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It befell in the days of Uther Pendragon, when he was king of all…
Quote byThomas Malory · 1405–1471
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Le Morte d'Arthur (c. 1469) (first known edition 1485), Book I, ch. 1.
English (original)
It befell in the days of Uther Pendragon, when he was king of all England, and so reigned, that there was a mighty duke in Cornwall that held war against him long time. And the duke was called the duke of Tintagil.
— Thomas Malory
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