Monkey see, monkey do

“There was, and is, a ‘figure’ of Arthur made up of all these elements, who has made a very real impact on history... The truth greater than the facts is that Arthur was considered to be a king by most
medieval monarchs, who sought to imitate him and even bring him into their genealogies” (Snyder, 8).

I found this quotation to be interesting because I always thought of Arthur as (only) a legend to everyone, or at least as an ever-elusive historical figure. I’ve never considered that people thought (or may even still think) that he was a definite enough figure to possibly be included in their family trees. 

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I know that this gif makes no sense, but I do have an explanation!!