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Arthurian

[ ahr-thoor-ee-uhn ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to King Arthur, who, with his knights, formed the subject of a large part of medieval romance:

    Arthurian legends.



Arthurian

/ ɑːˈθjʊərɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • pre-Ar·thuri·an adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Arthurian1

First recorded in 1850–55; Arthur + -ian
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Example Sentences

“The Bright Sword” distinguishes itself from more straightforward Arthurian legends by focusing on the characters on the far end of the Round Table, far from the star power of Arthur and Merlin.

The show, a Monty Python-inspired spoof of Arthurian legend, first opened on Broadway in 2005, won the Tony Award for best musical, ran for four years, and has been widely staged since then.

Some — particularly one riffing on the Arthurian legend of Excalibur — drag.

His coronation invite was designed by Andrew Jamieson, a heraldic artist and manuscript illuminator whose work is inspired by the chivalric themes of Arthurian legend.

From BBC

One musical compromised in the process is “Camelot,” a romantic retelling of Arthurian legend that opened on Broadway in 1960.

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