The Legendary Camelot :: Camelot

The Legendary Camelot This king lay at Camelot one Christmastide With many mighty lords, potent liegemen, Members rightly reckoned of the Round Table, In splendid celebration, seemly and carefree (Stone 22). This is the only time that Camelot, home of the Arthurian legends, is mentioned in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The fourteenth-century poem seemingly gives no clue as to the location of the castle of King Arthur (Alcock 15). According to the Encyclopedia Brittannica, the real Camelot is to be found at a number of locations Camelot, in Arthurian legend, was the seat of King Arthurs court. It is variously identified with Caerlon, Monmouthshire, in Wales, and in England, with the following Queen Camel, Somerset the lit tle town of Camelford, Cornwall Winchester, Hampshire, and, especially since archaeological