Greg Jenner

That's it. Wow, that's great.

It's a beautiful name in Welsh, but when you translate it to French, it's literally a crap name. It's like one of the earliest examples of rebranding, is it?

It's a beautiful name in Welsh, but when you translate it to French, it's literally a crap name. It's like one of the earliest examples of rebranding, is it?

So Merlin, or Merlin in French, I suppose, but Merlin in English. The other thing that Geoffrey of Monmouth brings in is something you've already mentioned, the idea of Arthur as the once and future king as well, doesn't he? The idea of his return.

So Merlin, or Merlin in French, I suppose, but Merlin in English. The other thing that Geoffrey of Monmouth brings in is something you've already mentioned, the idea of Arthur as the once and future king as well, doesn't he? The idea of his return.

Exactly that. And that then kickstarts what we might charmingly, cheekily call fan fiction. It's not necessarily fan fiction, but it's a sudden surge of other writers going, oh, I can run with this. I can add to this. And it starts straight away, doesn't it?

Exactly that. And that then kickstarts what we might charmingly, cheekily call fan fiction. It's not necessarily fan fiction, but it's a sudden surge of other writers going, oh, I can run with this. I can add to this. And it starts straight away, doesn't it?

Do you know why they're called romances, Mike?

Do you know why they're called romances, Mike?

Because we now use the word romance to mean, you know, love stuff, bouquet of flowers and all that. But it's a linguistic history, right? It's just the romance language. Right. Yeah.

Because we now use the word romance to mean, you know, love stuff, bouquet of flowers and all that. But it's a linguistic history, right? It's just the romance language. Right. Yeah.

He's a lover and a fighter, ladies. Yeah.

He's a lover and a fighter, ladies. Yeah.

Well, let's do a mini quiz for you, actually, Mike. So Chrétien de Troyes is probably the most important writer of this period, writing in sort of the 1170s, 1190s, adds quite a lot of iconic elements to the Arthurian canon. So which of these five iconic elements was not Chrétien's invention? So I'm going to give you five. One of them is not from Chrétien. One, Camelot. Two, Lancelot.

Well, let's do a mini quiz for you, actually, Mike. So Chrétien de Troyes is probably the most important writer of this period, writing in sort of the 1170s, 1190s, adds quite a lot of iconic elements to the Arthurian canon. So which of these five iconic elements was not Chrétien's invention? So I'm going to give you five. One of them is not from Chrétien. One, Camelot. Two, Lancelot.

Three, Lancelot's tragic romance with Guinevere. Four, The Round Table. Five, The Quest for the Holy Grail, which was not Christiane's invention. I'm going to say The Quest for the Holy Grail. It's a good guess, but it's the round table. Is it really? Yeah, the round table.

Three, Lancelot's tragic romance with Guinevere. Four, The Round Table. Five, The Quest for the Holy Grail, which was not Christiane's invention. I'm going to say The Quest for the Holy Grail. It's a good guess, but it's the round table. Is it really? Yeah, the round table.

Chrétien didn't come up with that. Chrétien came up with the others. So who invented the round table?

Chrétien didn't come up with that. Chrétien came up with the others. So who invented the round table?

He's a Frenchman.