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A series of young adult novels by Gerald Morris, taking place during the rule of [[King Arthur]]. Some characters, such as Sir Gawain and his squire Terence (a creation of Morris', whose name is a nod to T. H. White, author of [[The Once and Future King]]) and of course Arthur, appear in all the books. Mostly, Morris deals with the legends' [[Loads and Loads of Characters]] by having a rotating cast of characters, and each book deals with a different story out of Arthurian legend (sometimes combining several stories into one narrative, such as ''The Ballad of Sir Dinadan'', where the title character deals with the events of both “Culwch and Olwen” and “[[
The series is notable for its humor, as well as the fact that Morris' extensive knowledge of Arthurian legend means that some of the stories he retells are ones that not everyone would know (with plenty of [[Genius Bonus|genius bonuses]] for those who ''are'' familiar with the source texts). Also, the point of view characters tend to be not the knights themselves, but squires, pages, or women, resulting in a unique perspective on the knights' activities and the opportunity for many a [[Lampshade Hanging]].
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* [[The Joy of X|Joy Of X]] - An X's Tale: There is even a "squire's tale" in the Chaucer originally too.
* {{spoiler|[[Kill'Em All]]}}
* [[King in
* [[Knight Errant]]: Of course.
* [[Knight in Shining Armor]]: Morris writes Lancelot as a deconstruction of this trope.
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* [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship]]: Sarah and Ariel in ''The Princess, the Crone, and the Dung-Cart Knight.''
* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]: Arthur, as well as various others throughout the series. Parsifal becomes one when he gets married.
* [[Tricksters]]: [[A Midsummer
** Rhience, in ''The Lioness and Her Knight''. He says himself he makes a much better fool than a knight.
* [[Sdrawkcab Name]]: [[Lampshaded]] in Gerald Morris' novel ''The Ballad of Sir Dinadan'':
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* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]: Terence crossdresses to help rescue Sir Gawain from a dungeon.
* [[World Half Empty]]: At the end of ''Legend of the King'', but it's not entirely hopeless.
* [[Wouldn't Hit a
** Also averted by Kai, which [[Never Live It Down|comes back to bite him]]. A lot.
* [[Year Inside, Hour Outside]]: Other way around; time passes more slowly in Faery than in the regular world. In ''The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady'' Terence and Gawain come back to find that ''seven years'' have passed and everyone thinks they're dead.
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