Arthurian Legend Gallery

Fr 1 f.82r Vol. I Walter Map taking down a story of the adventures of the Knights

BAL3857 Fr 1 f.82r Vol. I Walter Map taking down a story of the adventures of the Knights of the Round Table on the quest of the Holy Grail at the dictation of King Arthur, from the Manchester Arthurian Romance, c.1300 (vellum) by English School, (14th century); John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, UK; English, out of copyright

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Warrior Fighting a Dragon, c.1170-1180 (gilded copper, champleve enamel)

491424 Warrior Fighting a Dragon, c.1170-1180 (gilded copper, champlevA© enamel)
by Romanesque, (12th century); h:6.50 d:0.30 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: This gilded copper medallion features an enameled representation of a youthful warrior fighting a winged dragon. As no inscription accompanies the scene, the young hero's identity remains unknown. It may depict the Arthurian hero Tristan fighting the dragon of Ireland - an epic poem titled Tristan gained popularity at the Plantagenet court of Henry II in England shortly before the medallion was created.
); Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund; out of copyright

© Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund / Bridgeman Images

Sir Mellegrans interrupts the sport of the Queen, illustration from '

STC335756 Sir Mellegrans interrupts the sport of the Queen, illustration from The Story of Sir Launcelot and his Companions, 1907 (litho) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

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