Matter of Britain Document
Morte Arthure (alliterative)
- Summary
- Chronicle-tradition war poem descended from Geoffrey via Wace: Arthur's Roman campaign, the Giant of Mont St Michel, and a fall read by many critics as a judgement on imperial overreach. Malory's source for his Roman War tale.
- Date
- c. 1400
- Language
- Middle English
Worldviews
Geoffrey's Pseudohistory, Malory's Fellowship and Its Fall
Provenance
- Source method
- Web research
- Review status
- DRAFT
- Confidence
- HIGH