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c. 460 CE - c. 560 CEProbable dates for historical Arthur, King of the Britons.
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c. 830 CEWelsh Historian Nennius first mentions Arthur as king and hero of Battle of Badon Hill.
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c. 1095 CE - c. 1143 CELife of historian William of Malmesbury who mentions Arthur as war-chief of Britons, not king.
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c. 1130 CE - c. 1190 CELife of French Poet Chretien de Troyes who introduces Grail Quest, Lancelot, and other elements to Arthurian Legend; calls sword Escalibur.
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1136 CEGeoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain introduces Arthurian Legend and Arthur's sword as Caliburn.
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c. 1160 CEFrench Poet Wace develops Arthurian Legend further, adds Round Table, calls sword Chaliburn.
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c. 1170 CE - c. 1220 CELife of German Poet Wolfram von Eschenbach who develops Arthurian Legend in his poem Parzival.
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c. 1190 CEFrench Poet Robert de Boron develops Arthurian Legend further including Grail Quest, Merlin, Sword in the Stone.
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c. 1190 CE - c. 1220 CELayamon translates Arthurian Legends into English.
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c. 1200 CEThe Welsh Mabinogion influences development of Arthurian Legend.
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c. 1210 CEGottfried von Strassburg writes Tristan, contributes to Arthurian Legend.
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c. 1215 CE - c. 1235 CEThe Vulgate Cycle of the Arthurian Legend composed in English Prose; Arthur's sword is Excalibur.
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c. 1469 CESir Thomas Malory composes Le Morte D'Arthur, definitive version of Arthurian Legend including Excalibur as the king's sword.
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1485 CELe Morte D'Arthur published by William Caxton, becomes instant best-seller popularizing Arthurian Legend.