King Arthur is an important figure in the mythology of Britain. He is the central character in Arthurian legends, though there is disagreement about whether Arthur, or a model for him, ever lived. In the legends, which authors expanded rapidly beginning in the twelfth century, Arthur gathered the Knights of the [Round Table]? (Lancelot?, Galahad?, and others). At his court, Camelot?, could also be found the magician Merlin?. The Arthurian mythos permeated to the continent, as far afield as Gdansk? in Poland, where the 15th century merchants set up an Arthurian hall in his honour.
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