Arthur's Courts
The following are real places which are clearly identifible in a text and which are mentioned in Arthurian legend and romance as being used by Arthur as a place to hold a court. In the romances Arthur, like all medieval monarchs, moves round his kingdom.
- Caerleon on-Usk in Newport in South Wales from Geoffrey of Monmouth.
- London in Geoffrey of Monmouth
- Quimper in the Lancelot romance
- Carlisle, Cumberland on the western edge of Hadrian's Wall (if Carlisle is really the Carduel of the romances).
- Carhaix in Les premiers faits du roi Arthur.
- Cardigan in Chrétien de Troyes
- St David's One of Arthur's three courts in the Welsh Triads.
- Stirling is named in Beroul's 12th century Romance of Tristan.
Read more about this topic: Sites And Places Associated With Arthurian Legend
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