In the beginning of the legends there was Merlin, the magician and guardian of young Arthur. Later, in the Middle Ages, authors in Britain and France began to write them down.

They continued to be written, edited, and re-written through the 12th century CE and record the history of Britain from 1 BCE through 1154 CE. Arthurian legend, named for its key figure King Arthur, is a blanket term for hundreds of tales of knights, ladies, squires, quests, wars, and supernatural figures, sometimes called The Matter of Britain. King Arthur and his knights were not the only characters important to all of the legends and prominent in the stories having to do with the Arthurian Era. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles are manuscripts first begun in the late 9th century CE under the reign of Alfred the Great (849-899 CE). The problems with reliabilility of The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles have been noted by many historians over the centuries and, chief among these difficulties, is that the entr… Arthurian legend, the body of stories and medieval romances centering on the legendary king Arthur. Characters from Arthurian Legend. "For such a great king, you have very little patience!" The Arthurian legend is a group of stories about Arthur , a legendary king in ancient Britain. Geoffrey's Arthur comes alive on the page from his first introduction as a naive youth to a mature king and conqueror of vast realms. Cenred (portrayed by Tom Ellis) was the ruler of a neighboring kingdom of Camelot's, the kingdom that held Merlin's home village, Ealdor, as in the first-season episode, "The Moment of Truth", Uther stated that the safety of Ealdor was "Cenred's responsibility". Medieval writers, especially the French, variously treated stories of Arthur’s birth, the adventures of his knights, and the adulterous love between … Whatever shortcomings Geoffrey may have had as a history writer he makes up for in style, imagination, and dramatic pacing.

In ancient times the stories were told aloud.

— Morgause to Cenred. He was also an associate of Morgause, who was a High Priestess of the Old Religion.

King Cenred was the ruler of the kingdom Essetir. There are many different versions of the stories that make up the Arthurian legend. Many others played important parts in the saga of those times. Geoffrey makes skilled use of dialogue, setting, characterization, symbol, and most importantly, pacing; his narrative never lags, and he is careful to avoid bogging a reader …