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Wrote in 800

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Nennius

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Wrote in the 1100s

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Chretien de Troyes

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Wrote in 1170

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Andreas Capellanus

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Wrote in 1485

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Sir Thomas Malory

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Wrote in 1385

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Geoffrey of Monmouth

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Wrote Historia Regum Britanniae

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Geoffrey of Monmouth

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Wrote Le Morte D’Arthur

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Sir Thomas Malory

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Wrote Historia Brittonum

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Nennius

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Added military elements for King Arthur

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Nennius

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Wrote a 21 collection book

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Sir Thomas Malory

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Wrote for Marie of Troyes

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Andreas Capellanus

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Introduced the holy grail

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Chrétien de Troyes

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Elevated Arthur’s heroic stature

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Geoffrey of Monmouth

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Made a great contribution to the Arthurian legend

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Sir Thomas Malory

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Introduced Guinevere

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Chrétien de Troyes

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Discusses courtly love

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Andreas Capellanus

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Reinforced Arthur as a Christian hero

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Chrétien de Troyes

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Added. King Arthur defeating the Saxons in England

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Ennius

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Added his supernatural birth and death by his own kindred

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Geoffrey of Monmouth