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

Other Word Forms

• pre-Arthurian adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Arthurian¹

First recorded in 1850–55; Arthur + -ian

Example Sentences

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

Grossman's newest fantasy bestseller can be ham-fisted at times, but mostly it’s a deeply enjoyable rewrite of the Arthurian legend in the age of Trumpism.

From Salon

“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