CaerleonCaerleon ( ; Welsh: Caerllion) is a town and community in Newport, Wales. Situated on the River Usk, it lies 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Newport city centre, and 5.5 miles (9 km) southeast of Cwmbran. Caerleon is of archaeological importance, being the site of a notable Roman legionary fortress, Isca Augusta, and an Iron Agehillfort. Close to the remains of Isca Augusta are the National Roman Legion Museum and the Roman Baths Museum.
CamulodunumRoman castrum where Colchester, England, now standsCamulodunum ( ; Latin: camvlodvnvm), the Ancient Roman name for what is now Colchester in Essex, was an important castrum and city in Roman Britain, and the first capital of the province. A temporary "strapline" in the 1960s identifying it as the "oldest recorded town in Britain" has become popular with residents and is still used on heritage roadsigns on trunk road approaches.
Roman BritainBritain under Roman rule (43 AD – c. 410 AD)Today part ofUnited KingdomEnglandWalesScotland
CarlisleCarlisle ( , locally ; from the Cumbric: Caer Luel) is a city located in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It is the largest settlement and only city in Cumbria. In 2021, it had a population of 77,730. Carlisle was founded as a Roman settlement called Luguvalium to serve forts along Hadrian's Wall, though it may have earlier origins.
King ArthurKing Arthur (Welsh: Brenin Arthur; Cornish: Arthur Gernow; Breton: Roue Arzhur; French: Roi Arthur) was a legendary king of Britain. He is a folk hero and a central figure in the medieval literary tradition known as the Matter of Britain. In Welsh sources, Arthur is portrayed as a leader of the post-Roman Britons in battles against the Anglo-Saxons in the late 5th and early 6th centuries.
Sub-Roman BritainPeriod in late antiquity in Great Britain The end of Roman rule in Britain English history Prehistoric Britainuntil c. 43 ADRoman Britainc. 43–410Sub-Roman Britain410–c. 7th centuryAnglo-Saxonc. 449–1066Norman/Angevin1066–1216Plantagenet1216–1485Tudor1485–1603 Elizabethan1558–1603Stuart1603–1714 Jacobean1603–1625Caroline1625–1649(Interregnum)1649–1660Carolean1660-1688Restoration1660–1688Georgian era1714–1837 Regency erac.List of Arthurian literatureThis is a bibliography of works about King Arthur, his family, friends or enemies. This bibliography includes works that are notable or are by notable authors.
Chivalric romanceProse genres Poetry genres Dramatic genresComedyLibrettoMusicalOperaPlayhistoricalmoralSatireScriptTragedyTragicomedyHistoryAncientMedievalEarly medievalEarly modernRenaissance18th19th20thContemporary21st MediaVoiceaudiobookspeechWritingbookdigital electronicsebookmanuscript Lists and outlinesOutlineGlossaryBooksEpicfolk-epicsPoetsWritersMovementspoetry groupsCyclesLiterary awardspoetryShort story collection / CycleLost literary worklacunaTheory and criticismSociologyMagazinesCompositionLanguageNarrativeComparativeCircleSocietyPost-literate SocietyPeerFeudEstateWorkshopCircleAs a literary genre, the chivalric romance is a type of prose and versenarrative that was popular in the noble courts of high medieval and early modern Europe.
CastleA castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars usually consider a castle to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is distinct from a mansion, palace, and villa, whose main purpose was exclusively for pleasance and are not primarily fortresses but may be fortified.
Royal courtA royal court, often called simply a court when the royal context is clear, is an extended royal household in a monarchy, including all those who would regularly attend on a monarch, or another central figure. Hence, the word court may also be applied to the of a senior member of the nobility. Royal courts may have their seat in a designated place, several specific places, or be a mobile, itinerant court.
Great BritainIsland northwest of continental EuropeGreat Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland and Wales. With an area of 209,331 km (80,823 sq mi), it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island, and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is dominated by a maritime climate with narrow temperature differences between seasons.
Lancelot-Grail CycleThe Lancelot–Grail Cycle, also known as the Vulgate Cycle or the Pseudo-Map Cycle, is an influential 13th-century French Arthurianliterary cycle of unknown authorship written in Old French. Consisting of a series of interconnected prose episodes, it is a lengthy faux chronicle-style chivalric romance that retells the legend of King Arthur while focusing on the character of Merlin, the love affair between Lancelot and Guinevere, and the religious quest for the Holy Grail.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.