Knights in shining armour, damsels in distress, castles, chivalry and courtly love, heroic quests, dragons. 
 


King Arthur, Camelot, Merlin, the Knights of the Round Table, the Holy Grail. 
 


Think of King Arthur and the medieval romance and a huge number of images and tropes and cliches spring to mind. 
 


Where does all this come from? 
 
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Words To That Effect: Stories of the Fiction that Shapes Popular Culture. WTTE is a narrative storytelling show, hosted and produced by Conor Reid, that explores the intriguing places where fiction, history, science, and popular culture intersect and inspire. From the Victorian past to utopian futures, dinosaurs to detectives, zombies to mummies, how does literature shape our understanding of popular culture? Find out more at https://wttepodcast.com. WTTE is a part of the HeadStuff Podcast Network. Support the show and get bonus episodes and more by joining HeadStuff+ (https://headstuffpodcasts.com/show/words-to-that-effect) .