World Literature Portal: Arthurian Legends

link terms for best results (Boolean search operators = AND, OR, NOT)

“king arthur” and legend
“king arthur” –movie –flour
guinevere and legend –book
“morgan le fay” –band
camelot and "king arthur"
merlin and arthur (note: you MUST link merlin with something!)

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• What education or experience makes them an expert?

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• Basic information? Persuasion? Selling something?
• What is the motive? Beware of bias (especially from .orgs)

3. Currency?

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• Is this current enough for my research?
• Do the links work?

4. Content Quality?

• Where does the information come from?
• Does the author credit sources or give references?
• References are different than links to “additional information”!

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Sample: The Arthurian Encyclopedia REF 809 MOS
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