What's the best way to get introduced to Arthurian legend?

Historia Regum Britanniae

>>8462523
game of thrones

The death-a artie

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>>8462523
This. It's the equivalent of Pyle's Robin Hood or D'aulaire's Greek Myths, and perfect entry-level.

>>8462523
I'd say Idylls of the King is very readable and makes a nice entry point

de Troyes's works

>>8463099
Tennyson's poems are wonderful as a creative work, but he warps the legends greatly to suit his purposes, and so he's not trustworthy in relation to the classic elements. Just a warning.

The Once and Future King

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>>8462523

Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.

>>8463138
Ugly Lancelot? nah.

Malory and de Troyes are probably the best places to start. You can branch out from there.

>>8463146
IF I RAN AROUND SAYING SOME MOISTEDED BIT LUNGED A SCIMITAR AT ME THEY'D PUT ME AWAY!