot (born February 1, 1967) is an American novelist. She has written and published over 50 novels of young adult and adult fiction and is best known for her young adult series ''Princess Diaries'', which was later adapted by W ...

* ''The Sangreal Trilogy'' by Amanda Hemingway *''Sword of Darkness'' by

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Here Lies Arthur ''Here Lies Arthur'' is a young-adult novel by Philip Reeve, published by Scholastic in 2007. Set in fifth or sixth century Britain and the Anglo-Saxon invasion, it features a girl who participates in the deliberate construction of legendary K ...

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Philip Reeve Philip Reeve (born 28 February 1966) is a British author and illustrator of children's books, primarily known for the 2001 book ''Mortal Engines'' and its sequels (the 2001 to 2006 ''Mortal Engines Quartet''). His 2007 novel, ''Here Lies Arthur ...

* ''The Book of Mordred'' by

Vivian Vande Velde Vivian Vande Velde (born 1951) is an American writer of fiction for children and young adults. Biography Vivian Vande Velde was born in Rochester, New York, United States. She began writing at age 28, the year her daughter was born, and has be ...

*'' Sons of Avalon, Merlin's Prophecy'' by Dee Marie (2008) *

Sarah Zettel Sarah Zettel (born December 14, 1966) is an American author, primarily of science fiction. Her first short story was published in ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' in 1991. Zettel's novels have won multiple awards, including the Philip K. Dic ...

's four-part series about the brothers Gawain, Gareth, Agravain, and Geraint: ** ''In Camelot's Shadow'' (2004) ** ''For Camelot's Honor'' (2005) ** ''Under Camelot's Banner'' (2006) ** ''Camelot's Blood'' (2008) *'' Merlin's Dragon'' Trilogy by

** '' Merlin Book 6: The Dragon of Avalon''; originally issued as '' Merlin's Dragon'' (2008) ** '' Merlin Book 7: Doomraga's Revenge'' (2009) ** '' Merlin Book 8: Ultimate Magic'' (2010) *'' The Great Tree of Avalon'' Trilogy ** '' Merlin Book 9: The Great Tree of Avalon''; originally issued as '' Child of the Dark Prophecy'' (2004) ** '' Merlin Book 10: Shadows on the Stars'' (2005) ** '' Merlin Book 11: The Eternal Flame'' (2007) *'' The Book of Magic'' ** '' Merlin Book 12: Merlin: The Book of Magic'' (2011), companion to the '' Merlin Saga'' *''Gwenhwyfar'' (2009) by

Mercedes Lackey Mercedes Ritchie Lackey (born June 24, 1950) is an American writer of fantasy novels. Many of her novels and trilogies are interlinked and set in the world of Velgarth, mostly in and around the country of Valdemar. Her Valdemar novels include i ...

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Nakaba Suzuki is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his fantasy series ''The Seven Deadly Sins'' (2012–2020), which has over 37 million copies in circulation. He began a sequel, ''Four Knights of the Apocalypse'', in 2021. Life and career The fir ...

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'' (2012–2020), a manga loosely based on the Arthurian legend **''

Four Knights of the Apocalypse also known as is a Japanese adventure and fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Nakaba Suzuki. It is a sequel to Suzuki's previous series, ''The Seven Deadly Sins''. The manga has been serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen M ...

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The School for Good and Evil ''The School for Good and Evil'' is a fantasy fairytale hexalogy of books by Soman Chainani. The first novel in the series was published on May 14, 2013. The series is set in a fictional widespread location known as the Endless Woods. The origi ...

'' series contains many Arthurian figures, including King Arthur's son as a central character (2013–2020) * ''

The Fall of Arthur ''The Fall of Arthur'' is an unfinished poem by J. R. R. Tolkien that is concerned with the legend of King Arthur. A posthumous first edition of the poem was published by HarperCollins in May 2013. The poem is alliterative, extending to nearly ...

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J.R.R. Tolkien John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (, ; 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''. From 1925 to 1945, Tolkien was the Rawlins ...

(published 2013, written circa 1920–30s) *''The Devices Trilogy'' by

Philip Purser-Hallard Philip Purser-Hallard (born 1971 as Philip Hallard) is a fantasy, science fiction and crime author described by the British Fantasy Society as "the best kept secret in British genre writing".

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The Pendragon Protocol ''The Pendragon Protocol'' is an urban fantasy thriller by Philip Purser-Hallard, published in 2014 by Snowbooks. It is the first volume in the ''Devices Trilogy''. Plot summary The novel introduces the Circle, a Crown-sponsored British paramil ...

'' (2014) *''The Eighth Day'' series by Dianne K. Salerni (2014) * ''

The Buried Giant ''The Buried Giant'' is a fantasy fiction, fantasy novel by the Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize-winning British writer Kazuo Ishiguro, published in March 2015. The novel follows an elderly Celtic Britons, Briton couple, Axl and Beatrice ...

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Kazuo Ishiguro Sir Kazuo Ishiguro ( ; born 8 November 1954) is a British novelist, screenwriter, musician, and short-story writer. Ishiguro was born in Nagasaki, Japan, and moved to Britain in 1960 with his parents when he was five. He is one of the most cr ...

(2015) *''Garden of Avalon'' by

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*''Harley Merlin'' by Bella Forrest (2018) *''Camelot Rising'' trilogy by

Kiersten White Kiersten White is an American author of fiction for children and young adults. Her first book, '' Paranormalcy'', was published by HarperCollins in 2009. Early life White was born in Utah in 1983 and graduated in 2004 from Brigham Young Univer ...

**''The Guinevere Deception'' (2019) **''The Camelot Betrayal'' (2020) **''The Excalibur Curse'' (2021) *''Seven Endless Forests'' by

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(2020) *''Legendborn'' by Tracy Deonn (2020)

Nonfiction

* ''Arthur's Britain'' by

Leslie Alcock Leslie Alcock (24 April 1925 – 6 June 2006) was Professor of Archaeology at the University of Glasgow, and one of the leading archaeologists of Early Medieval Britain. His major excavations included Dinas Powys hill fort in Wales, Cadbury Ca ...

* ''The Quest for Arthur's Britain'' by

Geoffrey Ashe Geoffrey Thomas Leslie Ashe (29 March 1923 – 30 January 2022) was a British cultural historian and lecturer, known for his focus on King Arthur. Early life Born in London, Ashe was an only child who excelled all his classmates in academics ...

* ''The Medieval Quest for Arthur'' by Robert Rouse and Cory Rushton * '' The Quest for Merlin'' by

(1985) * ''The Age of Arthur: A History of the British Isles from 350 to 650'' John Morris * ''The Reign of Arthur'' by Christopher Gidlow * ''King Arthur: The Making of the Legend'' by Nicholas J. Higham * ''King Arthur: Myth-Making and History'' by Nicholas J. Higham * ''The Development of Arthurian Romance'' by

Roger Sherman Loomis Roger Sherman Loomis (1887–1966) was an American scholar and one of the foremost authorities on medieval and Arthurian literature. Loomis is perhaps best known for showing the roots of Arthurian legend, in particular the Holy Grail, in native Ce ...

* ''Arthurian Literature in the Middle Ages'' edited by

Depictions in other media

List of works based on Arthurian legends The Matter of Britain stories, focusing on King Arthur, are one of the most popular literary subjects of all time, and have been adapted numerous times in every form of media. This list enumerates some of the notable works. Modern literature * ...

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External links

Camelot ProjectBibliography of International Arthurian Society
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