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What is excalibur?
by Answerbag Staff on April 27th, 2010
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Was King Arthur a real person, can you explain the origin of the stories?
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Did Camelot really exist?
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Which one of the Knights of the Round Table was gay?
by WABOO on October 30th, 2011
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What is the very heart of Camelot? (see my answer)
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Malory is slightly more reliable than de Troyes - but only slightly. Both have immense burdens of contemporary overlays and conflations. But the lost golden age, once-and-future king, and shining kingdom doomed by the treachery of a beloved vassal are story telling devices as old as human history.
by canoeguide on April 22nd, 2012