Arthur’s return from Avalon: Geoffrey of Monmouth and the Development of the Legend

Victoria Flood

doi:10.1353/art.2015.0022

Arthur’s return from Avalon: Geoffrey of Monmouth and the Development of the Legend

Victoria Flood

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This article traces the development of the legend of Arthur’s return from Avalon from Geoffrey of Monmouth’s inception of the motif to its early reception history, exploring its relationship to Welsh and Breton prophetic traditions and the impact of Avalon on subsequent English and French understandings of a constructed genre of pan-British political prophecy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	84-110
Journal	Arthuriana
Volume	25
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1353/art.2015.0022
Publication status	Published - 2015

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