Myths and legends

An illustration of King Arthur's coronation, from the 13th-century Flores Historiarum. Taken from ‘The Island Race’, a 20th-century book written by Sir Winston Churchill that covers the history of the British Isles from pre-Roman times to the Victorian era. (Photo by World History Archive/Alamy Stock Photo)

8 things you (probably) didn’t know about King Arthur

For 10th-century warriors, the appearance of wolves, ravens and eagles on the battlefield meant an unlucky few had been chosen to die. Eric Lacey digs into a grisly superstition. (Illustration by Ross Craig for BBC History Magazine)

The Library Anglo-Saxon beasts of death

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Actor Errol Flynn as Robin Hood in the film 'The Adventures of Robin Hood', 1938. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

Robin Hood: 3 films

A depiction of Robin Hood, the heroic archer in English folklore who supposedly robbed the rich and gave to the poor. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

7 myths about Robin Hood

An illustration depicting King Arthur fighting the Saxons, from the Rochefoucauld Grail. The absence of a clear and present origin for King Arthur has created a ‘void’ which many are keen to fill, says Miles Russell. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

The real King Arthur: why are we so obsessed with trying to solve the mystery?

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Sherwood Forest through the ages

Ragnar Lothbrok. (Illustration by Georgie Gozem for BBC History Magazine)

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The search for King Arthur

Detail from a funerary papyrus dating from the 21st Dynasty (11th-10th century BC). Four figures in a boat, including the ibis-headed god Thoth and the scarab-headed god Khepri. Located in the Louvre, Paris. (Photo by Art Media/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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The real King Arthur and his Lancelot: Henry the Young King and William Marshal

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Book review – The Gods of Olympus

King Arthur addresses his knights in a 12th-century Arthurian manuscript now held in Rennes, France. (Photo by: Leemage/UIG via Getty Images)

Would the real King Arthur please stand up

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