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Culhwch and Olwen is the earliest , fully fledged Arthurian tale in a Celtic
language and the tenth century Welsh poem , “ The Spoils of Annwn ' , is a
prototype for the Grail quest . Arthurian tales became popular in Irish literature
because of ...
Culhwch and Olwen is the earliest , fully fledged Arthurian tale in a Celtic
language and the tenth century Welsh poem , “ The Spoils of Annwn ' , is a
prototype for the Grail quest . Arthurian tales became popular in Irish literature
because of ...
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The first Sinhalese speakers arrived in around the fifth century BCE . Tamils ,
probably immigrants from Dravididan India , arrived on the island between the
early centuries CE and c . CE 1200 . There are also Moors of Arab origin and ...
The first Sinhalese speakers arrived in around the fifth century BCE . Tamils ,
probably immigrants from Dravididan India , arrived on the island between the
early centuries CE and c . CE 1200 . There are also Moors of Arab origin and ...
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Strong ties with Korea on the mainland were maintained by these people and
their descendants even as late as the seventh century CE . The earliest accounts
of Japan survive in Chinese annals from the first century CE , which mention the ...
Strong ties with Korea on the mainland were maintained by these people and
their descendants even as late as the seventh century CE . The earliest accounts
of Japan survive in Chinese annals from the first century CE , which mention the ...
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