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Matter of Britain
The
Matter of Britain
is a name given collectively to the body of
medieval literature
and legendary material associated with
Great Britain
, and sometimes
Brittany
, and the
legendary kings
and heroes associated with it, particularly
King Arthur
. Together with the
Matter of France
, which concerned the legends of
Charlemagne
, and the
Matter of Rome
, which included material derived from or inspired by
classical mythology
, it was one of the three great
literary cycles
recalled repeatedly in medieval literature.
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