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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.

Notable people involved: Kevin Bulmer, Craig Foster, John Wildsmith, Ben Daglish and Bob Bates

Most popular characters

King Arthur, Mordred, Breunor le Noir, Uther Pendragon, Aurelius Ambrosius, Kay, Brangaine, Morien, Amr, Ysbaddaden, Constans son of Constantine, 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.

Popular tags

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Games by year

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The first Arthurian myth video game was released in 1981.

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

Platforms

Windows10
ZX Spectrum10
MS-DOS9
Apple II E9
C648
Atari 400/8007
Amiga6
Atari ST6
Mac OS Classic6
Amstrad CPC4
PS23
Linux3
Oric2
ZX 812
MSX2
PS2
Xbox2
MicroBee1
BBC1
Atari 26001
Thomson1
GBC1
Amstrad PCW1
Apple IIGS1
VIC-201
Arcade1
NES1
Mega Drive1
ColecoVision1
Saturn1

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