The Coming of Arthur

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"The Coming of Arthur" is a narrative poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson that recounts the rise of King Arthur and the establishment of his court as part of the larger Arthurian cycle in *Idylls of the King*.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary work
narrative poem
poem
author Alfred, Lord Tennyson
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
describes establishment of Arthur’s court
rise of King Arthur
form blank verse
genre Arthurian poetry
Victorian poetry
hasCharacter Bedivere
Bellicent
Gawain
Guinevere
linked to: Queen Guinevere

King Arthur
Lancelot
linked to: Sir Lancelot

Leodogran
Merlin
Modred
hasNarrativeFunction prologue to Arthur’s reign in Idylls of the King
hasSubject Arthurian legend
Round Table
courtly ideals
includedIn collected editions of Idylls of the King
language English
literaryCycle Arthurian legend
literaryMovement Romantic-influenced Victorian poetry
literaryPeriod Victorian era
mainCharacter Bedivere
Bellicent
Gawain
Guinevere
linked to: Queen Guinevere

King Arthur
Lancelot
linked to: Sir Lancelot

Leodogran
Merlin
Modred
narrativePerspective third-person narration
originalPublicationCentury 19th century
partOf Idylls of the King
publisher Edward Moxon & Co.
setting Britain
linked to: Great Britain

Camelot
theme chivalry
founding of a kingdom
idealism
kingship
legitimacy of rule
myth and history

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Idylls of the King containsPoem The Coming of Arthur