Le Morte d'Arthur
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Le Morte d'Arthur is a 15th-century Middle English prose compilation and reworking by Sir Thomas Malory of tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin and the Knights of the Rou
A 14th-century Polish fresco at Siedlęcin Tower depicting Lancelot fighting the evil knight Turquine in a scene from the French Lancelot-Grail Cycle.
A page from the Winchester Manuscript of the Morte d'Arthur, c. 1471–1481.
A 14th-century "Round Table" at Winchester Castle, Malory's Camelot.
The holy island of Mont-Saint-Michel where Arthur slays an evil giant in one of the only few supernatural elements of the Roman War story.
Excalibur (film)
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Excalibur is a 1981 epic dark medieval fantasy film directed, co-written and produced by John Boorman, that retells the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table, based loosely on the 1
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…of the "childish version" by Elizabeth Lodor Merchant (King Arthur and His Knights, 1927) that began his fascination in the Arthurian legend in 1931. Excalibur, a 1981 British film directed, produced, and co-written by John Boorman, retells Le Morte d'Arthur, with some changes to the plot and fate of certain…
Theatrical release poster by Bob Peak
Autographed armour from the movie Excalibur in a pub in Cahir, Ireland, 2004
The film's sword Excalibur at the London Film Museum
Excalibur locations trail in County Wicklow, 28 years after filming