Le Morte D'arthur Knights of the Round Table

The stories of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table are widely known around the world, largely thanks to the works of 19th century English romantics and the work of Richard Wagner. These works are based on written works that emerged in Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; which in turn were inspired by the stories that were orally part of medieval folklore. Although Arthur's name and references to his reign are found in ancient manuscripts from the 11th and early 12th centuries, historians acknowledge that the first written work featuring Arthurian characters in a complete way is the Historia Regum Britanniæ, written between 1130 and 1136. by the Welsh historian Geoffrey of Monmouth The French writer Chrétien de Troyes was probably inspired by this work for his stories, which also include Arthurian characters. Among Troyes's various works, the most famous is probably the unfinished Perceval, the Tale of the Grail. Troyes died in 1190. At the end of the same century, Robert de Boron wrote the trilogy Li livres dou Graal, where the adventures of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table reach a definitive configuration.