Mort d'Arthur
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Mort d'Arthur by Thomas Mallory comes up on The Rest Is History, with transcript quotes, timestamps, and episode context.
Mort d'Arthur by Thomas Mallory appears 1 time across 1 podcast episode on 1 show, with transcript quotes and timestamps.
“And it's almost the only time that peasants are mentioned in the whole of the Mort d'Arthur.”
Why people keep bringing this up
The host references 'Mort d'Arthur' to draw a parallel between the brutal aftermath of battles in both the Arthurian legends and the historical context of the English-French conflict. This comparison highlights the unsentimental fate of knights, reducing them to mere corpses stripped of their valuables by peasants.
Mort d'Arthur by Thomas Mallory most often appears in conversations about Arthurian legends and battles.
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The host references 'Mort d'Arthur' to draw a parallel between the brutal aftermath of battles in both the Arthurian legends and the historical context of the English-French conflict. This comparison highlights the unsentimental fate of knights, reducing them to mere corpses stripped of their valuables by peasants.
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Fastest path back to the source: the strongest indexed mention lands at 13:43 in the episode where we captured it.
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Which episode mentioned Mort d'Arthur?
490. Hundred Years' War: England Triumphant (Part 4) on The Rest Is History is one of the clearest indexed episodes that mentioned Mort d'Arthur by Thomas Mallory. The first indexed transcript timestamp lands at 13:43.
Which podcast mentioned Mort d'Arthur?
The Rest Is History is the main indexed podcast currently tied to Mort d'Arthur by Thomas Mallory.
Who mentioned Mort d'Arthur on podcasts?
PodcastMentions ties Mort d'Arthur by Thomas Mallory to The Rest Is History, but the underlying mentions do not yet expose stable guest names for every episode.
Why do podcast guests bring up Mort d'Arthur?
The host references 'Mort d'Arthur' to draw a parallel between the brutal aftermath of battles in both the Arthurian legends and the historical context of the English-French conflict. This comparison highlights the unsentimental fate of knights, reducing them to mere corpses stripped of their valuables by peasants. It most often appears in conversations about Arthurian legends and battles.
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“The excerpt references a passage in the Mort d'Arthur, where Arthur and Mordred meet in battle, and peasants strip the dead, drawing a parallel to the fate of knights with Arthurian names.”