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arthurian
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Word definitions for arthurian in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"pertaining to the series of tales of British King Arthur and his knights," 1793, from Arthur + -ian .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Arthurian \Ar*thu"ri*an\, a. Of or pertaining to King Arthur or his knights. --J. R. Symonds. In magnitude, in interest, and as a literary origin, the Arthurian invention dwarfs all other things in the book. --Saintsbury.
Usage examples of arthurian.
Finally, almost in desperation, he searched for any reference to the Arthurian legends, and lo and behold a single return flickered up onto the screen.
If he knew anything about talks on Arthurian legends, demand would not be great at all.
Could I get beyond my own boredom with the Arthurian mythos and give my friend some worthy advice?
The Arthurian saga has never been a simple tale of good versus evil, but of the impossible quest within each person to live a good, fair, and just life -- and, by extension, to construct a good, fair, and just society in which to do it.
Cornwell turns many of the traditional Arthurian episodes into examples of moral quandaries.
Varrus, and the narrative here, edging closer and closer to the heart of the Arthurian saga, picks up speed and sweep, particularly in the second half.
Cornwell and Whyte rationalize the appearances of magic in their stories, and provide mundane sources for the stories that have become our Arthurian legends, Attanasio places his retelling in a context rife with actual sorcery, living gods, angels, demons, elves, dwarves, and an intricate mytho-cosmology that encompasses the history of creation.
What has always moved me most in the Arthurian myth is the deep sense of loss that informs the story, the awareness of inescapable tragedy, not merely on a personal level, as in a tragic Greek or Shakespearean play, but on a cosmic plane, the plane of myth.
The QB, of course, was the Questing Beast of Arthurian legend, a friendly creature that had literally saved their lives when they had been passing through Lyonesse before.
English-speakers, you identify the Arthurian legend with Britain alone.
Manufacturing Arthurian history has been practically a national industry for the last eight hundred years.
They are exactly the wrong persons to be let loose on Arthurian history.
Mosby, caught again by the fascination of the Arthurian labyrinth despite himself.
He inherited a whole library of Arthurian books from the old guy, so it really runs in the family.
Mosby of the lines he had learnt so recently in his role of Arthurian enthusiast.