Based on a historical Welsh warlord of the first quarter of the 6th century CE, indirect evidence points toward a Lord of Britain circa 496-537 CE as the basis for the legend. King Arthur is certainly the best-known and most revered figure in British folklore. The story of a flawed prince, conceived in perfidy, raised in obscurity, succeeding to a vacant throne in sudden splendour, unifier of Britain, seeker of the Grail, and victim of treachery the circumstances to which he himself brought about, is as timely and compelling today as it has ever been.
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