Arthurian myth

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Based on Arthurian tales, deriving from writings of Geoffrey of Monmouth, William of Newburgh, Bede, Aneirin, Taliesin, Nennius, Gildas & various anonymous sources.

Most popular characters

King Arthur, Mordred, Uther Pendragon, Breunor le Noir, Aurelius Ambrosius, Kay, Brangaine, Morien, Amr, Constans son of Constantine, Ysbaddaden, Aglovale, Joseph of Arimathea, Igraine, Glaucé
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Places:
* Camelot
* Britain (Wales)

Key People:
* King Arthur
* Merlin
* Guinevere
* Lancelot
* Lady of the Lake
* Morgan le Fay
* Vortigern
* Mordred
* Galahad

Objects:
* Excalibur (Caledfwlch)
* The Holy Grail

Themes
* chivalry
* courtly love
* christian precepts
* celtic precepts
* bravery
* loyalty
* virtue
* magic
* heroic tradition
* force vs justice (the role of war)
* blood sports
* republic government
* Roman social influences
Many videogames include Arthurian elements but this tag is only for game based directly on the writings.

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Games by year

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The first Arthurian myth video game was released in 1981.

Mandarin, Virgin Games and Brøderbund published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 10
ZX Spectrum 10
MS-DOS 9
Apple II E 9
C64 8
Atari ST 6
Mac OS Classic 6
Amiga 6
Atari 400/800 6
Amstrad CPC 4
PS2 3
Linux 3
ZX 81 2
MSX 2
PS 2
Xbox 2
Oric 2
GBC 1
Amstrad PCW 1
Apple IIGS 1
VIC-20 1
Arcade 1
NES 1
Mega Drive 1
ColecoVision 1
Saturn 1
GameCube 1
MicroBee 1
BBC 1
Atari 2600 1

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