Events Tagged: "Arthur"

Battle of Mount Badon - Arthur (or Ambrosius) defeats Saxons, halts their advance for a generation

King Arthur sees dragon in sky - fiery dragon appears as comet, Merlin interprets as prophecy of Arthur's greatness (Geoffrey of Monmouth)

Battle of Camlann - Arthur and Mordred kill each other (according to later tradition), end of British resistance

Chrétien de Troyes writes first Arthurian romances - transforms troubadour ideals into narrative, creates Lancelot and Grail stories