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** [[Misaimed Fandom|And then there's the English]], [[Completely Missing the Point|of course]], but then, it is pretty common for countries to celebrate their deep past while glossing over all the invasions and revolutions in between.
** The Germans love Arthur too, particularly the Grail legends.
* [[Hilarious in Hindsight]]: In [[King Arthur (
* [[Marty Stu]]: Sir Galahad
** Sir Lancelot falls under this, too. He was added later by a different author (Chrétien). He [[Relationship Sue|romances the queen]] (a plot point that previously went to Sir Mordred), is [[One-Man Army|better than everyone else in combat]], and is [[Friend to All Living Things|best buddies with everyone in the round table]]. However, these are all [[Played for Drama]] at various points in the story, proving once again that [[Tropes Are Not Bad]].
*** Although it has been speculated that Lancelot may in fact have been the hero of a folk tale of his own that was then absorbed into the Arthurian cycle (not unlike what happened to Tristram).
* [[Recycled Script]]: The tale of Sir La Cote Male Taile is pretty much the exact same story as the tale of Sir Beaumains; a lowly servant becomes a knight and is given an insulting nickname by Sir Kay, they go on a quest with a damsel who mocks and degrades them endlessly, they wind up proving their worth and changing the damsel's view on them, and their true names are eventually revealed (Sir Beaumains = Sir Gareth and Sir La Cote Male Taile = Sir Breunor.) Both of these stories are told in ''[[Le Morte
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