Se analiza la difusion de la historia de Arturo en la Peninsula Iberica “Through the Vikings, the Plantagenets and Angevin kings, the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela, and the Norman and Aragonese influence” (p. 72). Dentro de la categoria literaria podemos distinguir tres tipos de caminos de transmision: la leyenda, el folclore y los textos escritos. Repasando los materiales proporcionados por estos mecanismos concluye que “the narratives that encompass the Arthurian legend share a common inheritance in the traditional lore of Briton-speaking Celts, who inhabited an area extending from the ‘old North’ down to Wales and Cornwall, and across the channel into Brittany. As shown above, knowledge of the tale of Arthur could have come many years before the texts were produced through the Vikings, Normans, Anglo-Normans, and Italo-Normans via the Aragonese. Even if not concretely proven, the coincidences point to a massive spread of the legend into the Iberian Peninsula due to its strategic location along Mediterranean trade routes.” (p. 83). Si desea consultar la version electronica de este trabajo, pulse aqui