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The Arthurian legend features many characters, including the Knights of the Round Table and members of King Arthur's family. Their names often differ from version to version and from language to language. The following is a list of characters with descriptions.
Family of King Arthur (1 C, 24 P) Knights of the Round Table (2 C, 47 P) M. Merlin (1 C, 18 P) T. Tristan and Iseult (33 P) ... List of characters named Ywain in ...
This is a list of characters featured in the PBS Kids television show Arthur, it is based on the book series by Marc Brown. Arthur is the main character and protagonist of the series. Other major characters include Buster, Muffy, Francine, Binky, the Brain, Sue Ellen, Mr. Ratburn, D.W., Kate, and Arthur's parents.
The name Merlin is derived from the Brythonic name of the legendary bard Myrddin that Geoffrey of Monmouth Latinised to Merlinus in his works. Medievalist Gaston Paris suggests that Geoffrey chose the form Merlinus rather than the expected *Merdinus to avoid a resemblance to the Anglo-Norman word merde (from Latin merda) for feces. [9] '
King Arthur (Welsh: Brenin Arthur, Cornish: Arthur Gernow, Breton: Roue Arzhur, French: Roi Arthur), according to legends, was a king of Britain. He is a folk hero and a central figure in the medieval literary tradition known as the Matter of Britain .
Arthur the Tank Engine, a character from Thomas & Friends; Ser Arthur Dayne, a character from the A Song of Ice and Fire book series; Arthur Denison, the main character of the Dinotopia book series; Arthur Dent, the main character of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series; Arthur Donaldson, a character in the love triangle sports drama ...
Finching, Flora was the love of Arthur Clennam's youth in Little Dorrit. She is now a garrulous but good-hearted middle-aged woman with a drinking problem. Finching's Aunt, not known by any other name than "Mr F.'s Aunt," takes an unaccountable dislike to Arthur Clennam in Little Dorrit.
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