Arthurian

American

[ahr-thoor-ee-uhn] / ɑrˈθʊər i ən /

adjective

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

Arthurian legends.

Arthurian British

/ ɑːˈθjʊərɪən /

adjective

of or relating to King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table

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Other Word Forms

pre-Arthurian adjective

Etymology

Origin of Arthurian

First recorded in 1850–55; Arthur + -ian

Example Sentences

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And the first image they put on screen was Redford as Roy Hobbs in “The Natural,” Barry Levinson’s Arthurian baseball fable that sits alongside “Field of Dreams” in Dad Movie Canon.

From Los Angeles Times

“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.

From Seattle Times

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.

From New York Times

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

From Washington Post

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

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