亞瑟王傳說
《亞瑟王傳說》（英文 Arthurian Romance），西元十二世紀之英格蘭史詩，不知其著者之始也。敘不列顛王亞瑟·潘德拉貢興亡之業。
主角
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- 亞瑟王 （英文 King Arthur）
- 傳為不列顛烏瑟王之子，姓潘德拉貢。少寄寓於術士梅林，授文武藝。及長，英毅嫻將略，頗孚人望。
- 烏瑟王崩，無遺詔，諸侯覬覦神器者，不可計數。亞瑟向有匡正社稷之志，乃從梅林諭，以殊力取「石中劍」。時有讖言曰「得石中劍者得天下」，亞瑟既取劍，於是海內悅服，遂以王子御極。
- 梅林 （英文 Merlin）
- 傳為不列顛術士，諳道術，識陰陽，亞瑟王師從其學。亞瑟既稱王，蓋梅林潛謀之功也。
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- 桂妮薇兒 （英文 Guinevere）
- 傳為不列顛人，美姿貌，亞瑟王之后也。
- 蘭斯洛特 （英文 Lancelot）
- 傳為不列顛人，從亞瑟王征伐，授圓桌騎士。
- 湖中仙子 （英文 Lady of the Lake）
- 傳為不列顛仙女，居阿瓦隆湖，授亞瑟王者之劍。
- 莫德雷德 （英文 Mordred）
- 傳為不列顛人，亞瑟王之子也，授圓桌騎士。
- 性險躁，嘗舉兵反，與亞瑟戰於卡姆蘭。亞瑟既誅莫氏，亦中創甚，旋薨。
據
[纂]- International Arthurian Society
- Arthurian Gwent - 存於12 May 2008自原本。 An excellent site detailing Welsh Arthurian folklore.
- Arthuriana: Studies in Early Medieval History and Legend A detailed and comprehensive academic site, which includes numerous scholarly articles.
- Arthuriana: The Journal of Arthurian Studies, published by Scriptorium Press for Purdue University, US. The only academic journal solely concerned with the Arthurian Legend; a good selection of resources and links.
- Celtic Literature Collective Provides texts and translations (of varying quality) of Welsh medieval sources, many of which mention Arthur.
- Green, Thomas. .. title .. . The Heroic Age. October 2012, (15)..
- The Camelot Project, The University of Rochester. Provides valuable bibliographies and freely downloadable versions of Arthurian texts.
- The Heroic Age: A Journal of Early Medieval Northwestern Europe. An online peer-reviewed journal that includes regular Arthurian articles; see especially the first issue.
- Of Arthour and of Merlin translated and retold in modern English prose, the story from Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland MS Advocates 19.2.1 (the Auchinleck MS) (from the Middle English of the Early English Text Society edition: O D McCrae-Gibson, 1973, Of Arthour and of Merlin, 2 vols, EETS and Oxford University Press).
- Alliterative Morte Arthure translated and retold in modern English alliterative prose, from Lincoln Cathedral MS 91, the Lincoln Thornton Manuscript.