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title: King Arthur, English Manuscript
author: timechaser
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# King Arthur, English Manuscript
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## Image File
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## Image Caption
Miniature of [King Arthur](https://www.worldhistory.org/King_Arthur/), holding a spear and a shield emblazoned with the Virgin and Child. 14th-century CE manuscript from [England](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/england/). Peter of Langtoft and others: Drawings with various inscriptions, distichs and poems (ff. 1-9v), verse lament of [Edward II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Edward_II_of_England/) (ff. 10 r-v), Chronicle of England (ff. 11-146v) [Lancelot](https://www.worldhistory.org/Lancelot/) du Lac, imperfect (ff. 147-152v), a letter purporting to be from Joanna, Queen of [Sicily](https://www.worldhistory.org/sicily/) to Hugh IV King of [Cyprus](https://www.worldhistory.org/cyprus/) (ff. 152v-154), La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 155-169v), the latter imperfect at the beginning and at the end British Library
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