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The Making of King Arthur

(2004)

Overview

Poet Simon Armitage traces the evolution of the Arthurian legend through the literature of the medieval age and reveals that King Arthur is not the great national hero he is usually considered to be. He's a fickle and transitory character who was appropriated by the Normans to justify their conquest, he was cuckolded when French writers began adapting the story and it took Thomas Malory's masterpiece of English literature, Le Mort d'Arthur, to restore dignity and reclaim him as the national hero we know today.

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Original TitleThe Making of King Arthur

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2004-08-24

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 00h 24m

Homepagehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tg2q2

Production CompaniesBBC Four,Picture Production Company

Genres

  • Documentary