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* The Kingdom of Bretonnia ''[[Warhammer]]'' is heavily based on Arthurian myth [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture|mixed with medieval France for good measure]]. Not only is this blatantly evident in the chivalric codes and customs of its knights (including a recurring motif modeled on the Holy Grail), but also in the realm's devotion to the "Lady of the Lake."

 

* Henry Purcell wrote the "semi-opera" ''King Arthur, or The British Worthy'' (1691), at least one number of which, the ''Cold Song'', is popular today. The libretto by John Dryden dumps pretty much all characters apart from Arthur and Merlin in favour of a new cast of new characters; Arthur ends up marrying Emmeline.

* [[Richard Wagner]]'s ''Parsifal'' is somewhat loosely based on Wolfram von Eschenbach's Arthurian romance ''Parzival''. Wagner's earlier ''Lohengrin'' also tangentially touches the Grail myth. Note that Wagner moves the action from the 5th to the 10th century A.D.

* Lerner and Loewe's musical ''[[Camelot (theatre)|Camelot]]'', an adaptation of White's ''[[The Once and Future King]]'' focusing on the Arthur/Guinevere/Lancelot [[Love Triangle]].

* Eric Idle and John Du Prez's musical ''[[Spamalot]]'', an adaptation of ''Monty Python And The Holy Grail'' focusing on being very silly.

 

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