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Dragons have been used for political manoeuvring throughout the history of Britain.
Katherine Langford plays Nimue in the latest retelling of the Arthurian legend.
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The new adaptation of the ancient Arthurian legend is unlike anything you have seen before.
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The various readings of this national myth can tell us a lot about our cultural and political time and place.
Rebecca Ferguson as Morgana in The Kid Who Would Be King.
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Yet again sexism rears its ugly head in this portrayal, from Arthurian legend, of a much maligned woman.
The Achievement of the Grail / Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Is the Grail the chalice from the Last Supper – or the Crucifixion? Does it contain the elixir of life? Or is it Mary Magdalene’s womb?
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A forensic dig into early British history means we can finally understand the heroes and stories that created a composite king.
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Guy Ritchie’s blokey remake of the Arthur legend fails to establish any kind of coherent narrative.
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Somehow the sword Excalibur becomes the central character in this laddish remake of the Arthurian legend.
Vortigern (Jude Law) addresses the crowd in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.
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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is an at times thrilling, at times bizarre, viewing experience that blends classic English myth with a gangster aesthetic.