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- proper noun A
legendary king ofBritain .
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Examples
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The name King Arthur kept surfacing in Becker's mind when he thought of Nadhari's cousin - that, and El Cid.
Acorna's Rebels McCaffrey, Anne 2003
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There was a great deal more fighting than any one has told us about; but the end of it all was that the Roman soldiers were wanted at home, and though the great British chief we call King Arthur fought very bravely, he could not drive back the blue-eyed men in the ships; but more and more came, till, at last, they got all the country, and drove the Britons, some up into the North, some into the mountains that rise along the
Young Folks' History of England Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862
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I love the film First Knight starring Richard Gere and Sean Connery, as well as the Clive Owen film King Arthur, which is an interesting take on the traditional story.
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Such one saw I, said King Arthur, that is past two mile; what would ye with the beast? said Arthur.
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Alas, said King Arthur, that is great pity; for I am much beholden unto him, and I have ill deserved it unto him for his kindness.
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A similar circle not far from this is known as King Arthur's Round Table; here, however, there is no monolith.
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Such one saw I, said King Arthur, that is past two mile; what would ye with the beast? said Arthur.
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Alas, said King Arthur, that is great pity; for I am much beholden unto him, and I have ill deserved it unto him for his kindness.
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Royalty are known as King Arthur and Queen Guinevere.
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We here and now call King Arthur an upstart and if you be of his court you cannot do aught else but fight with us. "
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