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Erec and Enide
The first of the Arthurian romances written by Chretien de Troyes in c. 1170 was called Erec and Enide . The number of versions written in other la...
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Genealogy
Irish Families Welsh Families Irish Families Welsh Families For Myrddin , see Merlin .
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Macedon
Macedon was a large, mountainous region north of Thessaly. The borders of Macedon with Thessaly, Thrace and Epeirus were ill-defined. The principal...
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Phocis
Phocis was a region west of Boeotia, on the northern coast of Gulf of Corinth. Mount Parnassus was a favourite site of Apollo and the Muses. Phocis...
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Tales of the Knights
The Tales of the Knights , contain collection of popular stories of the Arthurian romances. They includes the tales of Sir Erec (Gereint), Sir Yvai...
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Kriemhild's Revenge
Wooing of Kriemhild Invitation to a Festival The Nibelungs in Pochlarn Battle in the Hall The Nibelungs' Last Stand Wooing of Kriemhild Thirteen ye...
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Nibelungenlied
The Nibelungenlied (the "Song of the Nibelungs") was a heroic epic poem written in Middle High German, most likely in Austria, during the early 13t...
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Ismarus
Ismarus was a coastal city in southern Thrace, occupied by the Cicones, a Thracian tribe. Odysseus sacked Ismarus in one of his early adventures af...
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Abdera
Abdera was a city west of the river of Nestus, in Thrace. Heracles founded Abdera during his eighth labour. The city was named after his companion ...
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Thrace
Thrace was a region of what is now in northeast modern Greece and European Turkey. The size and border of Thrace was ill-defined. In Greek mytholog...
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Pella
Pella was a city of Macedon, possibly founded by Pierus, who was a follower of the Muses. Macedon has a significant role in history, as it was the ...
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Buthrotum
Buthrotum was a coastal city of northern Epeirus, opposite the island of Corcyra. After the death of Neoptolemus , king of Epeirus, the Trojan seer...